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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Millions of people learned of Scotland's Rossyln Chapel in Dan Brown's novel "The Da Vinci Code". This story of Rosslyn brings together several famous figures from history and legend, including Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, Alexander the Great, William Wallace, Robert the Bruce, Mary Queen of Scots, Joan of Arc, Sir Gawain and Merlin the Wizard. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 8pp colour and b/w. BIC Classification: HRCA; HRCC2; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845961152
- ISBN
- 9781845961152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.64
€ 13.00
€ 11.64
paperback. Offers an analysis of how Mexicans living in Oaxaca City experienced "modernity" during the lengthy "Order and Progress" dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz. This book describes how Oaxacans, both elites and commoners, crafted and manipulated practices of tradition and modernity to define themselves and their city as integral parts of a modern Mexico. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 b&w photos, 3 tables, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822337904
- ISBN
- 9780822337904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.08
€ 27.99
€ 26.08
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626361225
- ISBN
- 9781626361225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.69
€ 17.99
€ 16.69
Hardcover. In this, the first book to deal with the concepts of war power and police power together, Mark Neocleous conducts a critical exploration of the ways in which war power and police power are intertwined in the form of state violence and exercised in social ordering. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748692361
- ISBN
- 9780748692361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.33€ 118.01
€ 124.33
€ 118.01
Paperback. In this, the first book to deal with the concepts of war power and police power together, Mark Neocleous conducts a critical exploration of the ways in which war power and police power are intertwined in the form of state violence and exercised in social ordering. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748692378
- ISBN
- 9780748692378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.60
€ 38.99
€ 32.60
paperback. A consideration of the impact of racism and questions of sovereignty on genetic research, which details the exploitative history of research on Taiwanese Aborigines. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774826600
- ISBN
- 9780774826600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.95
€ 40.99
€ 39.95
Hardback. A consideration of the impact of racism and questions of sovereignty on genetic research, which details the exploitative history of research on Taiwanese Aborigines. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774826594
- ISBN
- 9780774826594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.33
€ 113.33
Hardback. Covering a diverse range of figures and issues from Jonathan Swift's pornographic poetry to Oscar Wilde's famous cello-shaped coat this book collapses Irish studies into the critical perspective of disability studies: linking 'Irishness' and 'disability' together allows the emergence of a new critical perspective, an Irish disability studies. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBF; DSBH; HBTB; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356. Good clean copy in illustrated covers with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004414
- ISBN
- 9780230574656
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739166253
- ISBN
- 9780739166253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.96
€ 135.96
Hardcover. Some maps help us find our way; others restrict where we go and what we do. Restrictive mapping has been indispensable in settling the American West, protecting fragile ocean fisheries, and keeping sex offenders away from playgrounds. This book is suitable for those who vote, own a home, or aspire to be an informed citizen. Num Pages: 216 pages, 63 halftone, 19 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFC; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226534671
- ISBN
- 9780226534671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.99€ 74.60
€ 89.99
€ 74.60
Hardback. Explains how maps can tell where to anticipate certain hazards, but also how maps can be misleading. The text considers that although it is important to predict and prepare for catastrophic natural hazards, more subtle and persistent phenomena such as pollution and crime also pose serious dangers. Num Pages: 378 pages, 9 line drawings, 107 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JKV; RGV; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226534183
- ISBN
- 9780226534183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.10€ 43.99
€ 52.10
€ 43.99
Paperback. Explains how maps can tell where to anticipate certain hazards, but also how maps can be misleading. The text considers that although it is important to predict and prepare for catastrophic natural hazards, more subtle and persistent phenomena such as pollution and crime also pose serious dangers. Num Pages: 378 pages, 2 halftones, 16 line drawings, 97 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JKV; RGV; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226534190
- ISBN
- 9780226534190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 33.79
€ 44.99
€ 33.79
Paperback. Some maps help us find our way; others restrict where we go and what we do. These maps control behavior, regulating activities from flying to fishing, prohibiting students from one part of town from being schooled on the other, and banishing certain individuals and industries to the periphery. This title tackles this aspect of mapping. Num Pages: 216 pages, 63 halftones, 19 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFC; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226534688
- ISBN
- 9780226534688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.87
€ 24.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. This text traces the influence on Dante of Provencal poets, medieval theology, Dante's personal life and the sources of his classical education to propose a radical reading of Dante. It compounds the riddles of dream, poetry,philosophy and Dante's concealed autobiography in his work. Num Pages: 248 pages, 9 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630272
- ISBN
- 9780815630272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.86
€ 37.86
Hardback. Tracing dramatic changes in how Americans ate during the 1800s, Food and the Novel in Nineteenth-Century America argues that novelists, along with writers of cookbooks and domestic guides, helped negotiate the meaning of these changes in ways that still shape how Americans eat today. Series: Rowman & Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; JFCV; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759120945
- ISBN
- 9780759120945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.58
€ 144.58
Paperback. Editor(s): McWilliams, Mark. Series: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCD; JFCV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 175 x 245 x 29. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Publisher
- Prospect Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909248403
- ISBN
- 9781909248403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.44
€ 40.99
€ 33.44
Paperback. Editor(s): McWilliams, Mark. Series: Oxford Symposium on Food. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Publisher
- Prospect Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Abridged edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909248441
- ISBN
- 9781909248441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.44
€ 40.99
€ 33.44
Paperback. Editor(s): McWilliams, Mark. Series: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 176 x 29. Weight in Grams: 710. Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2011. Series: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery. 368 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. Editor(s): McWilliams, Mark. 38 essays by international scholars from the proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2011. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WB. Dimension: 244 x 176 x 29. Weight: 706.
- Publisher
- Prospect Books
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018897
- ISBN
- 9781903018897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.48
€ 40.99
€ 33.48
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSL3; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781510712614
- ISBN
- 9781510712614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.42
€ 25.99
€ 22.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 1KBB; BG; HBJH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Touchstone Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780684848280
- ISBN
- 9780684848280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.09
€ 20.99
€ 18.09