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Society & culture: general
Hardback. For centuries, the rite of the tarantula was the only cure for those 'bitten' or 'possessed' by the mythic Apulian spider. Its victims had to dance to the local tarantella or 'pizzica' for days on end. Today, the pizzica has returned to the limelight, bringing to the forefront issues of performance, gender, identity and well-being. Series: Epistemologies of Healing. Num Pages: 19 ills. BIC Classification: 1DST; ASDX; AVG; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454456
- ISBN
- 9781845454456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.18
€ 152.18
Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVRL; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252064333
- ISBN
- 9780252064333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.08
€ 27.99
€ 26.08
Hardback. By the turn of the twentieth century, Japan's military and economic successes made it the dominant power in East Asia. This book explores how colonial and semicolonial writers discussed, adapted, translated, and recast thousands of Japanese creative works, both affirming and challenging Japan's cultural authority. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 550 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; DSB; HBJF; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780674036253
- ISBN
- 9780674036253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.08€ 53.65
€ 59.08
€ 53.65
Hardcover. The majority of research in the US public education system has been conducted in large urban areas that do not reflect the majority of urban systems. This edited collection explores the ways in which small to mid-sized school districts influence leadership preparation, leadership practice, and accountability and assessment. Editor(s): Sanzo, Karen L.; Sutherland, Ian E.; Scribner, Jay P. Series: Advances in Educational Administration. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784418182
- ISBN
- 9781784418182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.46
€ 136.46
Paperback. Often overlooked in the infamous history of US internment during World War II is the plight of internee children. Drawn from personal interviews and multiple primary source materials, "Schools behind Barbed Wire" uncovers this chapter in American history. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWQ; JFSL; JNK; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742501713
- ISBN
- 9780742501713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.24
€ 59.24
Paperback. A critical reader designed to accompany "Nineteenth-century American Women Writers: An Anthology". It contains twelve essays exploring the matters of history, canonicity, and criticism, highlighting the collective importance of nineteenth-century women's writing, and illuminating the hybrid texts and shorter genres that women produced. Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631200543
- ISBN
- 9780631200543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.39
€ 67.39
Hardback. A critical reader designed to accompany "Nineteenth-century American Women Writers: An Anthology". It contains twelve essays exploring the matters of history, canonicity, and criticism, highlighting the collective importance of nineteenth-century women's writing, and illuminating the hybrid texts and shorter genres that women produced. Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631200536
- ISBN
- 9780631200536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.46
€ 119.46
Paperback. Nineteenth--Century American Women Writers: An Anthology is a multicultural, multigenre collection celebrating the quality and diversity of nineteenth century American womena s expression. Editor(s): Kilcup, Karen L. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 656 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DNF; DQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631199861
- ISBN
- 9780631199861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.65
€ 73.65
Paperback. A stirring examination of how Cold War repression and persecution extended to gay and lesbian teachers in Florida Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JFSK; JNKH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252076398
- ISBN
- 9780252076398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.80
€ 24.99
€ 22.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRQA5; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pitchstone Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634310826
- ISBN
- 9781634310826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.29
€ 17.99
€ 17.29
Hardback. Editor(s): Fresco, Karen L. Series: MIP Studies in Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 250 pages, 8 full color. BIC Classification: ACK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 41.
- Publisher
- Medieval Institute Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580442206
- ISBN
- 9781580442206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.39
€ 96.39
Paperback. How race, gender, and sexuality were re-imagined in the interwar encounters of Asians and Americans Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; DSBH; JFSJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439905876
- ISBN
- 9781439905876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.22
€ 31.99
€ 30.22
paperback. Shows how female cosmopolitanism re-contextualises the well-known Western male romance with the Orient: Japanese women are now the agents, narrating their own desires for the "modern" West in ways that seem to defy Japanese nationalism as well as long-standing relations of power not only between men and women but between Japan and the West. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 312 pages, 23 b&w photos, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JFSJ1; JHBK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5588 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822328162
- ISBN
- 9780822328162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.33
€ 38.33
Paperback. A fresh, revealing look at the artist who continues to inspire new generations of women. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; BGF; JFSJ1; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762781294
- ISBN
- 9780762781294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.11
€ 17.99
€ 15.11
Hardcover. A fresh, revealing look at the artist who continues to inspire new generations of women. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; BGF; JFSJ1; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 32.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762771318
- ISBN
- 9780762771318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.65
€ 21.99
€ 18.65
Paperback. In many Latin American countries, guerrilla struggle and feminism have been linked in surprising ways. Women were mobilized by the thousands to promote revolutionary agendas that had little to do with increasing gender equality. This book tells the story of how the guerrilla wars led to the rise of feminism. Series: Ohio RIS Latin America Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896802391
- ISBN
- 9780896802391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.59
€ 34.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- HarperSanFrancisco
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060686611
- ISBN
- 9780060686611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.68
€ 17.99
€ 15.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First edition, first printing (full number line)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520244238
- ISBN
- 9780520244238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
paperback. Offers a survey of eco-feminism from a purely philosophical point of view. Representing a plurality of opinions, it demonstrates that man's domination of both women and the environment are inextricably linked. Editor(s): Warren, Karen J. Series: Environmental Philosophies. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; RNC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415072984
- ISBN
- 9780415072984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.55
€ 70.55
Paperback. A collection of essays exploring women's experiences in Northwest history Editor(s): Blair, Karen J. Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 27 illus., 5 in color. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295980461
- ISBN
- 9780295980461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.40
€ 36.40