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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Thady Quirk, steward to the decaying estate of the Rackrent family, narrates a story of four generations of a dying dynasty in Castle Rackrent. This volume also includes Ennui, the entertaining confessions of the Earl of Glenthorn, a bored aristocrat. Both novels offer a darkly comic and satirical expose of the Irish class system. Editor(s): Butler, Marilyn. Num Pages: 361 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; FC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140433203
- ISBN
- 9780140433203
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.79
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paperback. Explores night and darkness in Latina /o art and literature Num Pages: 326 pages, 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; GTB; JFC; JFSL4; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253001894
- ISBN
- 9780253001894
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€ 30.99€ 27.67
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Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 18 halftones, 9 line art. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBB; AB; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816645282
- ISBN
- 9780816645282
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€ 30.99€ 27.67
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Paperback. Maria de San Jose Salazar took the veil as a discalced (barefoot) Carmelite nun in 1571, becoming one of Teresa de Avila's most important collaborators in religious reform. This work is a defense of the practice of setting aside hours of the day for conversation, music and plays. Translator(s): Powell, Amanda. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; HRCX8; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226734552
- ISBN
- 9780226734552
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252079207
- ISBN
- 9780252079207
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€ 27.99€ 26.56
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Paperback. Guevara's writings call on Spanish women to bear responsibility equally with men for restoring Spain's power in Europe. This collection includes examples of Guevara's shorter writings on matters of state, network with dignitaries, and govern family affairs. It provides a perspective on the possibilities for women in the public sphere in Spain. Editor(s): Romero-Diaz, Nieves. Translator(s): Romero-Diaz, Nieves. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 6. Weight in Grams: 276.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Bilingual edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226140810
- ISBN
- 9780226140810
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
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Paperback. Series: American Culture. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816619870
- ISBN
- 9780816619870
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
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Hardcover. Shaped by the experiences of the Iranian Revolution, Iranian-American autobiographers use this chaotic past to tell their current stories in the United States. Wagenknecht analyzes a wide range of such writing and draws new conclusions about migration, exile, and life between different and often clashing cultures. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137479617
- ISBN
- 9781137479617
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Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Paperback. The political upheaval in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala had a devastating human toll at the end of the twentieth century. Many of those who survived the wars chose temporary refuge in neighboring countries such as Honduras and Costa Rica. This book tells the story of that migration. Num Pages: 289 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 63.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247017
- ISBN
- 9780520247017
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
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paperback. Brings together theories of passing across a host of disciplines from critical race theory and lesbian and gay studies, to literary theory and religious studies Editor(s): Sanchez, Maria C.; Schlossberg, Linda. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 283 pages, b&w. BIC Classification: HR; JFC; JFSK; JFSL; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780814781234
- ISBN
- 9780814781234
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Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 28.53
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Paperback. For more than thirty years, musician Carlos Varela has been a guide to the heart, soul, and sound of Havana. My Havana is a lyrical exploration of Varela's life and work, and of the vibrant musical, literary, and cinematic culture of his generation. Editor(s): Cumana, Maria Caridad; Dubinsky, Karen; De La Cruz, Xenia Reloba. Num Pages: 324 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AVG; DSB; HBJK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442615786
- ISBN
- 9781442615786
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
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Paperback. The Gothic and the Everyday aims to regenerate interest in the Gothic within the experiential contexts of history, folklore, and tradition. By using the term 'living', this book recalls a collection of experiences that constructs the everyday in its social, cultural, and imaginary incarnations Editor(s): Beville, Maria; Piatti-Farnell, Lorna. Series: Palgrave Gothic. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD; HBTB; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349488001
- ISBN
- 9781349488001
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€ 66.06
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Paperback. Tells the remarkable story of the bagel's journey from the tables of seventeenth-century Poland to the freezers of middle America, a story of often surprising connections between a cheap market-day snack and centuries of Polish, Jewish, and American history. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300158205
- ISBN
- 9780300158205
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Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Wings Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609402440
- ISBN
- 9781609402440
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€ 30.99€ 29.62
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Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813565460
- ISBN
- 9780813565460
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
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Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, 59 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AC; JFCA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837626193
- ISBN
- 9783837626193
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.31
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JPWL; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Imperial College Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781908979537
- ISBN
- 9781908979537
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.79
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Erziehungsberatung und Wandel der Familie: Probleme, Neuansätze und E...
Maria . Ed(S): Maria Kurz-Adam; Ingrid Post; ...
paperback. Editor(s): Maria Kurz-Adam; Ingrid Post; Kurz-Adam, Maria. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783322959935
- ISBN
- 9783322959935
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Condition: New
€ 71.69
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Paperback. The book looks at people who are living with the disorder, shedding new light on the day-to-day struggle of coping with bulimia. It challenges the stereotypical image of the bulimic teenage girl, revealing that it affects a far wider range of people, and dispelling the myth that bingeing involves only food and purging involves only vomiting. Editor(s): Stavrou, Maria. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH; MMZD; VFJJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843106685
- ISBN
- 9781843106685
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Condition: New
€ 31.18
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paperback. Nordic countries are generally regarded as global welfare role models. Consequently, the influence of Nordic welfare systems in academic and policy debates has been immense. By focusing on the vital issue of violence by men to female partners and/or their children, this book seeks to reconsider this over-simplistic image. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DN; JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861346025
- ISBN
- 9781861346025
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.98
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Hardback. Discusses gender quota reform from an economic, political and philosophical point of view. This title looks at whether the economic performance of companies is influenced, positively or negatively. It provides a comparative study of the access of women to top positions in business in Europe. Editor(s): Teigen, Mari; Engelstad, Fredrik. Series Editor(s): Enjolras, Bernard; Sivesind, Karl Henrik. Series: Comparative Social Research. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBC; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780526720
- ISBN
- 9781780526720
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Condition: New
€ 137.16
€ 137.16
Hardback. Series: The Contemporary City. Num Pages: 323 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSR; JHB; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137535955
- ISBN
- 9781137535955
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Condition: New
€ 139.33
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paperback. A searing indictment of India's failure over the past 100 years to deal with the transportation of human excrement. Num Pages: 140 pages, photographs, list, map, glossary. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFC; JFFJ; JFS; TQSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 211 x 8. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Zed Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842772676
- ISBN
- 9781842772676
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.27
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Hardcover. Communities throughout the world are increasingly diverse in their racial, ethnic and religious make up. Using examples drawn from over 50 countries in a variety of fields from economics to education, this book explores how governmental, economic and social institutions are adapting their policies to create more cohesive and peaceful societies. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL1; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137276315
- ISBN
- 9781137276315
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Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24