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Paperback. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1981
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048182688
ISBN
9789048182688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 283.02

Hardback. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9789024725236
ISBN
9789024725236
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 288.26

Paperback. For nearly a decade, writers' collectives such as Kwani Trust in Kenya and Femrite, the Ugandan women writers' association, have dramatically reshaped the East African literary scene. This text extends the purview of postcolonial literary studies by providing the long overdue critical inquiry that these writers so urgently deserve. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2H; DSBH5; HPD; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349291748
ISBN
9781349291748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Paperback. Contemporary African Literature in English explores the contours of representation in contemporary Anglophone African literature, drawing on a wide range of authors including Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Aminatta Forna, Brian Chikwava, Ngug? wa Thiong'o, Nuruddin Farah and Chris Abani. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349478286
ISBN
9781349478286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Paperback. Supernatural and superhuman elements have been prominent in American culture from the time of the New England Puritans' intense emphasis on religion. This book surveys the appearance of supernatural and superhuman elements in American culture, focusing on the American fascination with narratives involving supernatural adventure. Series: Extraordinary World. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803232891
ISBN
9780803232891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Demonstrates, what John Muir was really seeing when he admired the grand vistas of Yosemite and the gold and purple flowers carpeting the Central Valley were the fertile gardens of the Sierra Miwok and Valley Yokuts Indians, modified and made productive by centuries of harvesting, tilling, sowing, pruning, and burning. Num Pages: 558 pages, 31 b/w photographs, 13 line illustrations, 3 maps, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSL9; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 846.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280434
ISBN
9780520280434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. An exploration of the modern history of Bahrain and its international relations, Joyce investigates the country's relations with the US, the UK, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the USSR. Placing today's events in context, she covers the history of tension between Sunni and Shia Bahrainis and concludes with the still-unfolding events of the Arab spring. Series: Middle East Today. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; JFC; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349440870
ISBN
9781349440870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 299 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSBH5; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349528561
ISBN
9781349528561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.11

Paperback. The music industry is undergoing immense change. This book argues that the transformations occurring across the various music industries - recording, live performance, publishing - can be characterised as much by continuity as by change, raising complex questions about the value of music commodities. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AV; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349332038
ISBN
9781349332038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JPA; JPP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349333769
ISBN
9781349333769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.82

Hardback. Featuring sixteen contributions from recognized authorities in their respective fields, this superb new mapping of women's writing ranges from feminine middlebrow novels to Virginia Woolf's modernist aesthetics, from women's literary journalism to crime fiction, and from West End drama to the literature of Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Editor(s): Joannou, Maroula. Series: History of British Women's Writing. Num Pages: 340 pages, 1 figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJG; 3JJH; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
340
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230282797
ISBN
9780230282797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349634231
ISBN
9781349634231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. A collection of essays by Alexander addressing the implications of transnational thinking for our understanding of gender, sex, sexuality, and race Series: Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 294 x 26. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336457
ISBN
9780822336457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.36

Paperback. Transformative learning is a process in which we question all the assumptions about the world and ourselves that make up our worldview, visualize alternative assumptions, and then test them in practice. The author describes the process, offering a critique of contemporary assumptions, and suggests alternatives to illustrate the process. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JFCX; JHB; JHBA; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349363254
ISBN
9781349363254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.98

Hardcover. This book represents an explanation of the institution of hisba in medieval Islam, through one of the most used texts in the field. Editor(s): Dien, Mawal Izzi. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBB; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906094334
ISBN
9780906094334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94
€ 103.50

paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; JFC; JPS; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 353.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349298129
ISBN
9781349298129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.34
€ 58.33

Paperback. This book examines Japanese wartime zoo policy during World War II, analyzing the reasons why the Home Ministry destroyed more than 300 showpiece animals throughout Japan well before U.S. air strikes were anticipated, with international comparisons of the effects of the war on zoos in Europe, the United States, and the Middle East. Num Pages: 265 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFC; JPA; JPP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 343.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2010
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349291830
ISBN
9781349291830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; KFF; KFFH; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st ed. 2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349521968
ISBN
9781349521968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Paperback. Drawing on critical frameworks, this study establishes the centrality of language, gender, and community in the quest for identity in contemporary American fiction. Close readings of novels by Alice Walker, Ernest Gaines, Ann Beattie, John Updike, Chang-rae Lee, and Rudolfo Anaya, among others, show how individuals find their American identities. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349292899
ISBN
9781349292899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.46

Paperback. "This book stems from a concern to assist pastoral counselors in developing a therapeutic alliance with African-American women. It focuses on the social construct of the African-American matriarch, which can easily misinform the counselor and cause emotional jeopardy for African-American women who attempt to live up to its expectations"-- Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRC; JFSJ; JMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 241.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349343263
ISBN
9781349343263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; JFC; MJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349427826
ISBN
9781349427826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 138.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; HRAB; JFSR; JHB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 365.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312211707
ISBN
9780312211707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Paperback. Drawing upon the philosophical insights of Friedrich Schlegel, Walter Benjamin, Theodor W. Adorno, and Blixa Bargeld, this book explores the persistence of a critical-deconstructive approach to musical production, consumption, and reception in the German cultural sphere of the last two centuries. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AV; DSA; HBJD; HPN; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349497638
ISBN
9781349497638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.53

Paperback. Modern men the world over are becoming increasingly fascinated with their image, spending more of their disposable income on beautification products and services. This book examines 'metrosexuality', highlighting the negotiation and construction of masculinities and sexualities in the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JMH; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 261.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349487448
ISBN
9781349487448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.50

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