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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Presents the story of the adventures and misadventures of the people of Israel in the land of Egypt the years shrouded in the mists of biblical history under the Pharaohs; the strange intermezzo of the Jewish mercenary detachment on the island of Elephantine on the upper Nile. This title probes a turning point in Western civilization. Translator(s): Cornman, Robert. Num Pages: 301 pages, 28 halftones 7 line illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBG; HBJH; HBLA; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 181 x 17. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691015750
- ISBN
- 9780691015750
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Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 46.73
€ 59.21
€ 46.73
Paperback. A collection of stories that aims to bring to life the world of the Crow Indians. It features a collection of legends, tales, history, and detailed accounts of life and culture, told from Crow points of view. Num Pages: 168 pages, 11 photos, map. BIC Classification: 1K; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 134 x 12. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803282636
- ISBN
- 9780803282636
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.33
€ 16.99
€ 16.33
Paperback / so. Series: Forschungsberichte Des Wirtschafts- Und Verkehrsministeriums. Num Pages: 103 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1959
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 103
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663034483
- ISBN
- 9783663034483
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Condition: New
€ 69.50
€ 69.50
Paperback. Sexual desire has long played a key role in Western judgments about the value of Arab civilization. This title reveals the history of how Arabs represented their own sexual desires. It assembles a compendium of Arabic writing to chart the changes in Arab sexual attitudes and their links to Arab notions of cultural heritage and civilization. Num Pages: 472 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBF; DSBH; JFSL; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226509594
- ISBN
- 9780226509594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.06
€ 26.99
€ 22.06
Paperback. Aims to give readers a feeling for what it means to be Catholic and put one's faith into action. Tracing the practices of a group of parishioners in Oakland, California, and another in Guadalajara, this work reveals parallels - and contrasts - in the ways these ordinary Catholics receive and act on a church doctrine that emphasizes social justice. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; HRCC7; HRCX6; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226645018
- ISBN
- 9780226645018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.53
€ 42.99
€ 33.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hampton Roads Publishing Co United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571746450
- ISBN
- 9781571746450
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.95
€ 20.99
€ 19.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; JFSL; WSB; WSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 426. 8vo .Illustrated. First edition.The Gaelic Athletic Association is an Irish amateur sporting and cultural organisation.It promotes traditional Irish sports including hurling ,gaelic football camogie and handball.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Argyll Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0307886
- ISBN
- 9781906134013
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472554727
- ISBN
- 9781472554727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
€ 40.99
€ 36.23
hardcover. This work presents all the known Qumran Cave 4 manuscripts of the Damascus Document on the basis of J.T. Milik's original transcriptions. These eight manuscripts antedate the two medieval Cairo Genizah texts by more than a millennium. Series: Discoveries in the Judaean Desert. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 pp plates. BIC Classification: 1FB; HDDH; HRJ; HRLC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 323 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1219.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198263968
- ISBN
- 9780198263968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 527.93
€ 527.93
Hardback. A thematic overview of how childhood and the family were perceived in the period from 1900 to the twenty-first century, covering life cycle, relationships, community, economy, the state, the environment, education, religion and health. Editor(s): Hawes, Joseph M.; Hiner, N. Ray. Series: The Cultural Histories. Num Pages: 254 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 176 x 19. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 254
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847887993
- ISBN
- 9781847887993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.43€ 106.16
€ 118.43
€ 106.16
Paperback. The child of Italian immigrants and an award-winning scholar of Italian literature, Joseph Luzzi straddles these two perspectives in My Two Italies to link his family's dramatic story to Italy's north-south divide, its quest for a unifying language, and its passion for art, food, and family. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BM; HBJD; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780374535391
- ISBN
- 9780374535391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.47
€ 19.99
€ 16.47
Paperback. In the sphere of religion Dr. Blau describes the adjustments that Judaism has made in the past two centuries-adjustments that allow both change and continuity within an age-old tradition. He deals in order of their emergence with the religion's major branches (Reform, Neo-Orthodox, and Conservative) and appraises the Zionist movement. Num Pages: 217 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231086684
- ISBN
- 9780231086684
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.64
€ 46.99
€ 33.64
Paperback. In this study, Joseph Koerner establishes the character of Renaissance art in Germany and examines how artists such as Albrecht Durer and Hans Baldung Grien reflected in their masterworks the changing status of the self in 16th-century Germany. Num Pages: 564 pages, 1 colour plate, 223 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACND; AFC; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 217 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226449999
- ISBN
- 9780226449999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.58€ 52.69
€ 61.58
€ 52.69
Hardcover. Centuries before W.B. Yeats wove Indian, Japanese and Irish forms together in his poetry and plays, Irish writers found kinships in Asian and West Asian cultures. This book maps the unacknowledged discourse of Irish Orientalism within Ireland's complex colonial heritage. Num Pages: 478 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630449
- ISBN
- 9780815630449
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Condition: New
€ 64.65
€ 64.65
Paperback. Joseph L. Graves Jr traces the development of biological thought about human genetic diversity. He argues that racism can and should be overcome by demonstrating the empirical biological evidence that separate human races do not exist. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 figures, 24 tables. BIC Classification: JFSL; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813533025
- ISBN
- 9780813533025
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.70
€ 44.99
€ 39.70
paperback. Presented as a therapist's guide, Family Recovery details a research-based approach to working with the families of substance abusers. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKSB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 301.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications, Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761911111
- ISBN
- 9780761911111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 180.35
€ 180.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSG; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583673485
- ISBN
- 9781583673485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.42
€ 20.99
€ 19.42
Paperback. Provides local health system managers with basic principles for rapid, precise programme monitoring and evaluation in difficult tropical conditions. Valadez explains how to adapt Lot Quality Assurance Sampling to assess health programme coverage and technical quality of service providers. Editor(s): Valadez, Joseph J. Num Pages: 264 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JHBC; KJMV5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674049956
- ISBN
- 9780674049956
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.50
€ 16.99
€ 15.50
Paperback. A comparison of Japanese, Chinese and American preschools, discussing how these schools both reflect and affect philosophies of child-rearing and early childhood education and larger social patterns and beliefs in each society. Num Pages: 248 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFC; JNA; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300048124
- ISBN
- 9780300048124
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.82
€ 30.99
€ 22.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 214 x 22. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816694761
- ISBN
- 9780816694761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
User Unfriendly will be valuable to historians of technology, students of American culture, and anyone interested in our modern dependence on machines and gadgets. Num Pages: 296 pages, 13, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; JFFT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401928
- ISBN
- 9781421401928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.78
€ 68.78
Hardcover. There has been little progress on the refugee problem because of official Palestinian public positions, other Arab countries' approach to the 'right of return' of all Palestinian refugees, and the contrasting Israeli public policy of not allowing any refugees to return to Israel. This work develops a chessboard of proposed solutions. Editor(s): Ginat, Joseph; Perkins, Edward J. Series: Studies in Peace Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 341 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JFFD; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902210872
- ISBN
- 9781902210872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.14€ 64.02
€ 65.14
€ 64.02
Paperback. Examines blood homicide in Bedouin and rural Arab society in Israel. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFFE; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845191979
- ISBN
- 9781845191979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.24
€ 40.99
€ 36.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ASD; AVGR; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195334067
- ISBN
- 9780195334067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.54
€ 45.54