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Paperback. Contends that it is through their encounter with Christian missions in the mid-19th century that the Yoruba came to know themselves as a distinctive people. This book focuses on the experiences of ordinary men and women and shows how the process of Christian conversion transformed Christianity into something more deeply Yoruba. Series: African Systems of Thought. Num Pages: 436 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HRCX7; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253215888
- ISBN
- 9780253215888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.45
€ 30.99
€ 27.45
Paperback. 'THE POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR' Sunday Times 'You will not read a more important book about America this year' Economist 'The best book about the alienation within America' Evening Standard 'The memoir gripping America.. Vividly articulates the despair and disillusionment of blue-collar America' Sunday Times Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFFM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008220563
- ISBN
- 9780008220563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.45
€ 15.99
€ 11.45
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- New World Library United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1ST
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577314714
- ISBN
- 9781577314714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.60
€ 26.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HRK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226323015
- ISBN
- 9780226323015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.83
€ 52.99
€ 40.83
Paperback. Through a series of specific questions that cut to the core of conspiracism as a global social and cultural phenomenon this book, now in paperback, deconstructs the logic and rhetoric of conspiracy theories and analyses the broader social and psychological factors that contribute to their persistence in modern society. Num Pages: 188 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137520241
- ISBN
- 9781137520241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.25
€ 111.25
Paperback. Shows Charles Ives in the context of his world in a number of ways. This volume features essays which examine Ives' relationships to European music and to American music, politics, business, and landscape. It also shows Ives as a composer well versed in four distinctive musical traditions who blended them in his mature music. Editor(s): Burkholder, Peter J. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 464 pages, 13 halftones 3 b&w illus 1 map 50+ music exs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVA; AVGC6; AVH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780691011639
- ISBN
- 9780691011639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 42.15
€ 53.48
€ 42.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB; JPA; JPS; JPSD; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 219 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349421398
- ISBN
- 9781349421398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.15
€ 65.15
Paperback. Editor(s): Baxter, Judith. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JFD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403994080
- ISBN
- 9781403994080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.66
€ 123.66
Paperback. This revised edition continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to the policies and practices of planning. Discussing land use, urban planning and environmental protection policies, the text explains the nature of the planning process. Num Pages: 552 pages, 58 black & white illustrations, 46 black & white halftones, 12 black & white line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 192 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1240.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 552
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415506977
- ISBN
- 9780415506977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.56
€ 119.56
Paperback. In this new reading of maps and map making, Harley undertakes a surprising journey into the nature of the social and political unconscious. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36, 36 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCX; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801870903
- ISBN
- 9780801870903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.45
€ 35.99
€ 30.45
Paperback. Across history, the ideas and practices of male identity have varied much between time and place: masculinity proves to be a slippery concept, not available to all men, sometimes even applied to women. This book analyses the dynamics of 'masculinity' as both an ideology and lived experience - how men have tried, and failed, to be 'Real Men'. Editor(s): Arnold, John H.; Brady, Sean. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 475 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137305602
- ISBN
- 9781137305602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.82€ 113.42
€ 118.82
€ 113.42
Hardback. Tickner focuses her distinctively feminist approach on new issues of the international relations agenda since the end of the Cold War, such as ethnic conflict and other new security issues, globalizations, democratization, and human rights. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPSL; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113663
- ISBN
- 9780231113663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.58€ 79.12
€ 104.58
€ 79.12
Paperback. Tickner focuses her distinctively feminist approach on new issues of the international relations agenda since the end of the Cold War, such as ethnic conflict and other new security issues, globalizations, democratization, and human rights. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPSL; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113670
- ISBN
- 9780231113670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.43
€ 37.99
€ 27.43
Paperback. Series: Oxford Studies in Gender and International Relations. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199951260
- ISBN
- 9780199951260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.42
€ 64.42
Paperback. A book on the role of gender in international relations. Series: New Directions in World Politics. Num Pages: 180 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231075398
- ISBN
- 9780231075398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Hardback. By participating in the everyday life of fitness professionals, gym-goers and bodybuilders, The Global Gym explores fitness centres as sites of learning. The authors consider how physical, psychological and cultural knowledge about health and the body is incorporated into people's identity in a local and global gym and fitness context. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBS; JMRL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 222 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137346612
- ISBN
- 9781137346612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.57
€ 64.57
Hardback. Editor(s): Donaldson, J. Ana. Num Pages: 208 pages, 31 colour illustrations, 25 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNB; JNV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319334516
- ISBN
- 9783319334516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.38
€ 65.38
Paperback. This title weaves together the elements of the 'manufacture' of masculinity in the period world-famous 'public' school system for the privileged which serviced the largest empire, the world has ever known, at the zenith of its control and which has had a significant influence in the formation of the modern world. Series: Sport in the Global Society - Historical Perspectives. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; HBTQ; JFC; JFSC; JHB; JHBA; JHMC; JNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 25. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415849418
- ISBN
- 9780415849418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.41€ 54.35
€ 59.41
€ 54.35
Paperback. This is the tale of the lost city below the Scottish capital, chronicling Edinburgh's history, its structure and the lives of its inhabitants. The book discusses the lost city's rediscovery, the stories that made it legendary, the areas where it existed, and where to find the parts that remain. Num Pages: 176 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; HBJD1; JFSG; WQH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840182316
- ISBN
- 9781840182316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. During the first half of the twentieth century, Japanese immigrants entered Brazil by the tens of thousands. Examining these significant but rarely studied transnational movements and the experiences of Japanese-Brazilians, this book includes essays that rethink complex issues of ethnicity and national identity. Editor(s): Lesser, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KLSB; JFC; JFFN; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822331483
- ISBN
- 9780822331483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.43
€ 27.99
€ 26.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 752 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624660320
- ISBN
- 9781624660320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.55
€ 36.99
€ 26.55
Paperback. Described by others as quaint and exotic, or as depraved and threatening, and as successful and exemplary, the Chinese in America have rarely been asked to describe themselves in their own words. This title provides an intimate and textured history of the Chinese in America from their arrival during the California Gold Rush to the present. Editor(s): Yung, Judy; Chang, Gordon G.; Lai, Him Mark. Num Pages: 486 pages, 52 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520243101
- ISBN
- 9780520243101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.28
€ 40.99
€ 29.28
Hardback. Editor(s): Fenner, J.V. Num Pages: 203 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 188 x 19. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 203
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600217371
- ISBN
- 9781600217371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.45€ 80.34
€ 116.45
€ 80.34
Hardcover. Examines Mendelssohn's relationship to the past, shedding light on the construction of historical legacies that, in some cases, served to assert German cultural supremacy only two decades after the composer's death. Editor(s): Thym, Jurgen. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 350 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 31 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464741
- ISBN
- 9781580464741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.28
€ 116.28