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Society & culture: general

Paperback. This study argues that child abandonment was common among all classes and morally acceptable from antiquity until the Renaissance. Using a variety of sources, Boswell examines the evidence, presenting a history of the abandoned child and illustrating the changing meaning of family. Num Pages: 506 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; JFSP1; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
506
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226067124
ISBN
9780226067124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 30.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 442 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HRAX; HRC; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. .
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
442
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226345222
ISBN
9780226345222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442630215
ISBN
9781442630215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.20

Paperback. Challenges to ethnographic authority and to the ethics of representation have led many contemporary anthropologists to abandon fieldwork in favor of strategies of theoretical puppeteering, textual analysis, and surrogate ethnography. This title argues that ethnographies based on these strategies elide important insights. Editor(s): Borneman, John; Hammoudi, Abdellah. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFS; JHMC; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 22. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257764
ISBN
9780520257764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 49 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JFSK2; JHMC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158037
ISBN
9780691158037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.43

Paperback. Offering a compelling inquiry into public events ranging from the building of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial through ethnic community fairs to pioneer celebrations, this title explores the stories, ideas, and symbols behind American commemorations over the last century. Num Pages: 312 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691034959
ISBN
9780691034959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.97
€ 41.64

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500252130
ISBN
9780500252130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFF; JFSJ; JFSL1; JHBL; JHM; WD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 222 x 9. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press Minneapolis
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816628711
ISBN
9780816628711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.04

Paperback. This volume takes the reader through the journey of a myth - where Orpheus becomes an Orpheus-Christus, a courtly knight and the writer of love lyrics. Num Pages: 265 pages, 34 b&w photographs, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815628255
ISBN
9780815628255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.21

Paperback. This volume brings together eight of Blacking's most important theoretical papers which reveal his theoretical themes such as the innateness of musical ability and the properties of music as a symbolic or quasi-linguistic system. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 288 pages, music. BIC Classification: 1H; AVGH; DNF; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 239 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226088303
ISBN
9780226088303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 36.58

Paperback. This text provides a detailed analysis of both the music and the cultural significance of children's songs among the Venda people of the northern Transvaal, South Africa. It examines topics such as role of melody in generating rhythm. Num Pages: 210 pages, 15 halftones, 14 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AVGH; JFSP1; JFSP2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226055114
ISBN
9780226055114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 30.97

Paperback. Within these pages are tales of legendary rocks, Robin Hood, tragic love affairs, thwarted villainy, witches, fairies, hidden treasure and much more. The intriguing stories, brought to life with beautiful line-drawings by a local artist, will be enjoyed by readers time and again. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752452920
ISBN
9780752452920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.27

Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 123 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628921427
ISBN
9781628921427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Editor(s): Bierhorst, John. Series: Modern Library Fairy Tale and Folklore. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Modern Library Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375714399
ISBN
9780375714399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.84

Paperback. Proposes new paradigms more suited to Latin America's reconfigured political landscape Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JMC; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. 192 pages. Proposes new paradigms more suited to Latin America's reconfigured political landscape. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JMC; JFC; JP. Dimension: 234 x 147 x 12. Weight: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351146
ISBN
9780822351146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.97

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252040504
ISBN
9780252040504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JPA; JPHV; UB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
331
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349455904
ISBN
9781349455904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.39

paperback. Explores how the ancient relationship between man and nature has been broken in the modern consumer age, with the animals that used to be at the centre of our existence now marginalized and reduced to spectacle. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 72.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
112
Publication date
2009
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141043975
ISBN
9780141043975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.39

Paperback. Editor(s): Bendix, Regina F.; Bendix, John. Num Pages: 131 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHMP; JKVC; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 169 x 8. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
131
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772899879
ISBN
9788772899879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.96

paperback. Ends of Enlightenment explores three realms of remarkable innovation in eighteenth-century Europe that remain active in today: the realist novel, philosophical thought, and the physical sciences, especially human anatomy. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; DSBD; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804742122
ISBN
9780804742122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

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