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Hardback. A provocative and historical reading of the relations between Victorian liberalism and aestheticism that challenges critical assumptions concerning liberal agency and aesthetic experience more generally. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBTB; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812237542
ISBN
9780812237542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ; KNDF; PDZ; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
ECW Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770413146
ISBN
9781770413146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.19

Paperback. Gertrude Tennant's life was remarkable for its length (1819-1918), but even more so for the influence she achieved as an unsurpassed London hostess. This title presents her life, placing her not only at the heart of a multi-generational, matriarchal family epic but also at centre of European social and literary life for the best part of a century. Num Pages: 308 pages, 40 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBTB; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300168976
ISBN
9780300168976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Barricade Books Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781569803493
ISBN
9781569803493
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.67

Paperback. Walker's Appeal, in Four Articles: Together with a Preamble, to the Coloured Citizens of the World, but in Particular, and Very Expressly, to Those of the United States of America Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white halftones, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807869475
ISBN
9780807869475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.19

Paperback. Editor(s): Hinks, Peter P. Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 231.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271019949
ISBN
9780271019949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.16

Paperback. A revised and updated edition of Waines' wide-ranging account of the history and theology of Islam. Series: Introduction to Religion. Num Pages: 398 pages, 22 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJF; HRAX; HRH; HRLB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 582. Series: Introduction to Religion. 380 pages, 22 b/w illus. 1 map. Revised and updated edition of Waines' wide-ranging account of the history and theology of Islam. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HBJF; HRAX; HRH; HRLB; JFSR2. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight: 646.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
380
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521539067
ISBN
9780521539067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.22

Paperback. Series: AAR Academy Series. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 337.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555406585
ISBN
9781555406585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501704956
ISBN
9781501704956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.88

Hardback. This book diagnoses the social, mental and political consequences of working and economic organizations that generate value from communication. It calls for the role of communication technologies to be reimagined in order to create a healthier, fairer society. Num Pages: 80 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHBA; UD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137394774
ISBN
9781137394774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.87

Hardcover. This volume illuminates the ways in which an Asia-based analysis of migration can yield new data on global migration patterns, new theoretical insights for a broader understanding of global migration, and new methodological approaches to the spatial and temporal complexity of human migration. Editor(s): Haines, David W.; Yamanaka, Keiko; Yamashita, Shinji. Series: Foundations in Asia Pacific Studies. Num Pages: 286 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FP; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857457400
ISBN
9780857457400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.52

A study of the massacre at Wounded Knee in history and memory. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190249038
ISBN
9780190249038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.27

Paperback. An analysis of the policy decision by the Carter Administration on how to cope with the Mariel boatlift from Cuba in 1989. The work argues that a faulty decision making structure and ignorance of the historic dynamics of Cuban immigration contributed to the mishandling of the refugee crisis. Num Pages: 256 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; JFFN; JPQB; JPS; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847684144
ISBN
9780847684144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.01

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JMF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433813290
ISBN
9781433813290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.61
€ 59.18

Paperback. Takes readers back to the Civil War's centennial celebration to determine how Americans made sense of the suffering, loss, and liberation a century earlier. The author shows how four of America's most incisive writers - Robert Penn Warren, Bruce Catton, Edmund Wilson, and James Baldwin - explored the gulf between remembrance and reality. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725973
ISBN
9780674725973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.53

Paperback. This volume examines the creative work of the avant-gardist John Cage, from an interdisciplinary perspective. His activities as a composer, performer, thinker and artist are explored. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 halftones, 11 drawings, 4 colour plates, 1 table, 22 musical reproductions. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH; DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044088
ISBN
9780226044088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875807539
ISBN
9780875807539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.60

Paperback. Presents an examination of the emergence and institutionalization of "transgender" as a category of collective identity. This book analyzes the reasons for and potential consequences of this difference - between how some of the gender variant people conceive of themselves and how they are perceived by service providers and others. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFSK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822338697
ISBN
9780822338697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. Throughout history Man's search for knowledge has revealed strange truths. this title explores the allure and the hidden history of the esoteric religious beliefs and investigates how these societies have come to gain a powerful hold upon the popular imagination. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Robinson
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
V9781845296155
ISBN
9781845296155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. A study of the Biase, an ethnic group living in Southeast Nigeria. The author examines whether Western practices and technologies may improve their standard of living or whether their indigenous beliefs and strategies are better suited to local conditions. Num Pages: 256 pages, 28 halftones, 7 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 375.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226388496
ISBN
9780226388496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.29

Hardback. Moves beyond the limited framing of the 'War on Terror' which has dominated recent debates, offering a new perspective on the study of Islamophobia. Series: Decolonial Studies, Postcolonial Horizons. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745331324
ISBN
9780745331324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.01
€ 83.19

Paperback. Moves beyond the limited framing of the 'War on Terror' which has dominated recent debates, offering a new perspective on the study of Islamophobia. Series: Decolonial Studies, Postcolonial Horizons. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 213 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745331317
ISBN
9780745331317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.72

Paperback. * Offers a fascinating introduction to the public debate over media violence. * Looks at the chronology of contemporary media violence, and explores reservations over communications medias throughout history. * Examines the forces behind the encouraged anxieties about media violence. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405133852
ISBN
9781405133852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.12

Hardback. * Offers a fascinating introduction to the public debate over media violence. * Looks at the chronology of contemporary media violence, and explores reservations over communications medias throughout history. * Examines the forces behind the encouraged anxieties about media violence. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 168 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405133838
ISBN
9781405133838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.82

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