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Hardback. Num Pages: 462 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 188 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1132.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
5 Rev ed
Number of pages
462
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742561755
ISBN
9780742561755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.09

Paperback. A brief, accessible introduction to the role of myth historically and in popular culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817354374
ISBN
9780817354374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.24

Paperback. Offers information on how race-sensitive admissions policies work and defines the effects they have had on over 45,000 students of different races. This book reveals demonstrates what effect the termination of these policies would have on the number of minority students at different kinds of selective institutions. Series: The William G. Bowen Memorial Series in Higher Education. Num Pages: 544 pages, 103 line illus. 93 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFFJ; JFSL; JNMF; JNMN; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050195
ISBN
9780691050195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.86

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 522 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 1KLSX; HRCX7; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
522
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691636016
ISBN
9780691636016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 261.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hazelden
Edition
Hallmark
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592859801
ISBN
9781592859801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.33

Paperback. Critically engaging the thought of Heidegger, Gadamer and others, this work contributes both to the criticism of Dante's "Divine Comedy", and to the theory of interpretation. It uses hermeneutical theory to provide a reading of the poem, focusing on Dante's address to the reader. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC; HPCB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226259987
ISBN
9780226259987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.59

Paperback. First published in 1943, this is an account of an Italian-American slum in Boston. Num Pages: 418 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JHM; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560. Social Structure of an Italian Slum. 418 pages, illustrations. First published in 1943, this is an account of an Italian-American slum in Boston. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JHM; JMH. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 27. Weight: 492.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
418
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
4th Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226895451
ISBN
9780226895451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.82

Paperback. Anthropological linguistics is concerned with the place of language in its social and cultural context. This book provides a review of research questions which span the disciplines of linguinitics and anthropology, yet presents a biologically based view of this cross-disciplinary field. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 520 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631151227
ISBN
9780631151227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; YFJ. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Broadway Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780517588376
ISBN
9780517588376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 82 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLC; HRAX; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 35. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9780892811854
ISBN
9780892811854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.84

Paperback. Examining the relationship between societal practice, historical processes, and culture in a Nepali society, this book tells the story of the Thakali's search for identity and their efforts to clarify and represent their culture and history. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKN; JFSL9; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231110877
ISBN
9780231110877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119280781
ISBN
9781119280781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.35

Paperback. Drawing on archaeology, historical evidence, oral traditions, and linguistics, this book provides a view of Iroquois life from the prehistoric period and Owasco sites through the establishment of the Five Nations. Series: Iroquois & Their Neighbors S. Num Pages: 248 pages, 70 figures, 6 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630609
ISBN
9780815630609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.13

Hardcover. Drawing on archaeology, historical evidence, oral traditions and linguistics, this book provides a dynamic view of Iroquois life from the prehistoric period and Owasco sites through the Five Nations. The author maintains that two themes pervade the development of Iroquoia: warfare and spirituality. Series: Iroquois & Their Neighbors S. Num Pages: 232 pages, 70 photographs, 6 maps, index, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; HBJK; HDD; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629580
ISBN
9780815629580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAF; HRQC; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148788
ISBN
9780231148788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. By explaining how to sire multicolored horses, produce nuts without shells, and create an egg the size of a human head, this title conveys a fascination with tricks and illusions that makes it a work difficult for historians of science to take seriously. Num Pages: 512 pages, 12 halftones. 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691026022
ISBN
9780691026022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.32
€ 55.55

Paperback. This text offers evidence that alcohol encouraged white conquest and destroyed Native Americans. It presents the motivations of the government and its people in promulgating and prohibiting alcohol among Indians. It recounts the devastating role that intoxicants had in the "winning" of the West. Num Pages: 180 pages, 30 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFH1; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700609642
ISBN
9780700609642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.22

Paperback. Series: Theory out of bounds. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 182 x 12. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816640225
ISBN
9780816640225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.91

paperback. Describes the development of theatre in New York, Philadelphia, and South Carolina as well as Congress's first attempts at theatrical censorship. This book includes an introduction by Tice L Miller. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072857
ISBN
9780252072857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

Hardcover. Second volume of the biennial publication of the Duke German Jewish Studies Workshop, making available important new research and considering the definition and development of the field of German Jewish Studies. Editor(s): Donahue, William Collins; Helfer, Martha B. Series: Nexus: Essays in German Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135636
ISBN
9781571135636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Paperback. At St John's Bread and Life, a soup kitchen in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, over a thousand people line up for food five days a week. This title takes the reader through the years before and after welfare reform to show how poverty has become "ordinary," a fact of life to millions of Americans and to the thousands of social workers. Series: Labor in Crisis. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592134588
ISBN
9781592134588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.51

Paperback. This biography tells of a man in the 18th century who embraced many cultures: Christian, yet Mohegan; an ordained Presbyterian minister, yet a business man and fund raiser; a native American speaker, yet fluent in English, Greek, Latin and French. He was also a founder member of Dartmouth College. Num Pages: 379 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
379
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815604365
ISBN
9780815604365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.67

paperback. At the heart of historic Los Angeles, the Plaza represents a quintessential public space where real and imagined narratives overlap and provide as many questions as answers about the development of the city and what it means to be an Angeleno. This book explores the complex history and modern-day relevance of the Los Angeles Plaza. Num Pages: 373 pages, 53 halftones, 7 maps, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
373
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292717558
ISBN
9780292717558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.20

Hardback. A cross-national, comparative investigation of patterns and dynamics of inter-group economic inequality. Experts discuss groups from Japan to India, attempts to remedy inter-group inequality and race and labor market outcomes in Brazil. Editor(s): Darity, William; Deshpande, Ashwini. Series: Routledge Advances in Social Economics. Num Pages: 192 pages, 9 line figures, 29 tables. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JHM; KCA; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415273954
ISBN
9780415273954
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.49
€ 95.32

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