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Paperback. A magical exploration of the ancient landscape of forests and the ancient genre of fairytales, drawing fascinating and surprising connections between the two, by the author of the bestselling A Book Of Silence Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847084309
- ISBN
- 9781847084309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.36
€ 14.99
€ 11.36
paperback. This book puts spirit back at the heart of spirituality. By exploring the everyday impacts of alternative spiritual beliefs and practices, the book examines contemporary spirituality and how critical social science can map and understand it. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRLK; JFC; JHB; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 379.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349304905
- ISBN
- 9781349304905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. The first scholarly biography of Harry S. Truman's wife and "full partner" in the presidency. A traditional first lady who was repelled by personal publicity, Bess is revealed in this book as a shrewd political operator who knew how to achieve her own goals without fanfare and who influenced many of her husband's decisions. Series: Modern First Ladies. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617418
- ISBN
- 9780700617418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.86
€ 59.86
Hardback. Series: Feminist Media Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPHC; JPV; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252040450
- ISBN
- 9780252040450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.15
€ 126.15
Paperback. Focused on marital immigration from China to Taiwan, the book documents the struggles of these women and men as they seek acceptance and recognition in their new home. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 b/w, 2 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; HBTB; JFFN; JHBK; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286238
- ISBN
- 9780520286238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.41
€ 33.99
€ 24.41
Paperback. Series: Feminist Media Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPHC; JPV; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252081910
- ISBN
- 9780252081910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Paperback. Presents an ethnographic study of China/US adoption, the largest contemporary intercountry adoption program. This book also follows the path of the adoption process: the institutions in both China and the US that prepare children and parents for each other; the practices that legitimate them coming together as transnational families; and more. Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 331 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFFN; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780814719725
- ISBN
- 9780814719725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Hardcover. The Media of Testimony explores testimony relating to the Stasi in different cultural forms: autobiographical writing, memorial museums and documentary film. Combining theoretical models from diverse disciplines, it presents a new approach to the study of testimony, memory and mediation. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; APFR; HBTW; JFD; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364036
- ISBN
- 9781137364036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. Guiding the reader through definitions, causation, assessment and treatment, the book offers a useful insight into this complex area whilst offering practical advice on how to deal with panic disorder and anxiety. Series Editor(s): Herbert, Martin. Series: Parent, Adolescent & Child Training Skills S. Num Pages: 72 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFSP2; JMC; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 5. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854333520
- ISBN
- 9781854333520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.44
€ 29.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 12 colour photos & 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB; HRAX; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Vehicule Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550653168
- ISBN
- 9781550653168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.88
€ 17.88
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813583921
- ISBN
- 9780813583921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.63
€ 169.63
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813583914
- ISBN
- 9780813583914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.43
€ 43.43
Hardcover. When Sara was only five years old, her violent father began to sexually abuse her. She suffered in silence for many years, as her father took advantage of her innocence and her mother turned a blind eye to the horrors. In an attempt to rebuild her life, as a teenager, she became a model but even this choice was to lead to more misery. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; JFFE1; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KNW0008158
- ISBN
- 9781844542840
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. An account of three young women who attended the University of California at Berkeley and became caught up in the tumultuous changes of the 60s. It chronicles the hopes, confusion and disillusionment of a generation whose rites of passage defined one of the most contentious decades of this century. Num Pages: 381 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Publisher
- University of California Press Berkeley
- Number of pages
- 381
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520209107
- ISBN
- 9780520209107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.57
€ 33.99
€ 24.57
Paperback. A collection of essays exploring the Marxist and feminist theorisation in education and learning. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745336381
- ISBN
- 9780745336381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.64
€ 31.99
€ 24.64
Paperback. Children and young people's cultural worlds offers a critical introduction to childhood in the digital age and challenges adult concerns, highlighting instead the diversity of children's experiences and relationships with each other. Editor(s): Gallacher, Lesley; Kehily, Mary Jane; Bragg, Sarah. Series: Childhood. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSP1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 191 x 246 x 16. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447305828
- ISBN
- 9781447305828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.59
€ 37.99
€ 35.59
Paperback. Using a performance studies lens, this book is a study of performance in the post-9/11 context of the so-called war on terror. It analyzes conventional theatre, political protest, performance art and other sites of performance to unpack the ways in which meaning has been made in the contemporary global sociopolitical environment. Series: Performance Interventions. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AP; AS; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349313648
- ISBN
- 9781349313648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.39
€ 44.39
Paperback. The book is a personal account of the challenges faced by one family without Chinese consumer goods. In an accessible way, the book will shed light on China's reach into the daily lives of ordinary people. The author's reporting (based in part on her experience as a business writer) will offer insights into the "business". Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; BM; JFFS; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470379202
- ISBN
- 9780470379202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.28
€ 16.99
€ 14.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GTC; HBJK; JFD; LNRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774824057
- ISBN
- 9780774824057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.12
€ 40.99
€ 40.12
Paperback. This unique textbook enables social work practitioners to gain a deeper understanding of how Islamic principles inform and influence the lives of Muslim populations. Series: BASW/Policy Press Titles. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 240 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447330103
- ISBN
- 9781447330103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.76
€ 35.99
€ 34.76
Hardback. This provocative cultural critique of the imperative to be happy draws on the work of feminist, black, and queer critics showing how happiness is used to justify social oppression. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPQ; JFFK; JFS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5753 x 3971 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346661
- ISBN
- 9780822346661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.67
€ 123.67
Paperback. Using feminist and postcolonial theory this book examines the impact of multiculturalism and globalization on embodiment and community, whilst considering the ethical and political implication of its critique for post-colonial feminism. Series: Transformations. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415201858
- ISBN
- 9780415201858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.54
€ 63.54
Paperback. This exciting collection of work from leading feminist scholars including Elspeth Probyn, Penelope Deutscher and Chantal Nadeua engages with and extends the growing feminist literature on this fascinating topic. Editor(s): Ahmed, Sara; Stacey, Jackie. Series: Transformations. Num Pages: 256 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415223560
- ISBN
- 9780415223560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.41
€ 73.41
Hardback. Showing how feminist theory is generated from everyday life and the ordinary experiences of being a feminist, Sara Ahmed highlights the ties between feminist theory and living a life that sustains it by building on legacies of feminist of color scholarship and discussing the figure of the feminist killjoy. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFK; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822363040
- ISBN
- 9780822363040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.23
€ 123.23