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Paperback. A journey deep into the underworld of graffiti artists Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 252 pages, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AFJG; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740460
- ISBN
- 9780814740460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
hardcover. Why the Porcupine Is Not a Bird is a comprehensive analysis of knowledge of animals among the Nage people of central Flores in Indonesia. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 figures, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFFZ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781487500047
- ISBN
- 9781487500047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.80
€ 89.80
Hardback. A brief introduction to the history, archaeology, art, language, and culture of the Indus Valley civilization, written by the leading North American Indus archaeologist. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FK; 1QDA; HBJF; HBLA; HD; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 220 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1003.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759101715
- ISBN
- 9780759101715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.17
€ 189.17
Paperback. Lines across the plain near the Peruvian site of Nazca have been explained as features of a religious calendar. Then, why were these interpreted as the contours of a galactic spaceport? And, what is it about flying saucer culture that speaks to people with a religious intensity? This book acts as a guide for those who are looking for the answers. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH; VXQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Likely 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845114510
- ISBN
- 9781845114510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.67
€ 33.67
Paperback. Investigates the ongoing politics, folly, and avarice shaping the production of increasingly widespread yet dangerous suburban and exurban landscapes. In this book, the 1991 Oakland Hills Tunnel Fire is used as a starting point to better understand these complex social-environmental processes. Series: Critical Environments: Nature, Science, and Politics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 37 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; JFSG; RND; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520292796
- ISBN
- 9780520292796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Lavigne, Gregory; Cote, Catherine. Num Pages: 147 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JF; KC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 147
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624178481
- ISBN
- 9781624178481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 147.43€ 101.89
€ 147.43
€ 101.89
Paperback. It is thought that Swift was opposed to the new science that heralded the beginning of the modern age, but this book interrogates that assumption, tracing the theological, political, and socio-cultural resonances of scientific knowledge in the early eighteenth century, and considering what they can reveal about Swift's imagination. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSBD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349344734
- ISBN
- 9781349344734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.86
€ 65.86
Paperback. A study of the mapping and remapping of male-male sexuality over four centuries of Japanese history. It explores the languages of medicine, law, and popular culture from the seventeenth century through the American Occupation. It opens with speculations about how an Edo translator might grapple with a twentieth-century text on homosexuality. Num Pages: 411 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBTB; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 281 x 31. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 411
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251656
- ISBN
- 9780520251656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.56
€ 38.99
€ 28.56
Paperback. Editor(s): McNamee, Gregory. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Daimon Verlag Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 140
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783856306106
- ISBN
- 9783856306106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFMX; JFSK2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226309101
- ISBN
- 9780226309101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. The festival of the Panathenaia, held in Athens to celebrate the birthday of the city's goddess, was the setting for the Homeric "Iliad" and "Odyssey" by professional reciters or "rhapsodes". This text examines the testimony of Plato as an expert about the cultural legacy of these performances. Series: Center for Hellenic Studies: Colloquia S. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Center for Hellenic Studies
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009639
- ISBN
- 9780674009639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. Presents a picture of traditional Sioux culture and history Num Pages: 208 pages, 25 photographs, 8 illustrations, 1 chronology, 1 glossary, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 1KBBW; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803244542
- ISBN
- 9780803244542
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. This is a study of the development of Christian thought and the doctrine of providential evolution. It examines a school of clergymen and demonstrates how they came to endorse Darwinian biology as early as 1884 in Britain, therefore placing the history of the principle in its English context. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HRAB1; HRCM; JFCX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761802426
- ISBN
- 9780761802426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.17
€ 88.17
He discusses the strategies the Romans employed to alleviate or prevent flooding, their social and religious attitudes toward floods, and how the threat of inundation influenced the development of the city's physical and economic landscapes. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 368 pages, 37, 23 black & white halftones, 14 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801884054
- ISBN
- 9780801884054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.67
€ 80.67
paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484223
- ISBN
- 9780801484223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Paperback. 10 years later, a unique look at Ground Zero from across the street Num Pages: 293 pages, 66 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JMC; JFFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740859
- ISBN
- 9780814740859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813062648
- ISBN
- 9780813062648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.82
€ 51.82
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691601632
- ISBN
- 9780691601632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.47
€ 53.51
€ 42.47
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; HBJD; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631288
- ISBN
- 9780691631288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.61
€ 158.61
Hardback. This text looks at what constitutes "progress" in gender relations. Focusing on the UK and France. It contradicts the idea that encouraging women's increased insertion into employment is the best strategy for achieving progress in gender relations, with a new focus on changing men's work patterns. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 487.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333683064
- ISBN
- 9780333683064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback / so. Series: Gabler-Studientexte. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 4. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Gabler Verlag United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783409009645
- ISBN
- 9783409009645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.31
€ 70.31
Hardback. Greil Marcus delves into three distinct episodes in the history of American commonplace song and shows how each one manages to convey the uncanny sense that it was written by no one. In these seemingly anonymous productions, we discover three different ways of talking about the United States, and three separate nations within its borders. Series: The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 164 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; HBLW; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 119 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674187085
- ISBN
- 9780674187085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Paperback. In life, Elvis Presley went from childhood poverty to stardom, from world fame to dissipation and early death. As Greil Marcus shows, Presley's journey after death takes him even further, pushing him beyond his own frontiers to merge with the American public consciousness - and subconscious. Num Pages: 288 pages, 54 halftones, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 14. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674194229
- ISBN
- 9780674194229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.06
€ 36.99
€ 31.06
paperback. Late in 1976 a record called "Anarchy in the UK" was issued in London, and this event launched a transformation of pop music all over the world. The song distilled, in crudely poetic form, a critique of modern society once set out by a small group of Paris intellectuals. This title unravels the secret history of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 221 x 38. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571277100
- ISBN
- 9780571277100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.36
€ 24.99
€ 17.36