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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. Scouted at the age of ten, signed to an international modeling agency by twelve, and now considered the most in-demand model at only eighteen, the author is lucky. In this book, you can get a front row look at the fashion and modeling world, through his eyes, as he shares his personal stories, photographs and letters. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA; JFCA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
Bantam Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780593077764
ISBN
9780593077764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Hardback. Editor(s): Densmore, Christopher; Faulkner, Carol; Hewitt, Nancy A. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNS; DQ; HRCC97; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252040795
ISBN
9780252040795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.98

paperback. First published in 1600 in answer to Giusepe Passi's diatribe about women's alleged defects, this polemic displays Lucrezia Marinella's knowledge of the Italian poetic tradition and demonstrates her ability to argue against authors of the misogynist tradition from Boccaccio to Torquato Tasso. Translator(s): Dunhill, Anne; Panizza, Letizia. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226505466
ISBN
9780226505466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.85

Paperback. This is a collection of Lucrezia Tornabuoni de' Medici's body of religious poems. Ranging from lyrics on the Nativity to dialogues between Christ and the sinner who kneels before him, the nine poems of praise included here are among the few such poems known to have been written by the woman. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 286 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1D; DC; HBJD; HR; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226808543
ISBN
9780226808543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.73

Paperback. Literature today is a very different concept from that of only a generation ago, and this difference is attributed usually to a postmodernisma . Most radical of all is the possibility that the very notion of literature is rendered untenable by postmodernism. Editor(s): Lucy, Niall. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631210283
ISBN
9780631210283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.36

Paperback. .
Publisher
Waterside Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909976238
ISBN
9781909976238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.73

Paperback. An anthology of writing on asylum seekers from some of Britain and Ireland's most influential voices. It is a collection of short fiction, memoir, poetry and essays that explores what it really means to be a refugee: to flee from conflict, poverty and terror; to have to leave your home and family behind; and to undertake a perilous journey. Editor(s): Popescu, Lucy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Unbound
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783522682
ISBN
9781783522682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.14

Paperback. Reveals the stories underlying the clothes we wear in this stylish tour of the most important developments in the history of fashion, from ancient times to the present day. This title shows how the way we dress is inextricably bound up with considerations of aesthetics, sex, gender, class and lifestyle and more. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: AKTH; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847947277
ISBN
9781847947277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Film and Female Consciousness explores the representation of female consciousness on-screen and demonstrates the ways in which the thought of Luce Irigaray can be used to address the traditional problems of the objectification of women in cinema as outlined by feminist theory since the 1970s. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137501400
ISBN
9781137501400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.47

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473844872
ISBN
9781473844872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.16

Paperback. Grand, sensational, and exotic, Art Deco design was above all modern, exemplifying the majesty and boundless potential of an industrialized world. This title documents the ubiquity of Art Deco in mainstream consumerism and its connection to the emergence of the "New Woman" in American society. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 80 halftones, 12 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JJG; APFA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 272 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231125017
ISBN
9780231125017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Hardback. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137580955
ISBN
9781137580955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.37

Paperback. Eye-opening, empowering and inspiring, All Change Please is a book about why change in theatre matters, its benefits - artistic, commercial, ethical and social - and how, with everyone's help, we can actually achieve it. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AN; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848426580
ISBN
9781848426580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Highly topical overview of the future of journalism. Series: RISJ Challenges Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ; UG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784534165
ISBN
9781784534165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.71

Hardback. Lucy M. Long explores the fascinating history of honey, tracing its use and meanings through numerous cultures. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 176 pages, 60 illustrations, 40 in colour. BIC Classification: JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 120. .
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780237336
ISBN
9781780237336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.28

Paperback. This indispensable reader maps a comprehensive and global study of food through key sources in folklore, unpacked with expert commentary and student-focused learning features. Editor(s): Long, Lucy M. Num Pages: 480 pages, 3 bw. BIC Classification: JFCV; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857856999
ISBN
9780857856999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.32

paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801473425
ISBN
9780801473425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814725450
ISBN
9780814725450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. This book critiques existing literature on the response of Western states to asylum seeking 'others' and outlines an alternative perspective to acknowledge the colonial histories that have shaped the contemporary response of states to movements of refugees. Series: Kilombo: International Relations and Colonial Questions. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBTR; JFFN; JPH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield International
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783486168
ISBN
9781783486168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 43.51

paperback. Examines women's role in the army and military organizations during the First and Second World Wars, during peacetime, in the interwar era and in the post-war period. This book argues that the women challenged traditional notions of gender and threatened to destabilise clear-cut notions of identity by unsettling the masculine territory of warfare. Series: Women's and Gender History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBW; JFSJ1; JW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415390576
ISBN
9780415390576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.02

Paperback. EU-Roma Gypsies. 192 pages, 153 b&w & colour illustrations. Editor(s): Orta, Lucy. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFSL. Dimension: 286 x 211 x 18. Weight: 1054.
Publisher
Black Dog Publishing
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906155919
ISBN
9781906155919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.14

Paperback. An expose on the fashion industry written by the Observer's 'Ethical Living' columnist, examining the inhumane and environmentally devastating story behind the clothes we so casually buy and wear. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFCK; JFM; KNSX; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007264094
ISBN
9780007264094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. Using both her personal experiences and the lessons of French history and culture, the author examines every aspect of French life - from sex and adultery to money, happiness, race and politics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 22. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571308842
ISBN
9780571308842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.46

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Helms, Ludger. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810021298
ISBN
9783810021298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.07

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