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Paperback. Marina Warner's study of the products of fantasy deepens our understanding of the supernatural in relation to self and society. This surprising story explores the metaphors and media that have been the stock in trade of poets, scientists, magicians, and visionaries, including wax and cloud, smoke and mirrors, ether, ectoplasm, and celluloid. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8pp color plates, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; HPJ; HRQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 742.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199239238
ISBN
9780199239238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.90

paperback. An illustrated work that explores and illuminates the unfolding history of famous fairy tales and the contexts in which they flourished. It also lifts the curtain on the tellers themselves - from ancient sibyls and old crones to the more modern Angela Carter and, of course, Walt Disney. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations (some colour) facsimiles, map, portraits (some colour). BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 656. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Vintage Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0022769
ISBN
9780099479512
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Editor(s): Marinescu, Valentina; Branea, Silvia; Mitu, Bianca. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: APT; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838206806
ISBN
9783838206806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.98
€ 40.61

Hardback. A challenge to conventional theories of globalization, from thinkers in Latin American philosophy, literature, politics and social science. The contributors to this volume imagine a discourse in which revolution aims at local control and the material conditions for human dignity. Editor(s): Saenz, Mario. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; HPS; JFFS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742507760
ISBN
9780742507760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.27

Paperback. A challenge to conventional theories of globalization, from thinkers in Latin American philosophy, literature, politics and social science. The contributors to this volume imagine a discourse in which revolution aims at local control and the material conditions for human dignity. Editor(s): Saenz, Mario. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; HPS; JFFS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742507777
ISBN
9780742507777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.23

Paperback. In the court of the Medicis and the Vatican, Galileo fashioned both his career and his science to the demands of patronage and to its complex systems of wealth, power, and prestige. Now, Mario Biagioli shows how Galileo's courtly role was integral to his science--the questions he examined, his methods, and even his conclusions. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 416 pages, 10 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226045603
ISBN
9780226045603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. Exploring a wide variety of case studies and developmental issues from a capability perspective, this book is an original contribution to both development and children's studies that raises a strong case forplacing children's issues at the core of human development." Editor(s): Biggeri, Mario; Ballet, Jerome; Comim, Flavio. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 374 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSP; JHB; JHBK; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 300 x 24. Weight in Grams: 994.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349329984
ISBN
9781349329984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.65

Hardback. This book looks at how indigenous peoples in various contexts have thought about, and responded to, the pressures that globalization has on their cultural, political, and geographical autonomy. Editor(s): Blaser, Mario; Costa, Ravi de; McGregor, Deborah; Coleman, William D. Series: Globalization and Autonomy Series. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774817929
ISBN
9780774817929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.81

hardcover. The monograph covers the fundamentals and the consequences of extreme geophysical phenomena like asteroid impacts, climatic change, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, flooding, and space weather. This monograph also addresses their associated, local and worldwide socio-economic impacts. Editor(s): Chavez, Mario; Ghil, Michael; Fucugauchi, Jaime Urrutia. Series: Geophysical Monograph Series. Num Pages: 438 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 215 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781119157014
ISBN
9781119157014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 222.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, b&w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMA; AMX; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 133. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia Books on Architecture and the City
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941332139
ISBN
9781941332139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.82

Paperback. Villa Victoria is a neglected Puerto Rican enclave in Boston and provides the focus for this study of social capital. Small criticizes the theory that poor urban neighbourhoods are inevitably deprived of social capital and shows how a complex of social and economic factors needs to be considered. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226762920
ISBN
9780226762920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. First publication in English of a groundbreaking book of revolutionary queer theory Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSK; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135. .
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745399515
ISBN
9780745399515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.04

Hardcover. * Mass Spectrometry is a major tool to characterize, identify and detect hundreds of known and unknown drugs. Series: Wiley Series on Mass Spectrometry. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MJ; MM; PNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470413272
ISBN
9780470413272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.17

Paperback. Draws on the extraordinary memoirs, diaries, interviews, and letters of Jewish women and men to give readers an intimate portrait of Jewish life in Nazi Germany. 6 halftones. Series: Studies in Jewish History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195130928
ISBN
9780195130928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.58

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531129600
ISBN
9783531129600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 175 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JHBZ; YXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 279.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551521411
ISBN
9781551521411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.09

Hardcover. The twin concepts of "Culture" and "Identity" are inescapable in any discussion of European Integration and yet over the years their meaning has become increasingly contested. Combining an anthropological and political perspective, the authors aim to challenge the traditional boundaries within the issue of the construction of Europe. Editor(s): Demossier, Marion. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1D; JFC; JH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442. Some light shelf wear else as new.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KTG0003619
ISBN
9781571816269
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781446285893
ISBN
9781446285893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.53

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531175478
ISBN
9783531175478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.68

Hardback. Num Pages: 211 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1; RGR; RNK; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611493405
ISBN
9781611493405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.37

Paperback. Gender's critical importance to understanding Jewish history Editor(s): Kaplan, Marion A.; Moore, Deborah Dash. Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 428 pages, 13 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222633
ISBN
9780253222633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 168 x 33. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162661
ISBN
9780231162661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.68
€ 57.30

Paperback. Based on the diary Marion Kelsey kept while in the Women's Land Army during World War II, this is a personal remembrance of wartime Britain through the eyes of a young Canadian. Num Pages: 248 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773531567
ISBN
9780773531567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.09

Paperback. Calories - too few or too many - are the source of health problems affecting billions of people in today's globalized world. This title explains in clear and accessible language what calories are and how they work, both biologically and politically. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 9 line illustrations, 26 tables. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280052
ISBN
9780520280052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.28

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