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Paperback. The Gothic has taken a revolutionary turn in this century. Today's Gothic has fashioned its monsters and devils into heroes and angels and is reviving supernaturalism in popular culture. The author argues that this mainstreaming of a spiritually driven supernaturalism is a harbinger of what a post-Christian religion in America might look like. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725928
ISBN
9780674725928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.66

Paperback. In this work, Victoria Nelson illuminates the deep but hidden attraction the supernatural still holds for a secular mainstream culture that forced the transcendental underground and firmly displaced wonder and awe with the forces of reason, materialism and science. Num Pages: 368 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012448
ISBN
9780674012448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.27

Paperback. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hermes House
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844776795
ISBN
9781844776795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.30

Paperback. Twenty-five girls and women under thirty tell us why they call themselves feminists. Punchy, bold, urgent. A book for our times. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Virago Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349008455
ISBN
9780349008455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. In The Brain's Body Victoria Pitts-Taylor applies feminist and critical theory to recent developments in neuroscience and new materialist social thought to demonstrate how the brain interacts with and is impacted by power, social structures, and inequality. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361268
ISBN
9780822361268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Hardback. In The Brain's Body Victoria Pitts-Taylor applies feminist and critical theory to recent developments in neuroscience and new materialist social thought to demonstrate how the brain interacts with and is impacted by power, social structures, and inequality. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361077
ISBN
9780822361077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.36

Paperback. A study of literacy among Appalachian families who migrated to northern cities of America. They represent a significant proportion of the urban poor, and their often severe literacy problems provide a perspective of literacy and the relationship between print and culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 line illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674645110
ISBN
9780674645110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. The complex story behind Henry Ford's stunning 1927 apology to the Jews--a statement that was supposed to put an end to his career as a purveyor of hate speech but which ironically kept his name on one of the most widely circulated antisemitic tracts in history. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804788670
ISBN
9780804788670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. As a child, Victoria Spry was brutally beaten, neglected and starved by the woman she called Mummy. It took eighteen years of heartache and despair before she found the courage to expose her mum. Tortured is Victoria's gripping story of survival. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091960353
ISBN
9780091960353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Hardcover. Victoria Vantoch takes us on a fascinating journey into the golden era of air travel. The Jet Sex explores the much-mythologized stewardess within the context of the Cold War, globalization, and the emerging culture of glamour to reveal how beauty and sexuality were critical to national identity and international politics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; KNDV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812244816
ISBN
9780812244816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.16

Paperback. Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters tells the story of the battle for access to leisure space in cities across the United States. This detailed and eloquent history shows how African Americans fought to enter segregated amusement areas not only in pursuit of happiness but in connection to a wider movement for racial equality. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812223286
ISBN
9780812223286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Hardcover. Series: Martinus Nijhoff Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 157 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 421.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Edition
1987th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789024734757
ISBN
9789024734757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.26

Hardback. Num Pages: 219 pages, 70 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AFKB; AGH; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 189 x 21. Weight in Grams: 902.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
219
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140287
ISBN
9780231140287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.39

Paperback. A book and CD/audio download package which offers the perfect introduction to mindfulness meditation for time-pressed women who want an accessible way in to the benefits of mindfulness. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349408514
ISBN
9780349408514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.21

Hardback. Editor(s): Broch-Due, Vigdis; Ystanes, Margit. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785330995
ISBN
9781785330995
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.60

Paperback. Diaspora, Memory, and Identity is an exciting and innovative collection of essays that examines the nuanced development of theories of Diaspora, subjectivity, double-consciousness, gender and class experiences, and the nature of home. Editor(s): Agnew, Vijay. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802093745
ISBN
9780802093745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.95

Paperback. Series: Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 88 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 6. Weight in Grams: 144.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803921368
ISBN
9780803921368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.25

paperback. Num Pages: 253 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816634392
ISBN
9780816634392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.14

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595589408
ISBN
9781595589408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. Allowing us access to short films from the 1900s, British Durbar films, the precursors of the newsreel genre, and Empire adventure movies, this book explores Melies, Lumiere and Jean Renoir, moving on to the Raj films of the 80s and international cinema of the late 20th century. It traces the trajectory of changing images of India abroad. Num Pages: 350 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APF; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 176 x 43. Weight in Grams: 976.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905422968
ISBN
9781905422968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

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