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Paperback. In 1977, Steve Biko was murdered in his prison cell. He was only 31, but his vision and charisma - captured in this collection of his work - had already transformed the agenda of South African politics. This book looks at the philosophy of black consciousness, Bantustans and African culture. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138. A Selection of Writings. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. 160 pages. In 1977, Steve Biko was murdered in his prison cell. He was only 31, but his vision and charisma - captured in this collection of his work - had already transformed the agenda of South African politics. This book looks at the philosophy of black consciousness, Bantustans and African culture. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; JFSL3. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 10. Weight: 146.
Publisher
Heinemann International Litera
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435905989
ISBN
9780435905989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.37

Paperback. Avalon is Britain's very own Atlantis - a mystical kingdom rich in myth and lore. Legends tell how the body of King Arthur was taken to Avalon, where he would wait till his nation's hour of need. The truth is that Avalon was a very real place with a turbulent history of its own. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844132232
ISBN
9781844132232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.91

Hardcover. The Moche people who inhabited the north coast of Peru between approximately 100 and 800 AD created the most elaborate system of iconographic representation of any ancient Peruvian culture. This book raises the analysis of Moche iconography to a level through a study of visual representations of rituals involving sex, death, and sacrifice. Num Pages: 272 pages, 259 b&w illus., 24 color photos in 16 page section. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 188 x 24. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292712799
ISBN
9780292712799
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.58

Paperback. Series: Leonardo Book Series. Num Pages: 832 pages, 235 illus. BIC Classification: AN; AS; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1100.
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262527521
ISBN
9780262527521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.89
€ 57.31

Paperback. Myths are symbolic stories that have evolved through oral tradition, and they have guided and inspired people for years. Follow these lively retellings of popular and significant Greek myths and discover how to unlock their hidden meanings so that they can be better understood. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP3; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 12. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444163469
ISBN
9781444163469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Photographs are an integral part of our daily lives - from snapshots and tabloid newspapers to art photography in galleries and exhibitions. Edwards combines a sense of the historical development of photography with an insightful analysis of its purpose and meaning within a wider cultural context. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 25 black and white. BIC Classification: AJ; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 119 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192801647
ISBN
9780192801647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. This explores key groups, leaders and events in the civil rights movement to understand how activists used race and manhood to articulate their visions of what American society should be. He demonstrates that both segregationists and civil rights activists harnessed masculinist rhetoric, tapping into assumptions about race, gender, and sexuality. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ2; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807855935
ISBN
9780807855935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.16

Hardback. * A concise and accessible introduction to the concept and history of ethnicity. * Draws on a wide range of theorists and illustrations from around the world to explore and clarify the core meanings and shifting ground of this concept. Series: Polity Key Concepts in the Social Sciences Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745642659
ISBN
9780745642659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.07

Paperback. A concise and accessible introduction to the concept and history of ethnicity. Draws on a wide range of theorists and illustrations from around the world to explore and clarify the core meanings and shifting ground of this concept. Series: Polity Key Concepts in the Social Sciences Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745642666
ISBN
9780745642666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.08

Hardback. Developing directly from Fuller's recent book Humanity 2.0, this is the first book to seriously consider what a 'post-' or 'trans'-' human state of being might mean for who we think we are, how we live, what we believe and what we aim to be. Num Pages: 124 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMG; JHBA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
124
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137277060
ISBN
9781137277060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.68

Paperback. The Proactionary Imperative debates the concept of transforming human nature, including such thorny topics as humanity's privilege as a species, our capacity to 'play God', the idea that we might treat our genes as a capital investment, eugenics and what it might mean to be 'human' in the context of risky scientific and technological interventions. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; PDA; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137433091
ISBN
9781137433091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.89

Hardback. Social thinkers in all fields are faced with one unavoidable question: What does it mean to be human in the 21st century? This ambitious and groundbreaking book provides the first synthesis of historical, philosophical and sociological insights needed to address this question in a thoughtful and creative manner. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM3; JFMG; JHB; PDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230233423
ISBN
9780230233423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.55

Hardback. Harnessing the strengths of social theory and new materialisms, this book advances a new critical theory of masculinity. Series: Sexuality Studies. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774833295
ISBN
9780774833295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

Paperback. 308pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pluto Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
9780745319964
ISBN
9780745319964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 22.28

hardcover. Academically rigourous study which situates the Irish experience within both the historical development of an Irish 'racial' consciousness and contemporary patterns of migration. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3J; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780745319971
ISBN
9780745319971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.11
€ 84.39

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847423368
ISBN
9781847423368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 477 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 210 x 32. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press Arkansas
Number of pages
477
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227752
ISBN
9781557284518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. This book explores small town austere Britain. Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780999982
ISBN
9781780999982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.54

paperback. In this collection of Holocaust documents and sources, the words of Nazi leaders and common soldiers, SS doctors and European collaborators show how and why they planned and participated in mass murder, while the victims speak of their persecution and resistance. Editor(s): Hochstadt, Steve. Series: Documents in history. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514. Good copy showing minor shelf wear to exterior. Text is clean and clear throughout
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave London
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0024765
ISBN
9780333963456
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.12

Paperback. By sharing individual Chileans' recollections of the Pinochet regime, historian Steve J. Stern provides an analytic framework for understanding memory struggles in history. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JJPR; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822338161
ISBN
9780822338161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. The story of the dramatic struggle to define collective memory in Chile during the violent, repressive dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet. Series: Latin America Otherwise: Languages, Empires, Nations. Num Pages: 576 pages, 36 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 35. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822338413
ISBN
9780822338413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.33

Hardback. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Hampton Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612890821
ISBN
9781612890821
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APFN; JFD; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349339952
ISBN
9781349339952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 159.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845888107
ISBN
9781845888107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

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