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Paperback. The Tsimshian people of coastal British Columbia use a system of hereditary name-titles in which names are treated as objects of inheritable wealth. This book examines the way in which names link members of a lineage to a past and to the places where that past unfolded. Series: Donald R. Ellegood International Publications. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 maps,. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KBC; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 409.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988078
ISBN
9780295988078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 227 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
159
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764335686
ISBN
9780764335686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. This introduction explores the relationship between the counterculture and American popular culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748619894
ISBN
9780748619894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.54

Paperback. Drawing on hundreds of sermons, essays, speeches, letters, journals, plays, poems, and newspaper articles, the author of this volume explores how intellectuals, preachers, and polemicists transformed both the forms and the substance of public discussion in 18th-century Connecticut. Series: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture. Num Pages: 524 pages, 18 illustrations, 4 figures, index, appendices. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CBP; CFG; GTC; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Number of pages
524
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227922
ISBN
9780807847725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. An exploration of the personal and spiritual truths revealed through LSD. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JMTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594773839
ISBN
9781594773839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.54

Paperback. Consigned to illiteracy, American slaves left little record of their thoughts and feelings or so we have believed. But a few learned to use pen and paper to make sense of their experiences, despite prohibitions. These authors perspectives rewrite the history of emancipation and force us to rethink the relationship between literacy and freedom." Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: D; HBTS; HBWJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780674088061
ISBN
9780674088061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.97

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844651658
ISBN
9781844651658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814736081
ISBN
9780814736081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. This text challenges the assumptions that the theory of relativity in physics sprang in its essence from the genius of Albert Einstein, and that scientific relativity is unconnected to ethical, cultural or epistemological relativisms. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 443.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327334
ISBN
9780226327334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. A witty, wise, biting, and completely individual meditation on what it means to think, live, and be to the contrary. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 152. Series: Letters to a Young. 160 pages. Christopher Hitchens has made a career of disagreeing in profound and entertaining ways. While bemoaning the loss of the skills of dialectical thinking evident in contemporary society, he aims to inspire future generations of intellectuals, mavericks, rebels, angry young (wo)men and dissidents. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JF. Dimension: 203 x 130 x 11. Weight: 148.
Publisher
Basic Books
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Later ptg
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465030330
ISBN
9780465030330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

Paperback. Entering the world of conspiracy theories and secret societies is like stepping into a distant, parallel universe where the laws of physics have completely changed: black means white, up is down, and if you want to understand what's really going on, you need a good reference book. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 188 x 20. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
For Dummies
Number of pages
362
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470184080
ISBN
9780470184080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.37

Paperback. Editor(s): Kaelin, Christopher J.; Nutting, Meredith. Num Pages: 78 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 6. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
78
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622579150
ISBN
9781622579150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.77
€ 70.23

Paperback. Canadian progressive rock band Rush was the voice of the suburban middle class. This book assesses the band's impact on popular music and its legacy for legions of fans. It explores the ways in which Rush's critique of suburban life - and its strategies for escape - reflected middle-class aspirations and anxieties. Series: Profiles in Popular Music. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; AVGP; AVH; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221490
ISBN
9780253221490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 347 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFS; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 190 x 18. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Progressive Press United States
Number of pages
347
Condition
New
SKU
V9781615773701
ISBN
9781615773701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.31

Paperback. This text examines the problem of homelessness in America, exploring questions such as how widespread is it, how did it happen and what can be done about it? Factors discussed include the de-institutionalization of the mentally ill, declining marriage rates and cuts in welfare benefits. Num Pages: 176 pages, 5 line illustrations, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674405967
ISBN
9780674405967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.04

Paperback. Examines how technology and online media shape social interaction. This book explores how technology mediates social interaction. It identifies and explicates key social and interactional issues in voice-based and text-based chat rooms, emails, social networking websites, and mobile telephony. Series: Studies in Social Interaction. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 232 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748649488
ISBN
9780748649488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.54

Paperback. A contributor to "The Tactile Mind Weekly" and the National Association of the Deafs "Mind Over Matter" writes about the biases he has faced in both the hearing and deaf communities, and addresses such topics as Christmas trips and marriage with a withering wit. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563683572
ISBN
9781563683572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DBKZ; JFCA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Strange Attractor
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907222481
ISBN
9781907222481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.29

Hardcover. Examines how postwar thinkers from both sides of the Atlantic considered urban landscapes radically changed by the political and physical realities of sprawl, urban decay, and urban renewal. This title traces changing responses to the challenging issues that most affected the lives of the world's cities. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 336 pages, 77 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3JJP; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226441740
ISBN
9780226441740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.85
€ 77.34

Paperback. The early rituals of Freemasonry tell a parallel story to the Bible. This collection of masonic texts lays out the foundation of Masonic philosophy. It uncovers a Stone Age cult of Venus worship that was passed down to Solomon. It demonstrates how the Venus cult survived to be embraced by the last, would-be king of the Jews - Jesus Christ himself. Num Pages: 704 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCA; HRCS1; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 111 x 36. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099429234
ISBN
9780099429234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

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