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Society & culture: general
Paperback. This portrait captures the experiences of creating and maintaining a home and a "chosen" family. Observing lesbians and gay men as they go about their daily routines, it unveils the complex and sometimes artful ways that gay people make a family and home for themselves. Series: Worlds of desire. Num Pages: 274 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226094861
- ISBN
- 9780226094861
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.68
€ 36.99
€ 28.68
Paperback. This work, covering a period of three centuries, analyzes the narratives of American women that were written whilst being held prisoner by a variety of different captors. It explores the relevance of such narrative for critical investigation into the construction of gender, race and nation. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 268 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226096544
- ISBN
- 9780226096544
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.85
€ 34.99
€ 27.85
Paperback. This thoughtful book explores much of the background to the strife the globe faces today. In particular, Christopher Catherwood shows how religion and national pride, which are supposed to be positive forces, can become perverted ideologies that arouse hatred, slaughter, and war. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: HRCX6; JFFE; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742500907
- ISBN
- 9780742500907
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Condition: New
€ 54.05
€ 54.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566634250
- ISBN
- 9781566634250
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.39
€ 16.99
€ 15.39
Paperback. Examining texts ranging from the Homeric epics and the Platonic dialogues, to Virgils "Aeneid" and the Book of Revelation, this book reveals how certain strategic metaphors embedded in the early Western literacy canon have promoted (and continue to promote) systems of inequality and social control. Num Pages: 196 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFCX; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847682393
- ISBN
- 9780847682393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.76
€ 59.76
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814791356
- ISBN
- 9780814791356
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Hardback. Series: Indians of the Southeast. Num Pages: 438 pages, 3 illustrations, 29 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBT; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803273924
- ISBN
- 9780803273924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.22
€ 71.22
Paperback. In this work, Christopher Dawson concludes that the period called the Dark Ages was not a barren prelude to the creative mediaeval world. Instead, he argues that it is better described as "ages of dawn", for it was in this period that the foundation of a unified European culture was laid. Series: Works of Christopher Dawson. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; JFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Catholic University of America Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813210834
- ISBN
- 9780813210834
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Condition: New
€ 38.78
€ 38.78
Paperback. Religion and Culture was first presented by historian Christopher Dawson Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813221335
- ISBN
- 9780813221335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.85
€ 32.85
Paperback. Reflects on the relations of faith and culture. This book explores the contact between the spiritual life of the individual and the social and economic organization of modern culture. It focuses on the passing of industrialism, Catholic understanding of the human person, Islamic mysticism, and a Christian account of sexuality. Series: Works of Christopher Dawson. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813215433
- ISBN
- 9780813215433
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Condition: New
€ 38.49
€ 38.49
Paperback. Red Jacket was an Iroquois diplomat who, as a representative of the Seneca and Six Nations, met and negotiated with American presidents from George Washington to Andrew Jackson. This book covers his career and reflects on the treaty negotiations between Indian nations and other parties. Series: Iroquois & Their Neighbors S. Num Pages: 180 pages, 8 illustrations, 2 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815605485
- ISBN
- 9780815605485
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.56
€ 20.99
€ 19.56
Paperback. Joan Thirsk was the leading English agrarian historian of the late 20th century. Her research explored regional farming, rural industry, changing tastes and fashions, and innovations in the rural economy. This book demonstrates Thirsk's relevance for historians today, presenting new work that has been influenced by her. Editor(s): Dyer, Emeritus Professor of Local History Christopher (Emeritus Professor of Local History University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester); Jones, Richard (Manchester Metropolitan University). Series: Explorations in Local and Regional History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JFSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 172 x 245 x 9. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- University Of Hertfordshire Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909291560
- ISBN
- 9781909291560
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.49
€ 23.99
€ 20.49
Hardback. Finally, he examines the relation of the Dreyfus Affair to the "culture of forcethat marked French society during the prewar years, thus accounting for the rise of the youthful athlete as a more compelling manly ideal than the bookish and sedentary intellectual. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801874338
- ISBN
- 9780801874338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.38
€ 69.38
Hardcover. This work traces the construction of Russia's cultural landscape, showing how 19th-century representations of nature reflected and shaped Russians' ideas about themselves and their nation. It should appeal to those who are interested in landscape history and in Russian art and culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AMV; HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875803036
- ISBN
- 9780875803036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.10
€ 56.10
Paperback. Traces the cultural construction of Russia's landscape during the 19th century. This book shows how artistic and literary representations of nature reflected and shaped Russians' ideas about themselves and their nation. Num Pages: 290 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AMV; HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875809854
- ISBN
- 9780875809854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807028025
- ISBN
- 9780807028025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.79
€ 19.99
€ 15.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages, 43 line illus. 48 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159768
- ISBN
- 9780691159768
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
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
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.13
€ 18.99
€ 14.13
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
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.54
€ 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
€ 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€ 14.51
€ 19.99
€ 14.51
Transregional and Transnational Families in Europe and Beyond: Experie...
Christopher H. Johnson (Ed.)
Hardback. This book, centered largely on the European experience of families scattered geographically, challenges the dominant narratives of modernization by offering a long-term perspective from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century. Paradoxically, transnational familiesA" are to be found long before the nation state was in place. Editor(s): Johnson, Christopher H.; Sabean, D. W.; Teuscher, Simon; Trivellato, Francesca. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 ills. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JFFN; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451835
- ISBN
- 9780857451835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.29
€ 167.29
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
€ 36.99€ 30.97
€ 36.99
€ 30.97