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Paperback. A discussion of the probability (shown by DNA tests) that Thomas Jefferson was the father of his slave Sally Hemings's children. The essays reflect the deeper questions the relationship between Jefferson and Hemings has raised about American history and national culture. Editor(s): Lewis, Jan; Onuf, Peter S. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813919195
ISBN
9780813919195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.62

Hardback. Editor(s): Lewis, Linden; Griffith, Glyne; Crespo Kebler, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 249 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611482720
ISBN
9781611482720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.39

Mixed media pr. Drawing on archive material and a series of personal interviews, this exciting new book reverses the neglect of this vital element in the history of contemporary theatre - the vibrant presence of South Asians in theatre in Britain. Editor(s): Ley, Graham; Dadswell, Sarah. Series: Exeter Performance Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; AN; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898324
ISBN
9780859898324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.81

Mixed media pr. Drawing on archive material and a series of personal interviews, this exciting new book reverses the neglect of this vital element in the history of contemporary theatre - the vibrant presence of South Asians in theatre in Britain. Editor(s): Ley, Graham; Dadswell, Sarah. Series: Exeter Performance Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; AN; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898331
ISBN
9780859898331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.65

Paperback. Editor(s): Lichtblau, Albert; Prontera, Grazia; Embacher, Helga; Steinert, Johannes-Dieter; Aschauer, Wolfgang. Num Pages: 298 pages, 28 b/w ills, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBW; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911096719
ISBN
9781911096719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.70

Hardback. Most books on Nazi Germany focus on the war years. Much less is known about the preceding years although these give important clues with regard to the events after November 1938, which culminated in the Holocaust. Editor(s): Limberg, Margarete; Rubsaat, Hubert. Translator(s): Nothnagle, Alan L. Num Pages: 198 pages, Bibliog. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845450847
ISBN
9781845450847
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.84

Paperback. Editor(s): Lindner, Ulrike; Tappe, Oliver; Zeuske, Michael. Num Pages: 300 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTS; JFFN; JFSL3; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837637335
ISBN
9783837637335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.89

Hardback. This volume explores the search for meaning among people in China today. The subjects of these essays span the social spectrum from hip young entrepreneurs to sweatshop workers and homeless beggars, with the issues ranging from domestic violence to homosexuality to political corruption. Editor(s): Link, Perry; Madsen, Richard; Pickowicz, Paul G. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; JFC; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742510784
ISBN
9780742510784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 199.17

Hardback. Editor(s): Liste-Noya, Jose; Barros-Grella, Eduardo. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611470062
ISBN
9781611470062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.78

Hardback. In this highly original approach to the study of the construction of culture, this collection of previously unpublished essays explore the topography of the secret and the forbidden, focusing on specific moments in recent cultural and political history. Editor(s): Lloyd, Fran; O'Brien, Catherine. Series: Polygons: Cultural Diversities & Intersections. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 figs. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 543.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571817884
ISBN
9781571817884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.73

Hardback. Outgrowth of an international conference entitled "Symposium on Human-Elephant Relations in South and Southeast Asia" held at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, May 7-8, 2013. (Acknowledgements) Editor(s): Locke, Piers; Buckingham, Jane. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; JFFZ; PSVS; PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 33. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199467228
ISBN
9780199467228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.13

Paperback. An anthology that investigates the problematic linkages between conserving cultural heritage, maintaining cultural diversity, defining and establishing cultural citizenship, and enforcing human rights. It addresses the notions of cultural diversity, cultural heritage and human rights, focusing on the intersection between the three concepts. Editor(s): Logan, William; Craith, Mairead Nic; Langfield, Michele. Series: Key Issues in Cultural Heritage. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415563673
ISBN
9780415563673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.25

Paperback. The human life course is filled with and subject to a wide range of personal difficulties, many of which are shared by others. Social Problems across the Life Course offers accessible readings that examine the societal construction of social problems out of the personal troubles that people confront at major life stages. Editor(s): Lopata, Helena; Levy, Judith A. Series: Understanding Social Problems: An SSSP Presidential Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSP; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 177 x 17. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742528352
ISBN
9780742528352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.40

Hardback. This volume advances an emerging body of work that centres Southern California's future on the links between the two fastest-growing racial groups in the region - Asians and Latinos - and the economic and social mainstream of this important sector of the global economy. Editor(s): Lopez-Garza, Marta; Diaz, David R. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSJ; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 822.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804736305
ISBN
9780804736305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 215.52

Paperback. The story of the growth and destruction of Toronto's first 'priority neighbourhood.' Editor(s): Lorinc, John; McClelland, Michael; Scheinberg, Ellen; Taylor, Tatum. Num Pages: 320 pages, 100 B&W photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JH; 3JJ; AMVD; JFSG; JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Coach House Books Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552453117
ISBN
9781552453117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.67

Paperback. Nietzche and Dostoevsky are collected essays on Nietzsche Dostoevsky and twentieth-century intellectual history. Editor(s): Love, Jeff; Metzger, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Russian Literature and Theory. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK; HPCD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810133945
ISBN
9780810133945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99

Hardback. These 13 workshop-based papers critique ecofeminist assumptions about traditional societies viewing women as closer to nature and more spiritual than men. Following an overview by Low (history, Open U.) and Tremayne (social and cultural anthropology, U. of Oxford), the first contribution frames the Editor(s): Low, Alaine; Tremayne, Soraya. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHM; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571814678
ISBN
9781571814678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.12

hardcover. Editor(s): Luckman, Susan; Thomas, Nicola. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AC; JFCD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474259583
ISBN
9781474259583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.37

Paperback. This volume studies language acquisition among cultural migrants. The chapters investigate different aspects of their linguistic knowledge and production and make an important contribution to our understanding of the possibilities and limits of L2 ultimate attainment. Editor(s): Lundell, Fanny Forsberg; Bartning, Inge. Series: Second Language Acquisition. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: CFDC; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783094028
ISBN
9781783094028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.54

hardcover. The contributors consider how Canada's religious experience is distinctive in the modern world, somewhere between the largely secularized Europe and the relatively religious United States. Editor(s): Lyon, David A.; Van die, Marguerite. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HRAC; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 665.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802044082
ISBN
9780802044082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.69

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