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Society & culture: general

Paperback. The best-selling Christian study of homosexuality, combining a psychoanalytical approach with an emphasis on the need for counselling and prayer. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX6; JFSK2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 4. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718830656
ISBN
9780718830656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.20

Bridging the history of technology, science and technology studies, and disability studies, this book traces the psychological, cultural, and economic evolution of a consumer culture aimed at individuals with disabilities, who increasingly rely on personal computers to make their lives richer and more interconnected. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9, 7 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFG; UYZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421416465
ISBN
9781421416465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.27

paperback. A study of life in teaching convents across France through two hundred years of history, a history that provided the beginnings and inspiration for most of today's institutions for the Catholic education of girls. Series: McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HB; HRAX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780773536135
ISBN
9780773536135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.72

Paperback. Bodies in Doubt breaks new ground in examining the historical roots of modern attitudes about intersex in the United States and will interest scholars and researchers in disability studies, social history, gender studies, and the history of medicine. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; MBDC; MBX; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405834
ISBN
9781421405834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.50

Hardback. An examination of how Canada's policies for the Fourth World Conference on Women were formulated. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSJ1; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774808422
ISBN
9780774808422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.81

Paperback. A Woman's Place is based upon Elizabeth Roberts's interviews with 160 elderly people from the towns of Barrow, Lancaster and Preston. They recall their memories of family life as children, youths and adults in the period between the last decade of the nineteenth century and the outbreak of the Second World War. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFSG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631147541
ISBN
9780631147541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.46

Paperback. Focusing on Montgomery's memorable heroines, Epperly demonstrates that Montgomery deserves a place in the literary canon not just as the creator of Anne of Green Gables but as an artist in her chosen profession. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSB; JFFK; JFSJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442626539
ISBN
9781442626539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.05

Paperback. A richly satisfying journey into the world of barbecue as food and culture Series: Bridwell Texas History Series. Num Pages: 108 color and 12 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 757.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292719989
ISBN
9780292719989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.03

hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFC; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Monthly Review Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853459750
ISBN
9780853459750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.33
€ 47.01

Paperback. Fairy tales, often said to be "timeless" and fundamentally "oral," have a long written history. This book argues that however a vital part of this history has fallen by the wayside. It refocuses the lens through which we look at fairy tales. It examines the evolution of the "Anglo-American" fairy tale and its place in this variegated history. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 halftones. 5 line illus. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBH; DSK; JFHF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691115672
ISBN
9780691115672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. This book offers a critique of the dominant conceptualization of heritage found in policy, which tends to privilege the white, middle and upper classes. Using Britain as an illustration, Waterton explores how and why recent policies continue to lean towards the predictable melding of cultural diversity with tendencies of assimilation." Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JFCX; JFD; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349369119
ISBN
9781349369119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.90

Paperback. A fascinating exploration of an ancient system of beliefs and its links to the evolution of dance. Num Pages: 448 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: ASD; HBTB; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 168 x 29. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393348507
ISBN
9780393348507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. Why were Prometheus and Loki envisioned as chained to rocks? What was the Golden Calf? Why are mirrors believed to carry bad luck? This book shows that myths originally transmitted real information about real events and observations, preserving the information sometimes for millennia within nonliterate societies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 18 line illus. 27 halftones. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127743
ISBN
9780691127743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.87

Hardback. The funeral laments of Upper Egypt have an elaborate and ancient history stretching back more than 5,000 years. This book explores the performance, motifs and meanings of the laments and reveals their relation to myth, religion, cosmology and the ancient Egyptian funerary texts. Num Pages: 328 pages, 32 black and white integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; JFC; JHBZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 878.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
328
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848850507
ISBN
9781848850507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.58
€ 95.86

Paperback. Ranging from Marcel Proust to tarot readings, from urban planning to interiors, the author investigates an underlying Puritanism in critical commentary on matters as wide ranging as Roger Federer and C S Lewis, Surrealism and fashion and the relationship of religion to fan culture. Num Pages: 222 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780762869
ISBN
9781780762869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFT; KNTX; TJKT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The New Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595589637
ISBN
9781595589637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.77

Hardback. In The Epic of Juan Latino, Elizabeth R. Wright tells the story of Renaissance Europe's first black poet and his epic poem on the naval battle of Lepanto, Austrias Carmen (The Song of John of Austria). Series: Toronto Iberic. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442637528
ISBN
9781442637528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTV; JFCA; LNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Thought Catalog
Condition
New
SKU
V9781576877708
ISBN
9781576877708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.65

Paperback. Tells the story of a metaphor that continues to matter to literature, culture, aesthetics, and politics Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814797167
ISBN
9780814797167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

Paperback. Editor(s): Fedor, Julie; Portnov, Andriy; Umland, Andreas. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Edition
No. 1 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838207261
ISBN
9783838207261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.85

Paperback / so. Series: Kieler Beitrage Zur Politik Und Sozialwissenschaft. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810012081
ISBN
9783810012081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.50

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 31. Weight in Grams: 939.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810035998
ISBN
9783810035998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 90.73

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810016119
ISBN
9783810016119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.38

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 579.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Edition
5
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810019363
ISBN
9783810019363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.34

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