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Paperback. Using Jung's approach to dreams and myths, analyst Steven Galipeau discusses the symbolism and meaning embedded in "Star Wars", George Lucas's modern fairytale. He covers issues such as the battle between light femininity and dark masculinity, and the conflict between nature and technology. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812694321
ISBN
9780812694321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.89

Paperback. A study of the mapping and remapping of male-male sexuality over four centuries of Japanese history. It explores the languages of medicine, law, and popular culture from the seventeenth century through the American Occupation. It opens with speculations about how an Edo translator might grapple with a twentieth-century text on homosexuality. Num Pages: 411 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBTB; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 281 x 31. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
411
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520251656
ISBN
9780520251656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.48

Paperback. Editor(s): Green, D.; Graf, S. J. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Mandrake of Oxford United Kingdom
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869928391
ISBN
9781869928391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 355 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 204 x 14. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Black Rose Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551642406
ISBN
9781551642406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.66

Paperback. The remarkable stories of Scottish women throughout history.. Exciting and fascinating tales about princesses, witches, peasants and revolutionaries. Not merely reproducing the biographies of famous women such as Mary, Queen of Scots, Scottish Women reveals a new and interesting perspective on the lives of Scottish women throughout history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp colour section. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906817572
ISBN
9781906817572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Hardback. This work is a study of the role of mass media in political change, specifically the recent changes in the former Soviet Union. The output of publications by the USSR to various constituents is analysed for content and direction, and the use of media to define the new Russia is examined. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275950439
ISBN
9780275950439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.61
€ 67.39

Paperback. A multidisciplinary conversation on the state of the American Dream Editor(s): Hanson, Sandra L.; White, John Kenneth. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439903155
ISBN
9781439903155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Offers an analytic framework to show how the process of candidate selection often limits the participation of women in various Latin American countries Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSJ1; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439908488
ISBN
9781439908488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Hardcover. This satirical handbook for fellow Americans is a guide to the nuances of British culture in the 1960s. Deftly illustrated with dynamic cartoons, it's packed with gems on Anglo-American differences and pithy advice which tells us as much about the British of the 1960s as it does about their visitors from across the Pond. Num Pages: 208 pages, 36 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; JFC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360. 208 pages, 36 black & white illustrations. This satirical handbook for fellow Americans is a guide to the nuances of British culture in the 1960s. Deftly illustrated with dynamic cartoons, it's packed with gems on Anglo-American differences and pithy advice which tells us as much about the British of the 1960s as it does about their visitors from across the Pond. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; JFC; WH. Dimension: 139 x 198 x 23. Weight: 360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851242795
ISBN
9781851242795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.86

Hardcover. Num Pages: 344 pages, 88 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JFC; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 14. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The MIT Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262034050
ISBN
9780262034050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.52
€ 58.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 455 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JKVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Feminist Press at The City University of New York United States
Number of pages
455
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558616073
ISBN
9781558616073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. A study of three mystical theologians - Mechthild of Magdeburg, Marguerite Porete and Meister Eckhart. By reading the theologians "with and against" each other, each one is recontextualized. The work is informed by feminist theory as well as familiarity with late medieval religious culture. Series: Studies in Spirituality & Theology. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; HRCC2; HRCM; HRCS1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268017699
ISBN
9780268017699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.44

Hardcover. Voices in Dialogue, a collection of essays which outline key issues in the cultural history of medieval women. Some provide evidence that women in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages achieved an accomplished form of literacy and became actively involved in literary networks. Others discuss women's ministry and spiritual leadership. Editor(s): Olson, Linda; Kerby-Fulton, Kathryn. Num Pages: 608 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; CFC; HBTB; HRCX4; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268037178
ISBN
9780268037178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.29

Paperback. During post-WWI's economic revival, women emerged from an era of corsets, long gowns and formality to express their independence. This volume contains more than 380 images featuring hundreds of clothing styles of the era from the catalogs of Bellas Hess & Company, and The Charles William Stores,Inc. Num Pages: 160 pages, 384 black and white and color images. BIC Classification: JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 282 x 12. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764320750
ISBN
9780764320750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Collects the foremost aticles written about Jews and the Civil War in a single accessible volume Editor(s): Sarna, Jonathan D.; Mendelsohn, Adam D. Num Pages: 445 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
445
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814771136
ISBN
9780814771136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Presents an introduction to the mythology of the peoples, who inhabited the northwestern fringes of Europe from Britain and the Isle of Man to Gaul and Brittany. This guide looks at the gods and goddesses of Celtic myth; at the nature of Celtic religion, with its rituals of sun and moon worship; and at the druids who served society as judges. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKP2; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141017945
ISBN
9780141017945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

Hardback. Num Pages: 520 pages, 213 color and 7 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 43. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292726611
ISBN
9780292726611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.61

Paperback. Focuses on wearable, collectible vintage clothing and accessories. The Sears catalogues provide the basis for a comprehensive evaluation of the fashions of this period. Num Pages: 160 pages, 400 photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; AKTA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 276 x 13. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764305191
ISBN
9780764305191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.30

Paperback. "Defacement" asks what happens when something precious is despoiled. It begins with the notion that such activity is attractive in its very repulsion, and that it creates something sacred even in the most secular of societies and circumstances. Num Pages: 328 pages, 4 half-tones. BIC Classification: JFMD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804732000
ISBN
9780804732000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804778671
ISBN
9780804778671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

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