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Paperback. Our origins as a slave species and the Anunnaki legacy in our DNA. Num Pages: 576 pages, 104 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX; JFH; PSAJ; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 29. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591431510
- ISBN
- 9781591431510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 18.81
€ 27.99
€ 18.81
Paperback. In December 2001, Jeff Ferrell quit his job as a tenured professor, moved back to his hometown in Texas, and, with a place to live but no real income, began an eight-month odyssey of living off of the street. This book tells the story of this unusual journey into the often illicit worlds of scrounging, recycling, and second-hand living. Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 222 pages, 46 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 203 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727386
- ISBN
- 9780814727386
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.29
€ 32.99
€ 31.29
Paperback. The author argues that the modern world's growing preoccupation with aging has little or nothing to do with demography but rather that it is used to justify further reductions in the role of government in the economy and the curbing of the welfare state. Thus, he demolishes a succession of myths. Num Pages: 259 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBD; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris London
- Number of pages
- 259
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860647789
- ISBN
- 9781860647789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.52
€ 32.99
€ 27.52
Hardback. Exploring culinary evolution and eating habits in a cornucopia of cultures from ancient Mesopotamia to modern America and from the Byzantine Empire to Jewish Mediterranean culture in the Middle Ages, Food: A Culinary History is a rich banquet for readers. Culinary customs, the writers reveal, offer great insight into societies past and present. Editor(s): Flandrin, Jean-Louis; Montanari, Massimo. Translator(s): Sonnenfeld, Albert. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 624 pages, 34 photographs. BIC Classification: HBT; JFC; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1320.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111546
- ISBN
- 9780231111546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.98
€ 84.98
Paperback. This book is open access under a CC BY license and explores the under-researched history of male mental illness from the mid-twentieth century. It argues that statistics suggesting women have been more vulnerable to depression and anxiety are misleading since they underplay a host of alternative presentations of 'distress' more common in men. Series: Mental Health in Historical Perspective. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBTB; JFFH; JFSJ2; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137556264
- ISBN
- 9781137556264
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Condition: New
€ 28.67
€ 28.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Harper Wave
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062499929
- ISBN
- 9780062499929
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.04
€ 16.99
€ 15.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 22 black & white illustrations, 22 colour plates, 44 illus., 22 in color. BIC Classification: DSK; FX; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 254 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295994963
- ISBN
- 9780295994963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 233 colour photos. BIC Classification: AJB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 287 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1796.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764350955
- ISBN
- 9780764350955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.73€ 45.85
€ 64.73
€ 45.85
Paperback. Disruptive montage has often been regarded as a potential threat to the dialogue between scholarly representations and the social world. This volume asserts the opposite: that the destabilization of commonsense perception is the very precondition for transcending social and cultural categories. Editor(s): Suhr, Christian; Willerslev, Professor Rane. Num Pages: 300 pages, 73 ills, 5 figs. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 212 x 18. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459640
- ISBN
- 9780857459640
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Condition: New
€ 56.81
€ 56.81
Paperback. An original conceptual exploration of Shanghai which examines the emergence today of the 'City of Tomorrow'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; JFSG; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043601
- ISBN
- 9781849043601
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.20
€ 46.99
€ 41.20
Paperback. Presents a study of folklore and folklore methodologies. This book outlines four perspectives that researchers employ to conceptualize, document, and study the phenomena that we consider 'folklore': folklore as artifact, describable and diffusible entity, culture, and behavior. It describes the pervasiveness of folklore in everyday life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 106 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209948
- ISBN
- 9780253209948
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.09
€ 27.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. Translator(s): Schein, Allison; Vergnaud, Lara. Num Pages: 474 pages. BIC Classification: JFFU; MBNH2; RNFF; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620972021
- ISBN
- 9781620972021
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Condition: New
€ 21.11
€ 21.11
Paperback. The essays presented in 'The History and Philosophy of Islamic Science' discuss the principles behind the different sciences cultivated in the Islamic world from the third century of the Islamic era onwards and the place of science in relation to other branches of Islamic learning. Num Pages: 276 pages, index. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946621835
- ISBN
- 9780946621835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.65
€ 20.99
€ 16.65
Hardback. In feudal and early modern society, the nobility was a force of major importance. In this three-volume work, the author provides a survey of all the most significant primary sources relating to the status of nobility in Europe from Roman times through the Medieval period and beyond, setting them within the broader historical context of the time. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 1248 pages, 40 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780764559
- ISBN
- 9781780764559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 498.07
€ 498.07
Paperback. Are girls taking over the world? It would appear so, based on magazine covers, news headlines, and popular books touting girls' academic success. Describing girls' varied everyday experiences, the authors show how teachers, parents, and media commentators can help smart girls thrive while working toward straight A's and a bright future. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSP3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 211 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284159
- ISBN
- 9780520284159
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.12
€ 27.99
€ 21.12
Paperback. A controversial, timely reassessment of the environmentalist agenda by outstanding historians, scientists, and critics. Editor(s): Cronon, William. Num Pages: 560 pages, Photographs. BIC Classification: JFCX; RNK; RNP; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393315110
- ISBN
- 9780393315110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.46
€ 26.99
€ 24.46
Paperback. "Bloomsbury Sources in Ancient History." Series: Bloomsbury Sources in Ancient History. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBLA1; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441133458
- ISBN
- 9781441133458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.71
€ 48.99
€ 40.71
Paperback. This is the first book to collect the most important contributions to the theory of the postmodern novel over the last forty years and to guide readers through the complex questions and wide-ranging debates. The selections in this book will enable readers to place the theory of postmodern fiction in a broader intellectual and cultural context. Editor(s): Nicol, Bran. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJP; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 246 x 30. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748614790
- ISBN
- 9780748614790
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.02
€ 41.99
€ 37.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: HRCS; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 140. .
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268000943
- ISBN
- 9780268000943
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.26
€ 32.99
€ 31.26
Paperback. In this new book, Mark Wheeler offers the first in-depth analysis of the history, nature and global reach of celebrity politics today. Celebrity politicians and politicized celebrities have had a profound impact upon the practice of politics and the way in which it is now communicated. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652498
- ISBN
- 9780745652498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.19
€ 24.19
Paperback. Media Industries: History, Theory and Method is among the first texts to explore the evolving field of media industry studies and offer an innovative blueprint for future study and analysis. Editor(s): Holt, Jennifer; Perren, Alisa. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFD; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 16. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405163422
- ISBN
- 9781405163422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.45
€ 41.99
€ 41.45
Paperback. Antigone, the insurgent from Sophocles's Oedipus, has long been a feminist icon of defiance. This book redefines Antigone's legacy, recovering her significance and liberating it for a progressive feminism and sexual politics. It reconceptualizes the incest taboo in relation to kinship - and open up the concept of kinship to cultural change. Series: Wellek Library Lectures S. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 150. Kinship Between Life and Death. Series: Wellek Library Lectures S. 112 pages. Antigone, the insurgent from Sophocles's Oedipus, has long been a feminist icon of defiance. This book redefines Antigone's legacy, recovering her significance and liberating it for a progressive feminism and sexual politics. It reconceptualizes the incest taboo in relation to kinship - and open up the concept of kinship to cultural change. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFFK. Dimension: 229 x 130 x 8. Weight: 148.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231118958
- ISBN
- 9780231118958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.86
€ 29.99
€ 21.86
Hardback. "A series of dialogues and exchanges between Julia Kristeva and Philippe Sollers on their marriage" -- Translator(s): Scott-Fox, Lorna. Num Pages: 128 pages, 8 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; JFFK; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231180108
- ISBN
- 9780231180108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.86
€ 29.99
€ 21.86
Paperback. 192 pages, 22 ills. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFHF. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight: 316.
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601631107
- ISBN
- 9781601631107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.95
€ 17.99
€ 16.95