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Paperback. Umm Kulthum was a celebrated musical performer in the Arab world, and her songs still permeate the international airwaves. This, the first English-language biography, chronicles her life and career. In particular, it examines her success in a society which discouraged women from public performance. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 halftones, 3 maps, 16 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1HBE; AVGH; BGF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226136127
- ISBN
- 9780226136127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Hardback. Brown demonstrates how Florentine thinkers used Lucretius--earlier and more widely than has been supposed--to provide a radical critique of prevailing orthodoxies. She enhances our understanding of the "revolution" in sixteenth-century political thinking and our definition of the Renaissance within newly discovered worlds and new social networks. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674050327
- ISBN
- 9780674050327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.69
€ 53.99
€ 45.69
Paperback. This book explores the experiences and writings of four teachers at the University of Chicago Laboratory School, both to investigate their lives as female professionals during the Progressive era, and to add to our understanding of this innovative institution and how these philosophies and innovations have carried out to this day. Num Pages: 241 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137575944
- ISBN
- 9781137575944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Paperback. Costume and clothes are the most visible means we have of expressing ourselves. This title presents the fascinating evolvement of costume and clothes throughout the period from 15th century to the present day. Series: History. Num Pages: 32 pages, 52 colour 15 b/w images. BIC Classification: AKTA; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 171 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Pitkin Guides
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841651026
- ISBN
- 9781841651026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.32
€ 8.99
€ 8.32
Paperback. Sir Learie Constantine was an extraordinary figure by any yardstick. One of the greatest and most popular of all West Indian cricketers, he left the game to become, among other things, a barrister, cabinet minister, diplomat, broadcaster, author and journalist. Series: Caribbean Lives. Num Pages: 188 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJW; BGS; JFSL3; JP; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 123 x 14. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955429
- ISBN
- 9781904955429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.29
€ 14.29
Paperback. Henry Spencer Ashbee (1834-1900) was a prosperous and respectable Victorian gentleman. But he was a gentleman with a secret. Within the well-appointed chambers of Gray's Inn, Ashbee concealed an astonishingly vast collection of erotica and pornography, thousands of volumes strong. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations facsimiles, map, portraits. BIC Classification: BGH; JFMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571209040
- ISBN
- 9780571209040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.63
€ 19.99
€ 14.63
Hardcover. This edited volume addresses sustainability efforts in cities and metropolitan regions around the world; focusing on four key areas: environment, economic, sociopolitical, and cultural sustainability. It includes chapters about applications to urban regions focusing on the movement from sustainable development to resilient urban centers. Editor(s): Holt, William G. Series: Research in Urban Sociology. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784410582
- ISBN
- 9781784410582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.48
€ 157.48
Paperback. A clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1960s America -- fiction and poetry; music and performance; film and television; art and photography -- and influential texts of the decade. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 33 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; AB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748619474
- ISBN
- 9780748619474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. London folk tales Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752461854
- ISBN
- 9780752461854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Abused by his priest. Betrayed by his church. This is the story of the boy who sued the Pope. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BM; HRCC7; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340925287
- ISBN
- 9780340925287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. As a culture, the French are fiercely independent yet romantic, conservative yet avant-garde, rational yet emotional. This title explores beyond the stereotypes, examining the assumptions, attitudes, patterns of thought and beliefs that make the French so - French. It reveals the often invisible cultural forces that govern behaviour. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFC; VSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550. Figuring Out the French. 304 pages, Illustrations. As a culture, the French are fiercely independent yet romantic, conservative yet avant-garde, rational yet emotional. This title explores beyond the stereotypes, examining the assumptions, attitudes, patterns of thought and beliefs that make the French so - French. It reveals the often invisible cultural forces that govern behaviour. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFC; VSW. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight: 550.
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931930925
- ISBN
- 9781931930925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.69
€ 23.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. Editor(s): Stryker, Susan; Aizura, Aren Z. Num Pages: 704 pages, 37 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 180 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1192.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415517737
- ISBN
- 9780415517737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.88
€ 94.88
Hardcover. "Demonstrates how the Jewish Bible radically changed the course of ethical thought and as a result has had enormous influence on later Jewish thought and law, as well as on Christianity and the development of modern Western civilization"-- Series: JPS Essential Judaism. Num Pages: 320 pages, Index. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRJS; HRJT; JFSR1. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 37. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- The Jewish Publication Society
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780827612709
- ISBN
- 9780827612709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.93
€ 43.99
€ 43.93
Paperback. Addresses the field of film sound theory and its significance in rethinking historical models of film analysis. This book also analyzes how shifting modulation of the spoken word in cinema results in variations in audience interpretation. Editor(s): Beck, Jay; Grajeda, Tony. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252075322
- ISBN
- 9780252075322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Informed by five years of fieldwork in Sudan, the author studies indigenous and "outsider" perspectives on the traditional practice of female genital cutting. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1HBS; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812217469
- ISBN
- 9780812217469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Focuses on the beliefs which surged around the world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and which have a renewed relevance and poignancy. This book shows how modern society is organized with the brutal, narrow few clinging onto their wealth and privileges at the expense of the many. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA; JPFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141396118
- ISBN
- 9780141396118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Africa World Pr
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865435414
- ISBN
- 9780865435414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.20
€ 27.20
Paperback. "Includes index. Commissioning organisation: Cassandra Hayes. x, 257 p. ill. 23 cm. Paperback. As new." Keywords: "Subjects - Business, Finance & Law - Careers - General,Subjects - Business, Finance & Law - Careers - Job Hunting,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Social Sciences - Multicultural Studies -"
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons New York
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- SKU
- KEX0165789
- ISBN
- 9780471417101
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Vanity Fair 100 Years showcases a century of personality and power, art and commerce, crisis and culture--both highbrow and low. In the sumptuous 384-page coffee table book, the editors of Vanity Fair have created the definitive history of the most talked-about magazine of our day. Num Pages: 456 pages, 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AJC; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 340 x 288 x 40. Weight in Grams: 3854.
- Publisher
- Abrams
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 8.11.2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781419708633
- ISBN
- 9781419708633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.23€ 60.94
€ 77.23
€ 60.94
Paperback. From the author of THE PERFECT STORM and WAR comes a book about why men miss war, why Londoners missed the Blitz, and what we can all learn from American Indian captives who refused to go home. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JMH; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008168186
- ISBN
- 9780008168186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
Paperback. Series: Publications of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 213 x 7. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 172
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226702841
- ISBN
- 9780226702841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.57
€ 37.57
Paperback. Religion in Britain evaluates and sheds light on the religious situation in twenty-first century Britain; it explores the country s increasing secularity alongside religion s growing presence in public debate, and the impact of this paradox on Britain s society. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; HRAC; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 292 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405135962
- ISBN
- 9781405135962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.76
€ 33.99
€ 33.76
Paperback. Surveys the economies of exchange in human blood, tissues, and organs. This book compares tissue economies in the United Kingdom and United States. It features a series of case studies based on particular forms of tissue exchange and also considers the impact of different models of biotechnology patents on tissue economies. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH; KCC; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337706
- ISBN
- 9780822337706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. Revealing the naturally courageous nature of 'Lady Lindy', that made her one of the most daring of twentieth-century women Num Pages: 176 pages, 54 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; BGH; JFSJ1; TRPS; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750979481
- ISBN
- 9780750979481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49