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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. This book provides a sharply observed tour of Western intellectual and artistic aspiration. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPM; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566634793
ISBN
9781566634793
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.51

Paperback. Geared towards the needs of those recovering from alcoholism, this book of daily meditations offers support for alcoholics and support groups like AA. Each page has a daily recovery topic with an insightful commentary and a one-sentence "Goal for the day". Series: Hazelden Meditations. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JM; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 104 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Hazelden
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568381275
ISBN
9781568381275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.97

Hardback. This is the fourth in the series of proceedings of the interdisciplinary conferences sponsored by the Center for Renaissance & Baroque Studies at the University of Maryland. This volume reflects the commitment of scholars to the exploration of early modern women's culture as recovered through images, literature, music, and archives of the period. Editor(s): Mikesell, Margaret; Seeff, Adele. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611492316
ISBN
9781611492316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.53

Paperback. The central premise of this work is that Lurianic Kabbalah was first and foremost a lived and living phenomenon in an actual social world. Thus it focuses on Luria the person and his relationship to his disciples. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HRJX; HRLK2; HRQX2; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748261
ISBN
9780804748261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.70

Hardcover. Samuel Scott's 3 volumes, the product of more than twenty years scholarship, provide a detailed yet engaging history of the Moors in Spain and the legacy of their learning in the wider countries of Europe. Series: Major Work. Num Pages: 2224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
2224
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9781784535339
ISBN
9781784535339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 482.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060686611
ISBN
9780060686611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.59

Hardback. A survey of female monasticism that begins with the first communities of Late Antiquity and ends with the Reformation. It focuses on the visual culture of female monasticism in the European Middle Ages. Editor(s): Hamburger, Jeffrey F.; Marti, Susan. Translator(s): Hamburger, Dietlinde. Num Pages: 344 pages, 73 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HRCC2; HRCX8; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139809
ISBN
9780231139809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.36

Paperback. Series: Critical social studies. Num Pages: 161 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 232. Ex-libris with usual markings. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1977th Edition
SKU
KSS0012078
ISBN
9780333220559
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. The first volume to consider childhood over eight centuries of British writing, this book traces the literary child from medieval to contemporary texts. Written by international experts, the volume's essays challenge earlier readings of childhood and offer fascinating contributions to the current upsurge of interest in constructions of childhood. Editor(s): Gavin, Dr. Adrienne. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230348271
ISBN
9780230348271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.05
€ 67.65

Paperback. Argues that Islamic revival, or "re-Islamization," results from the efforts of westernized Muslims to assert their identity in a non-Muslim context. This book provides a comparison of several transnational movements, whether peaceful, like Tablighi Jama'at and the Islamic brotherhoods, or violent, like Al Qaeda. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231134996
ISBN
9780231134996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.50

Paperback. This text provides an account of the child's journey from the womb to young adulthood. The first half of the book, discussing normal patterns of growth and development, is cross-referenced to equivalent chapters in the second half, discussing atypical conditions. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JMC; MFKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631234678
ISBN
9780631234678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.78

Paperback. This collection of essays applies the most current thinking in literature and urban studies to an examination of visual culture of 19th century France - painting, caricature, illustrated magazines, posters - resulting in a subtle map of the gendered topography of Parisian modernity, the stomping ground of the flaneur. Editor(s): D'Souza, Aruna; McDonough, Tom. Series: Critical Perspectives in Art History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; ACV; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719079429
ISBN
9780719079429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

Hardcover. Housing fulfils a basic human need for shelter. It protects us from the weather and from hostile intruders. Often it is an expression of personal identity and social status. This work conveys the complex nature of people's experiences with their residences, neighbourhoods and communities. Editor(s): Aragones, Juan Ignacio; Francescato, Guido; Garling, Tommy. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; JKSB; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897895958
ISBN
9780897895958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.03
€ 85.66

Paperback. Published with a new preface, this bestseller offers an intimate glimpse into a unique female community. Liz Dalby, the only non-Japanese woman ever to have trained as a geisha, reveals the realities of geisha life. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
Edition
1st UK Paperback Edition
SKU
V9780099286387
ISBN
9780099286387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. At the time of her death in after a long battle with cancer, Eve Sedgwick had been working on a book on affect and Proust, and on the psychoanalyst Melanie Klein. This volume, edited by Jonathan Goldberg, brings together a collection of her last work. Editor(s): Goldberg, Jonathan; Moon, Michael. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 240 pages, 37 color illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFSK; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351580
ISBN
9780822351580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.49

Paperback. In The National Mall, Lisa Benton-Short explores the critical issues that are redefining and reshaping this extraordinary public space. Num Pages: 296 pages, 36, 2 figures, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JM; AMGD; HBTP; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442630550
ISBN
9781442630550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.39

Paperback. The story of how one woman turned her life around after suffering an abusive childhood Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471102738
ISBN
9781471102738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613747759
ISBN
9781613747759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
First edition
SKU
V9780816631469
ISBN
9780816631469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846450075
ISBN
9781846450075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.88

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