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Society & culture: general

Paperback. In this study, Owen Barfield draws on sources from mythology, philosophy, history, literature, theology and science to chronicle the evolution of human thought from Moses and Aristotle to Galileo and Keats. Num Pages: 191 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Wesleyan University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition. ed.
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819562050
ISBN
9780819562050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.76

Paperback. From the bestselling author of Desert Flower: the true story of saving a young girl from FGM Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFM; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349005980
ISBN
9780349005980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.64

paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JFSK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595587763
ISBN
9781595587763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.75

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595583239
ISBN
9781595583239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.85

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12, 11 charts, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781501704314
ISBN
9781501704314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.24

Hardcover. "Published by the University of Nebraska Press as a Jewish Publication Society book"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 636 pages, 30 images, index. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Jewish Publication Society United States
Number of pages
636
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780827612617
ISBN
9780827612617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.58

Hardcover. Imagine yourself without a face - the task seems impossible. The face is a core feature of our physical identity. Our face is how others identify us and how we think of our 'self'. This book examines the cultural meaning and social significance of interventions aimed at repairing faces defined as disfigured. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
NYU Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814784105
ISBN
9780814784105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.43

Paperback. Imagine yourself without a face - the task seems impossible. The face is a core feature of our physical identity. Our face is how others identify us and how we think of our 'self'. This book examines the cultural meaning and social significance of interventions aimed at repairing faces defined as disfigured. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814784112
ISBN
9780814784112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
African American Images United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913543740
ISBN
9780913543740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.45

Hardback. When shocking images emerged of Anne, Britain's last circus elephant, being beaten by one of her keepers, it sparked a national outcry. The public was appalled and demanded that Anne be freed from the circus and be allowed to live out her final years in peace. Now, at last, she has the chance to live out her final years in a happy and safe place. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ASZX; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0013520
ISBN
9781784189778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. When shocking images emerged of Anne, Britain's last circus elephant, being beaten by one of her keepers, it sparked a national outcry. The public was appalled and demanded that Anne be freed from the circus and be allowed to live out her final years in peace. Now, at last, she has the chance to live out her final years in a happy and safe place. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ASZX; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0013475
ISBN
9781784189778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. This groundbreaking and truly interdisciplinary collection of essays examines how digital media technologies require us to rethink established conceptualisations of human memory in terms of its discourses, forms and practices. Editor(s): Garde-Hansen, Joanne; Hoskins, Andrew; Reading, Anna. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JMR; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230542525
ISBN
9780230542525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 223 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764325304
ISBN
9780764325304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 62 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFHF; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764334092
ISBN
9780764334092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. In eighteenth-century Britain, the appearance of "savages" from the New World provoked intense fascination. This book shows why the phenomenon grew and how it related to bitter debates over the morality of imperial expansion. Series: Berkeley Series in British Studies. Num Pages: 268 pages, 2 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520289550
ISBN
9780520289550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.15

Paperback. An account of feral children - those brought up with no human contact, sometimes raised by wild animals, unable to speak or perform functions we consider human. The book examines their lives and the experiences of those who "rescued" them, looked after them, educated them or abused them. Num Pages: 320 pages, facsimiles, portraits, 8 B&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571214600
ISBN
9780571214600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 116 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Adventures Unlimited Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780932813503
ISBN
9780932813503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.46

Hardcover. This book addresses how Saturday Night Live's confrontational, boundary-pushing approach spilled over into film production, contributing to some of the biggest hits in Hollywood history. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230103580
ISBN
9780230103580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.13

Paperback. In the year 2000 the World Health Organization estimated that 85 percent of fifteen-year-olds in Botswana would eventually die of AIDS. This title tells the true story of lives ravaged by AIDS - of orphans, bereaved parents, and widows; and, of families who devote most Saturdays to the burial of relatives and friends. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; JFFH2; MBNS; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674061835
ISBN
9780674061835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.87

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814731994
ISBN
9780814731994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

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