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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

Paperback. Editor(s): Leonard, J.S.; Tenney, Thomas Asa; Davis, Thadious M. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5665 x 3480 x 21. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822311744
ISBN
9780822311744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Editor(s): Janisse, Kier-La; Corupe, Paul. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; HRAM9; HRQX9; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 232 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Publisher
FAB Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903254868
ISBN
9781903254868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HRQX9; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Feral House,U.S. United States
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780922915668
ISBN
9780922915668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271023014
ISBN
9780271023014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.61

Paperback. An anthropological analysis of Sarajevo and its cultural complexities that examines contemporary issues of social divisiveness, pluralism, and intergroup dynamics in the context of national identity and state formation. Series: Interpretations of Culture in the New Millennium. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 black & white photographs, 1 map, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; HBJD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077135
ISBN
9780252077135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. Displayed on European stages from 1810 to 1815 as the Hottentot Venus, Sara Baartman was one of the most famous women of her day. This book tells the entwined histories of an illusive life and a famous icon. It raises questions about the possibilities and limits of biography for understanding those who live among different cultures. Num Pages: 248 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBTQ; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147963
ISBN
9780691147963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. Presents the works of seventeen poets, including a selection of archaic lyric and the complete surviving works of the ancient Greek women poets. Num Pages: 234 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 54.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
234
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520073364
ISBN
9780520073364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Paperback. This text examines public and private expressions of female same-sex sexuality in 16th- and 17th-century England. The author outlines the vernacular through which female same-sex erotics first entered verbal consciousness by examining travel narratives, anatomies and marital advice books. Series: Sexuality, History & Society S. Num Pages: 268 pages, 4 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBD; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226020099
ISBN
9780226020099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

paperback. Drawing on concepts taken from US law and legal theory, postmodernism and queer theory, as well as the author's own experience in the courtroom and classroom, this book examines the complexities of lesbian identity and the often detrimental ways in which legal scholarship approaches lesbianism. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK1; LAB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
0th Edition
SKU
V9780231105613
ISBN
9780231105613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.60

Paperback. Captures the multitude of ways that diverse societies have shaped female same-sex sexuality across time and place Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 314 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSK1; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
314
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814777268
ISBN
9780814777268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. From the ancient poet Sappho to tombois in contemporary Indonesia, women throughout history and around the globe have desired, loved, and had sex with other women. This title tells their stories, capturing the multitude of ways that diverse societies have shaped female same-sex sexuality across time and place. Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 324 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSK1; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775929
ISBN
9780814775929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.82

Hardback. A study of lesbian desire in French and Francophone films. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; APFA; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621651
ISBN
9780748621651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.43
€ 113.44

Paperback. Addresses broader issues such as power relations within Caribbean slavery, multiculturalism, and the forms of religious accommodation to cultural change. This book examines the religion's transatlantic route through Cuban Santeria, Puerto Rican Espiritismo, and Black Nationalism. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 b&w photos, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253211149
ISBN
9780253211149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.65

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