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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. A stunning volume showcasing the magnificent court dress of the Russian Empire, culled from the authoritative collection at the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, photographed with the Winter Palace as a backdrop. Num Pages: 448 pages, 300 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AKTH; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 242 x 43. Weight in Grams: 2692.
Publisher
Skira Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847849468
ISBN
9780847849468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.77
€ 89.83

Paperback. Once supressed by the Soviet regime, the "Detektiv", Russia's version of the murder mystery has become one of the most popular genres of writing in Russian culture. This study of the genre shows that Russians understand law-breaking and crime, policemen and criminals very differently from the West. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; FF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742511408
ISBN
9780742511408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

Hardback. Once supressed by the Soviet regime, the "Detektiv", Russia's version of the murder mystery has become one of the most popular genres of writing in Russian culture. This study of the genre shows that Russians understand law-breaking and crime, policemen and criminals very differently from the West. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; FF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742511392
ISBN
9780742511392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.71

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812242218
ISBN
9780812242218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.95

Paperback. From the lovers of Peter the Great to the birth of the Russian "queen," this collection presents research from the new field of Russian masculinity studies. Editor(s): Healey, Dan; Friedman, Dr. Rebecca; Clements, Barbara Evans. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBJD; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349425921
ISBN
9781349425921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.15

Paperback. Includes tales such as young women go on long and difficult quests, wicked stepmothers turn children into geese and tsars ask dangerous riddles, with help or hindrance from magical dolls, cannibal witches, talking skulls, stolen wives, and brothers disguised as wise birds. Editor(s): Chandler, Robert. Translator(s): Chandler, Robert; Chandler, Robert; Chandler, Robert. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; FQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 196 x 29. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141442235
ISBN
9780141442235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Explores the place and importance of literature in Russian culture. How and when did a Russian national literature come into being? What shaped its creation? How have the Russians regarded their literary language? This book uses the figure of Pushkin, 'the Russian Shakespeare', as an example. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 20 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 11. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
182
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192801449
ISBN
9780192801449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Lit Verlag
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783825868208
ISBN
9783825868208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.78

Paperback. Presents the foundations and present influence of intellectual antisemitism in Russia Series: Studies in Antisemitism. Num Pages: 319 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803246942
ISBN
9780803246942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Hardcover. In Russian Idea/Jewish Presence, Professor Brian Horowitz follows the career tracks of Jewish intellectuals who, having fallen in love with Russian culture, were unceremoniously repulsed. Series: Borderlines: Russian and East European-Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235612
ISBN
9781936235612
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.67

Paperback. Series: Dover Dual Language Russian. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486493923
ISBN
9780486493923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.41

Paperback. A scholarly work that aims to be both broad enough in scope to satisfy upper-division undergraduates studying folk belief and narrative and detailed enough to meet the needs of graduate students in the field. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
M.E. Sharpe
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873328890
ISBN
9780873328890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Paperback. Translator(s): Guterman, N. Series: The Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: FQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 39. Weight in Grams: 844.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780394730905
ISBN
9780394730905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 21.95

Hardback. An overview of Russian history, literature, arts and the lives of many Russians who chose exile after the revolutions and civil war 0f 1917-1921. A brief historical outline introduces each topic which is then followed by a listing of contributors within the Russian diaspora. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AB; GBC; HBJD; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810837867
ISBN
9780810837867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.74

Hardback. A study of the Russian Empire at the peak of its military power and success (1762-1825), this book examines how a country with none of the obvious trappings of modernisation was able to significantly expand its territory. It also examines questions such as how could a country lacking modernised structures sustain this level of military effort? Num Pages: 332 pages, 5 illustrations (b&w), 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLL; JFSL1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275978716
ISBN
9780275978716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.64
€ 84.77

Hardback. A long view of human movement throughout Russia Editor(s): Randolph, John; Avrutin, Eugene M. Series: Studies of World Migrations. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 charts. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252037030
ISBN
9780252037030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.52

Paperback. Series: Culture and Society After Socialism. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AV; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornell University Press New York
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801489006
ISBN
9780801489006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 61. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBG; HBJD; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801440274
ISBN
9780801440274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.58

Paperback. Starting with the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1867, at which a distinct Russian school of painting was recognised, this title examines developments in theatre and music, the rising Realist aesthetic and the powerful voices of wealthy patrons from the worlds of industry and commerce, such as Pavel Tretyakov. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; ACV; AFC; AGHF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
National Portrait Gallery Publications United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855145375
ISBN
9781855145375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.47

Paperback. This volume applies two fashionable theoretical paradigms--"The Other" and "intercultural dialogue"--to Russian film and television. Editor(s): Hutchings, Stephen C. Series: Studies in Central and Eastern Europe. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFD; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2008
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349355099
ISBN
9781349355099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.32

Paperback. In Russian Society and Politics 1921-1929 Vladimir Brovkin offers a comprehensive cultural, political, economic and social history of developments in Russia in the 1920s. He presents a picture of cultural diversity and rejection of Com Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JFC; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415179928
ISBN
9780415179928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888394811
ISBN
9780888394811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardcover. Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BG; JFSR1; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schocken
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805242942
ISBN
9780805242942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.14

Paperback. Canadian progressive rock band Rush was the voice of the suburban middle class. This book assesses the band's impact on popular music and its legacy for legions of fans. It explores the ways in which Rush's critique of suburban life - and its strategies for escape - reflected middle-class aspirations and anxieties. Series: Profiles in Popular Music. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; AVGP; AVH; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221490
ISBN
9780253221490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.15

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