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Paperback. Why were Prometheus and Loki envisioned as chained to rocks? What was the Golden Calf? Why are mirrors believed to carry bad luck? This book shows that myths originally transmitted real information about real events and observations, preserving the information sometimes for millennia within nonliterate societies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 18 line illus. 27 halftones. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127743
- ISBN
- 9780691127743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.87
€ 42.99
€ 30.87
Paperback. Argues that within the festival of the goddess Gangamma ultimate reality is imagined as female Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRGC; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253009562
- ISBN
- 9780253009562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JFSL; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608467433
- ISBN
- 9781608467433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.54
€ 19.99
€ 18.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JPA; JPHV; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691171296
- ISBN
- 9780691171296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.86
€ 33.99
€ 24.86
When the River Ran Wild!: Indian Traditions on the Mid-Columbia and th...
Aguilar, Sir George W.; Ramsey, Jarold
paperback. A personal memoir of the author and tribal history. It teaches us about the author's people, the Kiksht-speaking Eastern Chinookans, who lived and worked for centuries connected to the rhythms and resources of the great fishing grounds of the Columbia River at Five Mile Rapids. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 120 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 181 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295984841
- ISBN
- 9780295984841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.10
€ 37.10
Paperback. Looking at the intimate relationship between political power and the news media, this title argues that the dependence of reporters on official sources disastrously thwarts coverage of dissenting voices from outside the Beltway. Series: Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion. Num Pages: 278 pages, 3 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042855
- ISBN
- 9780226042855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.29
€ 19.99
€ 17.29
Paperback. In this collection of provocative essays on Third World art and culture, filmmaker and theorist Trinh Minh-ha offers new challenges to Western regimes of knowledge. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415904315
- ISBN
- 9780415904315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.72
€ 55.72
Hardback. Num Pages: 374 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739149126
- ISBN
- 9780739149126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.98
€ 166.98
Hardback. There are millions of children experiencing parental imprisonment all over the world. This book is about their problems, human rights and how they are treated throughout the justice process from the arrest of a parent to imprisonment and release. Series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKVP1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137414281
- ISBN
- 9781137414281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.77
€ 122.77
Paperback. Depicts life in Baghdad as only an insider can - very accurately and very beautifully Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; FA; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 37. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Peter Halban Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- V9781870015851
- ISBN
- 9781870015851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.46
€ 10.99
€ 9.46
Paperback. Creating a better and happier future for yourself by using the tools of futurology. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFR; VS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- LID Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907794247
- ISBN
- 9781907794247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.42
€ 17.99
€ 14.42
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hays (Nicolas) Ltd ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892542055
- ISBN
- 9780892542055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.57
€ 29.99
€ 26.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Academy Chicago Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897339193
- ISBN
- 9780897339193
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.89
€ 17.99
€ 16.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCD; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554588978
- ISBN
- 9781554588978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.94
€ 23.99
€ 23.94
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471156090
- ISBN
- 9781471156090
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.02
€ 11.99
€ 10.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838205885
- ISBN
- 9783838205885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816650460
- ISBN
- 9780816650460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; VSB; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 204 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Plume
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780142181928
- ISBN
- 9780142181928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.78
€ 17.99
€ 15.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; JFSL9; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 230 x 10. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890134054
- ISBN
- 9780890134054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.01
€ 41.99
€ 30.01
Hardback. Gossip is one of the most common, and most condemned, forms of discourse in which we engage - even as it is often absorbing and socially significant, it is also widely denigrated. This volume examines fascinating moments in the history of gossip in America, from witchcraft trials to People magazine, helping us to see the subject with new eyes. Editor(s): Feeley, Kathleen; Frost, Jennifer. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3J; HBJK; HBTB; JFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137442291
- ISBN
- 9781137442291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.38
€ 124.38
Paperback. Ideas for facilitating play when shyness, language delays, special needs, or other reasons prevent children from participating in play. Num Pages: 87 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JNFN; JNKH; JNLA; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Redleaf Press
- Edition
- Csm
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605543079
- ISBN
- 9781605543079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.39
€ 15.99
€ 15.39
Information to help caregivers and educators address and overcome common play challenges in the classroom. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JNFN; JNKH; JNLA; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Redleaf Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605543055
- ISBN
- 9781605543055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.18
€ 16.18
paperback. When Norms Collide examines the conditions under which transnational activism leads individuals and communities to abandon local norms and embrace international ones. It investigates the local dynamics of norm conflicts around female genital mutilation and early marriage. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPB; JPVH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190274924
- ISBN
- 9780190274924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.42
€ 58.42
Hardcover. This collection of 28 tales are arranged by subjects and themes, such as: Bouki and Malice; stepmothers; animals; kings and princes; ghost, zonbi and tonton makout; and love and courtship. Liliane Nerette Louis includes a variety of traditional recipes and some historical background information. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 188 pages, colour and b&w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: DNF; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Libraries Unlimited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563085796
- ISBN
- 9781563085796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.42
€ 72.42