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Hardcover. The fairy-tales by the Brothers Grimm presented in this book were selected and illustrated by the artist Dorothee Menzel. The artist's pictures seem to restore the unity of man and nature. The charm of the numerous colour illustrations makes it possible for both children and adults to relate to the world of folk poetry. It features text in German. Illustrator(s): Menzel, Dorothee. Num Pages: 80 pages, 60 colour illus. BIC Classification: FQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 292 x 248 x 14. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9783932565380
ISBN
9783932565380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSBF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160580
ISBN
9780691160580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSBF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 50. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173672
ISBN
9780691173672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.39

Hardback. .
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804772204
ISBN
9780804772204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 436 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Adventures Unlimited Press
Edition
8/16/11
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935487395
ISBN
9781935487395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.31

Hardcover. In January 1998 a great ice storm crushed power grids in New York, New England and eastern Canada. In this insider's account of these events, the author describes the destruction of the electric network in his own village and illuminates the relationship between electronic and human connections. Editor(s): Gleason, Prof. Abbott; Taubman, Prof. William. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 1KLC; JFD; PDR; THRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 436. Very good copy in good dustwrapper. DW has minor shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0012782
ISBN
9780300089776
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The saga has an especial modern relevance - a recent translation into Czech reached the top of the best-seller list. The present volume includes genealogies, a study of the legal system, and a critical assessment of the work. Translator(s): Fox, Denton; Palsson, Hermann. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 226 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 315.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802061652
ISBN
9780802061652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.07

paperback. Series: Politikwissenschaftliche Paperbacks. Num Pages: 385 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
385
Condition
New
Edition
2000th Edition
SKU
V9783810028501
ISBN
9783810028501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.19

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Menzel, Birgit; Ratzke, Kerstin. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810038302
ISBN
9783810038302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.79

paperback. Editor(s): Honegger, Claudia. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 39. Weight in Grams: 903.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften United States
Edition
1999th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783322933331
ISBN
9783322933331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 84.06

Paperback / so. Series: Forschung Soziologie. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810031853
ISBN
9783810031853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.94

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531119038
ISBN
9783531119038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.48

Paperback / so. Series: Forschung Soziologie. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810030801
ISBN
9783810030801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.82

paperback. Editor(s): Thie En, Friedrich; Thiessen, Friedrich. Num Pages: 265 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Edition
2. Aufl. 2013
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531196817
ISBN
9783531196817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.79

Hardcover. Dawn is a time to celebrate with a smiling heart, to start a new day in the right way, excited for what might come. Birds sing and dance, children rush to learn, dewdrops glisten from leaves, and gradually the sun warms us. Each time the sun starts a new circle, we can start again as well. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL9; YFJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 216 x 279 x 13. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
South Dakota State Historical Society
Condition
New
SKU
V9780984504169
ISBN
9780984504169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.23

Paperback. Traces Brazil's complex environmental politics as they have unfolded over time, from their mid-twentieth-century conservationist beginnings to the contemporary development of a distinctive 'socio-environmentalism' which seeks to address ecological destruction and social injustice simultaneously. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5741 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822340317
ISBN
9780822340317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.59

Paperback. In this text, the author, Arun Agrawal uses the story of the Raikas, a little-known group of migrant shepherds in western India, to re-examine scholarship on markets and exchange, local and state politics, and community and hierarchy. Num Pages: 240 pages, 17 tables, 4 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFS; JHM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press Durham
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822321224
ISBN
9780822321224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. This book combines film studies with environmental history and politics, aiming to establish a cultural criticism informed by 'green' thought. David Ingram argues that Hollywood cinema has largely perpetuated romantic attitudes to nature and has played an important ideological role in the 'greenwashing' of ecological discourses. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFD; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896092
ISBN
9780859896092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.89

Paperback. A guide to Green political perspectives on a range of key contemporary issues, including the environment, security and globalisation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 figures. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745319322
ISBN
9780745319322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.86

Hardcover. In many contexts of Greek social life, Scotch whisky has coincidentally become a symbol of "Greekness," national identity, modernity and middle class. This ethnographic study follows the social life of Scotch in Greece through three distinct trajectories in time and space in order to investigate how the meanings of the beverage are projected.. Series: Food, Nutrition, and Culture. Num Pages: 268 pages, 21 ills, 3 tabs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVG; JFCV; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857458773
ISBN
9780857458773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.20

Paperback. This introductory text offers a chronological account of the main Greek myths in surviving literary and artistic sources, and also examines the history of interpretation of Greek mythology from the 17th century to the present. It examines the relationship between Greek myths and epic poetry. Translator(s): Marier, Thomas. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801853951
ISBN
9780801853951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.51

Hardcover. The Greek myths have a universal appeal, reaching far beyond the time and physical place in which they were created. In this book, the reader is taken on a tour of 22 destinations in Greece and Turkey, from Mount Olympus to Homer's Hades, recounting the tales from Greek mythology and the history associated with each. Num Pages: 272 pages, 70 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500518328
ISBN
9780500518328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.51

Hardback. Yatromanolakis examines the complex, at times contradictory, responses to ancient Greece in Greek and broader Western European modernism. Exploring the dynamics of ruination and the reconfiguration of fundamental icons of ancient mythology in surrealism, the author shows that Greek antiquity was an integral constituent of avant-garde myth-making. Series: Cultural Politics, Socioaesthetics, Beginnings. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Harvard Department of the Classics United States
Number of pages
220
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780983532217
ISBN
9780983532217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.32
€ 59.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 105 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; JFSK2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474257152
ISBN
9781474257152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.25

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