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Hardback. Greil Marcus delves into three distinct episodes in the history of American commonplace song and shows how each one manages to convey the uncanny sense that it was written by no one. In these seemingly anonymous productions, we discover three different ways of talking about the United States, and three separate nations within its borders. Series: The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 164 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; HBLW; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 119 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674187085
- ISBN
- 9780674187085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.27
€ 47.99
€ 40.27
Paperback. Focusing on the most recent triad of Italian poetic genius--Umberto Saba, Giuseppe Ungaretti, and Eugenio Montale--Joseph Cary guides us through the first few decades of twentieth-century Italy. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226095271
- ISBN
- 9780226095271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Hardback. The controversial "Three Guineas" was Virginia Woolf's most explicit statement of her feminism. Forming part of the "Shakespeare Head Press" series of Woolf's works, this new edition includes her carefully considered selection of photographs, her discursive endnotes and annotations. Editor(s): Black, Naomi. Series: Shakespeare Head Press Edition of Virginia Woolf. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6. BIC Classification: DN; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631177241
- ISBN
- 9780631177241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.25
€ 156.25
Paperback. A trans-national study of female beauty based in an ethnographic study of beauty salons in Cairo, Casablanca, and Paris. Num Pages: 216 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1HBM; JFCA; JFFS; JHMP; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822328964
- ISBN
- 9780822328964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Paperback. Applying Cartesian principles to "The Woman Question" Poullain demonstrated by rational deduction that the inequality of the sexes was merely prejudice. Poullain advocated an enlightened feminine education, laying the groundwork for the future liberation movement. Translator(s): Bosley, Vivien. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226676548
- ISBN
- 9780226676548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.40
€ 42.99
€ 33.40
Paperback. As a young anthropologist, the author undertook fieldwork in Jamaica, Haiti, and Puerto Rico. This title presents a summation of his work in the region and is a reminder of how anthropology allows people to explore the deep truths that history may leave unexamined. Series: W. E. B. Du Bois Lectures. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFSL3; JFSL4; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066212
- ISBN
- 9780674066212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.87
€ 34.99
€ 29.87
Paperback. A decline in public expenditure has affected cherished national institutions and values in Costa Rica, with the blame tending to be placed on immigrant Nicaraguans. This book explores the construction of the 'other' in Costa Rican imagery and considers the role of national identification in modern societies. Series: Ohio RIS Latin America Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780896802353
- ISBN
- 9780896802353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: CFG; JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044262
- ISBN
- 9780226044262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.64
€ 40.99
€ 31.64
Paperback. In this bold work of 1787, an ex-slave refutes pro-slavery arguments and calls for the immediate emancipation of all slaves. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTS; JFCX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108060196
- ISBN
- 9781108060196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.01
€ 34.01
Paperback. Examines the female-dominated practice of herbalism in the seminomadic Muslim communities of Tuareg. This book takes the reader into this world of medicine women through interviews, guided conversations, life histories, illustrative case studies, and the words of the healers and their patients. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; 1HFDR; JFSL9; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806105
- ISBN
- 9780875806105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.43
€ 27.99
€ 26.43
Hardcover. Takes on critics of Latina/o immigration, using government statistics, economic data, historical records, and social science research to provide a counter-narrative Series: Citizenship and Migration in the Americas. Num Pages: 197 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814776575
- ISBN
- 9780814776575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.47
€ 43.47
paperback. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Black Rose Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551642284
- ISBN
- 9781551642284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.68
€ 25.99
€ 22.68
Paperback. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine; Burke, Carolyn. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780801493317
- ISBN
- 9780801493317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.51
€ 32.99
€ 25.51
Paperback. Editor(s): Johnstone, Vici. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Caitlin Press Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927575734
- ISBN
- 9781927575734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.80
€ 20.99
€ 15.80
Hardback. Through close readings of Tanizaki's and Freud's major writings from the 1930s, the book proposes new answers to classic feminist questions about perversion. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762335
- ISBN
- 9780804762335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.74
€ 71.74
Paperback. Traces the cultural construction of Russia's landscape during the 19th century. This book shows how artistic and literary representations of nature reflected and shaped Russians' ideas about themselves and their nation. Num Pages: 290 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AMV; HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875809854
- ISBN
- 9780875809854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Hardcover. This work traces the construction of Russia's cultural landscape, showing how 19th-century representations of nature reflected and shaped Russians' ideas about themselves and their nation. It should appeal to those who are interested in landscape history and in Russian art and culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AMV; HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875803036
- ISBN
- 9780875803036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.19
€ 56.19
This Little Kiddy Went to Market: The Corporate Capture of Childhood
Beder, Sharon, Varney, Wendy, Gosden, Richard
Hardcover. Investigates how consumerist values are forced upon children in order to shape them into under-aged hyperconsumers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: JFFT; JKSB1; KJR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745329161
- ISBN
- 9780745329161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.56€ 83.84
€ 100.56
€ 83.84
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745329154
- ISBN
- 9780745329154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 24.51
€ 35.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. Despite a modest revival in city living, Americans are spreading out more than ever - into "exurbs" and "boomburbs" miles from anywhere, in big houses in big subdivisions. This book tells the untold story of development in America - how the landscape is shaped by a furious clash of political, economic and cultural forces. Num Pages: 312 pages, 24, 24 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMVD; JFSF; JPP; JPR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Updated
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407814
- ISBN
- 9781421407814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.87
€ 33.99
€ 28.87