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Hardcover. In Because of Eva, an American Jewish woman travels to Eastern Europe and Israel to solve mysteries in her family's past by delving into World War II and Holocaust history. Part memoir, part detective story, Because of Eva is an intimate tale of one woman's history within the epic sweep of world events in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 280 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HBTG; HBTZ1; HRJ; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815634430
- ISBN
- 9780815634430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.85
€ 38.85
Hardback. An original reconciliation of Christianity and feminism Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRC; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602583214
- ISBN
- 9781602583214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.06
€ 60.06
Paperback. From age four to 18, Sue William Silverman was sexually abused by her father, a high-ranking government official. This is an often graphic memoir of those years which recounts how Silverman's mother ignored her distress, thus conspiring in an attempt to keep the situation unreported and undetected. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFFE1; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820321752
- ISBN
- 9780820321752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 12.33
€ 31.99
€ 12.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, diagrams. BIC Classification: HRCV; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Publisher
- Crossway
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433519512
- ISBN
- 9781433519512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.35
€ 17.99
€ 16.35
Paperback. Describing the origins of Beauvoir's existential philosophy, this text aims to show her contribution to 20th-century thought and her influence in laying the foundations of radical feminisim. The guide also addresses feminist issues of racism, motherhood and lesbian identity. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HPCF3; JFFJ; JFFK; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742512467
- ISBN
- 9780742512467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.22
€ 57.22
Hardback. How women's writings brought together female readers to fight for reproductive rights Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DDF; GTB; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252036194
- ISBN
- 9780252036194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.08
€ 55.08
Paperback. Shows how black beauticians in the Jim Crow era parlayed their economic independence and access to a public community space into platforms for activism. This book argues that the beauty industry played a crucial role in the creation of the modern black female identity. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076961
- ISBN
- 9780252076961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.06
€ 28.06
Paperback. The global beauty business permeates our lives, influencing how we perceive ourselves and what it is to be beautiful. This book provides the first authoritative history of the global beauty industry from its emergence in the 19th century to the present day, exploring how today's global giants such as Avon, Coty, Estee Lauder, and L'Oreal, grew. Num Pages: 432 pages, 32 colour plates; 20 black and white images. BIC Classification: JFCK; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199639625
- ISBN
- 9780199639625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.60
€ 88.60
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- FaithWords
- Edition
- Revised, Expanded ed.
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780446692595
- ISBN
- 9780446692595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.27
€ 18.99
€ 16.27
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848724488
- ISBN
- 9781848724488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.62
€ 50.62
Hardback. Beautifully Said, which brings together 100 quotes from famous and accomplished women, is an inspring gift for any girl or woman. Num Pages: 272 pages, 60 color photos. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 184. .
- Publisher
- Rock Point
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631063107
- ISBN
- 9781631063107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. A lavishly illustrated collection that explores ideas of beauty in Africa and its diasporas, asking by and for whom concepts of beauty and aesthetics have developed. Editor(s): Nuttall, Sarah. Num Pages: 416 pages, 126 illustrations (incl. 112 in color). BIC Classification: HPN; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339182
- ISBN
- 9780822339182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.49
€ 32.99
€ 32.49
Paperback. * An entertaining and informative guide to the range of aesthetic criteria that goes into judging mass culture's most celebrated texts and objects - from Batman to motor bikes, and pop stars to internet pornography. Editor(s): McKee, Alan. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405131919
- ISBN
- 9781405131919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.24
€ 40.24
Paperback. The Sunday Times Travel Book of the Year 2011 Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AS; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168. Inside the Secret World of Bombay's Dance Bars. 240 pages. The Sunday Times Travel Book of the Year 2011. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKA; AS; JFMX. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 15. Weight: 168.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857861702
- ISBN
- 9780857861702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66
Paperback. Explores the intersection of beauty and violence by examining university lectures and course materials on aesthetics along with riots, acts of domestic terrorism, and magic lantern exhibitions. This work suggests that the distance separating academic thinking and popular wisdom about social transformation is narrower than we generally suppose. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226096292
- ISBN
- 9780226096292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.11
€ 40.99
€ 31.11
Hardcover. Explores the intersection of beauty and violence by examining university lectures and course materials on aesthetics along with riots, acts of domestic terrorism, and magic lantern exhibitions. This work suggests that the distance separating academic thinking and popular wisdom about social transformation is narrower than we generally suppose. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226096285
- ISBN
- 9780226096285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.44€ 77.70
€ 93.44
€ 77.70
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC9; DSK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813939032
- ISBN
- 9780813939032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.56
€ 60.56
paperback. When and why have certain forms of shame been embraced by blacks and queers? How does debasement foster attractions? How is it used for aesthetic delight? What does it offer for projects of sorrow and ways of creative historical knowing? How and why is it central to camp? This title deals with these questiions. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFSK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5741 x 3734 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822337966
- ISBN
- 9780822337966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.23
€ 29.99
€ 27.23
Hardback. Refreshing and insightful, Beatlemania offers a deeper understanding the days of the Fab Four and the band's long-term effects on the business and culture of pop music. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; JFC; KNTF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405247
- ISBN
- 9781421405247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.70
€ 62.70
Paperback. Refreshing and insightful, Beatlemania offers a deeper understanding the days of the Fab Four and the band's long-term effects on the business and culture of pop music. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; JFC; KNTF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405254
- ISBN
- 9781421405254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.55
€ 34.55