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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. Just as the art of the table became a centrepiece of French mores, Balzac used it as a connecting thread in his novels, showing how food can evoke character, atmosphere, class, and social climbing. This title describes the ways food and the art of the table feature in Honore de Balzac's writings. Translator(s): Hunter, Adriana. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; DSRC; JFCV; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907973222
ISBN
9781907973222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages, 68 b/w photos. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764323041
ISBN
9780764323041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.09

Paperback. The first comprehensive study of one city, Baltimore, forty years after the unrest that swept across some 120 U.S. cities. Num Pages: 294 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439906620
ISBN
9781439906620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.44

Paperback. An examination of British Asian identity which traces the history of Asians in the UK. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0007673
ISBN
9781847080820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. An examination of British Asian identity which traces the history of Asians in the UK. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0007651
ISBN
9781847080820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. Demonstrates that no history of the birth control, suffrage, or peace movements in the United States is complete without analyzing the impact of Jewish women's presence Num Pages: 301 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JFSR1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814748947
ISBN
9780814748947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.53

Paperback. Beautifully illustrated with many captivating images of Paris design, dress, interiors, objects, art and media of the time, Ballets Russes Style is a much-needed account of how Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes influenced Parisian fashion, interior design, advertising and the decorative arts in the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 256 pages, 90. BIC Classification: JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861897572
ISBN
9781861897572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.29

Paperback. An innovative collection of folk ballads re-told by professional storytellers. In association with the Society of Storytelling Editor(s): Manwaring, Kevan. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750970556
ISBN
9780750970556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1FMNB; BTC; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Monsoon Books Singapore
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814358712
ISBN
9789814358712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Editor(s): Garrod, Andrew; Kilkenny, Robert. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; JFSL; JNKS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801473845
ISBN
9780801473845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.02

Paperback. Editor(s): Conn, Marie A.; McGuire, Therese. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761825135
ISBN
9780761825135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 85.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
North Atlantic Books
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556438134
ISBN
9781556438134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.94

paperback. An examination of children of immigrants in New York and London. Using ethnographic, survey, and interview data in two racially diverse, low-achieving high schools, it analyzes seemingly oppositional styles, tastes in music, and school behaviors and finds that most teens try to find a balance between success with peers and success in school. Num Pages: 248 pages, 20 tables. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342. Good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031643
ISBN
9780520262119
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.23

Paperback. This book is a complete and authoritative English rendition of the last work of the great Russian anarchist Michael Bakunin. Editor(s): Shatz, Marshall S. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. Num Pages: 300 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1D; JFCX; JPFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521369732
ISBN
9780521369732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.22

This updated and expanded edition of the classic hatpin reference is enhanced with hundreds of new color photographs depicting a wide array of collectors' treasures. Victorian hatpins and the holders used to store them are shown in close-up views with extensive text to interpret their use and place them among popular historical fashion accessories. Num Pages: 204 pages, 566 photos. BIC Classification: AKTA; JFCK; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1220.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764304859
ISBN
9780764304859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 31.88

Paperback. Intrigued by reports of poverty and despair within America's white-collar corporate workforce, the author decided to infiltrate their world as an undercover reporter, and learn about the problems facing middle-class executives. Her story is funny, and delivers a warning about the future that faces corporate employees everywhere. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 188. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Granta Books London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KAK0011262
ISBN
9781862078970
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. The relationship between space and politics is explored through a study of French urban policy. Drawing upon the political thought of Jacques Ranciere, this book proposes a new agenda for analyses of urban policy, and provides the first comprehensive account of French urban policy in English. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPQB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405156318
ISBN
9781405156318
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.06

Paperback. The relationship between space and politics is explored through a study of French urban policy. Drawing upon the political thought of Jacques Ranciere, this book proposes a new agenda for analyses of urban policy, and provides the first comprehensive account of French urban policy in English. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFSG; JPQB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405156301
ISBN
9781405156301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 BLACK AND WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFZ; RNKH; WNCF; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Canbury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993040757
ISBN
9780993040757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 185.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629147321
ISBN
9781629147321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.77

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