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Society & culture: general

Paperback. How to prepare your home for Doomsday on a.. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; JFFC; JKSR; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620878743
ISBN
9781620878743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Examines readers, reading, and publication practices from the Renaissance to the Restoration. This work includes essays that draw on an array of documentary evidence - such as library catalogs and prefaces - to explore individual reading habits and experiences in a period of religious dissent, political instability, and cultural transformation. Editor(s): Andersen, Jennifer; Sauer, Elizabeth. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DSBB; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 475.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812217940
ISBN
9780812217940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. This first examination of the trade in erotica during the 1920s and '30s provides an understanding of the evolution of both obscenity law and sexual explicitness in literature, and raises fascinating questions about moral control, idealism, and the marketplace in ways that continue to resonate today. Num Pages: 424 pages, 53 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; GTB; JFC; JFMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812217988
ISBN
9780812217988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.46

Hardback. Until the late 19th century, Jews were identified in their own religious and poetic imagination as wanderers, their sacred center - Jerusalem, Zion - fatefully out of reach. This book examines the work of medieval Hebrew poet Yehuda Halevi to chart a journey whose end was envisioned as the realignment of the people with their original center. Series: Contraversions: Critical Studies in Jewish Literature, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 370 pages, 1 b/w illustration. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSB; DSK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520206458
ISBN
9780520206458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.98
€ 49.08

Paperback. The beginning of the twentieth century was an important time in African-American history. Segregation and discrimination were on the rise. Two seminal African American figures - Booker T Washington and W E B Du Bois - began to debate on ways to combat racial problems. Series: The African American History Series. Num Pages: 194 pages, photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842029957
ISBN
9780842029957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 44.51

Hardback. Du Bois and other black leaders. Editor(s): Bieze, Michael Scott; Gasman, Marybeth. Num Pages: 280 pages, 163, 163 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; JFSL3; JN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421404707
ISBN
9781421404707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.05
€ 68.44

Paperback. Much ink has been spilled lamenting or championing the decline of printed books. The author shows that the rich history of reading itself offers unexpected clues to what lies in store for books. From medieval manuscript books to today's interactive urban fictions, he explores the manifold ways that physical media have shaped how we read. Num Pages: 208 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226103488
ISBN
9780226103488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Thimble Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001865
ISBN
9780903355476
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324. Esoteric Societies and Holy Orders, Luminaries and Seers, Symbols and Rituals, and the Key Concepts of Occult Sciences Through the Ages and Around the World. 176 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFH. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Weiser Books
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578634859
ISBN
9781578634859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.26

Paperback. Maria de San Jose Salazar took the veil as a discalced (barefoot) Carmelite nun in 1571, becoming one of Teresa de Avila's most important collaborators in religious reform. This work is a defense of the practice of setting aside hours of the day for conversation, music and plays. Translator(s): Powell, Amanda. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; HRCX8; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226734552
ISBN
9780226734552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Why do women join book clubs? What do the women discuss when they meet? to answer questions like these, Long spent years observing and participating in women's book clubs in the Houston area. She discovered that members find reading a crucial way for them to reflect on their lives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFC; JFSJ1; JFSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226492629
ISBN
9780226492629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801497988
ISBN
9780801497988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.27

Hardback. Child abuse is crushing and may lead to a lifetime of negative outcomes, including poor health, and mental illness. More wrenching is the bond victims often form with their abusers, one so strong they may attempt to protect and defend their victimizers. This book uncovers the realities of these relationships through an examination of abuse memoirs. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE1; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442236905
ISBN
9781442236905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Lindner, Ulrike; Tappe, Oliver; Zeuske, Michael. Num Pages: 300 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTS; JFFN; JFSL3; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837637335
ISBN
9783837637335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
42189th
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936296835
ISBN
9781936296835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Zondervan United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310319993
ISBN
9780310319993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AFJG; AVGR; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 211.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Soft Skull Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
15th Anniversary
SKU
V9781933368559
ISBN
9781933368559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.15

Hardcover. Explores the institutional history of Russian and Soviet forensic medicine and examines the effects of its authority when confronting sexual disorder. This study is suitable for Soviet historians and those interested in gender studies, sexuality, medicine, and forensics. Num Pages: 260 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JFSJ; JKVF1; LNAA; MMQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804057
ISBN
9780875804057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.73

Paperback. Bollywood has become the global term used to refer to the prolific Hindi language film industry located in Bombay. Ganti provides a guide to the cultural, social & political significance of Hindi cinema, outlining the history & structure of the Bombay film industry & its impact on popular culture. Series: Routledge Film Guidebooks. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APF; JFD; KNTC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415583886
ISBN
9780415583886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.88

Paperback. This is a study of popular Indian cinema in the age of globalisation, new media, and metropolitan Hindu fundamentalism, focusing on the period between 1991 and 2004. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APF; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748649396
ISBN
9780748649396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.00

Paperback. Offers a history of the Bollingen Foundation that confirms its pervasive influence on American intellectual life. This title includes portraits of the central figures, including the Mellons, Jung himself, Heinrich Zimmer, Joseph Campbell, D T Suzuki, Natacha Rambova, Vladimir Nabokov, Gershom Scholem, Herbert Read, and Kurt and Helen Wolff. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 364 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Updated edition with a New Preface
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691018850
ISBN
9780691018850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.14

Hardcover. Lindow Man, the famous Pete Marsh discovered in Cheshire in the 1980s, has been joined by new finds from Ireland and elsewhere. Who were these unfortunate people, and why were they killed? Num Pages: 224 pages, 78 illustrations, 15 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; HDD; JFC; JKVF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 688.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500051825
ISBN
9780500051825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.34

Hardcover. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479833535
ISBN
9781479833535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.43

Paperback. This volume brings to the study of China the theoretical concerns and methods of contemporary critical cultural studies. Contributors investigate problems of bodiliness, engendered subjectivities and discourses of power through written texts, paintings, buildings, interviews and observations. Editor(s): Zito, Angela; Barlow, Tani E. Num Pages: 316 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226987279
ISBN
9780226987279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 30.98

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