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Hardcover. In Greek mythology the beautiful Narcissus glimpsed his own reflection in the waters of a spring and fell in love. But his was an impossible passion and, filled with despair, he pined away. Over the years the myth has inspired painters, writers, and film directors, as well as philosophers and psychoanalysts. Editor(s): Spaas, Lieve; Selous, Trista. Series: Polygons: Cultural Diversities & Intersections. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 ills. BIC Classification: 1DVG; HRKP; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571817617
- ISBN
- 9781571817617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.23
€ 152.23
Hardcover. On a mission to explore the common humanity of Cyprus and Turkey and understand what divides them, Papadakis travels to Turkey, returning with fresh insights. This book records his journey into the Dead Zone, and into the realms of memory and history. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVC; GTJ; HBJD; JFSL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 169 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850434283
- ISBN
- 9781850434283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.75
€ 69.75
Hardback. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611473612
- ISBN
- 9781611473612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.09
€ 136.09
Paperback. Images of suffering male bodies permeate Western culture, from Francis Bacon's paintings and Robert Mapplethorpe's photographs to the battered heroes of action movies. Drawing on perspectives from a range of disciplines, this title explores the complex, ambiguous meanings of the enduring figure of the male-body-in-pain. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: AB; JFC; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226074702
- ISBN
- 9780226074702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.58
€ 47.99
€ 36.58
Hardback. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810861343
- ISBN
- 9780810861343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.06
€ 112.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Jackson, Peter; Spiess, Walter E. L.; Sultana, Farhana. Num Pages: 105 pages, 32 colour illustrations, 20 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; KNDF; RNFF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 197.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 105
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319424675
- ISBN
- 9783319424675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.84
€ 40.84
Paperback. An insightful map of the landscape of social meals, this book argues that the ways in which we eat together play a central role in social life. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252079184
- ISBN
- 9780252079184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.02
€ 28.02
Hardback. Offers a perspective on the history of food, looking at writings about cuisine, diet, and food chemistry as a key to larger debates over the state of the nation in Old Regime France. This title demonstrates how public discussions of eating and drinking were used to articulate concerns about the state of civilization versus that of nature and more. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBTB; JFCV; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226768861
- ISBN
- 9780226768861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.17€ 77.43
€ 94.17
€ 77.43
Paperback. A true story about the impact of sexual abuse and rise of internet pornography. As a doctor, as well as a wife and mother, Alice Wells tackles her complex feelings of bereavement - mourning the death of a man she loves, while struggling with the unfolding knowledge of his hidden life as a paedophile and his abuse of their daughter. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JFFE1; JFFE2; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Mirror Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781907324611
- ISBN
- 9781907324611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 7.28
€ 10.99
€ 7.28
Paperback. Bestselling author Chuck Klosterman returns with his fascinating and often hilarious musings on pop culture and sport Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Edition
- 1 Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416544210
- ISBN
- 9781416544210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.17
€ 19.99
€ 17.17
Hardback. Providing an account of the differences between the nutritional logic of the past and our own time, this book examines the range of dietary literature of the Renaissance. Ken Albala reveals the working of the Renaissance mind through the exploration of Renaissance ideas on food. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 324 pages, 12 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JFCX; MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640. Series: California Studies in Food & Culture. 324 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. Providing an account of the differences between the nutritional logic of the past and our own time, this book examines the range of dietary literature of the Renaissance. Ken Albala reveals the working of the Renaissance mind through the exploration of Renaissance ideas on food. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JFCX; MBNH3. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 27. Weight: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229471
- ISBN
- 9780520229471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.54
€ 52.99
€ 37.54
Hardback. The process of transforming bamboo into paper involves production-related and social skills, as well as the everyday skills that allowed Sichuan papermakers to survive in an era of tumultuous change. This book charts the vicissitudes of a rural community of papermakers in Sichuan. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 425 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 425
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032880
- ISBN
- 9780674032880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.33
€ 49.99
€ 41.33
Hardback. Includes stories about food and eating under extreme conditions. This title features the diverse voices of journalists who have reported from dangerous conflict zones around the world. Editor(s): McAllester, Matt. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; JFCV; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1 edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268678
- ISBN
- 9780520268678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.95
€ 36.99
€ 26.95
Paperback. By weaving practical insights and exercises through a rich tapestry of multicultural myths, ancient legends, and folktales, Johnston explores the themes of empowerment and self-discovery that help women overcome food obsessions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; VF; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Gurze Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780936077369
- ISBN
- 9780936077369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.80
€ 24.99
€ 21.80
Paperback. Written in a style similar to that of Nigel Slater's multi-award-winning food memoir 'Toast', this is a celebration of the glory, humour, eccentricities and embarrassments that are the British at Table. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007199471
- ISBN
- 9780007199471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.32
€ 14.99
€ 11.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: BM; JFSK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816691166
- ISBN
- 9780816691166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.56
€ 21.56
Paperback. In an extensively revised new edition of the successful Anorexia and Bulimia, Richard Gordon includes new information and discussion of the latest ideas in this rapidly growing research field. The past two decades have witnessed an enormous increase in the number of cases of eating disorders in industrial societies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QFH; JFFH; JHBC; JHMC; MBNS; MMZD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631214960
- ISBN
- 9780631214960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 48.84
€ 48.99
€ 48.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; JFFU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442248663
- ISBN
- 9781442248663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.90
€ 17.99
€ 16.90
Hardback. Every year over 200 million peasants flock to China's urban centers, providing a profusion of cheap labor that helps fuel the country's staggering economic growth. This title follows the trials and triumphs of eight such migrants - including a vegetable vendor, an itinerant knife sharpener, a free-spirited recycler, and a cash-strapped mother. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; JFFN; KCF; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520266506
- ISBN
- 9780520266506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. The first collection to consider the fraught itineraries of Asian American immigrant histories and how they are inscribed in the production and dissemination of ideas about Asian American foodways. Editor(s): Manalansan, Martin F.; Ku, Robert Ji-Song; Mannur, Anita. Num Pages: 453 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; GTB; JFCV; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479869251
- ISBN
- 9781479869251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. What do we learn from eating? About ourselves? Others? Addressing such issues, in this memoir, the author takes eating as an occasion for inquiry. Her subjects range from Thanksgiving at a Middle Eastern restaurant to fried grasshoppers in Oaxaca. This is her distinctive combination of memoir, traveler's tale, and cultural commentary. Num Pages: 280 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: JFC; WB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813191645
- ISBN
- 9780813191645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.39
€ 36.39
Hardcover. What do we learn from eating? About ourselves? Others? Addressing such issues, in this memoir, the author takes eating as an occasion for inquiry. Her subjects range from Thanksgiving at a Middle Eastern restaurant to fried grasshoppers in Oaxaca. This is her distinctive combination of memoir, traveler's tale, and cultural commentary. Num Pages: 280 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: JFC; WB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124025
- ISBN
- 9780813124025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.01
€ 93.01
Paperback. Where does it come from? How is it produced? What are the economic, social and environmental effects? Are there animals that it is straightforwardly right to eat? Are there situations in which not eating animals is wrong? This title gives an account of where meat comes from. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; JFM; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141031934
- ISBN
- 9780141031934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.98
€ 13.99
€ 10.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. Dimension: 112 x 184 x 23. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd GB
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Open Market ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241950838
- ISBN
- 9780241950838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.75
€ 11.99
€ 10.75