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paperback. In the context of Northrop Frye's theories of myth, and in light of the attempts of social critics and early anthologists to define Canada and Canadian literature, McKenzie discusses the ways in which our decidedly fractured sense of literary nationalism has set indigenous culture apart from the mainstream. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; DSBH; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802094469
ISBN
9780802094469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.84

hardcover. Attitudes toward homosexuality in the premodern Arab-Islamic world are commonly depicted as schizophrenic. This title argues that this apparent paradox is based on the anachronistic assumption that homosexuality is a timeless, self-evident fact to which a particular culture reacts with some degree of tolerance or intolerance. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLL; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780226729886
ISBN
9780226729886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.85
€ 45.64

Paperback. Attitudes toward homosexuality in the premodern Arab-Islamic world are commonly depicted as schizophrenic. This title argues that this apparent paradox is based on the anachronistic assumption that homosexuality is a timeless, self-evident fact to which a particular culture reacts with some degree of tolerance or intolerance. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
49267th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226729893
ISBN
9780226729893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.81

Hardback. The period between 1880 and 1915 marked the first sustained migration of black people into New York City as blacks and whites, both together and in opposition, forged the contours of race relations that would affect the city for decades to come. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812239614
ISBN
9780812239614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.96

Paperback. The story of Haiti's independence. Series: Americas in the Early Modern Atlantic World. Num Pages: 407 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2006
Number of pages
407
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349532957
ISBN
9781349532957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.84
€ 74.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 3 maps, 54 halftones and 8 line illustrations in a 48 page insert. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674063815
ISBN
9780674063815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.73

Paperback. A comprehensive exploration of Earth's ancient past, the evolution of humanity, the rise of civilization, and the effects of global catastrophes. Num Pages: 336 pages, Includes 16-page color insert and 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA; HDDA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591431572
ISBN
9781591431572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 246 x 27. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
HAU
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780986132537
ISBN
9780986132537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.12

Paperback. This is an interdisciplinary study of romantic pianism in relation to gender and sexuality. Confronting problems posed by keyboard players the author underscores the extent to which the piano resonates with intimations of both homosexuality and mortality. Num Pages: 212 pages, 1 half-tone. BIC Classification: AVA; AVRG; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725989
ISBN
9780804725989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.32

hardcover. Seeks to understand the composer as he exists in the American imagination and explores how Beethoven became a cultural icon Num Pages: 418 pages, 61 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC4; AVH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 36. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253357045
ISBN
9780253357045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.21

Paperback. In this enlightening cultural history of bees and beekeeping in the United States, Horn, herself a beekeeper, shows how the honey bee was one of the first symbols of colonization and how bees' societal structures have shaped our ideals about work, family, community, and leisure. Num Pages: 352 pages, 52 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCA; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813191638
ISBN
9780813191638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.90

Hardback. Informative and highly entertaining, Beer explores a legion of brews from Mexico to Milwaukee, Beijing to Bruges, in this superb study of the origins and contemporary consumption habits of one of the world's most popular drinks. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 60, 40 in colour. BIC Classification: JFCV; WBXD2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780232607
ISBN
9781780232607
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

paperback. Beginning where stories of colonial liquor control and exploitation leave off, this title looks at the commerce of beer, it's valorising of male sociability and sports, and the corporate culture of South African Breweries, the world's most successful brewing company. Series: African Systems of Thought. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFCV; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221803
ISBN
9780253221803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

Paperback. Informative, and truly entertaining, this book illustrates the finer points of beer advertising in over 500 color photographs of many sharp or pointed objects associated with beer advertising. Information about the breweries and brands advertised, the makers, a price guide, and a detailed index make it a sharp beer reference. Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors. Num Pages: 176 pages, 520 color photos. BIC Classification: JFCA; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 220 x 14. Weight in Grams: 886.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764311680
ISBN
9780764311680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; HBJK; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Tennessee Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621901549
ISBN
9781621901549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.66

Paperback. A ground-breaking look at how violent men tell their life stories Series: Critical Perspectives in Criminology. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075582
ISBN
9780252075582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.60

paperback. This controversial new book traces the terms on which the mad occupy the city's streets, situating this social geography of madness within the broader parameters of systems of globalization and social welfare. Num Pages: 192 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: JFFB; JFS; JKS; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 245 x 10. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415232999
ISBN
9780415232999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.19

paperback. Editor(s): Hellmich, Frank; Hoya, Fabian; Forster, Sabrina. Series: Jahrbuch Grundschulforschung. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531186085
ISBN
9783531186085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESD; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750962230
ISBN
9780750962230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.37

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Hartwich, Hans-Hermann. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9783322973399
ISBN
9783322973399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.08

Hardback. Explores the notion of yellowness and shows that this label originated not in early travel texts or objective descriptions, but in the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century scientific discourses on race. This title weaves together multiple narratives to tell the complex history of a problematic term. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 color illus. 16 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691140315
ISBN
9780691140315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.60
€ 51.49

Paperback. Becoming Women offers a thoughtful examination of the search for identity in an image-oriented world. That search is told through the experiences of a group of women who came of age in the wake of second and third wave feminism, featuring voices from marginalized and misrepresented groups. Num Pages: 408 pages, 25. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHM; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442610057
ISBN
9781442610057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.50

Hardback. Proud, happy, grateful gay youth describe their lives in terms that would have seemed surprising a generation ago. Yet many adults, including parents, are skeptical of this sea change coming out is supposed to involve struggle. This is the kind of thinking, say the honest, humorous young men in Ritch Savin-Williams's new book, that needs to change. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK; JMC; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 279 x 30. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674971592
ISBN
9780674971592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.93

Paperback. Proposes that Darwin's writings are a rich resource for developing a more politicized, radical, and far-reaching feminist understanding of matter, nature, biology, time, and becoming Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; PSAD; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386. Darwinian Reflections on Life, Politics, and Art. 280 pages, 1 illustration. Proposes that Darwin's writings are a rich resource for developing a more politicized, radical, and far-reaching feminist understanding of matter, nature, biology, time, and becoming. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; PSAD; PSAJ. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 17. Weight: 386.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350712
ISBN
9780822350712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.99

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