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Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816696147
ISBN
9780816696147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816696154
ISBN
9780816696154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.06

Paperback. Providing an examination of the contemporary search for myth, this book explores the social and psychological roots of the storytelling revival and the ever-resurgent power of the storyteller. Drawing on interviews with storytellers around the country, it paints the revival as part of a larger process of cultural revitalization. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252067464
ISBN
9780252067464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 60 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; DD; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 6. Weight in Grams: 108.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Currency Press Pty Ltd Australia
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780868198033
ISBN
9780868198033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Spanning the millennia and the continents - from India to Andalusia and from the bazaars of Cairo to the streets of Oxford, this is a story of a Jewish world immersed in and imprinted by the peoples among whom they have dwelled, from the Egyptians to the Greeks, from the Arabs to the Christians. Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 plate sections. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 35. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780099546689
ISBN
9780099546689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.37

Paperback. Here, for the first time, is a simple, single explanation for the major problems facing the world today. Environmental superstar Annie Leonard has already reached millions worldwide with her message about the way stuff is ruining our lives. It's time she reached you, too. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFFT; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 348. How Our Obsession with Stuff is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health - and a Vision for Change. 400 pages. Tells the story of the 'stuff' we use everyday - where our bottled water, mobile phones and jeans come from, how they're made and distributed, and where they really go when we throw them away. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFCA; JFFT; RNK. Dimension: 195 x 132 x 20. Weight: 406.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849010382
ISBN
9781849010382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. Unconventionally fusing the the history of faith and reason in Islam, this book traces the Qur'an-inspired intellectual revolution that took off in the Islamic world of the seventh century, revealing its highlights and following it through to its sixteenth-century demise. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDT; HBJF1; HPK; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804794619
ISBN
9780804794619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.33

Paperback. Unconventionally fusing the the history of faith and reason in Islam, this book traces the Qur'an-inspired intellectual revolution that took off in the Islamic world of the seventh century, revealing its highlights and following it through to its sixteenth-century demise. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDT; HBJF1; HPK; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503600577
ISBN
9781503600577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. The story of pain and suffering since the eighteenth century. Prize-winning historian Joanna Bourke charts how our understanding of pain (and how to cope with it) has changed completely over the last three centuries. Num Pages: 416 pages, 31 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 3J; HBTB; JFCX; MBX; MMBP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199689439
ISBN
9780199689439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 134 x 6. Weight in Grams: 74. 80 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGA; JFFG. Dimension: 209 x 134 x 6. Weight: 74.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486292496
ISBN
9780486292496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.25

paperback. In this wide-ranging work, Claude Levi-Strauss examines the mythology of American Indians and seeks to illustrate how contact with Europeans have altered these tales. Translator(s): Tihanyi, Catherine. Num Pages: 294 pages, 4 halftones, 3 maps, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226474724
ISBN
9780226474724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Translator(s): Gelpke, R. Num Pages: 177 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 362 x 18. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Omega Publications
Number of pages
177
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780930872526
ISBN
9780930872526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 20.01

Hardback. Offering full-colour history of costume, this illustrated work is intended for children. With over 320 hand-drawn illustrations, and descriptions on every page, it offers a survey of Western costume. It seeks to serve as an educational resource. Num Pages: 48 pages, 328 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AKTA; HBT; JFCK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 282 x 13. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500513095
ISBN
9780500513095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. This book is the first to tell what happened to 'Baby P', how the story was told by the media and its considerable impact on the child protection system in England. It will make a crucial contribution to the topic. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447316220
ISBN
9781447316220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 17.09

Paperback. The story of a successful professional woman and a reflection on the meaning of existentialism, this autobiography is an account of a woman's psychological liberation and the development of a personal philosophy. A translator of Sartre, Barnes recounts her battles with publishers and critics. Num Pages: 350 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: BGA; HPCF3; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226037332
ISBN
9780226037332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. On the evening of 26th November 1703, a cyclone from the north Atlantic hammered into southern Britain at over seventy miles an hour, claiming the lives of over 8,000 people. For Defoe, bankrupt and just released from prison for seditious writings, the storm struck during one of his bleakest moments. Editor(s): Hamblyn, Richard. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141439921
ISBN
9780141439921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Group leader's manual for treating women who abuse their partners. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE3; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393711486
ISBN
9780393711486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
227
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461453536
ISBN
9781461453536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226289809
ISBN
9780226289809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.22

Paperback. Editor(s): Goldstein, Diane E.; Shuman, Amy. Series: Encounters: Explorations in Folklore and Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 130 pages, 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 7. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
130
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024404
ISBN
9780253024404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

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