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Society & culture: general
Paperback. The clever peasant Arnaud du Tilh had almost won his case, when a man with a wooden leg swaggered into the French courtroom, denounced du TiIh, and reestablished his claim to the identity, property, and wife of Martin Guerre. This book, by the noted historian who served as a consultant for the film, adds new dimensions to this famous legend. Num Pages: 176 pages, 9 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674766914
- ISBN
- 9780674766914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.23
€ 34.99
€ 29.23
Hardback. Brown demonstrates how Florentine thinkers used Lucretius--earlier and more widely than has been supposed--to provide a radical critique of prevailing orthodoxies. She enhances our understanding of the "revolution" in sixteenth-century political thinking and our definition of the Renaissance within newly discovered worlds and new social networks. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674050327
- ISBN
- 9780674050327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 44.70
€ 53.99
€ 44.70
Paperback. This lively study provides an account of the 'fall and rise' of the English nation within the British discipline of English Literature between the late eighteenth century and the present day, offering a reconceptualisation of the relationship between English Literature and the formation of English cultural identity. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349340019
- ISBN
- 9781349340019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. State power, nationalism and national economics dominated 20th-century history. Harris argues that such a structure is unthinkable now, as cities and their citizens, increasingly unaffected by national boundaries, take centre stage in the economic world - potentially to the immense benefit of all. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPHC; JPQ; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860647864
- ISBN
- 9781860647864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.01€ 53.26
€ 59.01
€ 53.26
Paperback. Suitable for those who wish to understand the peril confronting Jews, Israel, and Western democracy as a whole. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594030895
- ISBN
- 9781594030895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.77
€ 17.99
€ 16.77
Paperback. Series: Publications of the Research Group for European Migration Problems. Num Pages: 130 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 237.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401504089
- ISBN
- 9789401504089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.05
€ 61.05
Hardback. Addresses the issue of whether, and to what extent, the opposition to Israel on the liberal-left embodies anti-Semitic stances. This book argues that the dominant climate of liberal opinion does, however inadvertently, disseminate a range of anti-Semitic assertions and motifs of the most traditional kind. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742552265
- ISBN
- 9780742552265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.58
€ 132.58
Hardcover. The Restoration of the Jews: Early Modern Hermeneutics, Eschatology, and National Identity in the Works of Thomas Brightman Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319047614
- ISBN
- 9783319047614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.07
€ 63.07
paperback. This volume focuses on an oft-cited figure rarely examined in detail in the academic literature. It presents important new insights into the development of early modern ideas about a Jewish return to Palestine, and on the formation of Jewish national identity. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; HRA; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319380810
- ISBN
- 9783319380810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.00
€ 62.00
The Restless Compendium. Interdisciplinary Investigations of Rest and ...
. Ed(S): Callard, Felicity; Wilkes, James
Hardback. Editor(s): Callard, Felicity; Wilkes, James. Num Pages: 205 pages, 21 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSR; JHBS; MBNH9; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 219 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319452630
- ISBN
- 9783319452630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.10
€ 38.10
Hardback. Num Pages: 8 pages, illustrations, portraits. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL3; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 8
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813116747
- ISBN
- 9780813116747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.89
€ 46.89
Hardback. Leveraging Big Data and 21st century technology to renew cities and citizenship in America The Responsive City: Engaging Communities Through Data-Smart Governance. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSG; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118910900
- ISBN
- 9781118910900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.06
€ 38.99
€ 30.06
Hardcover. Examines the challenges of social, moral, and legal responsibility faced by scientists. Focusing on moral responsibility, this work argues that scientists have a responsibility not to do work that has harmful outcomes and that they are encouraged to do work that prevents harm. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822943495
- ISBN
- 9780822943495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.99
€ 60.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Broadman & Holman Publishers United States
- Edition
- Original
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433671227
- ISBN
- 9781433671227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.89
€ 18.99
€ 17.89
Paperback. Cities have been destroyed throughout history. And yet in every instance they have risen, phoenix-like from the ashes. This anthology, edited by Lawrence J Vale and Thomas J Campanella, explores the resilience of cities, and the politics and processes that govern urban recovery in the wake of disaster, with case studies from around the globe. Editor(s): Vale, Lawrence J.; Campanella, Thomas J. Num Pages: 392 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: AMA; AMVD; HBTB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 21. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195175837
- ISBN
- 9780195175837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.28
€ 53.28
The Research Guide for the Digital Age. A New Handbook to Research and...
Burkle-Young, Francis A.; Maley, Saundra Rose
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761807797
- ISBN
- 9780761807797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.67
€ 71.67
Paperback. This book examines the 1990s backlash against illegal immigrants. Wroe explains why many Americans turned against immigration, looking at the origins of California's Proposition 187 and its wider political implications. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 451.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349370115
- ISBN
- 9781349370115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.59
€ 62.59
Hardback. The story of the global response to the HIV epidemic, told from the perspective of community organizers, activists, and people living with HIV in West Africa between 1994 and 2000. Series: Body, Commodity, Text. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFD; JFFH2; MBNH; MBS; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780822348627
- ISBN
- 9780822348627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.04
€ 117.04
Paperback. The story of the global response to the HIV epidemic, told from the perspective of community organizers, activists, and people living with HIV in West Africa between 1994 and 2000. Series: Body, Commodity, Text. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFD; JFFH2; MBNH; MBS; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822348740
- ISBN
- 9780822348740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.06
€ 28.06
Paperback. Carefully drawing on interdisciplinary communication research, The Republic of Mass Culture presents a lively analysis of the shifting objectives and challenges of the media industries. Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801883163
- ISBN
- 9780801883163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.27
€ 32.99
€ 27.27
Hardcover. Presents the voices of three musicians - queer nightclub star Zeki Muren, arabesk originator Orhan Gencebay, and pop diva Sezen Aksu - who collectively have dominated mass media in Turkey since the early 1950s. Using these three singers as a lens, the author examines Turkey's repressive politics and civil violence as well as its public life. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 halftones, 1 map, 20 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DVT; AVG; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226775050
- ISBN
- 9780226775050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.40€ 87.53
€ 107.40
€ 87.53
Paperback. Presents the voices of three musicians - queer nightclub star Zeki Muren, arabesk originator Orhan Gencebay, and pop diva Sezen Aksu - who collectively have dominated mass media in Turkey since the early 1950s. Using these three singers as a lens, the author examines Turkey's repressive politics and civil violence as well as its public life. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 halftones, 1 map, 20 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DVT; AVG; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 226 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226775067
- ISBN
- 9780226775067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 31.86
€ 41.99
€ 31.86
Paperback. The Republic of Elsewhere is a sequel to Carty's thought-provoking, critically acclaimed Intimacy with Strangers: a Life of Brief Encounters. It employs a similar structure of overlapping conversations and personal memories to reveal how leading writers see the world differently. BIC Classification: BM; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843516743
- ISBN
- 9781843516743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.00€ 14.39
€ 16.00
€ 14.39
Paperback. Examines feminist critiques of medical knowledge and practice; and the legal regulation of pregnancy termination, conception and child-bearing, and behavior during pregnancy. This book demonstrates that the right to choice isn't an automatic guarantee of reproductive justice and gender equality. Editor(s): Ehrenreich, Nancy. Series: Critical America. Num Pages: 419 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPVH; MBQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814722312
- ISBN
- 9780814722312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.45
€ 33.99
€ 30.45