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Paperback. In this survey of the modern American Christmas, Waits shows how this holiday emerged, tracing its evolution from the days prior to 1880 to the present day. In addition, he examines the differing traditions of giftgiving to friends, employees, the poor, and among communtys. Series: The Modern Christmas in America. Num Pages: 290 pages, 77 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814792841
- ISBN
- 9780814792841
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.62
€ 33.99
€ 30.62
Paperback. "Salamensky investigates Oscar Wilde, his contemporaries, and the public frenzy over his work and life as illustrating the crucial importance of performance in the construction of the "modern" and our own, postmodern, lives"-- Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; D; DS; JFC; JFD; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349298068
- ISBN
- 9781349298068
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. How we die reveals much about how we live. This book traces the history of euthanasia in the United States to show how changing attitudes toward death reflect new and troubling ways of experiencing pain, hope, and freedom. It shows how over time, the term came to mean a death blessed by the grace of God, and later, medical hastening of death. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFME. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133904
- ISBN
- 9780691133904
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Faced with the failure of the romantic muse and the other two-sex tropes for the imagination, writers such as James Joyce, William Faulkner and Virginia Woolf became attracted to a culturally specific notion of an androgynous imagination. This text explores the process by which this happened. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919805
- ISBN
- 9780813919805
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Condition: New
€ 35.43
€ 35.43
Hardcover. In the face of high unemployment in Europe for the past thirty years, the unemployed have organized themselves and mobilized at levels ranging from the local to the transnational. This work explores why, when, and how the unemployed move from acquiescence to protest. Editor(s): Chabanet, Didier; Faniel, Jean. Series: Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619395
- ISBN
- 9780230619395
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Condition: New
€ 67.79
€ 67.79
The Mobilization of the Unemployed in Europe. From Acquiescence to Pro...
. Ed(S): Chabanet, D; Faniel, J
Paperback. In the face of high unemployment in Europe for the past thirty years, the unemployed have organized themselves and mobilized at levels ranging from the local to the transnational. This work explores why, when, and how the unemployed move from acquiescence to protest. Editor(s): Chabanet, D; Faniel, J. Series: Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; JPP; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349382156
- ISBN
- 9781349382156
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Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Hardback. Using Dominicans in New York City as a case study, Ramona Hernandez challenges the old belief that workers necessarily migrate from one region to another because of supply and demand or because of a de facto government policy to make people leave or stay. As a result, she shows that the traditional correlation between migration and economic progress does not always hold true. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KJD; 3JJP; 3JM; JFFN; JHBL; KCB; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116220
- ISBN
- 9780231116220
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Condition: New
€ 103.64€ 80.25
€ 103.64
€ 80.25
The Mnemonic Imagination: Remembering as Creative Practice (Palgrave M...
Keightley, Emily, Pickering, Michael
Hardcover. An exploration of some of the key theoretical challenges and conceptual issues facing the emergent field of memory studies, from the relationship between experience and memory to the commercial exploitation of nostalgia, using the key concept of the mnemonic imagination. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JMRM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243361
- ISBN
- 9780230243361
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Condition: New
€ 160.82
€ 160.82
Paperback. An exploration of some of the key theoretical challenges and conceptual issues facing the emergent field of memory studies, from the relationship between experience and memory to the commercial exploitation of nostalgia, using the key concept of the mnemonic imagination. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349318292
- ISBN
- 9781349318292
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Condition: New
€ 160.92
€ 160.92
paperback. A history of the Mixtec Indians of southern Mexico, this book focuses on several dozen Mixtec communities in the region of Oaxaca during the period from about 1540 to 1750. Num Pages: 528 pages, 57 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 28. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804751049
- ISBN
- 9780804751049
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Paperback. Based on extensive archival research, this book explores the history of Frankism, a Jewish religious movement that began in Poland and spread into the Habsburg Empire and the German lands in the later eighteenth century. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JF; 3JH; HRJ; HRLP1; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223439
- ISBN
- 9780812223439
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.59
€ 36.99
€ 36.59
Hardback. A fantastically readable biography of a 19th-century Parisian courtesan who harbours an incredible secret Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 171 x 35. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848319264
- ISBN
- 9781848319264
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.13
€ 26.99
€ 18.13
Paperback. Brings together a lifetime's experience of travelling in tribal lands in a searing condemnation of the lethal impact of North American fundamentalist Christian missionaries on aboriginal life throughout the world. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HRCX7; JFSL9; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270. 256 pages. Brings together a lifetime's experience of travelling in tribal lands in a searing condemnation of the lethal impact of North American fundamentalist Christian missionaries on aboriginal life throughout the world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLS; HRCX7; JFSL9; WTL. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight: 266.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906011529
- ISBN
- 9781906011529
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardcover. Addresses the growing concern about journalism ethics in the United States and worldwide. Essays provide insights into the motivations, techniques, and challenges of journalists everywhere. Editor(s): Atkins, Joseph. Num Pages: 253 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFM; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813821887
- ISBN
- 9780813821887
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Condition: New
€ 106.30
€ 106.30
Hardback. Challenging an enduring paradigm among linguists, this text explores the origins of plantation creole. It proposes that the "limited access model" of creole genesis is seriously flawed. Num Pages: 292 pages, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADS; 2ZP; CFFD; GTB; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520219991
- ISBN
- 9780520219991
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Condition: New
€ 62.42€ 49.59
€ 62.42
€ 49.59
The Missing News: Filters and Blind Spots in Canada's Press
Hackett, Robert A.; Gruneau, Richard; Gutstei...
paperback. The Missing News explores the role of newspapers in North America's complex media environment as vehicles for democratic communication. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551930275
- ISBN
- 9781551930275
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.94
€ 33.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Select Books Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590792421
- ISBN
- 9781590792421
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.88
€ 21.99
€ 21.88
Paperback. Clears a devastating path from the bygone Glasgow of the 1970s to the grim secrets of Gloucester in the mid 1990s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571215607
- ISBN
- 9780571215607
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
€ 14.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. To what extent has feminism benefited women? Arguing that so far feminism has failed to deliver the promised benefits for many women and has even proved harmful, this text brings together women's voices, from Bridget Jones to Simone de Beauvoir, to provide a radical rethink for the 21st century. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 389. An excellent, clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
- Number of pages
- 274
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KRS0018138
- ISBN
- 9780826450951
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Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: DD; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The Women's Play Press New Zealand
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780958339377
- ISBN
- 9780958339377
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.53
€ 10.99
€ 9.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, port. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913543702
- ISBN
- 9780913543702
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.49
€ 16.99
€ 16.49
Paperback. Series: African American. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JNKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486445588
- ISBN
- 9780486445588
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Condition: New
€ 12.09
€ 12.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475795
- ISBN
- 9780801475795
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.94
€ 33.99
€ 30.94
paperback. Highlighting the importance of song and dance rituals to Sephardic Jewish religious practices Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: AS; HRJC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252077623
- ISBN
- 9780252077623
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10