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Society & culture: general

Paperback. According to one myth, the first Athenian citizen was born from the earth after the sperm of a rejected lover, the god Hephaistos, dripped off the virgin goddess Athena's leg and onto fertile soil. This title explores how Athenians in the fifth century forged and maintained a collective identity. Translator(s): Levine, Caroline. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 line drawings, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691037622
ISBN
9780691037622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.14
€ 50.63

Hardback. Was there a notion of childhood for the labouring classes, and was it distinctive from that of the elite? Examining pauper childhood, family life and societal reform, Levene asks whether new models of childhood in the eighteenth century affected the treatment of the young poor, and reveals how they and their families were helped through hard times. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBTB; JFFA; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230354807
ISBN
9780230354807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.18

Hardcover. A companion that brings together contemporary research on children and childhood from pediatrics, child psychology, childhood studies, education, sociology, history, law, anthropology, and other related areas. It includes more than 40 'Imagining Each Other' essays, which focus on the experiences of particular children in different cultures. Editor(s): Shweder, Richard A. Num Pages: 1160 pages, 12 halftones, 6 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 251 x 63. Weight in Grams: 2218.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226475394
ISBN
9780226475394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.74
€ 82.98

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781446266335
ISBN
9781446266335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.53

Hardcover. This work brings together contributors from the US, Latin America and organizations such as UNICEF, to consider the physical, educational, social legal and economic status and progress of children throughout Latin America, focusing especially on health and rights issues. Editor(s): Bartell, Ernest; O'Donnell, Alejandro. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 371 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSP1; JKSB1; JKSN; LBBR; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 803.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268022570
ISBN
9780268022570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.98

Paperback. This study examines the procedural implications of child participation in the proceedings before the International Criminal Court. Series: School of Human Rights Research. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JPVH; LBBZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Intersentia Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780683393
ISBN
9781780683393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 96.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 375 color & 68 b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 928.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764306396
ISBN
9780764306396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.12

Hardback. The first volume to consider childhood over eight centuries of British writing, this book traces the literary child from medieval to contemporary texts. Written by international experts, the volume's essays challenge earlier readings of childhood and offer fascinating contributions to the current upsurge of interest in constructions of childhood. Editor(s): Gavin, Dr. Adrienne. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230348271
ISBN
9780230348271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.40

Paperback. The first volume to consider childhood over eight centuries of British writing, this book traces the literary child from medieval to contemporary texts. Written by international experts, the volume's essays challenge earlier readings of childhood and offer fascinating contributions to the current upsurge of interest in constructions of childhood. Editor(s): Gavin, A. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSY; JFC; JFSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349345496
ISBN
9781349345496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.15

Paperback. Cathy Glass, international bestselling author, tells the shocking story of Zeena, a young Asian girl desperate to escape from her family. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
HarperElement
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007590001
ISBN
9780007590001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.61

Hardcover. Explores the ambitions, tastes, and prejudices of Chicagoans during the 1920s and '30s. This book reproduces various elements of the "Chicagoan": its covers, cartoons, editorials, reviews, and features. Num Pages: 400 pages, 81 colour plates, 301 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJG; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 366 x 290 x 30. Weight in Grams: 3180.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317618
ISBN
9780226317618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.32
€ 60.30

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801425028
ISBN
9780801425028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.90

Paperback. Following on the heels of the Harlem Renaissance, the Chicago Renaissance was a resonant flourishing of African American arts, literature, theatre, music, and intellectualism, from 1930 to 1955. This work demonstrates the complexity of black women's many vital contributions to this unique cultural flowering. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 photographs; 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBBNC; GTB; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 458. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072932
ISBN
9780252072932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.99

Paperback. George Bird Grinnell was a zoologist by training. He accompanied Custer's Black Hills expedition as a naturalist in 1874 and from that time until his death in 1938 was closely associated with the Cheyennes and other Plains tribes. In this title, he looks at its warmaking and warrior societies, healing practices and responses to European diseases. Num Pages: 478 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
478
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803257726
ISBN
9780803257726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.55

Paperback. This book provides a history and ethnography of the Cheyenne people from their prehistoric origins north of the Great Lakes to their present life in the reservations in Oklahoma. It is based on archaeological material, historical and linguistic evidence and draws vividly on the oral traditions of the Cheyenne themselves. Series: Peoples of America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HDD; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631218623
ISBN
9780631218623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRQ; JFSL9; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781879181953
ISBN
9781879181953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.64

Paperback. Presents various requisite forms that addiction treatment professionals need. This work covers various aspects of mental health practice for addiction treatment. Series: PracticePlanners. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKSN2; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 533.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471703815
ISBN
9780471703815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.06

Hardback. The tragic-comedic story of the cinema, art and architecture of the early 20th Century, highlighting the unlikely intersections of East and West Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; AB; AM; APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745336015
ISBN
9780745336015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 6.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 34 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JFS; JHMC; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816679829
ISBN
9780816679829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages, 24 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; HBJF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415546744
ISBN
9780415546744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.74

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