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paperback. The International Sweethearts of Rhythm, a popular women's jazz band of the 1940s, has earned a reputation as the 'best all-women's swing band ever to perform.' This revised and updated edition is the most comprehensive and objective history of the band to date. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVH; AVR; HBTB; JFSL3; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810831605
- ISBN
- 9780810831605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.69
€ 86.69
Hardback. Although the "I Ching" is an Eastern classic, it contains perspectives and ideas about the social and human situation, which western sociologists may find useful as a tool for understanding their world. This book interprets the 64 hexagrams of "I Ching" as keys to understanding society. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HPDF; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761817987
- ISBN
- 9780761817987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.16
€ 157.16
Drawing on a decade of fieldwork in these communities, Isla exposes the duplicity of a neoliberal model in which the environment is converted into commercial assets, few of whose benefits flow to the local population. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4, 4 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; GTF; JFSJ; JHB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442649361
- ISBN
- 9781442649361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.69
€ 70.69
Paperback. An exploration of Philip Pullman's bestselling trilogy, "His Dark Materials". It looks at the many issues raised by the Dark Materials world, and by the controversies it has stirred up. Editor(s): Greene, Richard; Robison, Rachel. Series: Popular Culture and Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSY; HPX; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812696714
- ISBN
- 9780812696714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.80
€ 21.99
€ 19.80
Paperback. In film, the femme fatale has long been constructed as a beautiful heterosexual Caucasian woman. Da Silva shows the need to incorporate diverse ethnic groups and male homosexuals into the range of "femmes" fatales and examines how the Brazilian representations cross gender, race, and class and offer alternatives to the dominant Hollywood model. Num Pages: 222 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; APF; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349485703
- ISBN
- 9781349485703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.68
€ 65.68
Paperback. Provides a facing-page translation of the "Book of Chivalry". This book describes the prowess and piety of knights, their capacity to express themselves, their common assumptions, and their views on masculine virtue, women, and love. Editor(s): Kaeuper, Richard W.; Kennedy, Elspeth. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HBJD; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215793
- ISBN
- 9780812215793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.45
€ 37.99
€ 34.45
Hardcover. Thatcher's Grandchildren explores sociological and political issues about childhood that have that have become increasingly significant in the twenty first century within a political landscape framed by neo-liberalism. Issues addressed include child protection and abuse, the media, education and schooling, and poverty. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; 3JMG; JFSP1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137281548
- ISBN
- 9781137281548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.89
€ 67.89
Hardcover. The first substantial interdisciplinary, cross-genre critique of Margaret Thatcher and her cultural 'afterlife', exploring Thatcher's legacy across a range of areas including public policy, broadcast media, film, poetry, architectural design, political cartoons and literature. Editor(s): Ho, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230233317
- ISBN
- 9780230233317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.45
€ 67.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFDT; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226421520
- ISBN
- 9780226421520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.41
€ 23.99
€ 19.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Sycamore, Mattilda Bernstein. Num Pages: 360 pages, B&W photos and illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- LESGA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781593761950
- ISBN
- 9781593761950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Hardback. The first and only book to detail the history of Black images in animated cartoons. That's Enough Folks includes many rare, previously unpublished illustrations and original animation stills and an appendix listing cartoon titles with black characters along with brief descriptions of gags in these cartoons. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFV; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 994.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810832503
- ISBN
- 9780810832503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.91
€ 172.91
Paperback. Tedesco became a priest and then realized that he was gay. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HRCX4; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 168 x 14. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Academy Chicago Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897335997
- ISBN
- 9780897335997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.88
€ 28.88
Paperback. Freighted with the mythical legacies of stonemasons' guilds and the Newtonian revolution, English Freemasonry arrived in colonial America with a vast array of cultural baggage. This book shows how Freemasonry has contributed to a broader understanding of the multiple influences that have shaped religion in American culture. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; JFSV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520287600
- ISBN
- 9780520287600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.31
€ 31.99
€ 23.31
Paperback. The 1970s in Britain were years of immense social, cultural and political liberation aborted by a right-wing counter revolution. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JF; YNH; YNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782796008
- ISBN
- 9781782796008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.56
€ 16.99
€ 15.56
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5H; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; WJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Encounter Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594038938
- ISBN
- 9781594038938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.55
€ 27.99
€ 26.55
Hardback. Series: Ted 2. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471156052
- ISBN
- 9781471156052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Shows how, beginning with Lenin, the Communists established a state monopoly of the media that absorbed literature, art, and science into a stylized and ritualistic public culture. This work explores the close relationship between language and the implementation of the Stalinist-Leninist program. Num Pages: 344 pages, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1DVU; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JFC; JPFC; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088679
- ISBN
- 9780691088679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.41€ 42.70
€ 53.41
€ 42.70
Hardcover. Exploring sexwork and trafficking in a globalized culture and economy, this book offers a critique of increasingly stringent policing worldwide following the UN protocol against trafficking in persons. It highlights the grey area between sex work and trafficking and draws on the themes of gender, migration and deviance. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMT; JFFN; JFMX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230524668
- ISBN
- 9780230524668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 28 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFDT; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415533294
- ISBN
- 9780415533294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.20
€ 83.20
Paperback. This volume takes a critical discourse approach to the ways women's magazines contribute to the social construction of particular kinds of female body - as ideal, beautiful, ugly, overweight or engineered. Looking at the language used, it provides an insight into the experience of the female reader, and the likely impact upon her self-image. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFGR; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349423064
- ISBN
- 9781349423064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.68
€ 126.68
Paperback. Editor(s): Chemla, Karine; Virbel, Jacques. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 439 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 45 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; JFC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 439
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319366739
- ISBN
- 9783319366739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.99
€ 67.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Brown, Cedric C.; Marotti, Arthur F. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJD; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349259960
- ISBN
- 9781349259960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.33
€ 193.33
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531126746
- ISBN
- 9783531126746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.99
€ 71.99
Hardcover. The Banjara - an ethnic group composed of nomadic tribes, centered in the Indian state of Rajasthan - are renowned for their highly colourful textiles, often embellished with mirrors and intricate embroidery and produced from natural resources. This book is devoted to the traditions and embroidery of the Banjara. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229. .
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500518373
- ISBN
- 9780500518373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92