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paperback. From antiquity to the Enlightenment, monstrous children were attributed to the power of the mother's imagination to distort the act of procreation. How this idea reappeared transformed in the Romantic period is explored in this study of theories linking imagination, art and monstrous progeny. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674586499
- ISBN
- 9780674586499
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.32
€ 46.99
€ 38.32
Hardback. Christina Sharpe interprets Black Atlantic visual and literary texts that grapple with the sexual violence of slavery and racialized subjugation, and their present-day legacies. Series: Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe. Num Pages: 272 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5893 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822345916
- ISBN
- 9780822345916
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Condition: New
€ 119.46
€ 119.46
Paperback. Christina Sharpe interprets Black Atlantic visual and literary texts that grapple with the sexual violence of slavery and racialized subjugation, and their present-day legacies. Series: Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe. Num Pages: 272 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346098
- ISBN
- 9780822346098
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Condition: New
€ 29.27
€ 29.27
Monstrous Motherhood will compel scholars in eighteenth-century studies, women's studies, family history, and cultural studies to reevaluate a foundational assumption that has driven much of the discourse in their fields. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407371
- ISBN
- 9781421407371
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Condition: New
€ 68.48
€ 68.48
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Sky Books United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780967816265
- ISBN
- 9780967816265
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.44
€ 30.99
€ 27.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: D; JFH; VXQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Original Falcon Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935150350
- ISBN
- 9781935150350
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.48
€ 27.99
€ 19.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FF; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Sky Books (NY)
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780963188984
- ISBN
- 9780963188984
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.48
€ 19.99
€ 19.48
paperback. This is the first complete, scholarly English-language edition of "The Spirit of the Laws" since 1750. It is one of the central texts in the history of 18th-century thought and this annotated edition focuses attention on Montesquieu's use of sources and his text as a whole. Editor(s): Cohler, Anne M.; Stone, Harold Samuel; Miller, Basia Carolyn. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. Num Pages: 808 pages, bibliography, chronology. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1126. The Spirit of the Laws. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. 808 pages, bibliography, chronology. Editor(s): Cohler, Anne M.; Stone, Harold Samuel; Miller, Basia Carolyn. This is the first complete, scholarly English-language edition of "The Spirit of the Laws" since 1750. It is one of the central texts in the history of 18th-century thought and this annotated edition focuses attention on Montesquieu's use of sources and his text as a whole. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JFCX. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 48. Weight: 1096.
- Edition
- Annotated
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 808
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521369749
- ISBN
- 9780521369749
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 48.88
€ 48.99
€ 48.88
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Ayebia Clarke Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954702359
- ISBN
- 9780954702359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.54
€ 13.99
€ 11.54
Hardcover. Once a major metropolis in North America, Montreal now finds itself increasingly marginal to the continental economy while remaining the heartland of the province of Quebec; it is facing a major identity crisis. This book discusses the city's economic decline due to the shift of corporate and financial leadership from Montreal to Toronto. Series: World Cities S. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GTB; JFSG; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471949077
- ISBN
- 9780471949077
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Condition: New
€ 130.60
€ 130.60
paperback. Investigates "heritage" as an arena in which a variety of private and public actors compete for right to benefit, economically and otherwise, from controlling cultural patrimony. This book presents ethnographic case studies of archaeological sites in the Yucatan Peninsula - Chichen Itza and Chunchucmil and their surrounding modern communities. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: HD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292714809
- ISBN
- 9780292714809
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.91
€ 26.99
€ 26.91
Paperback. The last significant clash of arms in the American Indian Wars took place on December 29, 1890, on the banks of Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota. When the smoke cleared, 84 men and 62 women and children lay dead. To answer whether it was a battle or a massacre, the author looks at the historical records and cultural traditions of the combatants. Num Pages: 219 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803291201
- ISBN
- 9780803291201
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.32
€ 19.99
€ 19.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691022581
- ISBN
- 9780691022581
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.04
€ 54.99
€ 39.04
Paperback. A clear, intelligently-written guide to a crucial period of Spanish history Num Pages: 224 pages, 28, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACK; AM; HBJD; HBLC; JFC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Phoenix London
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842126059
- ISBN
- 9781842126059
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.90
€ 19.99
€ 14.90
Paperback.
Evil is not confined to war or to circumstances in which people are acting under extreme duress. Today it more frequently reveals itself in the everyday insensitivity to the suffering of others, in the inability or refusal to understand them and in the casual turning away of one s ethical gaze. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662756
- ISBN
- 9780745662756
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.59
€ 23.99
€ 23.59
Hardcover. Evil is not confined to war or to circumstances in which people are acting under extreme duress. Today it more frequently reveals itself in the everyday insensitivity to the suffering of others, in the inability or refusal to understand them and in the casual turning away of one s ethical gaze. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662749
- ISBN
- 9780745662749
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Condition: New
€ 64.97
€ 64.97
Paperback. This work contests the association of care with women alone as empirically and historically inaccurate, as well as politically unwise. It goes on to illustrate the ways in which society degrades the importance of caring in order to maintain the power of those who are privileged. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFF; JFSJ1; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415906425
- ISBN
- 9780415906425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.30
€ 58.30
Hardback. To be truly reflective, moral thinking and moral philosophy must become aware of the contexts that bind our thinking about how to live. These essays show how to do this, and why it makes a difference. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513785
- ISBN
- 9780742513785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.90
€ 178.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, tabs.M. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFSF; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300021905
- ISBN
- 9780300021905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.44
€ 26.99
€ 20.44
Hardback. Spanning many historical and literary contexts, this book brings together a dozen essays by one of America's premier cultural critics. It explores the importance of imagination and sympathy to suggest how these faculties may illuminate the motives of human action and the reality of justice. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 222 x 29. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161419
- ISBN
- 9780691161419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.00€ 21.88
€ 26.00
€ 21.88