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Paperback. A very personal look at Merlin. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785354533
ISBN
9781785354533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. From the South's pageant queens to the importance of beauty parlors to African American communities, it is easy to see the ways beauty is enmeshed in southern culture. But as Blain Roberts shows in this incisive work, the pursuit of beauty in the South was linked to the tumultuous racial divides of the region. Num Pages: 384 pages, 43 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; 3JJ; JFCK; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469629865
ISBN
9781469629865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.08

Paperback. A beautifully written combination of memoir and a 'dissection' of prostitution - heart-breaking, courageous and redemptive. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717160327
ISBN
9780717160327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.92

Hardcover. In many countries, the number of people working beyond pension age is increasing. This volume investigates this trend in seven different countries, examining the contexts of this development and the consequences of the shifting relationship between work and retirement. Editor(s): Scherger, Simone. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137435132
ISBN
9781137435132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.27

Paperback. Halfway between history and philosophy, this book deals with the historical forms that have permitted the understanding of human suffering from the Renaissance to the present. Representation, sympathy, imitation, coherence and narrativity are but a few of the rhetorical recourses that men and women have employed in order to feel our pain. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349542604
ISBN
9781349542604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.75

Hardcover. Num Pages: 170 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
GAZELLE BOOK SERVICES
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629484686
ISBN
9781629484686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 253.38
€ 172.78

Hardcover. Editor(s): Merrick, Professor Joav, MD, MMedSci, DMSc. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 183 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1268.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612096667
ISBN
9781612096667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 427.06
€ 289.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, index index. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
202
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789021410
ISBN
9780789021410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.90

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 45 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Palgrave USA
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403991188
ISBN
9781403991188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.11

Hardback. Uses Barack Obama's election and administration to illustrate the ways race combines with seemingly non-racial ideas to generate social meaning. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 585. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804780957
ISBN
9780804780957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.92

Paperback. Uses Barack Obama's election and administration to illustrate the ways race combines with seemingly non-racial ideas to generate social meaning. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 534. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804780964
ISBN
9780804780964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Series: New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 60 color photographs, 8 black and white photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; ACBS; AGR; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081439
ISBN
9780252081439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. Series: New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 60 color photographs, 8 black and white photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; ACBS; AGR; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252039928
ISBN
9780252039928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

Hardback. Gathering insights from numerous fields about the construction of Canada, this provocative volume illuminates the challenges that lie ahead for all Canadians who aspire to create a better future. Editor(s): Strong-Boag, Veronica; Grace, Sherrill; Anderson, Joan; Eisenberg, Avigail. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC; JFSJ; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 0. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774806923
ISBN
9780774806923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

Paperback. Gathering insights from numerous fields about the construction of Canada, this provocative volume illuminates the challenges that lie ahead for all Canadians who aspire to create a better future. Editor(s): Strong-Boag, Veronica; Grace, Sherrill; Anderson, Joan M.; Eisenberg, Avigail. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774806930
ISBN
9780774806930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662421
ISBN
9781855662421
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.83

Paperback. Yup'ik elders of southwest Alaska recall, "Our ancestors were never heavy with a tool kit." They carried in their minds what they needed to live rich lives in the harsh environment of the Bering Sea coast. This volume gives readers a sense of the complexity and variety of Yup'ik tools and technology. Editor(s): Fienup-Riordan, Ann. Translator(s): Meade, Marie. Num Pages: 360 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; 2JN; CF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 180 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987804
ISBN
9780295987804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.76

Hardback. Num Pages: 226 pages, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137600295
ISBN
9781137600295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.41

Hardcover. Contributors offer an in-depth look at the dynamics of cultural and political change in Pakistan and the Pakistani Diaspora. Moving past static viewpoints, this volume demonstrates the multidirectional nature of the flow of ideas and people that create the social landscape experienced by Pakistanis globally. Editor(s): Lyon, Stephen; Bolognani, Marta. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230110939
ISBN
9780230110939
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.13

hardcover. "The Well of Loneliness" - the Radclyffe Hall novel at times referred to as 'the bible of lesbianism' - was released in Britain in 1928 and was immediately controversial. This title gathers together classic essays on Radclyffe Hall's book - beginning with Havelock Ellis and early reviews - as well as pieces by critics as Esther Newton. Editor(s): Doan, Laura L.; Prosser, Jay. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 5S; DSBH; DSK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118743
ISBN
9780231118743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.96
€ 90.75

paperback. A fascinating look at the end of British rule in Palestine, through the eyes of its final high commissioner Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781611684506
ISBN
9781611684506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.65

Paperback. An examination of how popular culture is received and produced within the Middle East. Editor(s): Stein, Rebecca L. Num Pages: 424 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JFCA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 238 x 28. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822335160
ISBN
9780822335160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. A close description of Amal El'Sana-Alh'jooj's experiences as a Palestinian Bedouin female activist, this book explores Amal's activism and demonstrates that activists' biographies provide a means of understanding the complexities of political situations they are involved in. Series: Middle East Today. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; HBJF; JFSJ; JPA; JPS; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349287772
ISBN
9781349287772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. A close description of Amal El'Sana-Alh'jooj's experiences as a Palestinian Bedouin female activist, this book explores Amal's activism and demonstrates that activists' biographies provide a means of understanding the complexities of political situations they are involved in. Series: Middle East Today. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230103252
ISBN
9780230103252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.23

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