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Society & culture: general
The Rebirth of the West. The Americanization of the Democratic World, ...
Duignan, Peter; Gann, L. H.
Paperback. This work illustrates how America was a key factor in the economic and political recovery of European democracies that had been devastated by World War II. It provides an analysis of important aspects of Western society at this time, such as politics, economics, culture and science. Num Pages: 745 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1Q; 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW3; JFC; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 745
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847681983
- ISBN
- 9780847681983
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Condition: New
€ 74.59
€ 74.59
Paperback. A collection of essays that assert that the recipe in all its cultural and textual contexts - from the quintessential embodiment of lifestyle choices to the reflection of artistic aspiration - is a complex form of cultural expression. It addresses questions raised by the recipe and its context, cultural moment, and mode of expression. Editor(s): Floyd, Janet; Forster, Laurel. Series: At Table. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803233614
- ISBN
- 9780803233614
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Condition: New
€ 27.09
€ 27.09
Paperback. Continuing William Mitchell's investigations of how we understand, reason about, and use images, The Reconfigured Eye provides the first systematic, critical analysis of the digital imaging revolution. Num Pages: 283 pages, 110. BIC Classification: JFD; TTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 283
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262631600
- ISBN
- 9780262631600
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Condition: New
€ 50.57€ 48.98
€ 50.57
€ 48.98
Paperback. Winner of the Labriola Center American Indian National Book Award. One of the American West's bloodiest-and least-known-massacres is searingly re-created in this generation-spanning history of native-white intermarriage. Num Pages: 368 pages, 35 illustrations; 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871408570
- ISBN
- 9780871408570
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.51
€ 18.99
€ 17.51
Paperback. This anthology offers a glimpse of women's writings not only in poetry but in other genres, including essays and letters, drama, religious writing and narrative fiction. These are presented within their respective biographical and historical contexts. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 800 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 800
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013933
- ISBN
- 9780674013933
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.59
€ 44.99
€ 37.59
Paperback. Sex is as fascinating to scientists as it is to the rest of us. A vast pool of knowledge has been gleaned from research into the nature of sex, from the contentious problem of why the wasteful reproductive process exists at all, to how individuals choose their mates and what traits they find attractive. This book explores those findings. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JF; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140167726
- ISBN
- 9780140167726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Demonstrates how crucial French films were in making 'going to the movies' popular in the United States, first in vaudeville houses and then in nickelodeons. This book exposes the consequences of that popularity. It offers a revealing cultural history of American cinema's nationalization. Num Pages: 328 pages, 54 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APF; JFC; JPFN; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520214781
- ISBN
- 9780520214781
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
paperback. An original collection of essays by leading international Soviet cinema scholars, covering seventy years of cinema history, providing a clear understanding of the aesthetic developments and sociopolitical function of Soviet cinema. Editor(s): Lawton, Anna. Num Pages: 356 pages, 6ill. BIC Classification: 1DVU; APF; GTC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415078191
- ISBN
- 9780415078191
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Condition: New
€ 55.14
€ 55.14
Paperback. Explores the connection between humans and animals, and asks what our responsibility is towards our fellow creatures. Inspired by the insights of Rudolf Steiner. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Publisher
- SteinerBooks, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584201946
- ISBN
- 9781584201946
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.08
€ 26.99
€ 20.08
Paperback. An engaging, affecting memoir by one of the first women to live at the famous Chiswick Women's Refuge in the 1970s Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGA; JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471129483
- ISBN
- 9781471129483
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Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.35
€ 9.99
€ 8.35
The Refugee Convention at Fifty. A View from Forced Migration Studies....
. Ed(S): Selm, Joanne Van; Kamanga, Khoti; Mo...
Paperback. A collection of essays by scholars from a range of disciplines. Prompted by the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention on the status of refugees, the essays examine the impact of this document on forced migrants, the states they migrate from and to, and the societies they join and leave behind. Editor(s): Selm, Joanne van; Kamanga, Khoti; Morrison, John; Nadig, Aninia; Spoljar-Vryina, Sanja; Willigen, Loes van. Series: Program in Migration and Refugee Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739105665
- ISBN
- 9780739105665
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Condition: New
€ 61.44
€ 61.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816643967
- ISBN
- 9780816643967
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.20
€ 29.99
€ 27.20
Paperback. Offers an illustrated history of sexual politics in ancient Athens. This work examines the ideology and practices that underlay the reign of the phallus. It demonstrates that classical Athens was more sexually polarized and repressive of women than any other culture in Western history. Num Pages: 477 pages, 345 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 774. Sexual Politics in Ancient Athens. 477 pages, 345 b&w illustrations. Offers an illustrated history of sexual politics in ancient Athens. This work examines the ideology and practices that underlay the reign of the phallus. It demonstrates that classical Athens was more sexually polarized and repressive of women than any other culture in Western history. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JFSJ; JHM. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 20. Weight: 774.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 477
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520079298
- ISBN
- 9780520079298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.94
€ 46.99
€ 32.94
The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce. Interdimensional Communication and G...
Wilcock, David; Free, Wynn
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, b&w. BIC Classification: JFH; VXP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583940839
- ISBN
- 9781583940839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.65
€ 19.65
Paperback. The concept of obscenity is an ancient one. But as Joan de Jean suggests, its modern form, the same that today's politicians decry, was invented in seventeenth century France. This work also casts a fresh light on the mythical link between sexual impropriety and all things French. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; JFC; JFMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226141411
- ISBN
- 9780226141411
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.28
€ 36.99
€ 29.28
Paperback. Argues that feminist theorizing has been skewed toward non-disabled experience, and that the knowledge of people with disabilities must be integrated into feminist ethics, discussions of bodily life, and criticism of the cognitive and social authority of medicine. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFFK; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415910477
- ISBN
- 9780415910477
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Condition: New
€ 60.80
€ 60.80
Paperback. Series: Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development (Mono). Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHB; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119038580
- ISBN
- 9781119038580
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.92
€ 45.99
€ 45.92
Paperback. Presents a collection of essays and lectures of the author. This volume features new English translations of a number of previously unpublished works. Num Pages: 412 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- HAU
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780990505037
- ISBN
- 9780990505037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 27.72
€ 35.99
€ 27.72
The Religions of the Book. Christian Perceptions, 1400-1660.
. Ed(S): Dimmock, Dr Matthew; Hadfield, A.
Paperback. This book is the first study to explore the relationship between Christianity, Judaism and Islam in the Early Modern period. Editor(s): Dimmock, Dr Matthew; Hadfield, A. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HBJD; HBL; HRAX; JFC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349286133
- ISBN
- 9781349286133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.54
€ 66.54
Paperback. A staggering line up of gender and development's leading scholars Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780321585
- ISBN
- 9781780321585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.61
€ 40.99
€ 33.61