Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. In this volume Levi-Strauss explores the mythologies of the Americas, with occasional incursions into European and Japanese folklore, tales of sloths and squirrels are interwoven with discussions of Freud, Saussure, "signification," and plays by Sophocles and Labiche. Translator(s): Chorier, B. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1 colour plate, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLS; HPCF; HRQ; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226474823
- ISBN
- 9780226474823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.02
€ 32.99
€ 26.02
Paperback. A chronological introduction to the work of Jean Baudrillard, with a selection of classic readings. Editor(s): Redhead, Professor Steve. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748627899
- ISBN
- 9780748627899
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.20
€ 37.99
€ 34.20
Paperback. Puts to rest the unfounded allegations surrounding Jefferson and Sally Hemings. Num Pages: 176 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819178213
- ISBN
- 9780819178213
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.37
€ 17.99
€ 16.37
Hardcover. This text focuses on the Jekyll Island social club's members and the "cottages" they built near the clubhouse between 1888 and 1928. It tells the story of each home, the owners' connections with the island, and their interactions with one another. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AMK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1184.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820319285
- ISBN
- 9780820319285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 47.41
€ 50.99
€ 47.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; HBJK; HRCC7; HRCX7; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Sheed & Ward
- Number of pages
- 178
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556128134
- ISBN
- 9781556128134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.72
€ 27.72
Hardcover. Victoria Vantoch takes us on a fascinating journey into the golden era of air travel. The Jet Sex explores the much-mythologized stewardess within the context of the Cold War, globalization, and the emerging culture of glamour to reveal how beauty and sexuality were critical to national identity and international politics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; KNDV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812244816
- ISBN
- 9780812244816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.16
€ 42.99
€ 35.16
Hardback. Editor(s): Wertheim, David J. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 colour illustrations, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; HRAC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319426006
- ISBN
- 9783319426006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.99
€ 144.99
Paperback. Explores cinematic representations of the "Jew" from film's early days to the present Series: Helen & Martin Schwartz Lectures in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages, 52 b&w photos. BIC Classification: APF; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217455
- ISBN
- 9780253217455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Hardback. An exploration of the richness and diversity of Jewish society in Christian Iberia from 1100-1500. It includes essays which present a portrait that adds greater nuance to our understanding of both medieval Jewish and medieval Spanish history. Editor(s): Ray, Jonathan. Series: Jews in Space and Time. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLC1; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235353
- ISBN
- 9781936235353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.73
€ 159.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 204 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- HarperOne
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061367397
- ISBN
- 9780061367397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.54
€ 18.99
€ 14.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBG; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 136 x 41. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Hebrew Union College Press
- Edition
- Rev Sub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878202171
- ISBN
- 9780878202171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.43
€ 43.43
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 634 pages, 12 halftones, 16 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRJX; HRQX2; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 634
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691603124
- ISBN
- 9780691603124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.35€ 83.14
€ 109.35
€ 83.14
The Jewish Book of Fables. The Selected Works of Eliezer Shtaynbarg.
Shtaynbarg, Eliezer. Illus: Craft, Dana
The fable has a 3000-year-old tradition in Jewish literature, going back to the Bible and the Talmud. It was not until the advent of the illustrious poet and fabulist Eliezer Shtaynbarg that fable writing in Yiddish was honed to perfection. This text is devoted to Shtaynbarg's work. Illustrator(s): Craft, Dana. Translator(s): Leviant, Curt. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ACY; DQ; FA; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607182
- ISBN
- 9780815607182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.72
€ 36.99
€ 31.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black & white plates, 32 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; JFSR1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750965873
- ISBN
- 9780750965873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.48
€ 23.99
€ 20.48
Paperback. A Brief Introduction for Christians. 176 pages, Illustrations, maps. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRC; JFSR1. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 13. Weight: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Jewish Lights Publishing
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580233187
- ISBN
- 9781580233187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.38
€ 16.99
€ 15.38
Hardback. Following what may be conventionally called the Jewish ethno-cultural model and tracing its performance throughout history, this book attempts to apply a synthetic, comprehensive approach to the Jewish phenomenon - an alternative to the metaphysical and religious ones - and to evaluate it in the comparative context. Series: Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843437
- ISBN
- 9781934843437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.69
€ 148.69
Hardcover. Features five essays on why public debate about Hungary's Jewish population has been confined to the dichotomy of assimilation and dissimilation instead of integration. Num Pages: 200 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335997
- ISBN
- 9780880335997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. To find more information on Rowman & Littlefield titles, please visit us at www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Num Pages: 295 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876683545
- ISBN
- 9780876683545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.51
€ 67.51
Paperback. Reviews Jewish culture and history. This book examines how and why various rites and customs celebrating stages in the life cycle have evolved through the ages and persisted to this day. For each phase of life - from childhood, adolescence, adulthood, to the advanced years, it traces the origin and development of specific rites. Series: Samuel & Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295984414
- ISBN
- 9780295984414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; 3JM; JFSR1; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632204943
- ISBN
- 9781632204943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.43
€ 29.99
€ 24.43