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Society & culture: general
Paperback. A comprehensive study that draws upon poetry and mythology, art and literature, archaeology and psychology to show how the myth of the goddess has been lost from our formal Judeo-Christian images of the divine. It explains what happened to the goddess, when, and how she was excluded from western culture, and the implications of this loss. Num Pages: 800 pages, b&w illustrations and illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRLB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140192926
- ISBN
- 9780140192926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.83
€ 33.99
€ 22.83
Hardcover. At head of title: Herbert and Jane Dwight Working Group on Islamism and the International Order. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817911348
- ISBN
- 9780817911348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.55
€ 26.55
Paperback. Translated for the first time into English, The Myth of the Superhero looks beyond the cape, the mask, and the superpowers, presenting a serious study of the genre and its place in a broader cultural context. Translator(s): Richards, Jamie. Num Pages: 216 pages, 66, 66 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409535
- ISBN
- 9781421409535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.03
€ 36.03
Hardcover. Translated for the first time into English, The Myth of the Superhero looks beyond the cape, the mask, and the superpowers, presenting a serious study of the genre and its place in a broader cultural context. Translator(s): Richards, Jamie. Num Pages: 216 pages, 66, 66 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409108
- ISBN
- 9781421409108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.95
€ 62.95
Paperback. The long overdue first UK publication of one of Sven Lindqvist's best-loved books - and the one for which he is most famous in his home country - an exquisitely written meditation on the author's relationship with art. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 145 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847085221
- ISBN
- 9781847085221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
paperback. Provides a study of the mythology of the world's high civilizations. This book explores the relation of dreams to myth, and demonstrates the important differences between oriental and occidental interpretations of dreams and life. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 190 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1450.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 564
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691018393
- ISBN
- 9780691018393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.21
€ 77.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; VXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Weiser Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578636167
- ISBN
- 9781578636167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.33
€ 18.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837614855
- ISBN
- 9783837614855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.47
€ 37.99
€ 27.47
Paperback. In the years before Indian Independence in 1947, the Nagas of Northeast India came to exemplify an exotic society. This title offers an examination of how the notion of tribes came to be applied to the Nagas"is linked to its subsequent importance in the development of contemporary Naga nationalism. Num Pages: 396 pages, 760 illustrations, 310 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSL9; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 246 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1870.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 396
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500970294
- ISBN
- 9780500970294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.33
€ 30.99
€ 27.33
Hardback. A study of visuality in early modern and modern China. It identifies three distinct constellations of visual concerns corresponding to the late imperial, mid-twentieth century, and contemporary periods, respectively. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674031746
- ISBN
- 9780674031746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.32
€ 50.99
€ 42.32
Paperback. With support, humor, and perspective, this provocative book outlines new options for businesswomen. Margaret Heffernan, who has run five different companies in the UK and US, states her case directly and provocatively: women are at odds as to how to find happiness and success at work while remaining true to themselves. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KJM; VSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118401132
- ISBN
- 9781118401132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.88
€ 31.99
€ 24.88
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813522906
- ISBN
- 9780813522906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
Hardback. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRHP; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 220 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137540768
- ISBN
- 9781137540768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.94
€ 123.94
Paperback. In The National Mall, Lisa Benton-Short explores the critical issues that are redefining and reshaping this extraordinary public space. Num Pages: 296 pages, 36, 2 figures, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JM; AMGD; HBTP; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442630550
- ISBN
- 9781442630550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.28
€ 38.99
€ 35.28
The National Question. Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict and Self-determina...
Professor Berch . Ed(S): Berberoglu
paperback. Explores the class forces that play a central role in directing movements in different socio-political, temporal, and geographic settings. This book includes case studies of the political history of nationalist movements in Palestine, Kurdistan, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Puerto Rico, the Basque Country, and more. Editor(s): Berberoglu, Professor Berch. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSL; JPA; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566393430
- ISBN
- 9781566393430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.51
€ 45.99
€ 40.51
Paperback. Explores the formation of the Sikh diaspora and, in so doing, offers a powerful inquiry into conditions of peoplehood, colonialism, and postcoloniality. Demonstrating a new direction for historical anthropology, this book focuses on the position of violence between 1849 and 1998 in the emergence of a trans-national fight for Khalistan. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 b&w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JH; 3JJ; HRKS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822326151
- ISBN
- 9780822326151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.50
€ 31.99
€ 28.50
Hardcover. Editor(s): Salamone, Frank A. Num Pages: 220 pages, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; WSBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810887084
- ISBN
- 9780810887084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.15
€ 129.15
The Native American in Short Fiction in the "Saturday Evening Post". A...
Beidler, Peter G.; Brown, Harry J.; Egge, Mar...
Hardback. Full of fiction, nonfiction, art, cartoons, poetry, and humour "The Saturday Evening Post" was a popular and influential American magazine. This text provides summaries of the short stories, which illustrate the changing perception of Native American society. Series: Native American Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810838796
- ISBN
- 9780810838796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.80
€ 146.80
Paperback. Editor(s): King, Professor C. Richard. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL9; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442256286
- ISBN
- 9781442256286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.48
€ 48.48
Paperback. This book brings overdue recognition to the artistry and craftsmanship of the Plateau Indians by focusing on the remarkable collection amassed by the late Doris Swayze Bounds, an Oregon banker, who grew up among the Native people. Many of the items in her collection came to her as gifts from her Indian friends. 280 illustrations, 48 in color. Editor(s): Harless, Susan E. Num Pages: 176 pages, 280 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; AFTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295976730
- ISBN
- 9780295976730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.89
€ 39.89
Paperback. "Moving beyond an 'Indians and Europeans' story, DuVal looks instead at competing and overlapping stories involving multiple Native groups who operate from different positions with different strategies and experiences, and incorporate an array of outsiders."-Colin G. Calloway, Dartmouth College Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219395
- ISBN
- 9780812219395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.01
€ 37.99
€ 34.01
Paperback. Tracing the connections among newly invented craft traditions, social networks and consumption patterns, this book highlights the way ethnic identities and class cultures materialize in a sensual world that includes luxurious woven belts, powerful stereos and garlic roasted "cuyes" (guinea pigs). Num Pages: 266 pages, 18 halftones, 3 maps, 26 line drawings, 14 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226113951
- ISBN
- 9780226113951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.58
€ 36.99
€ 28.58
Paperback. Argues that although the unicorn of our imagination isn't real, traces of its character can be found in existing species. Exploring the natural world, this title follows the beast's trail to the plateaus of India and into the jungles of Africa to unearth the flesh and blood ancestors of our iconic unicorn. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847081179
- ISBN
- 9781847081179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.95
€ 11.99
€ 9.95
paperback. Editor(s): Boyle, Conall. Series: Sortition and Public Policy. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBTB; JFC; WDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Enlarged ed.
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845401177
- ISBN
- 9781845401177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.78
€ 25.78