Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Published originally in two volumes in 1890, this extraordinary study of primitive myth and magic, collected from sources around the world, led Frazer to identify parallel patterns of ritual, symbols and belief across many centuries and many different cultures. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 59. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 944
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841954325
- ISBN
- 9781841954325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.33
€ 24.99
€ 18.33
Paperback. Editor(s): Fraser, Robert. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 912 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 912
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199538829
- ISBN
- 9780199538829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.80
€ 19.99
€ 15.80
Hardcover. Frazer set out to discover the origins of one ancient custom in ancient Rome - the plucking of the Golden Bough from a tree in the sacred grove of Diana - and was led by his investigations into a twenty-five year study of primitive customs, superstitions, magic and myth throughout the world. Num Pages: 770 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; HRQX; JFHF; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1124.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333059104
- ISBN
- 9780333059104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.27
€ 123.27
Paperback. Often quoting her patients' descriptions of their own experience of illness and recovery, Hilde Bruch described the relentless pursuit of thinness and the search for superiority in self-denial that characterize anorexia nervosa. Num Pages: 174 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; MMZD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 174
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005846
- ISBN
- 9780674005846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.26
€ 34.99
€ 29.26
perfect. .
- Publisher
- Stenlake Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840335293
- ISBN
- 9781840335293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.75
€ 21.99
€ 21.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 287 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385343374
- ISBN
- 9780385343374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.76
€ 17.99
€ 15.76
Paperback. "A Reader's guide to The good girls revolt": pages 239-252. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12-pp. B/W photo insert on text. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSJ1; JPFM; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Media Tie In
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610397469
- ISBN
- 9781610397469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.24
€ 17.99
€ 13.24
paperback. How does it feel to be constantly regarded as a potential threat, strip-searched at every airport? Or be told that, as an actress, the part you're most fitted to play is 'wife of a terrorist'? How does it feel to have words from your native language misused, misappropriated and used aggressively towards you? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. . Some light scuffing and shelfwear, otherwise a very good copy.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Unbound
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF2233482
- ISBN
- 9781783523955
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.99€ 9.87
€ 12.99
€ 9.87
paperback. Talks about love, about how, despite cruelty, despite politics, the female urge to nurture and cherish remains. This work features women who are strong, strikingly resourceful characters and who offer unforgettable insights into Chinese women's lives. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099440789
- ISBN
- 9780099440789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Examines the ways we have used and embraced Google - and the growing resistance to its expansion across the globe. This title exposes the dark side of our Google fantasies, raising red flags about issues of intellectual property and the much-touted Google Book Search. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384. (And Why We Should Worry). 280 pages. Examines the ways we have used and embraced Google - and the growing resistance to its expansion across the globe. This title exposes the dark side of our Google fantasies, raising red flags about issues of intellectual property and the much-touted Google Book Search. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 17. Weight: 382.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition, Updated Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272897
- ISBN
- 9780520272897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.00
€ 27.99
€ 21.00
Hardback. Examines the ways we have used and embraced Google - and the growing resistance to its expansion across the globe. This title exposes the dark side of our Google fantasies, raising red flags about issues of intellectual property and the much-touted Google Book Search. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520258822
- ISBN
- 9780520258822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.50
€ 49.99
€ 35.50
Hardcover. A new and holistic interpretation of one of the non-fiction sensations of the nineteenth century, Ernest Renan's Life of Jesus, this volume demonstrates how Renan's controversial work intervened in a remarkable range of debates in nineteenth-century French cultural life: not merely religious, but also social, intellectual, and cultural. Series: Oxford Historical Monographs. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198728757
- ISBN
- 9780198728757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.21
€ 195.21
Hardback. THE GOSPEL OF KINDNESS explores the historical significance of the American animal welfare movement at home and overseas from the Second Great Awakening to the Second World War. Focused on laboring animals at its inception, the movement evolved into an expansive "gospel of kindness," transforming animal mercy into a signature American value. Num Pages: 320 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFFZ; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 601.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199733156
- ISBN
- 9780199733156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.35
€ 97.35
Paperback. The Gothic and the Everyday aims to regenerate interest in the Gothic within the experiential contexts of history, folklore, and tradition. By using the term 'living', this book recalls a collection of experiences that constructs the everyday in its social, cultural, and imaginary incarnations Editor(s): Beville, Maria; Piatti-Farnell, Lorna. Series: Palgrave Gothic. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD; HBTB; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349488001
- ISBN
- 9781349488001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.72
€ 61.72
Hardcover. The Gothic and the Everyday aims to regenerate interest in the Gothic within the experiential contexts of history, folklore, and tradition. By using the term 'living', this book recalls a collection of experiences that constructs the everyday in its social, cultural, and imaginary incarnations Editor(s): Piatti-Farnell, Lorna; Beville, Maria. Series: Palgrave Gothic. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137406637
- ISBN
- 9781137406637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.12
€ 109.12
paperback. Series: Palgrave Gothic. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APFN; D; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- SKU
- V9781349455027
- ISBN
- 9781349455027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.61
€ 61.61
Hardcover. This book brings together the author's interviews with many prominent figures in fantasy, horror, and science fiction to examine the traditions and extensions of the gothic mode of storytelling over the last 200 years and its contemporary influence on film and media. Num Pages: 437 pages, 64 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230118164
- ISBN
- 9780230118164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.14
€ 121.14
Paperback. This book brings together the author's interviews with many prominent figures in fantasy, horror, and science fiction to examine the traditions and extensions of the gothic mode of storytelling over the last 200 years and its contemporary influence on film and media. Num Pages: 437 pages, 64 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230118171
- ISBN
- 9780230118171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.36
€ 120.36
Paperback. There are many interpretations of the word 'Gothic'. Nick Groom explores the rich history and chronology of the term, bringing together various underlying and disparate elements to clarify its meaning. By examining its history, he argues that we can better interpret and understand society today. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, Approx 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199586790
- ISBN
- 9780199586790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.78
€ 11.99
€ 10.78
Paperback. During the last decade, many European countries introduced extensive reformsto the way thatincome protection and activation programmes for the unemployed are implemented and delivered. This book analyzes and compares these reforms in nine European countries, focusing on the reforms programmes themselves, as well as on their effects." Editor(s): De Graaf, Willibrord; Van Berkel, Rik (Utrecht University, the Netherlands); Sirovatka, T. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBL; JPB; JPP; JPQB; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349321667
- ISBN
- 9781349321667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.12
€ 62.12