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Paperback. The History of the Family concerns the changing interactions between family and social, political and religious structures over the last thousand years of European history. The family is usually described in terms of patterns of kinship, inheritance, and relations between sexes and generations. Editor(s): Moore, R. I. Series: New Perspectives on the Past. Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFS; JHBK; JHM; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631146698
ISBN
9780631146698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.78

paperback. Editor(s): Bauer, Brian S. Translator(s): Bauer, Brian S.; Smith, Vania. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 284 pages, 63 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292714854
ISBN
9780292714854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. First published in English between 1885 and 1891, this book provides a critical presentation of Jewish history, institutions, and literature from 175 B.C. to A.D. 135. It has rendered invaluable services to scholars for nearly a century. This edition offers a fresh translation and a revision of the entire subject-matter. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780567130167
ISBN
9780567130167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.65

Hardcover. How and when did the kiss become a vital sign of romance and love? In this wide-ranging book, pop culture expert Marcel Danesi takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the history of the kiss, from poetry and painting to movies and popular songs, and argues that its romantic incarnation signaled the birth of popular culture. Series: Semiotics and Popular Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137376831
ISBN
9781137376831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

Paperback. How and when did the kiss become a vital sign of romance and love? In this wide-ranging book, pop culture expert Marcel Danesi takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the history of the kiss, from poetry and painting to movies and popular songs, and argues that its romantic incarnation signaled the birth of popular culture. Series: Semiotics and Popular Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137376848
ISBN
9781137376848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.46

Paperback. A New York Times bestseller: "This terrific new book .. [explores] the 'notion of whiteness,' an idea as dangerous as it is seductive."-Boston Globe Num Pages: 512 pages, 70 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393339741
ISBN
9780393339741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 754.
Publisher
Ibis Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892542109
ISBN
9780892542109
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.87

Hardcover. The verb "declutter" has not yet made it into the Oxford English Dictionary, but its ever-increasing usage suggests that it's only a matter of time. The author finds that both the idea of organization and the role of the clutterologist are deeply ingrained in our culture, and that there is a fine line between clutter and deviance in America. Num Pages: 208 pages, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCD; JMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226171685
ISBN
9780226171685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 79.61

Paperback. The verb "declutter" has not yet made it into the Oxford English Dictionary, but its ever-increasing usage suggests that it's only a matter of time. The author finds that both the idea of organization and the role of the clutterologist are deeply ingrained in our culture, and that there is a fine line between clutter and deviance in America. Num Pages: 208 pages, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCD; JMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226171715
ISBN
9780226171715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. A refreshing insight into a previously neglected area of popular British cinema the holiday film - including historical information about the British holiday and analyses of key films from the 1900s to the recent past." Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HBJD1; HBTB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349336708
ISBN
9781349336708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.61

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137569837
ISBN
9781137569837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.81
€ 43.10

Paperback. The Holocaust is both a point of reference in the past and a point of moral interdiction and imperative in the present. Yet how is the modern reader to relate it to the present? The essays in this book examine the problems of representation in literature of these poignant and horrific events. Editor(s): Leak, Andrew N.; Piazis, George. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333738870
ISBN
9780333738870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.30

Hardback. A rich and wide-ranging exploration of Italy's difficult engagement with the legacy of the Holocaust. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804763455
ISBN
9780804763455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.31

hardcover. Drawing on the best research produced over the last sixty years, this collection brings together the most significant secondary literature on the Nazi persecution and mass murder of the Jews. Editor(s): Cesarani, David. Series: Critical Concepts in Historical Studies. Num Pages: 2680 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 178. Weight in Grams: 4717.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
2680
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415275095
ISBN
9780415275095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 667.06

Hardback. Ranging over two millennia of history and culture, Koschorke considers such thinkers as Freud, Weber, Rousseau, and Kleist in an exploration that illuminates issues of historical, religious, artistic, psychological, and cultural importance. Translator(s): Dunlap, Thomas. Num Pages: 216 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: HRCG; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231127561
ISBN
9780231127561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 51.34

Hardcover. Series: Pocket Essentials. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Pocket Essentials New York
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KNW0007781
ISBN
9781904048343
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRC; HRH; HRLK; JFC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271016337
ISBN
9780271016337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.64

Hardback. Reprint of 1903 edition of Gilman's classic indictment of domestic life, offering a program of domestic reform that inspired women at the beginning of what became a century-long struggle. Series: Classics in Gender Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759103054
ISBN
9780759103054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.42

Paperback. Reprint of 1903 edition of Gilman's classic indictment of domestic life, offering a program of domestic reform that inspired women at the beginning of what became a century-long struggle. Series: Classics in Gender Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759103061
ISBN
9780759103061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.83

Paperback. This text examines the problem of homelessness in America, exploring questions such as how widespread is it, how did it happen and what can be done about it? Factors discussed include the de-institutionalization of the mentally ill, declining marriage rates and cuts in welfare benefits. Num Pages: 176 pages, 5 line illustrations, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674405967
ISBN
9780674405967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.13

Paperback. Includes a poem that tells how Hades, lord of the underworld, abducted the goddess Persephone and how her grieving mother, Demeter, the goddess of grain, forced the gods to allow Persephone to return to her for part of each year. Editor(s): Foley, Helene P. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 halftones 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691014791
ISBN
9780691014791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 42.58

Paperback. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 230 pages, 127 duotone halftones. BIC Classification: AJ; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 302 x 269 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1156. Male Images from Durieu/ Delacroix to Mapplethorpe. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. 230 pages, 127 duotone halftones. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AJ; JFSK2. Dimension: 302 x 269 x 12. Weight: 1156.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
230
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231075374
ISBN
9780231075374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 520 pages, 250 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBP; JFC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 181 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231151108
ISBN
9780231151108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.56
€ 80.25

Hardcover. Why were so many late-nineteenth-century homosexuals passionate about the Italian Renaissance? This book answers that question by showing how the Victorian coupling of criminality with self-fashioning under the sign of the Renaissance provided queer intellectuals with an enduring model of ruthlessly permissive individualism. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 249 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: ACND; DSB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230219977
ISBN
9780230219977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

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