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Hardcover. Boys at Sea is a study of homoerotic life in the Royal Navy during the age of sail. The book traces every feature of sexual life at sea, including seduction, rape, prostitution, courts martial, and the punishments meted out to those convicted of violating the stern moral code set down in the Articles of War. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM; HBW; JFSK2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230522282
ISBN
9780230522282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.93

paperback. This collection challenges our ideas about male emotion. Through readings of works by Thoreau, Lowell and W.E.B. Du Bois, and of 20th century authors such as Hemingway and Kerouac, this book questions the persistence of the emotionally alienated male in narratives of white middle-class masculinity. Editor(s): Shamir, Milette; Travis, Jennifer. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120357
ISBN
9780231120357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226413396
ISBN
9780226413396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Hardback. Braccialini bags are different, surprising. Each one is the protagonist of a special story, the product of a unique technique. In this book, Carla Braccialini and her three sons Riccardo, Massimo, and Lorenzo celebrate their first sixty years in business by revealing the hidden places and secrets of the Braccialini world. Num Pages: 184 pages, 191 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; ACX; AKT; JFCK; WCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1224.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857224510
ISBN
9788857224510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 48.39

Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 13 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJ; HBWQ; JFFN; JFSL4; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295998329
ISBN
9780295998329
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

Hardback. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611473865
ISBN
9781611473865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.94

Paperback. Gillis J. Harp places Brooks's religious thought in historical, cultural and ecclesiastical contexts while clarifying the sources of Brook's inspiration, thus making this a rich portrait of this figure and a transitional era in American protestantism. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HRCC2; HRCC9; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847699612
ISBN
9780847699612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.92

Paperback. Challenges the dominant legal history of American Indians and their tribes - a history that concedes far too much power to the laws and courts of the 'conqueror'. This book makes an urgent call for the advancement of tribal sovereignty and of tribal court systems that are based on Indian culture and values. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFCX; JFSL9; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520208940
ISBN
9780520208940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.52

Paperback. Rooted in traditional Japanese aesthetics and meditations on contemporary neuroscience, a stunning new volume from an essential American poet. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393354409
ISBN
9780393354409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Female and male brains are different, thanks to hormones coursing through the brain before birth. This title argues passionately that the analysis of gender differences deserves far more rigorous, biologically sophisticated science. Num Pages: 408 pages, 15 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PD; PSC; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674063518
ISBN
9780674063518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.06

Hardcover. This essay places the emerging brain-Internet interface within a broad historical context: that the Internet represents merely the next stage in a very long history of human cognition whereby the brain couples with symbolic technologies. Understanding this 'deep history' provides a way to imagine the future of brain-Internet cognition. Num Pages: 115 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JFD; UB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137460943
ISBN
9781137460943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Paperback. A Salutation in Rhyme Metrically Mirroring and Lauding Scotland's Heroes and Heroines of Innovation and Discovery in a Celebration of Their Contributions to the Good of the Human Race. 128 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; FQ; JFHF. Dimension: 209 x 126 x 11. Weight: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905222315
ISBN
9781905222315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.71

Hardcover. This study of literary and cinematic representations of brainwashing during the Cold War era reviews science fiction, Korean War fiction, and The Manchurian Candidate film. It explores how views on brainwashing changed from an external threat to American values to an internal threat against individual American liberties by the US government. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873388139
ISBN
9780873388139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.55

paperback. Bram Stoker, Dracula and the Victorian Gothic Stage re-appraises Stoker's key fictions in relation to his working life. It takes Stoker's work from the margins to centre stage, exploring how Victorian theatre's melodramatic and Gothic productions influenced his writing and thinking. Series: Palgrave Gothic. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AP; DSBD; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2013
SKU
V9781349452545
ISBN
9781349452545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.76

Paperback. Series: Quadrant Book. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JFFT; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816665464
ISBN
9780816665464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.87

Hardback. An eye-opening look at how political parties and the government use branding strategies and the implications that this has for Canadian democracy. Series: Communication, Strategy and Politics. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 16 photographs, 24 figures. BIC Classification: JFD; JPLM; JPQB; TJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774832038
ISBN
9780774832038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, 52 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFFT; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477309469
ISBN
9781477309469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 294 pages, 52 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFFT; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781477309254
ISBN
9781477309254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.20

Hardback. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHMC; KJSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 421.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137496553
ISBN
9781137496553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.58

Paperback. Offers a perspective on the advertising and marketing culture of China. This book takes us inside an advertising agency to show the influence of American branding theories and models. It examines the impact of media practices on Chinese advertising and deliberates on the convergence of grassroots creative culture and viral marketing strategies. Num Pages: 432 pages, 12 halftones, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFCA; KJK; KJSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047082
ISBN
9780674047082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.06

paperback. The long-awaited sequel to the classic Hebrew language textbook, this book is intended for intermediate and advanced students Num Pages: 396 pages, 144 illus., 2 maps,. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 279 x 22. Weight in Grams: 932.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Brandeis University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611684476
ISBN
9781611684476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.24
€ 52.85

Paperback / so. Series: Verhandlung Der Deutschen Gesellschaft Rheumatologie / Kultu. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: GTC; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Deutscher Universitatsverlag United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783824445325
ISBN
9783824445325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.03

Paperback. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. Dimension: 206 x 140. Weight in Grams: 0.5.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781496401366
ISBN
9781496401366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. A study of how the traditional nuclear family has been supplanted by a variety of relationships that are not defined by blood ties and traditional gender roles. Num Pages: 342 pages, 1 b/w illustration, 4 line figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBK; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520214002
ISBN
9780520214002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.51

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