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Paperback. Richly illustrated with thirty original drawings, these enchanting tales will appeal to everyone interested in nature and in environmental conservation and will be enjoyed by readers, storytellers and listeners time and again. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFHF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750978873
ISBN
9780750978873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 315 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9780930323592
ISBN
9780930323592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.40

Paperback. This work considers the visual languages, politics and poetics of personal appearance. "Dandyism" has been most closely associated with the 19th-century style of men such as Oscar Wilde. This book examines the wider influence of dandyism and considers its destablizing aesthetic effect. Editor(s): Fillin-Yeh, Susan. Num Pages: 304 pages, 27 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JFCA; JFCK; WJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814726969
ISBN
9780814726969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801482083
ISBN
9780801482083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.32

Hardcover. Danger! Women Artists at Work is a provocative exploration of the way in which art is transformed through a woman's point of view and includes a captivating selection of groundbreaking female artists throughout history, from Artemisia Gentileschi and Rosa Bonheur to Cindy Sherman and Tracey Emin. Num Pages: 160 pages, 110 illustrations, 90 in colour. BIC Classification: AC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Publisher
Merrell Publishers
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858945644
ISBN
9781858945644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 25.17

paperback. Traces the visibility of the Latina body in the media and popular culture by analyzing a broad range of popular media including news, media gossip, movies, television news, and online audience discussions. Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFCA; JFD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814757369
ISBN
9780814757369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Drawing on social and political history as well as the history of science and popular culture, this book examines how American ideas about dietary reform mirror broader thinking about social reform. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; MBNH3; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287488
ISBN
9780520287488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. Drawing on social and political history as well as the history of science and popular culture, this book examines how American ideas about dietary reform mirror broader thinking about social reform. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; MBNH3; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275478
ISBN
9780520275478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.52
€ 72.45

Paperback. In addition to their obvious roles in American politics, race and gender also work in hidden ways to profoundly influence the way we think - and vote - about an array of issues that don't seem related to either category. This title illuminates the emotional underpinnings of American politics. Series: Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 halftone, 16 line drawings, 24 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSL; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226902371
ISBN
9780226902371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. The 1980s saw the peak of a moral panic over fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons. This book explores both the history and the sociological significance of this panic. It is suitable for those with an interest in religion, popular culture, and social behavior, both in the classroom and beyond. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM; JFCA; JMH; WDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284920
ISBN
9780520284920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.89

paperback. Refuting commonly held beliefs within women's and lesbian history, feminist theory, and histories of the novel, this book challenges the idea that sex between women was unimaginable in British culture before the late nineteenth century. It is of interest to readers engaged in literary and queer theory. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320494
ISBN
9780822320494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Revised edition
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439910443
ISBN
9781439910443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JFSJ; JHMP; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 253 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1006.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816626496
ISBN
9780816626496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Romance readers and writers will find this collection of essays by some of the most popular romance novelists writing today unique and fascinating. For the first time, these authors explain why romance is so popular, reveal why they write in this genre, explore the unheralded benefits of reading and writing romances and much more. Editor(s): Krentz, Jayne Ann. Series: New Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 307.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812214116
ISBN
9780812214116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.25

Paperback. Explores the complex racial, class, and gender divides in contemporary American cities Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JFSP2; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814783122
ISBN
9780814783122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

Paperback. Drawn from the daughters and wives of the working poor and declasse elites, prostitutes in Shanghai were near the bottom of class and gender hierarchies. This title examines prostitution in Shanghai from the late nineteenth century. Num Pages: 603 pages, 26 b/w photographs, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JFMX; JFSG; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 44. Weight in Grams: 917.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
603
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520204393
ISBN
9780520204393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Hardcover. This expose reveals the horrors of corporal punishment, strip searches, sexual harassment and many other offences perpetuated by school officials in both inner-city and suburban schools. The book explains how to tell when your child is being treated unfairly, and how to document abuse. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE1; JNK; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787943639
ISBN
9780787943639
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.55

Paperback. Popular representations of third-world sex workers as sex slaves and vectors of HIV have spawned abolitionist legal reforms that are harmful and ineffective, and public health initiatives that provide only marginal protection of sex workers' rights. This book asks how we might understand sex workers' demands that they be treated as workers. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 line illus. 1 table. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFMX; JFSJ1; LAQG; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142517
ISBN
9780691142517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Hardcover. Daniel Corkery was the most influential and provocative cultural critic of the early Irish Free State. Since the 1960s, Corkery's name, however, has become increasingly synonymous with a narrow-gauge nationalism that, in the eyes of many, has sought to stifle an emerging 'modern' Ireland. Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
316
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184554
ISBN
9781859184554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Hardcover. Editor(s): Tangherlini, Timothy R. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763541183
ISBN
9788763541183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.93

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