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Paperback. Allowing us access to short films from the 1900s, British Durbar films, the precursors of the newsreel genre, and Empire adventure movies, this book explores Melies, Lumiere and Jean Renoir, moving on to the Raj films of the 80s and international cinema of the late 20th century. It traces the trajectory of changing images of India abroad. Num Pages: 350 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APF; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 176 x 43. Weight in Grams: 976.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905422968
ISBN
9781905422968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.81

Paperback. Offers an account of the most important antiwar campaign prior to World War I: the antimilitarism of the French Left. This book covers the views and actions of socialists, trade unionists, and anarchists from the time of France's defeat by Prussia in 1870 to the outbreak of hostilities with Germany in 1914. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFFE; JPFF; JPW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822327660
ISBN
9780822327660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.27

Paperback. Examines the saga of the Grail. Exploring the legend's Gnostic roots, this book considers how the legend of the Grail related to fertility rites with the lance and the cup serving as sexual symbols. It traces its origins to a Gnostic text that served as a link between ancient vegetation cults and the Celts and Christians who embellished the story. Editor(s): Segal, Robert A. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691021072
ISBN
9780691021072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPG; HBJD; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801447624
ISBN
9780801447624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.60

Paperback. Contains the proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium organised by the Centre for the Study of Vernacular Literature in the Middle Ages held at the Odense University on 15-16 November 1982. Num Pages: 172 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 151 x 10. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9788774925682
ISBN
9788774925682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.21

Paperback. This volume boldly proposes that the core of the Arthurian and Holy Grail traditions derived not from Celtic mythology, but rather from the folklore of the peoples of ancient Scythia (what are now the South Russian and Ukrainian steppes). Series: Arthurian Characters & Themes. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815335665
ISBN
9780815335665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.12

Hardcover. Num Pages: 165 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JMK; JMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634832045
ISBN
9781634832045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 239.90
€ 181.62

Paperback. 'Antony Polonsky's monumental collection of studies covers the ten centuries of Jewish life in Poland .. written by acknowledged scholars .. The spectrum is broad.' Alexander Zvielli, Jerusalem Post Editor(s): Polonsky, Antony. Num Pages: 634 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBG; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 263 x 41. Weight in Grams: 962.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization United Kingdom
Number of pages
634
Condition
New
SKU
V9781874774143
ISBN
9781874774143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.30

Paperback. Demonstrating that globalization is a centuries-old phenomenon, this book examines the commodity chains that have connected producers in Latin America with consumers around the world for five hundred years. It reconstructs complex webs of relationships and economic processes, highlighting Latin America's central place in the world economy. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 384 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822337669
ISBN
9780822337669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.67

Paperback. In the wake of the fiftieth anniversary of the historic sit-in at Woolworth's lunch counter by four North Carolina A&T college students, From Sit-Ins to SNCC brings together the work of leading civil rights scholars to offer a new and groundbreaking perspective on student-oriented activism in the 1960s. Editor(s): Morgan, Iwan; Davies, Philip. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 180 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813049595
ISBN
9780813049595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.73

From Social Movement to Moral Market tells the story of the Circuit Riders, a group of activists who helped nonprofit organizations to cross the digital divide, as a way of examining how grassroots movements lay the groundwork for the formation of new markets. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804785129
ISBN
9780804785129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 111.39

Paperback. Surveys the history and scope of concert music by African-American women, including instrumental, choral, and chamber works, as well as symphonies and operas. Num Pages: 428 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 865. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Illinois Pbk
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074547
ISBN
9780252074547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.87

Paperback. Series: Public History in Historical Perspective. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GM; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625340351
ISBN
9781625340351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.44

Paperback. Series: Keystone Book. Num Pages: 208 pages, 67 illustrations, 55 diagrams, 4 charts, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; AMV; HBJK; JFSF; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271021089
ISBN
9780271021089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554586127
ISBN
9781554586127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.73

Hardcover. This edited volume addresses sustainability efforts in cities and metropolitan regions around the world; focusing on four key areas: environment, economic, sociopolitical, and cultural sustainability. It includes chapters about applications to urban regions focusing on the movement from sustainable development to resilient urban centers. Editor(s): Holt, William G. Series: Research in Urban Sociology. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784410582
ISBN
9781784410582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.50

Paperback. Provides a critical interpretation of new media avoiding the stereotype of mindless consumption Editor(s): Budra, Paul; Burnham, Clint. Num Pages: 284 pages, 11 b&w illus. BIC Classification: CFC; JFD; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253005786
ISBN
9780253005786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.53

Paperback. A memoir of an American-Jewish historian who set out to study Yiddish language and Jewish history at YIVO, the Jewish Scientific Institute in Vilna, Poland, in 1938. It describes her pre-war year in Jewish Eastern Europe, and her role in salvaging what remained of Vilna's scorched Jewish archives and libraries. Editor(s): Sinkoff, Nancy. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813543628
ISBN
9780813543628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.75

Hardback. Num Pages: 364 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 189 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
364
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600214226
ISBN
9781600214226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 203.45
€ 140.73

Paperback. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 242 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810113022
ISBN
9780810113022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.55

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
PM Press United States
Edition
Expanded and Updated
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604865752
ISBN
9781604865752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.75

Paperback. From the Bullet to the Ballot: The Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party and Racial Coalition Politics in Chicago Series: The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469622101
ISBN
9781469622101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.29

Paperback. Exploration of the Welsh-Celtic myth of the prophet/poet Taliesin and the witch/goddess Cerridwen takes the reader on a transformative journey, this book introduces them to core Celtic philosophy and magic, then embarks on a powerful, experiential foray into one of Wales' legends. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Llewellyn Publications,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780738733494
ISBN
9780738733494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.74

Paperback. Why don't we read novels as if they were histories and histories as if they were novels? Postmodern theorists have argued that since history is a narrative art, it must be understood as a form of narrative representation analogous to fiction. This work reconsiders the relationship between history and fiction in the context of postmodernism. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HBAH; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558496279
ISBN
9781558496279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.57

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