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Paperback. Originally published: This dark world. New York: Bloomsbury, 2002. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV9; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442214385
ISBN
9781442214385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. Highland Folk Tales Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752460901
ISBN
9780752460901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.35

Paperback. This collection of stories convey the imagination, hopes, fears, and passions of an ancient people. The personalities and culture of people long gone are brought to life by the storyteller's words. Series: Luath Storyteller. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
154
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842820643
ISBN
9781842820643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.88

Paperback. This is the story of the world's exploitation motorway, the girls, the truckers who use them - and the brave few seeking to change things Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; BGX; JFFE1; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Edition
1st New edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857212542
ISBN
9780857212542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Hardback. One of the developments in the popular culture of the past has been the popularization of elite tastes for mass audiences. This book is a collection of essays that explores this cultural formation across disciplines and media - from film, television, and interior design/material culture to publishing, music, and museum exhibition. Editor(s): Collins, Jim. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631222101
ISBN
9780631222101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.30

Hardcover. The hijab is the controversial item of women's clothing. It has become the primary global symbol of female Muslim identity for Muslims and non-Muslims alike. This title provides an account of the controversial 2003 French law to ban Islamic headscarves and other religious signs from public schools. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 416 pages, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631743
ISBN
9780815631743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.62

Paperback. The hijab is the controversial item of women's clothing. It has become the primary global symbol of female Muslim identity for Muslims and non-Muslims alike. This title provides an account of the controversial 2003 French law to ban Islamic headscarves and other religious signs from public schools. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 416 pages, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631996
ISBN
9780815631996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.51

Paperback. How Bush's war commandeered history and exploited the anxieties of post-industrial America. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLX; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773540743
ISBN
9780773540743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.55

Paperback. Editor(s): Hayes, Alan L. Num Pages: 160 pages, 14 images. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; JFSJ1; JFSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Arlen House Galway
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781851320332
ISBN
9781851320332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.11

Hardback. The charge of inauthenticity has trailed Hillary Clinton from the moment she entered the national spotlight. This book shows how the US news media created their own news frames of Hillary Clinton's political authenticity and image-making, from her participation in Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign through her own 2008 presidential bid. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFSJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252038211
ISBN
9780252038211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.95

Paperback. Shows how the US news media created their own news frames of Clinton's political authenticity and image-making, from author's participation in Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign through her own 2008 presidential bid. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFSJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252079788
ISBN
9780252079788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.76

Paperback. 'THE POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR' Sunday Times 'You will not read a more important book about America this year' Economist 'The best book about the alienation within America' Evening Standard 'The memoir gripping America.. Vividly articulates the despair and disillusionment of blue-collar America' Sunday Times Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFFM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270. 'THE POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR' Sunday Times 'You will not read a more important book about America this year' Economist 'The best book about the alienation within America' Evening Standard 'The memoir gripping America. Vividly articulates the despair and disillusionment of blue-collar America' Sunday Times Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFFM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Edition
Digital original
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
9780008220563
ISBN
9780008220563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 6.49

Paperback. Offers an account of the disaster in which 96 men, women and children were killed, hundreds injured and thousands traumatised. This book details the appalling treatment endured by the bereaved and survivors in the immediate aftermath, the inhumanity of the identification process and the vilification of fans in the national and international media. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJPN; JFFC; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910948019
ISBN
9781910948019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. A comprehensive study of the cultural ecology, demography, and domestic organization of one village undergoing socioeconomic changes, the Tamang community of Timling. Num Pages: 243 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 454. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Reissue
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
243
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
SKU
KRF0025810
ISBN
9780231100076
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Goddess worship has long been a significant aspect of Hinduism. In this book, the author sorts out the rich yet often chaotic history of Hindu goddess worship. Series: Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions. Num Pages: 281 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: HRG; HRLF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520063396
ISBN
9780520063396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.40

Paperback. An ethnography exploring the aesthetics and politics of South Asian American (desi) hip hop artists. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 368 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; 1KBB; AVGR; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822347606
ISBN
9780822347606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.42

Hardback. Combines ethnographic research with music, media, and policy analysis to examine how localized forms of hip hop create social and political spaces where an interracial youth culture can speak to issues of human rights and racial equality. Series: Ethnomusicology Multimedia. Num Pages: 258 pages, 16 b&w illus., 18 video, 4 audio. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; AVGR; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253012005
ISBN
9780253012005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.84

Paperback. An ethnographic study of Japanese hip-hop. Num Pages: 264 pages, 11 illustrations, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVGR; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780822338925
ISBN
9780822338925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.41

Paperback. Celebrates hip-hop and confronts the cult of authenticity that defines its essential character. Deftly balancing an insider's love of the culture with a scholar's detached critique, the author traces hip-hop's rise as a cultural juggernaut and challenges widely held notions that hip-hop is socially dangerous - to black youth in particular. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 248 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
60219th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616510
ISBN
9780700616510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.83

Hardback. Takes on the history of philosophy, viewing it as a history of masculine texts and male problems and questioning its social and legislative conclusions. This work argues that the position of women in philosophy is a question of exclusion by men rather than, as some suggest, of a hypothetically imminent "femininity." Translator(s): Selous, Trista. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 0 tables. BIC Classification: HP; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138949
ISBN
9780231138949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.69
€ 83.70

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