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Hardback. Completes a trilogy meant to be a commentary on the botanophilia that captured the literate public in 18th-century France. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; JFCX; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402011092
- ISBN
- 9781402011092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.14
€ 192.14
paperback. This book describes how a long generation of founding French Canadians shaped the Pacific Northwest. Num Pages: 944 pages, 47 photos, 4 maps, 16 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 944
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774828055
- ISBN
- 9780774828055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.92
€ 46.99
€ 41.92
Hardback. This volume explores the ways in which considerations of difference, especially colonialism, post-colonialism, and race, have shaped French culture and French studies in the modern era. Editor(s): Abbeele, Georges van den; Stovall, Tyler. Series: After the Empire: The Francophone World & Postcolonial France. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739106464
- ISBN
- 9780739106464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.89
€ 154.89
The exclusive French periodical Gazette du Bon Ton was published in Paris to showcase the latest women's fashions. A selection of the original pochoir print illustrations made for this magazine between 1920 and 1922 are presented in this book. Fashions by designers Charles Worth, Paul Poiret, and Madeleine Vionette are represented here. Num Pages: 144 pages, 100 color pochoir illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJG; AKTA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 219 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1058.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764306044
- ISBN
- 9780764306044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.42
€ 48.99
€ 32.42
Hardcover. In a market long dominated by Hollywood, French films are consistently the most widely distributed non-English language work. French cinema, however, appears to undergo a transformation as it reaches Britain, becoming something quite different to that experienced by audiences at home. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 ills. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; APFA; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857453501
- ISBN
- 9780857453501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.20
€ 155.20
Hardback. Why did the passion for food--gastronomy--originate in France? The key, it turns out, is France itself. In its climate, diversity of soils, abundant resources, and varied topography lie the roots of France's food fame. Pitte masterfully reveals the ways in which cultural phenomena surrounding food and eating in France relate to space and place. Translator(s): Gladding, Jody. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 33 photos, 8 maps. BIC Classification: HBT; JFC; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124164
- ISBN
- 9780231124164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Hardback. Editor(s): Pettey, Homer B. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; APFA; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784995171
- ISBN
- 9781784995171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.02
€ 161.02
paperback. This study of power/knowledge in France, from the 1830s through the 1930s, uses the tools of anthropology, philosophy, and cultural criticism to examine how the social environment was described. It aims to show how modernity was revealed in urban planning, architecture, and social legislation. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226701745
- ISBN
- 9780226701745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.14
€ 44.99
€ 37.14
paperback. This volume tells the story of the French overseas empire, assembled as much by chance as by sytematic design. It was an imperial presence that brought commerce, technolgy and culture to indigenous peoples, while at the same time promoting the slave trade and suppressing independence movements. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QD; HBG; HBJD; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275975432
- ISBN
- 9780275975432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Paperback. Addresses the socio-political context informing both queer DIY video and independent gay cinema, including films such as Patrice Chereau's Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train, Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau's Drole de Felix, Francois Ozon's Le Temps qui reste and Andre Techine's Les Temoins. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; APFN; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748685967
- ISBN
- 9780748685967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.08
€ 38.99
€ 33.08
Hardback. A full account of the formation and reception of contemporary queer film in France. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; APFN; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748634187
- ISBN
- 9780748634187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.58€ 102.41
€ 106.58
€ 102.41
Paperback. This book provides an insider's account of the use of cultural diplomacy to protect and expand France's global influence. Num Pages: 144 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFC; JPSD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846318658
- ISBN
- 9781846318658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.89
€ 59.89
Hardback. Explores the meanings ascribed to sexual difference within early 19th-century French socialism, and the implications of such definitions for women. The author attempts to illustrate how gender distinctions provided a tool of social criticism and an image of the idealized future. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ1; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333525302
- ISBN
- 9780333525302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.32
€ 122.32
Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFSG; RGC; RPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319252964
- ISBN
- 9783319252964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.07
€ 129.07
Paperback. In 2005, following the death of two youths of African origin, France erupted in a wave of violent protest. More than 10,000 automobiles were burned or stoned, hundreds of public buildings were vandalized or burned to the ground, and hundreds of people were injured. This book seeks to understand the causes and consequences of these events. Editor(s): Tshimanga, Charles; Gondola, Ch. Didier; Bloom, Peter J. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221315
- ISBN
- 9780253221315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.70
€ 33.99
€ 30.70
Paperback. A practical guide to addressing the challenges managers face in implementing and enforcing new anti-bribery regulations The Bribery Act became the law of the land in July 2011. It abolished all existing U.K. Series: Wiley Corporate F&A. Num Pages: 584 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFX; JKVK; LNC; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 126 x 174 x 32. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119971979
- ISBN
- 9781119971979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.95
€ 52.99
€ 40.95
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1MBN; DD; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 6. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The Play Press New Zealand
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877319044
- ISBN
- 9781877319044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.46
€ 10.99
€ 9.46
Paperback. aeo Highly readable and bold defence of the relevance and importance of Freuda s theories to contemporary culture. aeo A lucid application of Freudian concepts to current theoretical issues in the social sciences and the humanities. aeo Includes contributions from highly distinguished scholars in the social sciences and the humanities. Editor(s): Elliott, Anthony. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745619095
- ISBN
- 9780745619095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.19
€ 27.19
Hardback. aeo Highly readable and bold defence of the relevance and importance of Freuda s theories to contemporary culture. aeo A lucid application of Freudian concepts to current theoretical issues in the social sciences and the humanities. aeo Includes contributions from highly distinguished scholars in the social sciences and the humanities. Editor(s): Elliott, Anthony. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition-Signed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745619088
- ISBN
- 9780745619088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.77
€ 72.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSY; JFSP1; JMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816675838
- ISBN
- 9780816675838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51