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Paperback. After immersing himself in the culture of a remote Australian Indigenous community for close to a year, a Japanese scholar emerged with a new world view. Gurindji Journey tells of his experience living with the Gurindji people of Daguragu and Kalkaringi in the Northern Territory, absorbing their way of life. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1MBFX; HBAH; HBTB; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
UNSW Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742232683
ISBN
9781742232683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.47

Paperback. This volume introduces new sources for the study of the past and present life of Muslim women that challenge paradigms about the ways in which they"have been studied in the past veiled, exoticised and outside of general women's history. Amira El-Azhary Sonbol and the contributors deconstruct the past and offer fresh new perspectives. Editor(s): Sonbol, Amira El-Azhary. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 36. Weight in Grams: 818.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630555
ISBN
9780815630555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.46

Paperback. This book, ambitious in both length and scope, offers the Whedon fan and scholar alike a diversity of current, insightful, original scholarship by dozens of Whedon Studies most established and respected writers. Editor(s): Wilcox, Rhonda V.; Cochran, Tanya R.; Masson, Cynthea; Lavery, David. Series: Television and Popular Culture. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: APT; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610380
ISBN
9780815610380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.44

Hardcover. Colonel John Henry Patterson was an Irish-born soldier, lion hunter, bridge builder, East African game warden, author, man-about-town, and Zionist. This biography traces Patterson's life from his days as a British socialite to his command of the Jewish Legion of volunteers who helped drive the Turks out of Palestine. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSR1; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609278
ISBN
9780815609278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.49

Paperback. This text contends that Helen of Troy, and in particular the use of her image, is a crucial emblem for much of Western thought and literature and suggests that it has been stolen, appropriated, imitated, extorted and coveted throughout the course of history. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HBG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299171247
ISBN
9780299171247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.04

Paperback. A collection of papers presented at the International Conference on Youth Empowerment over the last four years. It explores the relationship between youth volunteerism and empowerment which is considered as an inherent cornerstone in the social and psychological growth for youth. Editor(s): Liu, Elaine S.C; Holosko, Michael J.; Lo, T.Wing. Num Pages: 344 pages, 3 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
City University Press of Hong Kong
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629371371
ISBN
9789629371371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.41

Paperback. A reprint of the author's "Body of Life," first published in 1996. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DC; DSBH; DSC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 5. Weight in Grams: 134. 88 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DC; DSBH; DSC; JFSL3. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 5. Weight: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Tia Chucha Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9781882688128
ISBN
9781882688128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.78

Paperback. This fascinating volume skillfully captures how intellectual disability has been understood from prehistoric times to present. Editor(s): Wehmeyer, Michael L. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 183 x 16. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Brookes Publishing
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Condition
New
SKU
V9781557669872
ISBN
9781557669872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.12

Paperback. This title provides ways of working with teenagers to help them regain confidence and feel positive about their future and to make their therapeutic journey a stimulating yet emotionally stabilising time. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE2; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 275 x 190 x 15. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
ACER Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780864317445
ISBN
9780864317445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.20

Paperback. This book argues for the value of urban villages as places. To reveal their qualities, a series of drawings and photographs uncovers the immerse concentration of social life in their dense structures and provides a peek into residents homes and daily lives. Editor(s): Al, Stefan. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824847562
ISBN
9780824847562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 377 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; JFF; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Univ of Hawaii Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824838942
ISBN
9780824838942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.74

Hardcover. This anthology brings together in a single volume mostly new translations of some of the best and most important Edo texts. This volume offers an accessible and engaging entry into the varied genres and authors of the period. The literature, generally te Editor(s): Jones, Sumie; Watanabe, Kenji. Num Pages: 584 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824836290
ISBN
9780824836290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.67

Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AMA; AMN; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 789.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Univ of Hawaii Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824835835
ISBN
9780824835835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.08

Paperback. A study of the significance of bathing in Japanese mythology and the historical development of communal bathing. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824816575
ISBN
9780824816575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJPG; APFA; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816516377
ISBN
9780816516377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.34

Hardcover. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJF1; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633587
ISBN
9780815633587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.96

Hardcover. Refugee camps are typically perceived as militarised and patriarchal spaces, and yet the Sahrawi refugee camps and their inhabitants have consistently been represented as ideal in nature. Drawing on extensive research the author explores to what effect such idealised depictions have been projected onto the international arena. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1HBA; JFFD; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633266
ISBN
9780815633266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.95

Paperback. The essays in this work illustrate the various ways in which women in the Middle East fall short of being vested with the rights and privileges that would define them as fully enfranchised citizens. They offer an examination of national legislation on personal status, penal law and labour. Editor(s): Joseph, Suad. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 400 pages, 6 tables, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSJ1; JPHC; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815628651
ISBN
9780815628651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.63

Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610298
ISBN
9780815610298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.61

Hardcover. TV on Strike examines the 2007 upheaval in the entertainment industry by telling the inside story of the hundred-day writers' strike that crippled Hollywood. The television industry's uneasy transition to the digital age was the driving force behind the most significant labour dispute of the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; KNTD; KNXB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610083
ISBN
9780815610083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.86

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