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Society & culture: general
Paperback. The atmospheric West Country landscape lends itself perfectly to dramatic tales of eerie hauntings and ghostly happenings, daring smugglers and dashing highwaymen, and many have heard of - or might even have seen - the modern-day legend that is the Beast of Exmoor. This title collects these local myths and legends. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 x 8pp colour pics. BIC Classification: 1DBKEW; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552163316
- ISBN
- 9780552163316
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Explores the allure of Cash's contradictory persona Series: Profiles in Popular Music. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGL; AVH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220615
- ISBN
- 9780253220615
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.82
€ 23.99
€ 21.82
Hardback. Cary Nederman's 1991 edition and translation of the Policraticus by John of Salisbury (c.1115-1180), the foremost political theorist of his age. Editor(s): Nederman, Cary J. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521363990
- ISBN
- 9780521363990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.33
€ 86.33
Paperback. A close study of the main Lockean texts revises our understanding of Locke the individualist. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780521548908
- ISBN
- 9780521548908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.88
€ 49.88
Paperback. John Courtney Murray was the most significant figure in bring together Catholic and American tradition in the 1940s, 50s, and '60s. This volume brings together twelve of the foremost Murray scholars to plumb his work for resources to respond to today's questions. Editor(s): Hooper, Leon J.; Whitmore, Todd David. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 5AF; HRCC7; JF; YNRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Sheed & Ward
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556128547
- ISBN
- 9781556128547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.84
€ 40.84
Hardback. Mixing idealism with violence, abolitionist John Brown cut a wide swath across the United States before winding up in Virginia, where he led an attack on the US armory and arsenal at Harpers Ferry. But he was quickly captured and, after a short but stormy trial, hanged on December 2, 1859. This book provides an account of the trial. Num Pages: 384 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBWJ; JFSL3; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035171
- ISBN
- 9780674035171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.16
€ 47.99
€ 40.16
Paperback. Remembered today for his 'Brief Lives', John Aubrey (1626-97) was one of the foremost scholars and antiquaries in the great decades of the British scientific revolution. This richly illustrated book is the first accessible guide to Aubrey's many diverse achievements as a biographer, antiquary, mathematician, and all-round virtuoso. Num Pages: 112 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLH; JFCX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 183 x 10. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243198
- ISBN
- 9781851243198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822342847
- ISBN
- 9780822342847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardback. Num Pages: 143 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JHBL; JPQB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349951413
- ISBN
- 9781349951413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.53
€ 70.53
Paperback. In the USA alone, there are roughly three million individuals living with a developmental disability, but less than a third are active in the labour market. This book provides a comprehensive approach to developing a successful jobs program for persons with developmental disabilities, drawn from the author's extensive experience and real success. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; KCFM; KJMV2; VFJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843109228
- ISBN
- 9781843109228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.21
€ 47.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BGA; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780855757779
- ISBN
- 9780855757779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Paperback. This work examines the wide scope of Griggs s influence on African American literature and politics at the turn of the twentieth century. Contributors engage Griggs s five novels and his numerous works of nonfiction, as well as his publishing and religious careers." Editor(s): Chakkalakal, Tess; Warren, Kenneth W. Series: New Southern Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820345987
- ISBN
- 9780820345987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.53
€ 44.53
Paperback. How do we balance the desire for tales of exceptional accomplishment with the need for painful doses of reality? How hard do we work to remember our past or to forget it? These are some of the questions that Jonathan Scott Holloway addresses in this exploration of race memory from the dawn of the modern civil rights era to the present. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469626413
- ISBN
- 9781469626413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.13
€ 54.13
Hardback. The contributors examine whether the challenge presented to al-Qaeda by Islamic State heralds a tectonic shift in international jihadism and how the former may respond to the threat of being usurper. Editor(s): Staffell, Simon; Awan, Akil. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM9; JFSR2; JPFR; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849046473
- ISBN
- 9781849046473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.98
€ 46.99
€ 41.98
Paperback. The only journalist to interview 'Jihadi John' uncovers how Mohammed Emwazi went from London teenager to world's most wanted terrorist Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780749433
- ISBN
- 9781780749433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.56
€ 13.99
€ 11.56
Hardback. Everything you need to know about how Islamic State attracts new followers, by a world-renowned sociologist of Islam. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JFSR2; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849046985
- ISBN
- 9781849046985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37
Paperback. Offering a view of Jewish society and culture, the essays in this volume shed light on a little-known chapter of Jewish history. Written by scholars from Israel, Turkey, Europe and the United States, it presents a broad historical canvas that brings together different perspectives and viewpoints. Editor(s): Levy, Avigdor. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 301 pages, 4 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBTB; HRJ; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629412
- ISBN
- 9780815629412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.26
€ 45.26
Paperback. How sports can provide a path toward citizenship for minority populations Editor(s): Kugelmass, Jack. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSR1; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252073243
- ISBN
- 9780252073243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.02
€ 25.99
€ 24.02
Paperback. Focusing on the British empire, this book assesses the extent to which Jews participated in the institution of slavery through investment in slave trading companies, ownership of slave ships, commercial activity as merchants who sold slaves upon their arrival from Africa, and direct ownership of slaves. Series: New Perspectives on Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 386 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- V9780814726396
- ISBN
- 9780814726396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Discusses how media technology impacts the Jewish experience. This title explores mid-twentieth-century ecumenical radio and television broadcasting, video documentation of life cycle rituals, and museum displays and tourist practices as means for engaging the Holocaust as a moral touchstone. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRJ; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740682
- ISBN
- 9780814740682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61