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Paperback. "Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White" is an arresting and moving personal story about childhood, race, and identity in the American South, rendered in stunning illustrations by the author, Lila Quintero Weaver. Num Pages: 264 pages, chiefly Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817357146
- ISBN
- 9780817357146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.88
€ 26.99
€ 25.88
Paperback. Whitney Battle-Baptiste outlines the basic tenets of black feminist thought for archaeologists and shows how it can be used to improve historical archaeological practice. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HDA; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 266 x 19. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Left Coast Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781598743791
- ISBN
- 9781598743791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.67
€ 53.67
Hardcover. Explores and assesses the phenomenon of the contemporary metropolis. Touching on the historical context of humanity's earliest settlements in ancient world, this work looks ahead to creative, forward-thinking and possibly fanciful notions of the city, such as biospheres, space stations and virtual realities. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 292 x 239 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1614. 240 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFSG. Dimension: 292 x 239 x 27. Weight: 1614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Black Dog Architecture
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906155346
- ISBN
- 9781906155346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 27.73
€ 46.99
€ 27.73
Paperback. A provocative reappraisal of the legacy of a major American writer Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558499225
- ISBN
- 9781558499225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.78
€ 37.99
€ 31.78
Paperback. Scholars investigate sound as part of the social construction of historical experience and as an element of the sensory relationship people have to the world, showing how hearing and listening can inform people's feelings, ideas, decisions, and actions. Editor(s): Suisman, David; Strasser, Susan. Series: Hagley Perspectives on Business and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222296
- ISBN
- 9780812222296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.08
€ 37.99
€ 34.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- WaterBrook Press
- Edition
- a
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307457981
- ISBN
- 9780307457981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.21
€ 18.99
€ 16.21
Paperback. What if we could improve our ability to predict the future? This title shows that the average expert was only slightly better at predicting the future than a layperson using random guesswork. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- 9781847947154
- ISBN
- 9781847947154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. An exploration of the author's parents' lives, his mother's inexplicable suicide in her late fifties and his own bouts of depression. It conjures up the pebble-dashed home of his childhood and the landscape of postwar suburban England. It tells a story of grief, loss and dislocation, yet also of the power of memory and the bonds of family love. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141191485
- ISBN
- 9780141191485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.38
€ 12.99
€ 10.38
Paperback. In the summer of 1936, Agee and Evans set out on assignment for "Fortune" magazine to explore the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South. This book provides a record of the place, of the people who shaped the land, and of the rhythm of their lives. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJG; AJCR; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141188492
- ISBN
- 9780141188492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.88
€ 19.99
€ 14.88
Paperback. It is said that the Hell's Angels could paralyse whole towns with fear. This book explores the questions such as: How much of that reputation was myth and how much was brutal reality? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141187457
- ISBN
- 9780141187457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.38
€ 11.99
€ 10.38
Paperback. They called him the 'angriest black man in America' ..Malcolm X inspired many people in the United States. This autobiography, tells of a young, disenfranchised man whose descent into drug addition, robbery and prison was only reversed by his belief in the rights struggle for black America, and his conversion to the Nation of Islam. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141032726
- ISBN
- 9780141032726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.29
€ 14.99
€ 12.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFT; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 268 x 53. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141028743
- ISBN
- 9780141028743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 16.68
€ 25.99
€ 16.68
Paperback. Disability and gender are becoming increasingly complex in light of recent politics and scholarship. This volume provides findings not only about the discrimination practised against women and people with disabilities, but also about the productive parallelism between the two categories. Editor(s): Smith, Bonnie G.; Hutchison, Beth. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813533735
- ISBN
- 9780813533735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.91
€ 44.99
€ 39.91
Hardback. Presenting the fierce and vital writing of organizers, lawyers, scholars, poets, and policy makers, Color of Violence radically repositions the antiviolence movement by putting women of color at its center, covers violence against women of color in its myriad manifestations, and maps strategies of movement building and resistance. Editor(s): INCITE!. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFE; JFSJ1; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822363057
- ISBN
- 9780822363057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.33
€ 114.33
Hardback. A narrative of a Buddhist nun's training and spiritual awakening. In this book, the author relays the challenges a new ordinand faces in adapting to Buddhist monastic life: the spicy food, the rigorous daily schedule, the distinctive clothes and undergarments, and the misunderstandings inevitable between a French woman and her Korean colleagues. Series: Women in Religion. Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HREZ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- F First Edition Used
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608424
- ISBN
- 9780815608424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.87
€ 16.99
€ 16.87
Paperback. Contemporary feminist critics have often described Surrealism as a misogynist movement. This work addresses this issue, confirming some feminist allegations while qualifying and overturning others. Through insightful analyses of works by a range of writers and artists, it develops a complex view of Surrealist portrayals of woman. Num Pages: 189 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AGH; JFSJ1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803218420
- ISBN
- 9780803218420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.61
€ 21.99
€ 20.61
Paperback. As the world becomes more modern, it is not becoming more secular. Instead, on the street and in the corridors of power, religion is surging. This book shows that if you want to understand the modern world, you cannot afford to ignore God - whether you believe in Him or not. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141024745
- ISBN
- 9780141024745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.45
€ 12.45
Paperback. The lively history of the Jewish quarter of Marrakesh and its complex ties to Morocco's Muslim population Series: Indiana Series in Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 b&w photos, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780253218636
- ISBN
- 9780253218636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.06
€ 26.06
Paperback. Suitable for those engaged in the study of popular culture, American studies, cultural studies, cinema and visual studies, as well as to the general educated reader, this book showcases the work of a generation of scholars - from fields such as media studies, literature, cinema, and cultural studies. Editor(s): Jenkins, Henry; McPherson, Tara; Shattuc, Jane. Num Pages: 760 pages, 63 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 259 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 760
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822327370
- ISBN
- 9780822327370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.14
€ 46.99
€ 42.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 180 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; AJC; JFM; JFSP1; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625341846
- ISBN
- 9781625341846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.52
€ 41.99
€ 35.52