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Paperback. Explores the ways in which food practices enabled women to exert control within the family and to define their religious vocations. This title describes what women meant by seeing their own bodies and God's body as food and what men meant when they too associated women with food and flesh. Series: The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics. Num Pages: 300 pages, 24ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC1; HRCR; HRCV; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 686. The Religious Significance of Food to Medieval Women. Series: The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics. 300 pages, 24ill. Explores the ways in which food practices enabled women to exert control within the family and to define their religious vocations. This title describes what women meant by seeing their own bodies and God's body as food and what men meant when they too associated women with food and flesh. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC1; HRCR; HRCV; JFSJ1. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 31. Weight: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520063297
- ISBN
- 9780520063297
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.20
€ 38.99
€ 28.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Lantern Books,US United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590564233
- ISBN
- 9781590564233
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.62
€ 24.99
€ 21.62
Paperback. Contains an essay on Gay Musicology, its history and scope. Along with this historical essay, this work includes an introduction that outlines the changes that have occurred as Gay Musicology has grown. Editor(s): Brett, Phillip; Wood, Elizabeth; Thomas, Gary C. Num Pages: 418 pages, 9 black & white tables, 18 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AV; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415978842
- ISBN
- 9780415978842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.86
€ 79.86
Hardback. TEXT IN ARABIC. Covers topics ranging from plant-fibre skirts of the Neolithic, Ancient Egyptian linen shifts and togas of Classical Age, to 19th-century Tyrolean dirndls, contemporary African ceremonial attire and Middle Eastern burqas of our own age, historical period and style of dress. This book is a glorious celebration of ethnographic clothing. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AKTH; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 236 x 53. Weight in Grams: 3150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500516065
- ISBN
- 9780500516065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.99€ 55.00
€ 69.99
€ 55.00
Paperback. Translator(s): Burk, Drew S. Series: Univocal. Num Pages: 54 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 86.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Univocal Publishing LLC
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937561000
- ISBN
- 9781937561000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.51
€ 17.99
€ 17.51
Paperback. Discusses the literary and artistic effects of globalisation Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 252 pages, 8 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AB; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223456
- ISBN
- 9780253223456
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.42
€ 26.99
€ 25.42
Paperback. Fitzroy Maclean's classic work has been updated with a new chapter by Magnus Linklater, examining how Scottish identity is faring in the wake of the first Scottish Parliament for nearly 300 years. Series: Illustrated National Histories. Num Pages: 248 pages, 238 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 181 x 15. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500282335
- ISBN
- 9780500282335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 5.70
€ 16.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. Media analyst McChesney (communication, U. of Illinois-Urbana Champaign) deconstructs how the media system works in the US so that citizens can see it isn't so mysterious and be inspired to take a role in reshaping the flawed policies that the system is built on. McChesney argues that the increasing Num Pages: 367 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S.
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583671054
- ISBN
- 9781583671054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.20
€ 26.20
Paperback. In this bold work of 1787, an ex-slave refutes pro-slavery arguments and calls for the immediate emancipation of all slaves. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTS; JFCX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108060196
- ISBN
- 9781108060196
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Condition: New
€ 34.16
€ 34.16
Paperback. In 1979, Florida Seminoles opened the first tribally operated high-stakes bingo hall in Native North America. This book presents an ethnographic account of the history and consequences of Seminole gaming. It describes casino operations, chronicles the everyday life and history of the Seminole Tribe, and shares the insights of individual Seminoles. Num Pages: 304 pages, 36 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; JFSL9; JHMC; KNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822342274
- ISBN
- 9780822342274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
Hardback. The arrival of Europeans in the Americas brought with it a demographic catastrophe of vast proportions for the native populations. In this book Livi Bacci argues that the catastrophe was not the inevitable outcome of contact with Europeans but was a function of both the methods of the conquest and the characteristics of the subjugated societies. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640006
- ISBN
- 9780745640006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.71
€ 75.71
Hardback. This beautiful book visits twenty-eight richly atmospheric sites and tells the mythological stories associated with them. Illustrated with evocative photographs and older etchings and prints, it draws the reader back into history and myth. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 duotone halftones, 30 black & white illustrations, 2 maps, 1 biography, 30 black & whi. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847179272
- ISBN
- 9781847179272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.15
€ 17.99
€ 15.15
Paperback. Editor(s): Handy, Amber; O Conchubhair, Brian. Num Pages: 290 pages, 2 colour artworks. BIC Classification: 2AF; JFSJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Arlen House
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9781851320752
- ISBN
- 9781851320752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.54
€ 26.99
€ 24.54
Paperback. Contributes to international agendas in social work with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) people. This book examines how practitioners and student social workers can provide appropriate care across the lifespan (including work with children and families and older people) and considers key challenges in social work practice. Series: Social Work in Practice Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK; JKSN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 173 x 12. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847428035
- ISBN
- 9781847428035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.80
€ 32.99
€ 31.80
Hardback. A collection of 12 short stories presented from the perspective of a young boy, in which the author narrates his childhood experiences growing up in a family of Mexican migrant farm workers. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; FA; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 184 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826317971
- ISBN
- 9780826317971
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.80
€ 21.80
Paperback. In this ethnography of the Cancha mega-market in Cochabama, Bolivia, Daniel M. Goldstein examines what it means for the market's poorest vendors to maintain personal safety and economic stability by navigating systems of informality and illegality and how this dynamic is representative of the neoliberal modern city. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822360452
- ISBN
- 9780822360452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. Through a narrative brimming with honesty and grace, Dance Lest We All Fall Down unfolds the story of how friendship, when combined with courage, insight, and passion, can transform dreams of a better world into reality. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFFA; JKSB1; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780295990583
- ISBN
- 9780295990583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ5; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253024565
- ISBN
- 9780253024565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.87
€ 32.99
€ 29.87
Paperback. This book details the evolution of domestic violence during the 16-year marriage of author Beth Sipe. Insightful commentaries written by experts in the field follow Beth's story and deepen our understanding of the causes and process of spousal abuse, why battered women stay, and the dynamic consequences of domestic violence. Series: Sage Series on Violence Against Women. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781452235301
- ISBN
- 9781452235301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.85
€ 120.85
Paperback. A collection of articles addressing research trends in the history of British leisure while also presenting a wide range of articles on cultural conflict and leisure in the twentieth century. It includes innovative research on a number of topics, including television, cinema, the circus, women's leisure, dance, football and drug culture. Editor(s): Bebber, Brett. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, Tables, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 246 x 20. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784993511
- ISBN
- 9781784993511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.28
€ 40.28