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Society & culture: general
Paperback. This work is termed a "roman temoignage" (testimonial-novel) bridging documentary and fiction. Spanning six decades of Leonara's life, the book indirectly explores the economic, social and cultural life of Guadeloupe's peasants and working class, especially black women. Translator(s): Leskes, Andrea. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWVG; 2ADF; DNF; DSK; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813915180
- ISBN
- 9780813915180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.40
€ 36.40
Paperback. Outlining the competing theories in the history of political and moral philosophy, this work attempts to understand and solve the ancient problem of political obligation. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFM; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020198
- ISBN
- 9780691020198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.82
€ 52.92
€ 41.82
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319154121
- ISBN
- 9783319154121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.91€ 20.73
€ 52.91
€ 20.73
Paperback. Beatriz Caiuby Labate and Clancy Cavnar offer an in-depth exploration of the spread of indigenous shamanic rituals of the Amazon to Western societies, looking at how indigenous, mestizo, and cosmopolitan cultures have engaged with and transformed these forest traditions. Editor(s): Caiuby Labate, Beatriz; Cavnar, Clancy. Series: Oxford Ritual Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 38 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HRAX; HRQ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199341207
- ISBN
- 9780199341207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.01
€ 79.01
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- IVP Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780830832651
- ISBN
- 9780830832651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.12
€ 17.99
€ 14.12
Paperback. In the century before the great famine of the late 1840s, the Irish people, and the poor especially, became dependent on the potato for their food. So when potato blight struck, causing the tubers to rot in the ground, they suffered a grievous loss. This account looks at the political and social consequences of the great Irish potato famine. Num Pages: 320 pages, 100 b&w illustrations, 23 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFFC1; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750929288
- ISBN
- 9780750929288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.63
€ 40.99
€ 33.63
Paperback. From hustling, drug addiction and armed violence in America's black ghettos Malcolm X turned to the puritanical fervour of the Black Muslims. He became identified in the white press as a teacher of race hatred. This autobiography reveals his integrity and the fierce idealism which led him to reject both liberal hypocrisies and black racialism. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGA; JFSL3; JPVH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141185439
- ISBN
- 9780141185439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349327195
- ISBN
- 9781349327195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.96
€ 62.96
Paperback. The complete history of the world, from the beginning of time to the present day, based on the beliefs and writings of the secret societies. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: HBG; HRQX; JFSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857380975
- ISBN
- 9780857380975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.97
€ 10.97
Paperback. This is an introductory guide which traces the entire suffrage campaign from its origins in the 1860s to the achievement of equal suffrage in 1928. It includes new material on the 1920s campaign based on the author's own research. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 182 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408228234
- ISBN
- 9781408228234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 46.92
€ 48.99
€ 46.92
Paperback. Told with George's trademark wit, honesty and insight, this book reveals the story, reappraising his rise to stardom and all the madness that followed. George talks about his solo singing career, his initiation into the dance music scene, and his role as the driving force behind theatrical sensation Taboo. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099464938
- ISBN
- 9780099464938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.13
€ 17.99
€ 13.13
Paperback. From the ideological bias of the press, to the role of headlines in newspaper articles and ways in which newspapers relate to their audience, the book provides a comprehensive analysis of newspaper language. Series: Intertext. Num Pages: 144 pages, 28 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 8. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415278058
- ISBN
- 9780415278058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.43
€ 31.99
€ 30.43
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447300922
- ISBN
- 9781447300922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.78
€ 35.99
€ 34.78
Paperback. Written in a style similar to that of Nigel Slater's multi-award-winning food memoir 'Toast', this is a celebration of the glory, humour, eccentricities and embarrassments that are the British at Table. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007199471
- ISBN
- 9780007199471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.32
€ 14.99
€ 11.32
Paperback. Providing a comprehensive study of tragedy, this book deals with both theory and practice. It explores the idea of the tragic in the novel, examining such writers as Melville, Hawthorne, Stendhal, Tolstoy, Flaubert, Dostoevsky, Kafka, Manzoni, Goethe and Mann, as well as English novelists. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631233602
- ISBN
- 9780631233602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.63
€ 38.99
€ 37.63
Paperback. Historical investigations into how Iberian settlers, African slaves, Native Americans, and their multiethnic progeny understood their identities in colonial Latin America. Editor(s): Fisher, Andrew; O'Hara, Matthew D. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBG; HBLL; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822344209
- ISBN
- 9780822344209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.30
€ 31.99
€ 28.30
Paperback. Traces the history and use of the term and tackles such topics as the rise of the disciplines and interdisciplinary English. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 197 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415560078
- ISBN
- 9780415560078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.98
€ 31.99
€ 29.98
Hardback. An introduction to the subject of Arab journalism, drawing on Arabic as well as English language sources. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFD; JFSR2; KNTJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748634101
- ISBN
- 9780748634101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.49€ 118.01
€ 123.49
€ 118.01
Paperback. * Second edition of a popular and lively introduction to the nature and role of consumption in modern societies. * Includes new chapters on branding and the rise of ethical consumption. * Reveals the central role consumer culture plays in providing new ways of creating social and political identities. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 284
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745643304
- ISBN
- 9780745643304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.40
€ 25.40
Paperback. It's spring 1983. It seemed that one of the most startling discoveries of the century had been made, and that one of the world's most sought after documents had finally come to light, the private diaries of Adolf Hitler. What followed was the exchange of extraordinary sums of money for world-wide publishing rights. But that was just the beginning. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099791515
- ISBN
- 9780099791515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74