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Hardcover. A cornerstone of Chinese popular culture, the legend of the White Snake the admirable demon who loves her victim has been continually rewritten, reinterpreted, and readapted for over five hundred years. This title opens a window into the variety of pre-modern Chinese popular literature. Num Pages: 208 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 171
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209961
- ISBN
- 9780872209961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.39€ 42.14
€ 53.39
€ 42.14
Hardback. Theatre of Good Intentions examines limitations of theatre in the creation of social and political change. This book looks at some of the reasons why achieving such goals is hard; examining what theatre can and can't do. It examines a range of applied and political theatre case studies, focusing on theatre's impact on participants and spectators. Num Pages: 169 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137293022
- ISBN
- 9781137293022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.79
€ 122.79
Paperback. From Leatherette to Naugahyde, men and women have devoted enormous energy to making fake leather seem real. Faux Real explores this borderland of the almost-real, the ersatz, and the fake, illuminating a centuries-old culture war between the authentic and the imitative. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221329
- ISBN
- 9780812221329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 72 black & white tables, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFF; JPQB; KJVN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 192 x 247 x 27. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 7th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138909502
- ISBN
- 9781138909502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.55
€ 64.55
Paperback. Displayed on European stages from 1810 to 1815 as the Hottentot Venus, Sara Baartman was one of the most famous women of her day. This book tells the entwined histories of an illusive life and a famous icon. It raises questions about the possibilities and limits of biography for understanding those who live among different cultures. Num Pages: 248 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBTQ; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147963
- ISBN
- 9780691147963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. Maverick Voices offers in-depth interviews with prominent rebels stubbornly at work in the interlacing realms of politics, literature, film, art, and psychotherapy. These highly accomplished artists and activists, who hail from the USA, Europe, and Latin America, thrived in their fields against the odds, often gaining worldwide acclaim. Series: Logos: Perspectives on Modern Society and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 227 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742533967
- ISBN
- 9780742533967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.98
€ 62.98
Paperback. Series: The William James Lectures. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674361539
- ISBN
- 9780674361539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.74
€ 34.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198709879
- ISBN
- 9780198709879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.82
€ 11.99
€ 10.82
Hardback. From the author of the bestselling Steampunk Bible, a practical and inspirational volume on making your own Steampunk creations. Num Pages: 256 pages, 150 colour and black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFSS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 183 x 23. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Publisher
- Abrams
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Ill
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781419708985
- ISBN
- 9781419708985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.31
€ 20.99
€ 16.31
Paperback. Cases of child homicide are rare but they are especially horrific. The author goes behind the sensationalist headlines to investigate why these crimes happen and examines child homicide in our modern violent world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 109 x 17. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Virgin Books London
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753507582
- ISBN
- 9780753507582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Affirmative Reaction explores the cultural politics of heteronormative white masculine privilege in the United States. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; APT; JFC; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349488
- ISBN
- 9780822349488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
Paperback. This text focuses particularly on questions of time, events and causality. The author, Andrew Abbott, grounds each essay in straightforward examinations of social scientific analysis. Series: Oriental Institute Publications. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226001036
- ISBN
- 9780226001036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.19
€ 47.99
€ 37.19
Paperback. This is the first book to explore the public policy process through 19 contributions from diverse scholars from all over the world, using empirical material to demonstrate how many of the key theories and concepts may be applied to its analysis. Editor(s): Hill, Michael. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JPP; JPQB; JPRB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447311072
- ISBN
- 9781447311072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.45
€ 40.99
€ 38.45
Spiral bound. This toolkit supports practitioners in their work with families where parental drug misuse leads to concerns about children's welfare Num Pages: 138 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 220 x 13. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Spiralbound
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Spi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904787976
- ISBN
- 9781904787976
Spiralbound
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.87
€ 30.99
€ 30.87
Paperback. Series: Forerunners: Ideas First. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFD; JPFC; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 179 x 8. Weight in Grams: 78.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816696079
- ISBN
- 9780816696079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.08
€ 13.08
Paperback. Editor(s): Norma, Caroline; Reist, Melinda Tankard. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JFFE; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742199863
- ISBN
- 9781742199863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.96
€ 26.99
€ 18.96
paperback. This book demonstrates Klein's work in devising the techniques of child analysis. She made treatment of young children possible and threw light on psychological development in childhood and on the roots of adult neuroses and psychoses. Here she describes the theory and practice of her method. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JMAF; MJW; MMH; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099752912
- ISBN
- 9780099752912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.91
€ 19.99
€ 14.91
Paperback. However we react to it, the global trend towards mixing or hybridization is impossible to miss, from curry and chips to Thai saunas, Zen Judaism, Nigerian Kung Fu, 'Bollywood' films or salsa or reggae music. Some people celebrate these phenomena and others condemn them. This book considers these phenomena. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745646978
- ISBN
- 9780745646978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.04
€ 22.04
Paperback. Romanticism is a worldview that finds expression over a whole range of cultural fields - not only in literature and art but in philosophy, theology, political theory, and social movements. This book formulates a theory that defines romanticism as a cultural protest against modern bourgeois industrial civilization. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 3J; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822327943
- ISBN
- 9780822327943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.56
€ 31.99
€ 28.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPF; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Black Rose Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551642024
- ISBN
- 9781551642024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.62
€ 24.99
€ 21.62