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Society & culture: general
Paperback. At the time of her death in after a long battle with cancer, Eve Sedgwick had been working on a book on affect and Proust, and on the psychoanalyst Melanie Klein. This volume, edited by Jonathan Goldberg, brings together a collection of her last work. Editor(s): Goldberg, Jonathan; Moon, Michael. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 240 pages, 37 color illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFSK; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351580
- ISBN
- 9780822351580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.49
€ 27.99
€ 26.49
Paperback. Published with a new preface, this bestseller offers an intimate glimpse into a unique female community. Liz Dalby, the only non-Japanese woman ever to have trained as a geisha, reveals the realities of geisha life. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st UK Paperback Edition
- SKU
- V9780099286387
- ISBN
- 9780099286387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Hardcover. Housing fulfils a basic human need for shelter. It protects us from the weather and from hostile intruders. Often it is an expression of personal identity and social status. This work conveys the complex nature of people's experiences with their residences, neighbourhoods and communities. Editor(s): Aragones, Juan Ignacio; Francescato, Guido; Garling, Tommy. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; JKSB; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897895958
- ISBN
- 9780897895958
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.98€ 85.45
€ 86.98
€ 85.45
Paperback. This collection of essays applies the most current thinking in literature and urban studies to an examination of visual culture of 19th century France - painting, caricature, illustrated magazines, posters - resulting in a subtle map of the gendered topography of Parisian modernity, the stomping ground of the flaneur. Editor(s): D'Souza, Aruna; McDonough, Tom. Series: Critical Perspectives in Art History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; ACV; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719079429
- ISBN
- 9780719079429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.04
€ 27.04
Paperback. The Soviet Union was the first nation to allow women pilots to fly combat missions. This book tells the story of these young, fearless, and patriotic women pilots and their substantial contribution to the Soviet Air Force's success on the Eastern Front. Num Pages: 320 pages, 45 photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615544
- ISBN
- 9780700615544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.54
€ 45.54
Paperback. This text provides an account of the child's journey from the womb to young adulthood. The first half of the book, discussing normal patterns of growth and development, is cross-referenced to equivalent chapters in the second half, discussing atypical conditions. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JMC; MFKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631234678
- ISBN
- 9780631234678
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Condition: New
€ 56.78
€ 56.78
Paperback. Argues that Islamic revival, or "re-Islamization," results from the efforts of westernized Muslims to assert their identity in a non-Muslim context. This book provides a comparison of several transnational movements, whether peaceful, like Tablighi Jama'at and the Islamic brotherhoods, or violent, like Al Qaeda. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134996
- ISBN
- 9780231134996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.50
€ 29.99
€ 22.50
Hardback. The first volume to consider childhood over eight centuries of British writing, this book traces the literary child from medieval to contemporary texts. Written by international experts, the volume's essays challenge earlier readings of childhood and offer fascinating contributions to the current upsurge of interest in constructions of childhood. Editor(s): Gavin, Dr. Adrienne. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348271
- ISBN
- 9780230348271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.77€ 67.65
€ 105.77
€ 67.65
Paperback. Series: Critical social studies. Num Pages: 161 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 232. Ex-libris with usual markings. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1977th Edition
- SKU
- KSS0012078
- ISBN
- 9780333220559
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. A survey of female monasticism that begins with the first communities of Late Antiquity and ends with the Reformation. It focuses on the visual culture of female monasticism in the European Middle Ages. Editor(s): Hamburger, Jeffrey F.; Marti, Susan. Translator(s): Hamburger, Dietlinde. Num Pages: 344 pages, 73 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HRCC2; HRCX8; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139809
- ISBN
- 9780231139809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.36
€ 80.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- HarperSanFrancisco
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060686611
- ISBN
- 9780060686611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.59
€ 18.99
€ 16.59
Hardcover. Samuel Scott's 3 volumes, the product of more than twenty years scholarship, provide a detailed yet engaging history of the Moors in Spain and the legacy of their learning in the wider countries of Europe. Series: Major Work. Num Pages: 2224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
- Publication date
- 2021
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 2224
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- V9781784535339
- ISBN
- 9781784535339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 482.46
€ 482.46
Paperback. The central premise of this work is that Lurianic Kabbalah was first and foremost a lived and living phenomenon in an actual social world. Thus it focuses on Luria the person and his relationship to his disciples. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HRJX; HRLK2; HRQX2; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748261
- ISBN
- 9780804748261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.70
€ 40.99
€ 36.70
Hardback. This is the fourth in the series of proceedings of the interdisciplinary conferences sponsored by the Center for Renaissance & Baroque Studies at the University of Maryland. This volume reflects the commitment of scholars to the exploration of early modern women's culture as recovered through images, literature, music, and archives of the period. Editor(s): Mikesell, Margaret; Seeff, Adele. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611492316
- ISBN
- 9781611492316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.53
€ 131.53
Paperback. Geared towards the needs of those recovering from alcoholism, this book of daily meditations offers support for alcoholics and support groups like AA. Each page has a daily recovery topic with an insightful commentary and a one-sentence "Goal for the day". Series: Hazelden Meditations. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JM; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 104 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Hazelden
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568381275
- ISBN
- 9781568381275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.97
€ 20.99
€ 17.97
Hardcover. This book provides a sharply observed tour of Western intellectual and artistic aspiration. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPM; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566634793
- ISBN
- 9781566634793
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.52
€ 40.52
Paperback. This book examines Japanese wartime zoo policy during World War II, analyzing the reasons why the Home Ministry destroyed more than 300 showpiece animals throughout Japan well before U.S. air strikes were anticipated, with international comparisons of the effects of the war on zoos in Europe, the United States, and the Middle East. Num Pages: 265 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFC; JPA; JPP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291830
- ISBN
- 9781349291830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Illustrates the influence of Malcolm X's Islamic faith and international experience. Editor(s): Kly, Y. N. Num Pages: 92 pages, 1ill. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Clarity Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780932863034
- ISBN
- 9780932863034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.14
€ 15.14
Hardback. In Mounting Frustration Susan E. Cahan uncovers the moment when the civil rights movement reached New York City's elite art galleries. Focusing on three controversial exhibitions that integrated African American culture and art, Cahan shows how the art world's racial politics is far more complicated than overcoming past exclusions. Series: Art History Publication Initiative. Num Pages: 360 pages, 113 illustrations (incl. 20 in color). BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; HBJK; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 266 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1110.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822358978
- ISBN
- 9780822358978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.58
€ 51.58
Paperback. History and Culture in Italy is a scholarly, introductory survey of the history and culture of Italy, focusing on art and architecture, literature and philosophy, politics and historical events, and observations of daily life in modern Italy. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; AB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761826286
- ISBN
- 9780761826286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.09
€ 87.09