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Society & culture: general
Paperback. "When I moved to northern New Mexico thirty-three years ago," writes John Nichols, "I immediately fell in with my neighbours and commenced laughing." As folklorist Nasario Garcia explains in his introduction to this collection, falling in with the voices of laughter and comic relief is a timeless, vital aspect of Hispanic culture. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; JFC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 123 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890134313
- ISBN
- 9780890134313
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.52
€ 27.99
€ 21.52
Paperback. In jazz circles, players and listeners with "big ears" hear and engage complexity in the moment, as it unfolds. Taking gender as part of the intricate, unpredictable action in jazz culture, this title explores the terrain opened up by listening, with big ears, for gender in jazz. Editor(s): Rustin, Nichole T.; Tucker, Sherrie. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 472 pages, 19 photographs, 1 table, 4 figures. BIC Classification: AVGJ; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822343202
- ISBN
- 9780822343202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. An accessible and entertaining narrative history of the establishment, development and unravelling of the British Welfare State - now fully revised to cover Blair's first term. Lively writing in the style of Peter Hennessy. Num Pages: 720 pages, 22 b/w plates, With index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBTB; JFF; JKSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 35. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007102648
- ISBN
- 9780007102648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.86
€ 20.99
€ 16.86
Paperback. BIC Classification: CBW; DSA; DSB; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816621965
- ISBN
- 9780816621965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.57
€ 40.57
Paperback. Terpstra's meticulous investigation not only uncovers the sad fate of the lost girls of the Casa della Pieta but explores broader themes, including gender relations, public health, church politics, and the challenges girls and adolescent women faced in Renaissance Florence. Num Pages: 266 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC1; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407722
- ISBN
- 9781421407722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.18
€ 44.18
Hardback. Renaissance debates about politics and gender led to pioneering forms of poor relief, devised to help women get a start in life. These included orphanages for illegitimate children and forced labor in workhouses, but also women's shelters and early forms of maternity benefits, unemployment insurance, food stamps, and credit union savings plans. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 halftones, 13 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; JFFA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674067097
- ISBN
- 9780674067097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.09€ 57.82
€ 62.09
€ 57.82
Paperback. This reader introduces core cultural and historic themes of Russia's civilisation. Each text has resonance throughout the arts - in Rublev's icons, Meyerhold's theatre, Mousorgsky's operas, and Prokofiev's symphonies. The material is supported by introductions, annotations and bibliographies. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations, multi-media resource guides. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DQ; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 921.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563244223
- ISBN
- 9781563244223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.13
€ 59.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; HBJD1; JFHF; VX; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Green Magic London
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953663132
- ISBN
- 9780953663132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.84
€ 19.99
€ 15.84
Hardcover. Bangladeshi villagers with mobile phones helped build what is now a thriving $200m company. What is the lesson for the rest of the world? In You Can Hear Me Now, Nick Sullivan answers this question through the compelling story of Iqbal Quadir, a local entrepreneur. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCM; PDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787986094
- ISBN
- 9780787986094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.23
€ 26.99
€ 22.23
The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World ...
Nicholas P. Klingaman William K. Klingaman
Paperback. In the tradition of "Krakatoa" and "Guns, Germs, and Steel" comes a sweeping history of the year 1816, when there was no summer. As a result of a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, weather patterns were disrupted worldwide for months and in the U.S., the extraordinary weather produced food shortages, religious revivals, and extensive migration. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250042750
- ISBN
- 9781250042750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.53
€ 20.99
€ 18.53
Paperback. A detailed study of the Teutonic Knights in the Holy Land, covering both their military and administrative affairs. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBLC; HBWC; HRC; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271818
- ISBN
- 9781783271818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.45
€ 36.45
Paperback. Develops a comparative de-colonial framework for visual culture studies Num Pages: 408 pages, 75 illustrations (including 11 in colour), 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349181
- ISBN
- 9780822349181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
Hardcover. A significant collection of essays by the late Nicholas Mansergh, one of the leading historians of twentieth century Ireland, edited by his wife, Diana Series: Irish history. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFC; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 0. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859181058
- ISBN
- 9781859181058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.00€ 52.59
€ 69.00
€ 52.59
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ5; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157124
- ISBN
- 9780231157124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.70€ 57.43
€ 72.70
€ 57.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 209 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262. A Simple Guide to a Complex Issue. 160 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFSJ5. Dimension: 140 x 209 x 13. Weight: 264.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157131
- ISBN
- 9780231157131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.90
€ 24.99
€ 18.90
Paperback. This text contains original essays by five leading scholars in the fields of history, art history, and literature on the ways in which communities were imagined and built between the 11th and 16th centuries. Editor(s): Howe, Nicholas. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HB; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268028633
- ISBN
- 9780268028633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
Hardcover. This text contains original essays by five leading scholars in the fields of history, art history, and literature on the ways in which communities were imagined and built between the 11th and 16th centuries. Editor(s): Howe, Nicholas. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HBG; HRCX8; HRLP7; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268028626
- ISBN
- 9780268028626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.12
€ 109.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HB; HRQM; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781922235510
- ISBN
- 9781922235510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.48
€ 35.99
€ 26.48
Paperback. An accessible and practical guide to postcolonial criticism. Combines innovative insights with clear and practical definitions of key concepts. Tackles the 'biga questions in postcolonial studies in a common--sense manner that avoids jargon and excessive theorizing. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 202 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745621821
- ISBN
- 9780745621821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.12
€ 26.12
Paperback. Offers a unique perspective on far right neo-Nazism viewing it as a new form of Western religious heresy Num Pages: 371 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQX; JFSV; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 378
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814731550
- ISBN
- 9780814731550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.46
€ 32.99
€ 29.46
Hardback. Addresses questions such as: What are the best anthologies of African-American poetry? What have African-American poets written about such highly charged issues as religion? Politics? Patriotism? Slavery? Racism? Money? Sex? What have they written about Harlem? The civil-rights movement? Martin Luther King Jr? Editor(s): Frankovich, Nicholas; Larzelere, David. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSC; GBCR; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 180 x 17. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231112345
- ISBN
- 9780231112345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.58€ 112.58
€ 146.58
€ 112.58
Hardback. Focusing on terminally ill people in a German hospice, this study addresses the question, how meaningful experience is constructed for these patients in an attempt to preserve their dignity as persons. It is based on material from diary texts and active participation of the author in the role of a nurse. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFSP31; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451516
- ISBN
- 9781845451516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.48
€ 160.48
Paperback. Editor(s): Deakin, Nicholas. Num Pages: 188 pages, 31 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBWN; JFSC; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 204 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- EVE Eden Valley Editions
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780992972325
- ISBN
- 9780992972325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.37
€ 13.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 b&w photo. BIC Classification: 5S; DSB; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816675715
- ISBN
- 9780816675715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.37
€ 29.99
€ 27.37