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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Baker Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801072062
- ISBN
- 9780801072062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.94
€ 21.94
Paperback. Drawing on a range of printed, manuscript and oral material, this work presents a comprehensive survey. It includes chapters on: legends in the landscape, seasonal customs, anti-social customs, ghostly tales and lore, saints and holy wells, witches and wise men, superstitions of the natural world and the life cycle, and sacred and secular songs. Num Pages: 160 pages, 60. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752439891
- ISBN
- 9780752439891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Hardback. What is the extraordinary text that is the Quran - and how does it relate to the life and times of the Prophet Muhammad? This book offers a journey into the full range of experience - past and present, secular and sacred - of the diverse peoples and cultures of the Muslim world. Editor(s): Sajoo, Amyn B. Num Pages: 336 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 138 x 31. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848851931
- ISBN
- 9781848851931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.19€ 48.87
€ 53.19
€ 48.87
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 303
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642104084
- ISBN
- 9783642104084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.18€ 42.16
€ 118.18
€ 42.16
Hardback. The mosque architecture of the Independent Sultanate period (from the 14th to the 16th centuries) represents the most important element of the Islamic architecture of Bengal. The early Muslim architecture of Bangladesh is an important architectural heritage of the Islamic world and the Indian sub-continent. This work deals with this area. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKB; AMN; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 194 x 22. Weight in Grams: 971.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845113810
- ISBN
- 9781845113810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.65€ 134.38
€ 153.65
€ 134.38
Paperback. The first full-scale coverage of how media, politicians and lobbyists interact in the new Scotland. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JFD; JPHC; JPQ; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902930282
- ISBN
- 9781902930282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.86
€ 41.99
€ 36.86
Paperback. Just Ordinary Citizens? offers a behavioural perspective on the political integration of immigrants, describing and analysing the relationships that immigrants develop with politics in their host countries. Editor(s): Bilodeau, Antoine. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 figures. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPB; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442614444
- ISBN
- 9781442614444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 36.86
€ 38.99
€ 36.86
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474401104
- ISBN
- 9781474401104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.37€ 101.56
€ 106.37
€ 101.56
Hardback. Following its entry into the EU in 2004, Cyprus has become a major migrant destination. This title argues that the focus on Cyprus' 'national problem' has long prevented Cypriot women to challenge Cyprus' largely patriarchal and militaristic order to pursue women's rights and public visibility. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVC; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 27. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845119348
- ISBN
- 9781845119348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.65€ 135.20
€ 153.65
€ 135.20
Paperback. Reveals the power and complexity of the music at the heart of collective rituals across Lowland South America Editor(s): Hill, Jonathan David; Chaumeil, Jean-Pierre. Num Pages: 440 pages, 26 illustrations, 1 map, 2 tables, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLS; AVRN; HRLF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803220928
- ISBN
- 9780803220928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.48
€ 46.99
€ 46.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, Comic illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: JFSC; JHBL; LNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 281 x 13. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Publisher
- Between the Lines
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771132572
- ISBN
- 9781771132572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.24
€ 20.99
€ 19.24
Paperback. A beautifully illustrated history of the Grand Concourse, New York Num Pages: 274 pages, 44 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814777244
- ISBN
- 9780814777244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.29
€ 32.99
€ 31.29
Hardcover. Editor(s): Grace, Helen. Series: International Library of Visual Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 28 bw integrated. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Sew
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784530341
- ISBN
- 9781784530341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.83€ 125.03
€ 141.83
€ 125.03
Paperback. In this analysis of the processes by which the Zionist idea was realised, Alain Dieckhoff examines the ways in which the competing factions of Zionism negotiated the formation of the Jewish State. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
- Number of pages
- 308
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850655954
- ISBN
- 9781850655954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.04
€ 26.99
€ 25.04
Paperback. Based on an extensive research project this book provides a critical review of the history of children's television in the UK, and a realistic assessment of its prospects. It looks at how broadcasters have defined the child audience, at the changing nature of children's programming and the impact of commercial competition and new technologies. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- British Film Institute
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851706856
- ISBN
- 9780851706856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.67
€ 45.99
€ 37.67
Hardback.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845116248
- ISBN
- 9781845116248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.65€ 135.20
€ 153.65
€ 135.20
Paperback. Describes the ways that prisons shape and infiltrate the lives of women with husbands, fiances, and boyfriends on the inside. This book shows that with social welfare weakened, prisons are the most powerful public institutions available to women struggling to overcome untreated social ills and sustain relationships with marginalized men. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 halftones, 6 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBK; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114637
- ISBN
- 9780226114637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.23
€ 35.99
€ 28.23
Paperback. This book should be of interest to psychotherapists, doctors and medical students, and related helping professions. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 453. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- SKU
- KTG0002436
- ISBN
- 9780415018333
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Containing three interconnected essays, this book sets Ha Jin's own work and life alongside those of other literary exiles, creating a conversation across cultures and between eras. Series: The Rice University Campbell Lectures. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226399881
- ISBN
- 9780226399881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.29
€ 16.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. The book gives lively and engaging insights into how and why socially sensitive story lines were taken up by different TV programmes from the late 1980s to the 2000s. Drawing on a series of case studies it traces the path of storylines from initial conception through to audience reception and uses contemporary examples to link practice to theory. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 B&W Screen Grabs. BIC Classification: APT; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625321
- ISBN
- 9780748625321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.59
€ 37.99
€ 33.59
Hardcover. In this study, David Brauner explores the representation of Jewishness in a number of works by postwar British and American Jewish writers, identifying a transatlantic sensibility characterized by an insistent compulsion to explain themselves and their Jewishness in ambivalent terms. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 487.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333740354
- ISBN
- 9780333740354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.00€ 80.71
€ 130.00
€ 80.71
Hardback. The last decade has seen a transformation of the journalism industry. This book compares a range of European countries, looking at how journalistic work has been affected by the changes to journalism institutions. Drawing on extensive new research, it provides unique insights into current journalistic practice. Series: Comparative Media, Communication and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: CBWJ; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780931838
- ISBN
- 9781780931838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.47€ 145.35
€ 165.47
€ 145.35
Hardback. Examines the kaleidoscope of Palestinian-Jordanian identities that accommodate a complex and overlapping web of different religious affiliations, mixed socio-economic conditions and the experience of exile reconciled with daily life in Jordan. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; 1FBP; HBJF1; JFFD; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 223 x 33. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780760957
- ISBN
- 9781780760957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.65€ 135.20
€ 153.65
€ 135.20
Paperback. A behind-the-scenes glimpse at Edward S Curtis and his associates' anthropological research during the first decades of the twentieth century as they used words and pictures to document the traditional cultures of Native Americans in the western United States Editor(s): Gidley, Mick. Num Pages: 216 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803234680
- ISBN
- 9780803234680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.27
€ 27.27