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Paperback. Tracing the werewolf's 'use' by anthropologists and criminologists and shifting interpretations of the figure - from the 'scientific' to the mythological and psychological - this work shows the werewolf in Freud's 'wolf-man' case and the sinister use of wolf imagery in Nazism. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845111588
- ISBN
- 9781845111588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.55
€ 34.99
€ 29.55
Paperback. Editor(s): Dickel, Simon. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JMC; AB; DSBH; JFCA; RNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837628937
- ISBN
- 9783837628937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.28
€ 51.99
€ 36.28
Paperback. Includes preface by the authors looking at developments in the study of urban planning during the twenty-year life of this influential work. Num Pages: 413 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 413
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 20 Anv
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254282
- ISBN
- 9780520254282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.66
€ 40.99
€ 28.66
Hardcover. What divides and what unites an ethnically diverse citizenry? From reconciling historical adversaries to addressing whether multicultural policies cause or cure ethnic conflict, the author explores how solidarity comes about in divided societies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JPF; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748697304
- ISBN
- 9780748697304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.37€ 101.60
€ 106.37
€ 101.60
Paperback. The politics and science of health and disease remain contested terrain among scientists, health practitioners, policy makers, industry, communities, and the public. This book asserts that science, activism, and policy are not separate issues and shows how the contribution of environmental factors in disease is often overlooked. Editor(s): Brown, Phil; Morello-Frosch, Rachel; Zavestoski, Stephen. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 8 line illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270213
- ISBN
- 9780520270213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. Explores the sacred and the feminine in art, architecture, literature, art history, music, philosophy, theology, critical theory and cultural studies. This book addresses key issues in feminist questions of creativity, the imaginary and the sacred as 'otherness', examining the ways in which visual practices have explored this territory. Series: New Encounters: Arts, Cultures, Concepts. Num Pages: 288 pages, 45 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845115210
- ISBN
- 9781845115210
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.26
€ 34.99
€ 29.26
Paperback. Widespread confusion over the use of the terms Islamism or Political Islam often obscures the fact that these are not new phenomena and can be traced back more than a century. Through research in to the trajectories of Islamists, this book seeks to understand what has become of political Islam. Editor(s): Boubekeur, Amel; Roy, Olivier. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659419
- ISBN
- 9781850659419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 46.91
€ 52.99
€ 46.91
Paperback. Series: New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; JFMX; JFSJ1; JFSL3; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252081668
- ISBN
- 9780252081668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.31
€ 29.31
Paperback. Offers a range of approaches and case studies whose organizing principle is the developing idea of polycentrism as applied to cinema. In this title, the authors refine and redefine key concepts in film studies, including identification and identity, narrative and realism, allegory and the national project, auteurism and the popular, art and genre. Editor(s): Nagib, Lucia; Perriam, Chris; Dudrah, Rajinder. Series: Tauris World Cinema Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 bw integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848854932
- ISBN
- 9781848854932
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Condition: New
€ 36.45
€ 36.45
Paperback. Argues for the importance of recognizing - and archiving - accounts of trauma that belong as much to the ordinary and everyday as to the domain of catastrophe. This title contends that the field of trauma studies, limited by too strict a division between the public and the private, has overlooked the experiences of women and queers. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 368 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822330882
- ISBN
- 9780822330882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.26
€ 32.99
€ 31.26
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845203603
- ISBN
- 9781845203603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.64
€ 42.99
€ 35.64
Paperback. This title takes a linguistic and poststructuralist approach to discourse analysis, and argues for a textual meta-language for cultural studies and a re-evaluation of methodolody. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: CFG; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742500594
- ISBN
- 9780742500594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.90
€ 63.90
Paperback. A liberal society stands on the proposition that we should all take seriously the idea that we might be wrong. The author makes a persuasive argument for the value of "liberal science" and the idea that conflicting views produce knowledge within society. The answer to bias and prejudice, he argues, is pluralism - not purism. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMD; JPVH1; JPVH2; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226145938
- ISBN
- 9780226145938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.16
€ 20.99
€ 18.16
Hardback. In this volume, author offers new critical editions and translations of three shorter Ismaili works by the Persian polymath Nasir al-Din Tusi, namely Aghaz wa anjam (The Beginning and the End), Tawalla wa tabarra (Solidarity and Dissociation), and Matlub al-mu'minin (Desideratum of the Faithful). Editor(s): Badakhchani, S. J. Series: Ismaili Texts and Translations. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRHT; JFSR2. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848855946
- ISBN
- 9781848855946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.78
€ 52.99
€ 43.78
Paperback. How can Ramakrishna's saintly status be reconciled with his eroticized language and actions? This book argues that the key to understanding him lies in Tantra and its equation of the mystical and the erotic, and that his homosexulity is linked to every aspect of his life and teachings. Num Pages: 408 pages, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: HRG; HRLK2; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226453774
- ISBN
- 9780226453774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.10
€ 47.99
€ 37.10
Hardback. How did Iran remain distinctively Iranian in the centuries which followed the Arab Conquest? How did it retain its cultural distinctiveness after the displacement of Zoroastrianism - state religion of the Persian empire - by Islam? This title traces that critical moment in Iranian history. Editor(s): Herzig, Edmund; Stewart, Sarah. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLC1; HRHP; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 209 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780760612
- ISBN
- 9781780760612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.82€ 69.18
€ 76.82
€ 69.18
Paperback. A textbook introduction to the history of the American South, from slavery to the civil rights movement. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTS; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602. From Slavery to Civil Rights. 392 pages, 1 b/w. A textbook introduction to the history of the American South, from slavery to the civil rights movement. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTS; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 22. Weight: 602.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748613755
- ISBN
- 9780748613755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.07
€ 41.99
€ 37.07
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 integrated bw, 10 colour in 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1FB; ASD; JFSJ1; JPWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Sew
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784532482
- ISBN
- 9781784532482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.83€ 125.03
€ 141.83
€ 125.03
Paperback. This collection brings together scholars and artists in disability studies, sexuality, queer theory, and feminism, to show how much sexuality studies and disability studies have to learn from each other. Editor(s): McRuer, Robert; Mollow, Anna. Num Pages: 432 pages, 11 illustrations, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351542
- ISBN
- 9780822351542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 30.47
€ 37.99
€ 30.47
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784537623
- ISBN
- 9781784537623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.86
€ 171.86
Paperback. This book traces the history of television journalism in Britain from its austere roots in the BBC's post-war monopoly to the present-day plethora of 24 hour channels and celebrity presenters. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFD; KNTD; KNTJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849666114
- ISBN
- 9781849666114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.44
€ 42.99
€ 35.44
Hardback. Based on 216 in-depth interviews of Muslims in Britain, the book examines how British Muslim youths and young adults, 15-30 years old, define their identities, their values and their culture and whether these conflict either with those of their parents or with the dominant non-Muslim British culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HRHP; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748641338
- ISBN
- 9780748641338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.28€ 106.42
€ 112.28
€ 106.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 26, 25 black & white halftones, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JFD; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479755
- ISBN
- 9780801479755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.62
€ 37.99
€ 35.62
Hardback. All memories invoke imagined pasts, but do the ways we remember share a common imaginary? In seeking to interpret Scottish culture in the recent past as a series of encounters with modernity, this study draws on a wide range of sources to explore relationships between perceptions of place, belonging and identity in one nation. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617869
- ISBN
- 9780748617869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.37€ 101.60
€ 106.37
€ 101.60