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Paperback. Antrim has a rich heritage of myths and legends which is uniquely captured in this collection of traditional tales from across the county. Here you will find tales of the traditional rural ways of life among the residents of Antrim, their customs and superstitions, alongside stories of legendary heroes, faeries, witches, and ghostly goings-on. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845887865
ISBN
9781845887865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. "First published 2006"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906817923
ISBN
9781906817923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HRJ; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 150. .
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652298898
ISBN
9789652298898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.43

Paperback. The Souls of Black Folk is a classic study of race, culture, and education at the turn of the twentieth century. A singular combination of essays, memoir, and fiction, the book is a searing account of the situation of African Americans in the United States. This edition includes an invaluable appendix of contextualizing material. Editor(s): Edwards, Brent Hayes. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555833
ISBN
9780199555833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. As broadcasting gives way to the digital media age, the study of audiences faces unprecedented challenges. Digital media have dramatically increased the nature and the diversity in how people can position themselves in relation to media content, and the study of audiences is shifting and changing accordingly. Editor(s): Nightingale, Virginia. Series: Global Handbooks in Media and Communication Research. Num Pages: 562 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 247 x 25. Weight in Grams: 856.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118721391
ISBN
9781118721391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.14

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409433132
ISBN
9781409433132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.62
€ 25.30

Paperback. Presents the history of Western ideas about the nature of human experience. This book explores Western discourse since the sixteenth century onwards, asking why the concept of experience has been such a magnet for controversy. Num Pages: 441 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
441
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520248236
ISBN
9780520248236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.41

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 209 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1410.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062405371
ISBN
9780062405371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. .
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851247328
ISBN
9780851247328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Budak, Ali; Altay, Korkut. Num Pages: 130 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 225 x 6. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Tughra Books United States
Number of pages
130
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597842082
ISBN
9781597842082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Hardcover. Reconstructing the history of the Islamic University of Medina, this book sheds light on efforts undertaken by Saudi actors to extend Wahhabi influence beyond the kingdom's borders and suggests a new framework for understanding Islamic transnational religious networks. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and I. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; HRHT; JFFN; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798358
ISBN
9780804798358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.44

Paperback. This powerful, accessible new study explores the contributions that anthropology has made to the study and understanding of Islam. Series: New Departures in Anthropology. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 344. Series: New Departures in Anthropology. 230 pages. This powerful, accessible new study explores the contributions that anthropology has made to the study and understanding of Islam. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JFSR2; JHMC. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 12. Weight: 374.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
230
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521529785
ISBN
9780521529785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.95

Hardcover. An imaginative study aiming to document and interpret the role of education in shaping the quality of musical and cultural life in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Ireland. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181782
ISBN
9781859181782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.00
€ 52.59

Hardcover. Editor(s): Wayland, Peter A. Num Pages: 150 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
150
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607419907
ISBN
9781607419907
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 204.65
€ 139.69

Paperback. Explores the psychology of love from the legend of Tristan and Isolde to Hollywood. Bringing together historical, religious, philosophical, and cultural dimensions, the author traces the evolution of Western romantic love from its literary beginnings as an awe-inspiring secret to its commercialization in the cinema. Translator(s): Belgion, Montgomery. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
394
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691013930
ISBN
9780691013930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.67

paperback. The songlines are the invisible pathways that criss-cross Australia, ancient tracks connecting communities and following ancient boundaries. This is an account which recalls the authors' travels across the length and breadth of Australia seeking to find the truth about the songs and unravel the mysteries of their stories. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 2AB; FA; JFC; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099769910
ISBN
9780099769910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.82

Paperback. With killing representing the ultimate expression of human power over animals, this book reveals the complexity of the phenomenon by exploring the extraordinary diversity in killing practices and the wide variety of meanings attached to them. It examines aspects of the role of animals in human societies, from the 17th century to the present day. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072901
ISBN
9780252072901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Provides a view of Jewish experiences through history, literature, painting, anthropology, poetry, sociology, and politics. This title explores and celebrates what it means to have and live memories of an individual and a collective Jewishness, and reveals the historical fragments of the Jewish experience in Latin America and the Caribbean. Editor(s): Ruggiero, Kristin. Num Pages: 262 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194147
ISBN
9781845194147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.31

Paperback. Responding to the view that people with profound intellectual disabilities cannot enjoy spiritual experiences, this book pushes the boundaries of intellectual disability theology. Thought-provoking and sensitive, this book poses important questions about the nature of faith and how the Church treats people with intellectual disabilities. Series: Studies in Religion and Theology. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCS; JFFG; JKSM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785920448
ISBN
9781785920448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.06

Paperback. Argues that economic development, cultural change, and political change go together in coherent and even, to some extent, predictable patterns. This title provides information from societies representing 70 percent of the world's population. Num Pages: 464 pages, 95 line illus. 30 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691011806
ISBN
9780691011806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.78
€ 45.08

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