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Paperback. Drawing on the story of the 1771 Bloody Falls massacre, human geographer Emilie Cameron explores the relationship between stories and colonialism, challenging readers to examine their perceptions of the contemporary Arctic and its peoples. Num Pages: 592 pages, 15 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774828857
- ISBN
- 9780774828857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.74
€ 36.99
€ 36.74
Paperback. When Reece arrives at Cathy's door aged 7 years old, he has already passed through the hands of four different carers in four weeks. As the details of his short life emerge, it becomes clear that to help him, Cathy will face her biggest challenge yet. The latest title from the author of Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Damaged. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 28. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007362967
- ISBN
- 9780007362967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.77
€ 11.99
€ 9.77
Paperback. Women's Writing in Twenty-First Century France is the first book-length publication on women-authored literature of this period, and comprises a collection of challenging critical essays that engage with the themes, trends and issues, and with the writers and their texts, of the first decade of the twenty-first century. Editor(s): Damle, Amaleena; Rye, Gill. Series: French and Francophone Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783162062
- ISBN
- 9781783162062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.44
€ 46.44
Paperback. Kristen Hogan traces the feminist bookstore movement's rise and fall, showing how the women at the heart of the movement developed theories and practices of lesbian antiracism and feminist accountability that continue to resonate today. Num Pages: 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 5SL; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSK2; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361299
- ISBN
- 9780822361299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.30
€ 31.99
€ 28.30
Paperback. Offers account of author's lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BM; FXZ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 240 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Top Shelf Productions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603093002
- ISBN
- 9781603093002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.76
€ 18.99
€ 14.76
Paperback. Tells the story of the birth of philosophy and its remarkable flourishing in the ancient Mediterranean world. This is the first of four volumes, which unfolds the history of Western philosophy. It is suitable for those interested in the people and ideas that shaped the course of Western thought. Series: New History of Western Philosophy. Num Pages: 364 pages, 1 map, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: HPCA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198752721
- ISBN
- 9780198752721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.95
€ 18.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. Looks at the UK's dangerous relationship with housing - and how it's all going to come crashing down. In this book, this book argues that housing is the defining issue of our times. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFB; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141978192
- ISBN
- 9780141978192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.69
€ 20.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845887858
- ISBN
- 9781845887858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 12.42
€ 12.99
€ 12.42
Paperback. Xiaomei Martell was born on the borders of the Mongolian steppes just two years before Mao launched the Cultural Revolution that was to change China forever. The youngest of four daughters - her name translates as 'Little Sister' - her family had few material goods. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BM; JFC; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099532095
- ISBN
- 9780099532095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.09
€ 11.99
€ 10.09
Paperback. Editor(s): Bierhorst, John. Series: Modern Library Fairy Tale and Folklore. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Modern Library Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375714399
- ISBN
- 9780375714399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.84
€ 21.99
€ 20.84
Hardback. Editor(s): Harper, Thomas L.; Shirane, Haruo. Num Pages: 632 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSBD; DSK; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231166584
- ISBN
- 9780231166584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.92€ 55.84
€ 72.92
€ 55.84
Paperback. Challenges the scientific theories on the establishment of civilization and technology. Num Pages: 344 pages, Includes 8-page color insert and 108 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Original ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591430452
- ISBN
- 9781591430452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.53
€ 24.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Draws on feminist theory, African American and Latino/a cultural theories, composition studies, film and television studies, and theories of globalization and counter-globalization. This book articulates the central concerns of crip theory and considers how such a perspective might impact cultural and historical inquiry in the humanities. Series: Cultural Front. Num Pages: 301 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 301
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814757130
- ISBN
- 9780814757130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.29
€ 32.99
€ 31.29
Paperback. Translated for the first time into English, The Myth of the Superhero looks beyond the cape, the mask, and the superpowers, presenting a serious study of the genre and its place in a broader cultural context. Translator(s): Richards, Jamie. Num Pages: 216 pages, 66, 66 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409535
- ISBN
- 9781421409535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.75
€ 35.75
Paperback. This index helps to illuminate why women's sexuality, dress, and image so compel militant Muslim outrage and sometimes violent action, revealing a deeper human story of how women's status defines competing moral visions of society and why this present clash is erupting with such ferocity. Series: Themes in Global Social Change. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK5. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407548
- ISBN
- 9781421407548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.31
€ 33.99
€ 28.31
Paperback. Offers re-readings of key classic and contemporary Westerns. This title re-invigorates the debate surrounding the relationship between the Western and frontier mythology, arguing for the importance of the genre's socio cultural, historical and political dimensions. It also features the complexities and contradictions at the heart of US society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APF; JFDT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474402828
- ISBN
- 9781474402828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.43
€ 32.99
€ 29.43
Hardcover. Tracking the emergence of a new and distinctive way of thinking about sex represented by the unalterable, simple, and visually compelling binary of the X and Y chromosomes, this title examines the interaction between cultural gender norms and genetic theories of sex from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present, postgenomic age. Num Pages: 312 pages, 21 halftones, 11 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PDX; PSAK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226084688
- ISBN
- 9780226084688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 77.70
€ 94.08
€ 77.70
Paperback. Why do some issues go viral and then just as quickly fall off the radar? How is it that the media can sustain public interest for months in a complex story like negotiations over Obamacare while ignoring other important issues in favor of stories on "balloon boy"? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPV; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226065571
- ISBN
- 9780226065571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.52
€ 33.99
€ 26.52
Hardcover. This work focuses on the creation of, and struggle over, urban order in four cities in Eastern and Southern Africa, namely Nairobi, Lusaka, Zanzibar, and Lilongwe, and the workings of power in the planning processes for each city. It covers colonial rule and postcolonial inheritance in these cities Series: Space, Place, and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629726
- ISBN
- 9780815629726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.67
€ 56.67
Spiral bound. With standardising our food, our social customs and even our language, where can the overseas visitor find a truly British experience? The answer lies in "The How To Be British Collection". Num Pages: 64 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 210 x 119 x 15. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Lee Gone Publications
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Spiralbound
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780952287018
- ISBN
- 9780952287018
Spiralbound
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.74
€ 11.99
€ 10.74