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Paperback. For fifteen hundred years King Arthur has remained a mystery. This book discovers the historical King Arthur, his Camelot and his final resting place. It peels away centuries of myth to reveal the truth behind the romance, and the Grail and Excalibur legends. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099579557
ISBN
9780099579557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.85

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

€ 36.03

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
€ 28.66

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
€ 29.60

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

€ 95.09
€ 78.49

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
€ 26.79

Hardback. A collection of essays examining the development and commodification of prostheses in Britain and America that occurred during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, due to the shift to standardized industrial manufacturing and associated market growth. Editor(s): Jones, Claire L. Series Editor(s): Anderson, Julie. Series: Disability History. Num Pages: 216 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526101426
ISBN
9781526101426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.05

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

€ 56.97

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
€ 10.81

Hardback. This collection of essays, written by noted scholars and theorists, covers everything from the practical to the theoretical, and investigates the obligations we have to future persons, ranging from our own future offspring to distant future generations. Editor(s): Roberts, Melinda; Wasserman, David T. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 388 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2009th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402056963
ISBN
9781402056963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173276
ISBN
9780691173276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. For fans of Sheryl McCorry's DIAMONDS AND DUST and Sara Henderson, this is the story of Toni Tapp Coutts's extraordinary childhood on the legendary Killarney cattle station in the Northern Territory as the eldest of ten children and daughter of cattle king Bill Tapp. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BM; JFSF; TVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Import Aus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780733637810
ISBN
9780733637810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. Series: Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 376 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120005
ISBN
9780231120005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.45

Paperback. The Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller. Although Jodie is only eight years old, she is violent, aggressive, and has already been through numerous foster families. Her last hope is Cathy Glass.. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 254.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007236367
ISBN
9780007236367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.65

Paperback. One woman's story of healing through Aboriginal principles and awakening to her own healing powers. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL9; VXA; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591432197
ISBN
9781591432197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.24

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; JFFN; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748642908
ISBN
9780748642908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.98
€ 102.03

Paperback. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSJ1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
Illini Books Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252062124
ISBN
9780252062124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.10

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 35. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633881655
ISBN
9781633881655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.90

Paperback. Guides students through an extensive body of research on the effects of mass media in order to provide them with an in-depth understanding of how the media influences individuals and society. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 190 x 19. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781412964692
ISBN
9781412964692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 149.92

Hardback. The early part of the 21st century has been marked by widespread social upheaval and geographical displacement of people. This book examines how refugees, asylum-seekers, locals and professional refugee workers make sense of asylum and refuge in the context of current UK asylum policies. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137461155
ISBN
9781137461155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.86

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