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Society & culture: general
Leicestershire & Rutland Folk Tales (Folk Tales: United Kingdom)
Leicestershire Guild Of Storytelling
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752485782
- ISBN
- 9780752485782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Hardback. Presents the events of the Asia Minor Campaign through a different perspective: the role and content of the Athenian press as a means of propaganda. This title renders the reporting of the pro- and anti-government press to provide insights into why a delusory policy was pursued to the bitter end. Series: International Library of War Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 graphs. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJF; HBWN; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845117870
- ISBN
- 9781845117870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.65€ 137.74
€ 154.65
€ 137.74
Hardback. The first introduction to the field of Diaspora criticism that serves both as a timely guide and a rigorous critique. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748621057
- ISBN
- 9780748621057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.96€ 108.80
€ 118.96
€ 108.80
Hardback. Analyzing the relationship between digital technologies and society this book explores a wide range of complex social issues emerging in a new digital space. It examines both the vexing dilemmas with a critical eye as well as prompting readers to think constructively and strategically about exciting possibilities. Num Pages: 408 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFP; KJD; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273467
- ISBN
- 9780230273467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.21
€ 68.21
Paperback. A guide to the global communications revolution. The book is presented in the form of over 50 colour maps which graphically depict the global diffusion of old and new media. As well as presenting up-to-date data, the book extrapolates trends on a variety of topics illustrating media distribution. Num Pages: 128 pages, 50 colour maps, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 175 x 9. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- BFI Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851708607
- ISBN
- 9780851708607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.18
€ 38.18
Hardback. The debate over Islam and modernity is approached from a Eurocentric perspective that presents Western norms as a template for progress. This misses the development of Muslim reformist thought that actively engages with the world around it and seeks to reconfigure Islam within the diverse conditions of modernity. Series: Library of Modern Religion. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848857353
- ISBN
- 9781848857353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.76€ 127.38
€ 142.76
€ 127.38
Paperback. The story of mankind's struggle against polio is compelling, exciting and full of twists and pardoxes. One of the grand challenges of modern medicine, it was a battleground between good and bad science. Gareth Williams takes an original view of the journey to understanding and defeating polio. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBL; HBTB; JFF; MBX; MJ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 575.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 354
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349452927
- ISBN
- 9781349452927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.64
€ 48.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; HBJK; HRCC7; HRCX7; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Sheed & Ward
- Number of pages
- 178
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556128134
- ISBN
- 9781556128134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.23
€ 29.23
Paperback. How did great academics come to love their subjects? How do they see their roles as educators? Addressing the questions, this series of autobiographies focusses on the forces that drive some of America's bright minds. It is useful to those interested in history and the methods and philosophy of its teaching. Editor(s): Louis, William Roger. Num Pages: 967 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JFCX; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1342.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845111991
- ISBN
- 9781845111991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.92
€ 30.99
€ 25.92
Paperback. Imam Muhammad al-Baqir was one of the most erudite Muslims of his age, and played a significant role in the history of early Islam. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris in Association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850435921
- ISBN
- 9781850435921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.34
€ 35.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFR; JFSG; KCU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 150. .
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837631111
- ISBN
- 9783837631111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.52€ 42.56
€ 53.52
€ 42.56
Paperback. This book brings together feminist scholars to explore the directions and tensions in feminist engagement with various areas of international law. Editor(s): Buss, Doris; Manji, Ambreena. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Hart Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841134277
- ISBN
- 9781841134277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.92
€ 79.92
Hardback. Reveals the problems that arise when a political movement seeks to embrace culture as the foundation for a political programme. This book examines the often contradictory motives that feed into New Right political pronouncements and explores the cultural thinking that feeds into political commitment. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; JFC; JPFM; JPFN; JPL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230506725
- ISBN
- 9780230506725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Paperback. A quarterly magazine of ideas and issues showcasing ground breaking thinking on Islam and what it means to be a Muslim in a rapidly changing, interconnected world Editor(s): Sardar, Ziauddin; Yassin-Kassab, Robin. Series: Critical Muslim. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042222
- ISBN
- 9781849042222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
€ 26.99
€ 25.38
Paperback. Through a series of ethnographic case studies, Aihwa Ong reconceptualizes neoliberalism as an extraordinarily malleable technology of governing that is taken up in different ways by different regimes, be they authoritarian, democratic, or communist. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 b&w photos, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337485
- ISBN
- 9780822337485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.74
€ 37.99
€ 28.74
Paperback. Critical Muslim take on nature. Editor(s): Sardar, Ziauddin. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849046749
- ISBN
- 9781849046749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
€ 26.99
€ 25.38
Paperback. "First published by Verso in 2015"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFSJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784781675
- ISBN
- 9781784781675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.54
€ 15.99
€ 14.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 860 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1226.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 860
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226561417
- ISBN
- 9780226561417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.84
€ 38.84
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
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
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
€ 130.85€ 81.99
€ 130.85
€ 81.99
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
€ 38.99€ 34.36
€ 38.99
€ 34.36
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€ 14.63
€ 16.99
€ 14.63
This Reader collects together for the first time extracts of Virilio's work from the entire range of his career. Virilio has produced important 'theory at the speed of light' that can uncannily illuminate the impact of new information and communications technologies in a world which collapses time and distance as never before. Editor(s): Redhead, Professor Steve. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748620029
- ISBN
- 9780748620029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.91€ 114.41
€ 124.91
€ 114.41
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