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Paperback. Finding in the world's myths-its sacred stories-a way to talk about experiences shared across time and space, Doniger champions the cause of comparative mythology as she expertly taps a wealth of traditions-from the Hebrew Bible to the Bhagavad Gita. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLB; JFC; JFHF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780231111713
- ISBN
- 9780231111713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.65
€ 46.65
Paperback. While focusing on the central problem of evil, the author illuminates every aspect of Hindu thought. She corrects the widespread belief that Hindu thought does not recognize the problem of evil, and shows conclusively that the mythology of tribal societies and the Puranas deal with this question extensively. Series: Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRG; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New e.
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520040984
- ISBN
- 9780520040984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.25
€ 41.99
€ 30.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: HRG; JFHF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226618500
- ISBN
- 9780226618500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.39
€ 52.99
€ 41.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 380 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; HRK; JFC; JMTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226618555
- ISBN
- 9780226618555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.51
€ 52.99
€ 41.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- University of Chicago Press Ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226618579
- ISBN
- 9780226618579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 154 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: JNR; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Impact Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 154
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570232220
- ISBN
- 9781570232220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.81
€ 21.99
€ 19.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: JN; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Impact Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570232046
- ISBN
- 9781570232046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.58
€ 21.99
€ 21.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JNR; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Impact Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570232237
- ISBN
- 9781570232237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.64
€ 26.99
€ 25.64
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807031414
- ISBN
- 9780807031414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.02
€ 33.99
€ 33.02
Hardcover. This topical book uses the recent Dano Sonnex and Baby Peter cases to analyze the problems facing both probation and child protection under conditions of economic recession and public spending cuts. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSB1; JKSN; JKVQ; JKVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230275379
- ISBN
- 9780230275379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.54
€ 66.54
Paperback. This topical book uses the recent Dano Sonnex and Baby Peter cases to analyze the problems facing both probation and child protection under conditions of economic recession and public spending cuts. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSB1; JKSN; JKVQ; JKVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137276827
- ISBN
- 9781137276827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.06
€ 66.06
Paperback. Explores a lost world of women's dominance. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252066016
- ISBN
- 9780252066016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. Based on extensive sources, including newspapers, trial documents, and local histories, this gripping account of a seemingly typical woman who achieved extraordinary notoriety will appeal to true crime lovers and historians alike. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19, 7 black & white halftones, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BTC; HBJK; JFSJ1; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421420202
- ISBN
- 9781421420202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.75
€ 41.99
€ 34.75
Paperback. An account of the public and private life of ladies - and women - in 17th century France from birth until death. Gibson describes a superficially civilized society, beset by social deprivation, ignorance and superstition, in which women were engaged alongside men in a struggle for sheer survival. Num Pages: 447 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 447
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333463956
- ISBN
- 9780333463956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.18
€ 73.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780800725211
- ISBN
- 9780800725211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. This Fourth Edition introduces the sociology of culture and explores cultural phenomena including stories, beliefs, media, ideas, art, religious practices, fashions and rituals from a global-sociological perspective. Series: Sociology for a New Century Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 226 x 7. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412990547
- ISBN
- 9781412990547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.14
€ 76.14
Paperback. Drawing on interviews with Nigeria's writers, publishers, booksellers, and readers, surveys, and a reading of close to 500 Nigerian novels - from lightweight romances to literary masterpieces - this work explores how global cultural flows and local conflicts meet in the production and reception of fiction. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 map, 2 line illus., 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSB; DSK; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691058290
- ISBN
- 9780691058290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.21€ 55.72
€ 71.21
€ 55.72
Hardcover. Globalization and the Internet are smothering cultural regionalism, that sense of place that flourished in simpler times. These two villains are also prime suspects in the death of reading. Or so alarming reports about our homogenous and dumbed-down culture would have it. This book shows that neither of these claims stands up under scrutiny. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7 halftones, 3 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226309224
- ISBN
- 9780226309224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.66
€ 45.99
€ 35.66
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857853691
- ISBN
- 9780857853691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.49
€ 41.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JPVH; JPWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479793
- ISBN
- 9780801479793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36