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Paperback. A perspective on the gothic novel in America, this study engages underlying currents that define American culture as one of consumption through the rereading of canonical texts by Hawthorne, Poe, James and Faulkner, and contemporary gothic novels of Toni Morrison, Joyce Carol Oates and Anne Rice. Num Pages: 162 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Popular Press 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879728441
- ISBN
- 9780879728441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.42
€ 16.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. Argues that we owe civic obligations to the state if it is sufficiently just, and that constitutionally enshrined principles of justice in themselves - rather than territory, common language, or shared culture - are grounds for obedience to our particular state and for democratic solidarity with our fellow citizens. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFK; JPFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150222
- ISBN
- 9780691150222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.36
€ 40.99
€ 29.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPS; HRKN1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691168111
- ISBN
- 9780691168111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.38
€ 29.99
€ 22.38
Hardback.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155579
- ISBN
- 9780691155579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 50.75
€ 64.68
€ 50.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 168 x 11. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo Poland
- Condition
- New
- Number of pages
- 190
- SKU
- V9788323328131
- ISBN
- 9788323328131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.77
€ 46.99
€ 33.77
Paperback. Imprisoned in English argues that in the present English-dominated world, social sciences and the humanities are locked in a conceptual framework grounded in English and that scholars need to break away from this framework to reach a more universal, culture-independent perspective on things human. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CF; JFFP; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199321506
- ISBN
- 9780199321506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.76
€ 61.76
Hardback. Editor(s): Williams, Anna; Cassella, John P.; Maskell, Peter D.; Muller, Anna-Maria. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JKVF1; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118689233
- ISBN
- 9781118689233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.69
€ 111.69
Hardcover. This text reconstructs the history of the Sufi Naqshbandi brotherhood and its impact on the North Caucasus (Chechnya and Daghestan) in the early 19th century. It draws on Naqshbandi Arabic sources to explain the pivotal role of Sufism in transforming mountain society. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 maps, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJD; HBJF; HBLL; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 763.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850653844
- ISBN
- 9781850653844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.01
€ 59.01
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCK; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784539238
- ISBN
- 9781784539238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.61€ 42.92
€ 117.61
€ 42.92
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Human Rights Watch United States
- Number of pages
- 169
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564323323
- ISBN
- 9781564323323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Random House Australia Australia
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857984289
- ISBN
- 9780857984289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.07
€ 19.99
€ 16.07
Paperback. This book sets out a child-centred approach to foster care which argues against thinking about children purely from a psychological perspective and instead places children's views, rights and needs at the centre of care. It sets out the theory behind working with children who are fostered, and discusses children's views about the fostering system. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3 tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSB1; JKSF; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849051743
- ISBN
- 9781849051743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.91
€ 34.91
Hardback. Charles II's first and most important parliament sat for eighteen years without a general election, earning itself the sobriquet "Long". This book is the study of this Restoration Parliament. It recovers a crucial period of parliamentary history, that helps to explain the Glorious Revolution, and opens a discussion about historiographical method. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 black-&-white illustration. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300137088
- ISBN
- 9780300137088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.56
€ 43.99
€ 31.56
Paperback. Deals with the theory of the city or commonwealth, what would come to be called the state, in early modern natural law discourse. This book takes an approach by looking at this political entity from the perspective of its boundaries and those who crossed them. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 halftones. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JPA; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New in Paper
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691162416
- ISBN
- 9780691162416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.63
€ 36.99
€ 27.63
Hardback. A book about the theory of the city or commonwealth, what would come to be called the state, in early modern natural law discourse. It takes a fresh approach by looking at this political entity from the perspective of its boundaries and those who crossed them. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 halftones. 1 map. BIC Classification: HBLH; HPS; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141930
- ISBN
- 9780691141930
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.56€ 55.68
€ 70.56
€ 55.68
Paperback. Seeds presents an intelligent portrait of farming and scientific communities in conflict while penetrating the complex science of GM crops. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DD; JFCV; LNKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 185.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Talon Books,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889227019
- ISBN
- 9780889227019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.40
€ 19.99
€ 18.40
Paperback. This book explains how visualizing archetypes in therapeutic practice can focus the client's attention, making space for spiritual insights and allowing distracting emotions to dissipate. Combining psychology and spirituality, it contains case studies and practical exercises to lead the client to improved emotional health and spiritual awareness. Num Pages: 208 pages, 83 b&w illustrations and photographs. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848192201
- ISBN
- 9781848192201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.88
€ 26.88
paperback. Sabloff argues that the everyday practices of contemporary capitalist society reinforce our alienation from the rest of nature and reflects on how anthropology has contributed to the prevailing Western perception of a divide between nature and culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; JHMP; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802083616
- ISBN
- 9780802083616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.64
€ 42.99
€ 38.64
Paperback. Argues that zombies and murderers in American film and literature embody the violent contradictions of capitalism. This book reveals that each creature has its tale to tell about how a free-wheeling market economy turns human beings into monstrosities. It tracks the monsters spawned by capitalism through pulp fiction and Hollywood blockbusters. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3895 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337454
- ISBN
- 9780822337454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.52
€ 27.99
€ 26.52
Paperback. A multi-faceted consideration and critique of the compelling and emotionally seductive rhetoric of restorative justice. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774809436
- ISBN
- 9780774809436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.30
€ 40.99
€ 36.30