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paperback. Robert Pfaller advances a general theory of interpassivity as the wish for delegated consumption and enjoyment in both art and in everyday life, tackling a vast range of phenomena: culture, art, sports and religion. Series: Incitements. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; HPS; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 190 x 135. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781474422932
- ISBN
- 9781474422932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.22
€ 21.22
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813583099
- ISBN
- 9780813583099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.13
€ 38.99
€ 34.13
Hardback. An examination of the evolution of democracy in Ghana and Tanzania, following long periods of single-party and military rule, this text looks at the current and potential obstacles to democratic development within these countries. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; 1HFGT; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333631751
- ISBN
- 9780333631751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.15
€ 119.15
Hardback. Formal political structures have produced little more than 'electoral democracy' in Africa without tackling the problems of poverty and elite exploitation. This book looks at the opportunities for, and limitations of, voluntary bodies in seeking a more 'just' order at both African and global levels. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230547162
- ISBN
- 9780230547162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Paperback. Series: Eugenics Society Symposia. Num Pages: 222 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; MFN; MJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1967
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489961822
- ISBN
- 9781489961822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.86
€ 61.86
Paperback. In The Dominion of the Dead, Robert Pogue Harrison explores the many places where the dead cohabit the world of the living - the graves, images, literature, architecture, and monuments that house the dead in their afterlife among us. This elegantly conceived work devotes particular attention to the practice of burial. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317939
- ISBN
- 9780226317939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.90
€ 23.99
€ 18.90
Paperback. In a wide-ranging exploration of the role of forests in Western thought, Harrison enriches our understanding not only of the forest's place in the cultural imagination of the West, but also of the ecological dilemmas that now confront us so urgently. Illustrations. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226318073
- ISBN
- 9780226318073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.70
€ 31.99
€ 24.70
Paperback. Humans have long turned to gardens - both real and imaginary - for sanctuary from the frenzy and tumult that surrounds them. This book offers an examination of the many ways gardens evoke the human condition. It shows how the garden has served as a check against the destruction and losses of history. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317908
- ISBN
- 9780226317908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.18
€ 19.99
€ 17.18
Hardcover. How old are you? The more thought you bring to bear on the question, the harder it is to answer. For we age simultaneously in different ways: biologically, psychologically, socially. This book ranges across cultures and history, tracing the ways that the spirits of youth and age have inflected each other from antiquity to the present. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226171999
- ISBN
- 9780226171999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.63
€ 26.99
€ 21.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 231 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226381961
- ISBN
- 9780226381961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.09
€ 23.99
€ 19.09
Paperback. This book provides an introduction to the basic concepts, approaches and theories used, and shows how these contribute to understanding complex health related behaviour. Public health policies and interventions are more likely to be effective if the beliefs and behaviour of people are understood and taken into account. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; MBN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 242 x 10. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Open University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780335218509
- ISBN
- 9780335218509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.26
€ 43.26
Hardcover. The pattern of rural life in early medieval Spain is here vividly brought to life through careful examination of contemporary documents. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Royal Historical Society
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861933440
- ISBN
- 9780861933440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.00
€ 96.00
Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252065064
- ISBN
- 9780252065064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Paperback. Editor(s): Hazelwood, Robert R. Series: SpringerBriefs in Psychology. Num Pages: 86 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JMR; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 5. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 86
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319155715
- ISBN
- 9783319155715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.80
€ 69.80
Paperback. Editor(s): Hoffman, Robert R. Num Pages: 395 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JM; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 22. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 395
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461397359
- ISBN
- 9781461397359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.67
€ 64.67
Paperback. An evaluation of different theories of the nature of the state in capitalist democracies. Num Pages: 520 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 760. 8vo.Good clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- SKU
- KEX0285245
- ISBN
- 9780521316354
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
paperback. Series: Critical American Studies. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10 halftones, 1 line art, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 145 x 10. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816645084
- ISBN
- 9780816645084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.90
€ 25.99
€ 23.90
Paperback. Presents a study of the relationship between culture and emotional distress, an examination of the cultural forces that influence, make sense of, and heal severe pain and malaise. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 320 pages, 27 illus. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812214345
- ISBN
- 9780812214345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.64
€ 37.99
€ 35.64
Paperback. Drawing on his lifelong fascination with the game, the author guides readers into the world of twenty-first-century chess to help us understand its unique pleasures and challenges, and to advance a new 'anthropology of passion.' Num Pages: 266 pages, 2 b/w photographs, 7 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272606
- ISBN
- 9780520272606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 20.99
€ 27.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. "Beautifully crafted, powerfully illustrated with conversation, theoretically important, and almost unique as an ethnography."-Arthur Kleinman, Harvard University Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: JFFB; JFSC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216226
- ISBN
- 9780812216226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.64
€ 37.99
€ 35.64