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Hardback. Our memories, many believe, make us who we are. But most of our experiences have been forgotten, and the memories that remain are often wildly inaccurate. How, then, can memories play this person-making role? The answer lies in a largely unrecognized type of memory: Rilkean memory. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR; JMRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190241469
ISBN
9780190241469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.55

Paperback. A groundbreaking contribution to an emerging field of study, Memory and Migration provides valuable insight into the connections between memory, place, and displacement. Editor(s): Creet, Julia; Kitzmann, Andreas. Num Pages: 346 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442626881
ISBN
9781442626881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.42

Paperback. Memory and Emotion: Interdisciplinary Perspectives is a collection of original articles by leading researchers that explores cutting-edge research in memory and emotion, discussing findings, methodological techniques, and theoretical advances in one of the fastest-growing areas in psychology. Editor(s): Uttl, Bob; Ohta, Nobuo; Siegenthaler, Amy L. Series: New Perspectives in Cognitive Psychology. Num Pages: 328 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405139823
ISBN
9781405139823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 115.72

Hardback. In studies of a common European past, there is a significant lack of scholarship on the former Eastern Bloc countries. This volume offers a reflection on memory in an Eastern European historical context, one that can be measured against and applied to historical experience in other parts of Europe. Editor(s): Pakier, Malgorzata; Wawrzyniak, Joanna. Series: Contemporary European History. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HBLW; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
372
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782389293
ISBN
9781782389293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.87

Paperback. Assesses the contemporary practice of anthropology and its emerging shape as a discipline across the globe. This title explores the place of linguistics in contemporary language-centered anthropology, and ponders how studies of material culture imbue objects with "otherness." Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822340775
ISBN
9780822340775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.79

Paperback. Tracing the cultural and scientific history of such drastically opposed convictions, this title introduces us to the scientists, venturesome medical practitioners, determined police interrogators, and, in some cases, incorrigible sensation seekers who sought to master this mysterious power. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: JMRM; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226084541
ISBN
9780226084541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.09

Paperback. This Very Short Introduction brings together the latest research in neuroscience and psychology - weaving in case-studies, anecdotes, literature, and philosophy - to explore and explain the science of memory - how it works, and why we can't live without it. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: JMRM; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192806758
ISBN
9780192806758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. Scripts, interviews, photos, and critical commentary documenting the riotous beginnings of this long-lived experimental theater space for women" Editor(s): Hughes, Holly; Tropicana, Carmelita; Dolan, Jill. Series: Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer Theater/Drama/Performance. Num Pages: 312 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPN; AN; JFSJ1; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472068630
ISBN
9780472068630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.76

Hardback. Explores the repressed memory controversy. This volume includes an overview of neurological research on the encoding of memory, a feminist critique of the frenzy surrounding the current debate, and an exploration of the social taboos that hamper objective discussion of child abuse. Editor(s): Gartner, Richard B. Num Pages: 277 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFFE2; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568217048
ISBN
9781568217048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.51

Paperback. Translator(s): Akester, Matthew. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231142878
ISBN
9780231142878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. A collection of interviews with 15 Ojibwe elders of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians in northern Wisconsin. The elders, in their 70s and 80s when interviewed, all experienced enormous changes in their lifetimes. They discuss these changes as well as Ojibwe traditions and beliefs Editor(s): Tornes, Beth. Num Pages: 250 pages, 25 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 971.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780924119217
ISBN
9780924119217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

Hardcover. This biography chronicles the personal and professional life of a principled, resourceful and deeply religious woman. Puckett offers a valuable perspective on schooling in the 20th century rural South, as well as capturing the essence of daily life in the communities. Series: Southern Voices from the Past: Women's Letters, Diaries & Writings S. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; BGA; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820322599
ISBN
9780820322599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.01

hardcover. This book is an intimate look at how diasporic Chinese in Panama construct notions of home and create a sense of belonging as they inhabit the interstices of several cultural-national formations-Panama, China/Taiwan, and the United States. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 figures, 1 illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCP; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804753029
ISBN
9780804753029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.63

Hardcover. Editor(s): Noel-Clarke, Michael. Translator(s): Noel-Clarke, Michael. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JH; BM; HBJF1; HBLL; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 167 x 374 x 25. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
Gingko Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909942868
ISBN
9781909942868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJ; HBJK; JHMC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822361022
ISBN
9780822361022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.30

Hardcover. Thousands of memorials to executed witches, victims of terrorism, and dead astronauts, along with those that pay tribute to civil rights, organ donors, and the end of communism, have dotted the American landscape. This title argues that these memorials underscore our obsession with issues of memory and history. Num Pages: 488 pages, 161 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMGD; JFCA; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226159386
ISBN
9780226159386
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.53
€ 78.29

Paperback. When they reach adulthood, children of Holocaust victims often need professional help as during their childhood, their parents unconsciously transmit to them much of their own trauma. Dina Wardi shows verbatim accounts of therapy sessions. Series: International Library of Group Psychotherapy and Group Process. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JMC; JMH; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415060998
ISBN
9780415060998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.85

Paperback. Conquered in 1492 and colonized by invading Castilians, the city and kingdom of Granada faced radical changes imposed by its occupiers throughout the first half of the sixteenth century. This title provides scholars in a range of fields with an example of resistance in the face of oppression. Editor(s): Barletta, Vincent. Num Pages: 128 pages, 2 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFSR2; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226103037
ISBN
9780226103037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.09

Hardback. The kingdom of Granada faced radical changes imposed by its occupiers including conversion of its native Muslim population. This title attempts to lodge a protest against assimilationist laws that required converted Muslims in Granada to dress, speak, eat, marry, celebrate festivals, and bury their dead exactly as the Castilian settler population. Editor(s): Barletta, Vincent. Translator(s): Barletta, Vincent. Num Pages: 128 pages, 2 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFSR2; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226547268
ISBN
9780226547268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.53
€ 78.69

paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DS; JFCA; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Transcript Publishing Germany
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837635461
ISBN
9783837635461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.16
€ 42.10

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