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Paperback. The helmet-shaped mapiko masks of Mozam-bique have garnered admiration from African art scholars and collectors alike, due to their striking aesthetics and their grotesque allure. This book restores to mapiko its historic and artistic context, charting in detail the transformations of this masquerading tradition throughout the twentieth century. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; GTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420881
- ISBN
- 9780821420881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.92
€ 36.99
€ 33.92
Paperback. * The bestselling book on modern India by the ex-South Asia correspondent for the Financial Times, reissued with new material Num Pages: 464 pages, Section: 16, colour phoos. BIC Classification: JF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 31. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349123462
- ISBN
- 9780349123462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. A timely book which makes an important intervention in contemporary feminist theory. It uses an original methodology in "stealing" four figures from ancient Greek texts and reinterpreting them using theories of sexual difference. It will be welcomed by students and scholars in a wide range of disciplines. Translator(s): Anderlini-D'Onofrio, Serena; O'Healy, Aine; D'Onofrio, S.A-.; Onofrio, Serena Anderlini-D'. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745615721
- ISBN
- 9780745615721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.74
€ 24.74
Hardback. Challenging the widespread 'separatist imagination' behind partition, this book demonstrates the ways in which works of Jewish and Arab literature reject simple notions of separatism and instead display configurations of identity that emphasize the presence of alterity within the self - the Jew within the Arab, and the Arab within the Jew. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128757
- ISBN
- 9780691128757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.38€ 51.19
€ 64.38
€ 51.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1F; HBG; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845888183
- ISBN
- 9781845888183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. The full story of the Anglo-American intelligence relationship, ranging from the deceits of World War I to the mendacities of 9/11 - now told for the first time. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JPSH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198701903
- ISBN
- 9780198701903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.56
€ 27.56
Paperback. Prev. ed. published as So many words in 2006. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNJ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268041342
- ISBN
- 9780268041342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.83
€ 21.99
€ 21.83
Paperback. An account of the author's growing up as the hearing daughter of deaf Jewish parents during the 1930s and 1940s, revealing the challenges deaf people faced during the Depression and afterward. She portrays her family with honesty, and her account provides a living narrative of the Deaf experience in pre- and post-World War II America. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563682872
- ISBN
- 9781563682872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.65
€ 30.99
€ 24.65
Paperback. In 2002, as Sierra Leone prepared to announce the end of its brutal civil war, the distinguished anthropologist, poet, and novelist Michael Jackson returned to the country where he had intermittently lived and worked as an ethnographer since 1969. Here, he offers his reminiscences revisiting the site of his fieldwork from the 1970s. Num Pages: 232 pages, 23 b&w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 225 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333135
- ISBN
- 9780822333135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Eschia Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926696133
- ISBN
- 9781926696133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. Examining how the shared interests of state elites and the middle classes rationalize mistreatment of domestic workers, the author argues that the "premodern" exploitation of migrant domestic workers is at odds with the global expansion of open markets and free trade. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMM; HBTS; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBL; JPA; KCLT; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109871
- ISBN
- 9780231109871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.94
€ 42.99
€ 30.94
Electronic book text. Drawing on extensive archival research, In Secrecy's Shadow explores the revolution in the relationship between Hollywood and the secret state, from unwavering trust and cooperation to extreme scepticism and paranoia. Series: Traditions in American Cinema. BIC Classification: APFA; GBC; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474425940
- ISBN
- 9781474425940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.10
€ 40.99
€ 36.10
Hardcover. Series: Traditions in American Cinema Eup. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; GBC; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748692996
- ISBN
- 9780748692996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.20€ 108.83
€ 111.20
€ 108.83
Paperback. The British criminal justice system is not dedicated to the truth. It is concerned only with reasonable doubt. In this careful examination of indisputable evidence, Michael O'Connell seeks to ensure wrongful convictions of the innocent will not be repeated. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBKN; 1DBR; BTC; JP; LAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848893009
- ISBN
- 9781848893009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.44
€ 19.99
€ 16.44
paperback. Offers a portrayal of a people in transition, clinging to the last vestiges of their fabled culture as they struggle to adapt to the pressures of the modern world. Num Pages: 80 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 215. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Porcupine Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780620212311
- ISBN
- 9780620212311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.47
€ 18.99
€ 17.47
Paperback. In an engaging narrative format, In Search of the Promised Land tells the story of the Thomas-Rapier family of Nashville, following Sally Thomas and her sons James, Henry, and John to analyze the complex and ambiguous nature of slavery and freedom in the Old South. Series: New Narratives in American History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 43 halftones & 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 120 x 15. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195160888
- ISBN
- 9780195160888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.51
€ 41.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 203 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- City Lights Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872866478
- ISBN
- 9780872866478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.63
€ 16.99
€ 16.63
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500051849
- ISBN
- 9780500051849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.19
€ 26.99
€ 19.19
paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 175 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; HDD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 175 x 0. Weight in Grams: 700. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033554
- ISBN
- 9780500276167
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
For two millennia, Aristotle's writings have taught that the ethically "good life" is the highest purpose of human existence. This work traces the development of this notion, illuminating the connections between Greek philosophy, Judeo-Christian tradition, Eastern religions, and postindustrial social criticism. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124575
- ISBN
- 9780813124575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.41
€ 45.41