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Paperback. Includes essays that intend to restore the social context of ancient Greek drama. This title considers how individual plays and groups of dramas pertained to the concerns of the body politic and how these issues were presented in the convention of the stage and as centerpieces of civic ceremonies. Editor(s): Winkler, John J.; Zeitlin, Froma I. Num Pages: 440 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSG; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 175 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691015255
ISBN
9780691015255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.00
€ 55.72

Paperback. In this groundbreaking new study, Nick Gill provides a conceptually innovative account of the ways in which indifference to the desperation and hardship faced by thousands of migrants fleeing persecution and exploitation comes about. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JP; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444367058
ISBN
9781444367058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.44

Paperback. Presenting an account of one of the strangest episodes in British political history, this work tells of Shirley Porter's wealthy upbringing as the daughter of Jack Cohen, the founder of Tesco; her rise to power in Westminster; and about the scandal and its aftermath. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862079229
ISBN
9781862079229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Through films that alternate between containment, order, and symmetry on the one hand, and obsession, explosiveness, and a lack of control on the other, Chantal Akerman has gained a reputation as one of the most significant filmmakers working today. This title presents the study of this influential avant-garde Belgian filmmaker. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822317234
ISBN
9780822317234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.16

Hardcover. A close look at Charlotte Salomon's fantastical autobiography "Life? or Theater?" and the way that German social history has omitted the stories of German Jewish women and suicide Series: Michigan Studies in Comparative Jewish Cultures. Num Pages: 412 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; AGB; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSR1; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472118557
ISBN
9780472118557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.62

paperback. An analysis of how women in the United States perceive the threat of crime in their everyday lives and how that perception controls their behavior. It shows that race and class position play a role in a woman's sense of vulnerability. It argues that fear itself is a strong element in keeping women in subservient and self-limiting social positions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520208551
ISBN
9780520208551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.68

Paperback. Insightful and inspiring presentations by the foremost dementia advocate, compiled here for the first time, provide new ways of understanding dementia and better ways to ensure that the voices of people with dementia are heard. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JKSG; JKSM; MJND; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 246 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849056717
ISBN
9781849056717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.19

Paperback. A theoretical overview of disability oppression that shows its similarities to, and differences from, racism, sexism and colonialism. The analysis is supplemented by interviews conducted over a ten-year period with disability-rights activists throughout the Third World, Europe and the USA. Num Pages: 213 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFFJ; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
213
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520224810
ISBN
9780520224810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 236 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: APFB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611474435
ISBN
9781611474435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571063130
ISBN
9780571063130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Available for the first time in English, Ernesto Che introduces readers to this important figure's pedagogical thinking. One of Guevara's enduring contributions was his insistence that a new socialist society involved not only economic and political change, but also the creation of what he called "a new man." "Collectivism," says author Linda Turn Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 183 x 7. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552666524
ISBN
9781552666524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 219 x 10. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892727797
ISBN
9780892727797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.16

Hardback. Series: ILR Press Book. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JHBL; KNDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801442896
ISBN
9780801442896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.87

Paperback. Notes from the Sick Room takes place in an imaginary hospital that bends the rules of time and space. Within its wards and departments we meet artists, musicians and writers who have suffered from various physical illnesses - cancer, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and physical trauma. Num Pages: 343 pages. BIC Classification: JMR; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Repeater
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910924976
ISBN
9781910924976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842820483
ISBN
9781842820483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.51

Paperback. A voice for change, for equality, for people who have no voice. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DNJ; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 28 x 135 x 216. Weight in Grams: 416. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KAK0007209
ISBN
9780340993156
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, it was widely believed that Marxists would be all but extinct by the year 2000. Humanity, wrote Francis Fukuyama, had come to the "end of history." All thoughts of finding an alternative to capitalism could be forgotten. Such thinking was wide of the mark. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850366112
ISBN
9780850366112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.61

Paperback. Maps and borders notwithstanding, some places are best described as "gaps" - places with repeatedly contested boundaries that are wedged in between other places that have clear boundaries. This book explores an example of this in the contemporary Western imagination: the Balkans. Series: Princeton Modern Greek Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 halftones. 20 tables. 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1DVWA; 1DVWY; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691121994
ISBN
9780691121994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.77

Paperback. The journals of actress Angelina Jolie's travels as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, through some of the world's poorest countries. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pg b-w insert. BIC Classification: JFFD; JKSR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Pocket Books Trade Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743470230
ISBN
9780743470230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.92

Paperback. A guide to alternative development initiatives in India for the general reader, the traveller and all those interested in India. A unique and positive insight to the country. Num Pages: 234 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; HBJF; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212. 8vo. Very good copy.The history and politics of India
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
SKU
KEX0272619
ISBN
9780745308395
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.86

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