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Paperback. Num Pages: 138 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913543085
- ISBN
- 9780913543085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.73
€ 12.73
Paperback / so. Series: Veroffentlichungen Der Staatlichen Archive Des Landes Nordrh. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HB; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663102991
- ISBN
- 9783663102991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.90
€ 78.90
Hardback. Post-heroism is often perceived as one of the main aspects of change in the character of war, a phenomenon prevalent in western societies. According to this view, demographic and cultural changes in the west have severely decreased the tolerance for casualties in war. This edited volume provides a critical examination of this idea. Editor(s): Scheipers, Sibylle. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3J; HBTB; HBW; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 219 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137362520
- ISBN
- 9781137362520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.22
€ 151.22
Hardcover. Filmic constructions of war heroism have a profound impact on public perceptions of conflicts. Here, contributors examine the ways motifs of gender and heroism in war films are used to justify ideological positions, shape the understanding of the military conflicts, support political agendas and institutions, and influence collective memory. Editor(s): Kazecki, Jakub. Num Pages: 286 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APFN; JFC; JFSJ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364531
- ISBN
- 9781137364531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 2 recorded music items, 2 black & white tables, 20 b&w il. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DS; HBJF; JFSJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295995496
- ISBN
- 9780295995496
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.85
€ 52.85
Hardcover. Using narrative accounts from a sample of 69 New York City-based musicians of various genres who are self-acknowledged heroin users, the book addresses the reasons why these musicians started using heroin and the impact heroin had on these musicians' playing, creativity, and careers. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVA; JFFH1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308566
- ISBN
- 9781137308566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Paperback. Using narrative accounts from a sample of 69 New York City-based musicians of various genres who are self-acknowledged heroin users, the book addresses the reasons why these musicians started using heroin and the impact heroin had on these musicians' playing, creativity, and careers. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AV; JFC; JFSR; JHB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349456000
- ISBN
- 9781349456000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Hardback. Editor(s): Fareed, Ayman M. Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 187 x 16. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634632126
- ISBN
- 9781634632126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.03€ 137.74
€ 201.03
€ 137.74
Hardcover. Editor(s): Guthrie, Michel B.; Wooten, Branden M. Num Pages: 159 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 184 x 15. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619426528
- ISBN
- 9781619426528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.91€ 162.01
€ 237.91
€ 162.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501707445
- ISBN
- 9781501707445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. "Heroic Efforts" serves as an easy to understand sociological introduction to the ways emotions develop and connect us to our surroundings, as well as to the links between the concept of heroism and other sociological theories such as those on gender stereotypes and edgework. Num Pages: 233 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751848
- ISBN
- 9780814751848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. Questions of space have become central to theorizing identity. Heroic Desire engages spatial paradigms in considering lesbian desire. Arguing against constructions of the self as alienated and fragmentary, Sally Munt posits the model of heroic desire to explain how lesbian space is taken up, materially and imaginatively. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814756072
- ISBN
- 9780814756072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- HarperOne United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061349515
- ISBN
- 9780061349515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.64
€ 20.99
€ 19.64
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Verso
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781685785
- ISBN
- 9781781685785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.54
€ 16.99
€ 15.54
Paperback. In this powerful and moving history of family violence, historian Linda Gordon traces policies on child abuse and neglect, wife-beating, and incest from 1880 to 1960. Drawing on hundreds of case records from social agencies devoted to dealing with the problem, she chronicles the changing visibility of family violence. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5346 x 3564 x 585. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252070792
- ISBN
- 9780252070792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.17
€ 24.99
€ 23.17
Paperback. The Great Patriotic War began on 22 June 1941, when the Germans invaded the Soviet Union. Over 10 million Soviet soldiers took part in the war and about 12,600 earned the Soviet Union's highest military award for deeds of great daring and sacrifice. This text covers the male recipients of the Hero of the Soviet Union award. Illustrator(s): Hook, Christa. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 55ill.8col.ill. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 248 x 5. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841767697
- ISBN
- 9781841767697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.61
€ 19.99
€ 18.61
Paperback. The fourth book in Ashcroft's Heroes series tells the extraordinary stories behind his collection of British and Commonwealth flying gallantry medals. Num Pages: 480 pages, Insets converted for short run. BIC Classification: HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755363902
- ISBN
- 9780755363902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Seeking the historical and cultural roots of the conflict between Soviet-aligned Marxists and the religious extremists inspired by Egyptian and Pakistani brands of 'fundamentalist' Islam, this work examines the lives of three significant figures of the late nineteenth century - a tribal khan, a Muslim saint, and a prince. Series: Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies. Num Pages: 334 pages, 2 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; JFM; JFSR2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520200647
- ISBN
- 9780520200647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.56
€ 38.99
€ 28.56
Hardback. Heroes of Our Time contains all 239 Medal of Honor citations such as this excerpt: Num Pages: 351 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 32. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887407413
- ISBN
- 9780887407413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.47
€ 31.99
€ 21.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613747759
- ISBN
- 9781613747759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.20
€ 18.99
€ 18.20