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Hardcover. This book casts a critical look at the dominant position that fashion has come to occupy in contemporary society. It addresses various aspects of fashion in postmodern culture including makeup, cosmetic surgery, tattoos, ornament in dress and the blurring of gender boundaries. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHBA; PNN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230607620
ISBN
9780230607620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.52

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 438 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691624334
ISBN
9780691624334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.31
€ 53.97

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 438 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650937
ISBN
9780691650937
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 230.01

Paperback. Having gained access to California prisoners and corrections officials and to thousands of prisoners' written grievances and institutional responses, the authors take us inside one of the most significant, yet largely invisible, institutions in the United States. Num Pages: 264 pages, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP1; JKVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284180
ISBN
9780520284180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Aaron, Craig. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 204 x 28. Weight in Grams: 743.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. New York
Edition
Seven Stories Press 1st Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583222751
ISBN
9781583222751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.26

Hardback. Editor(s): Tarnow, Andy M. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JWXV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
110
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624176890
ISBN
9781624176890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 199.02
€ 136.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages, 33 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 1KBBF; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
159
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764340062
ISBN
9780764340062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.74

Hardcover. This study of the ways in which an ideology of terror becomes rooted in society explains the historical character of the revolutionary tradition to which so many Italians professed allegiance, examining its origins and internal tensions, the men who shaped it, and its impact and legacy in Italy. Num Pages: 292 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; JPFC; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010369
ISBN
9780674010369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.78
€ 66.26

hardcover. Lester Frank Ward is regarded as one of the greatest thinkers of the late 19th century. This work covers how Ward's thought laid the foundations for the modern administrative state, and brings out his contributions to 20th century American liberalism. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 376 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFCX; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742522169
ISBN
9780742522169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 212.02

Paperback. Lester Frank Ward is regarded as one of the greatest thinkers of the late 19th century. This work covers how Ward's thought laid the foundations for the modern administrative state, and brings out his contributions to 20th century American liberalism. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 376 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742522176
ISBN
9780742522176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.56

Paperback. During her lifetime Marie de Gournay was celebrated as one of the seventy most famous women of all time. This volume presents translations of four of Gournay's works that address feminist issues. This volume includes previously unpublished work. Translator(s): Hillman, Richard; Quesnel, Colette. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JB; 3JD; DNF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226305561
ISBN
9780226305561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. This is an account of an Indian people's struggle to maintain an identity in American society. Also included is a study of "The Mohawks in High Steel" by Joseph Mitchell. Series: Iroquois & Their Neighbors S. Num Pages: 330 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 109 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815625643
ISBN
9780815625643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.45

Hardback. This book positions inquiries into the historical abuse of children in care within the context of transitional justice. It examines investigation, apology and redress processes across a range of Western nations to trace the growth of the movement, national particularities and the impact of the work on professionals involved. Editor(s): Skold, Johanna; Swain, Shurlee. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1; LNAC12. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137457547
ISBN
9781137457547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

Paperback. He connects the evolving image of a unified globe to politically powerful conceptions of human unity. Num Pages: 352 pages, 54, 49 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCX; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801874444
ISBN
9780801874444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Contains the English translations of Apollodorus' "Library" and Hyginus' "Fabulae" - the two important surviving 'handbooks' of classical mythography. This work discusses the issues of authorship, aim, and influence. It also includes an index of people and geographic locations, and an index of authors and works cited by the mythographers. Translator(s): Trzaskoma, Stephen M.; Smith, R. Scott. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps, geneal. tables. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
247
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208209
ISBN
9780872208209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.89

Hardcover. This book explores Israeli Religious Zionism and US Christian Zionism by focusing on the Messianic and Millenarian drives at the basis of their political mobilization towards a 'Jewish colonization' of the occupied territories. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRC; HRJ; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230280410
ISBN
9780230280410
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.05

Paperback. This book explores Israeli Religious Zionism and US Christian Zionism by focusing on the Messianic and Millenarian drives at the basis of their political mobilization towards a 'Jewish colonization' of the occupied territories. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM; JPA; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349327614
ISBN
9781349327614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.04

Hardcover. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403974617
ISBN
9781403974617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.92

Hardback. Explores the significance of apocalyptic movements and the role they have played in the rise of the West and The Empire of Modernity. This book offers a novel basis for rethinking our social order and its ambivalent relations to sacred history. It suggests the cataclysmic end of the world. Num Pages: 296 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745645087
ISBN
9780745645087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.38

Paperback. Reviews 3000 years of apocalyptic thought. Tracing the history of millenarianism from ancient times to the 17th century, this book investigates the modern and postmodern debates in which apocalyptic themes are recirculated, from Zoroaster to Derrida. Num Pages: 350 pages, index. BIC Classification: DSB; HPCA; HPCB; HRA; JFCX; JFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631190820
ISBN
9780631190820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.34

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