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Hardback. "Fighting the Forces" explores the struggle to create meaning in an impressive example of popular culture, the television series phenomenon "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". These essays analyze the social and culture issues implicit in the series and place it in its literary context. Editor(s): Lavery, David; Wilcox, Rhonda V. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; APT; JFD; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742516809
- ISBN
- 9780742516809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.28
€ 184.28
Paperback. Aims to offer a concise history of the First World War based on the research and insights into the soldiers, commanders, battles, and legacies of the Great War. Num Pages: 416 pages, 89 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022515
- ISBN
- 9780674022515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.01
€ 34.99
€ 30.01
Paperback. Fighting the Mafia is his dramatic tale of witness and survival, of his effort to expose Mafia infiltration of the highest levels of Italy's national politics, and of the movement he helped build-in the schools and churches, and at the ballot box-to recapture Sicilian culture and inspire a renaissance of democracy. Num Pages: 212 pages, b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 13. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Encounter Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781893554818
- ISBN
- 9781893554818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.37
€ 18.99
€ 18.37
Paperback. When this study was initiated it was expected that the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI) would be successfully negotiated. The author evaluates the quality of the MAI, explores the negotiations themselves and why they failed, and assesses the issues of multilateral rules for investment. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881322729
- ISBN
- 9780881322729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.65
€ 26.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. All those who read this Second World War memoir will realise how lucky the author was to survive. He provides graphic accounts of the fierce fighting on the NW Frontier and at Arakan and Kohima. Michael Lowry was decorated with the Military Cross. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12pp B&W Photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844158027
- ISBN
- 9781844158027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.78
€ 19.99
€ 15.78
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811707763
- ISBN
- 9780811707763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.12
€ 21.99
€ 18.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 13, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479441
- ISBN
- 9780801479441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.09
€ 34.99
€ 32.09
Paperback. Series: Contradictions of modernity series. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816623778
- ISBN
- 9780816623778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.58
€ 31.99
€ 30.58
Hardback. Proposing that the 'forbidden fruit' eaten by Adam and Eve was in fact a fig rather than an apple, this book explores the history of the fruit in fascinating detail, from the Crusaders to the wonderful fig festivals of the modern world. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 40 colour, 20 black & white. BIC Classification: JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780233499
- ISBN
- 9781780233499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.83
€ 23.83
Hardback. What should the role of students be in shaping their education, their university, and the wider society? This book seeks to answer these questions following recent international educational reforms. Using Denmark as the prism, the author reflects on and questions the kinds of future citizens who will emerge from current reforms. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 268 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: JNKS; JNMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782387718
- ISBN
- 9781782387718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.57
€ 165.57
Hardback. Built around key events, this book explores politics among left radical activists in Northern Europe. The author recasts theoretical concerns about politics and aesthetics, drawing on anthropological literature from Scandinavia and the Amazon to establish analogies between perceptions of the body, autonomy, forests and capitalism. Series: Ethnography, Theory, Experiment. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; JHMC; JPF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 293 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782387367
- ISBN
- 9781782387367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.96
€ 163.96
Paperback. Figures of a Changing World develops an account of culture change that is based on the distinction between the two rhetorical figures of metaphor and metonymy. These figures are applied both to the large-scale interpretation of tensions in culture change and to the micro-interpretation of tensions within particular texts. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823257485
- ISBN
- 9780823257485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.97
€ 30.97
Hardback. Figures of a Changing World develops an account of culture change that is based on the distinction between the two rhetorical figures of metaphor and metonymy. These figures are applied both to the large-scale interpretation of tensions in culture change and to the micro-interpretation of tensions within particular texts. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 147 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823257478
- ISBN
- 9780823257478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.45
€ 93.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Southeast Asia Program Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877277248
- ISBN
- 9780877277248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.89
€ 32.99
€ 29.89
Paperback. * Jacques Ranciere is a leading French philosopher, particularly well known for his work in aesthetics and political philosophy * In this concise and brilliant text, Ranciere presents a thoughtful analysis of the way in which artworks and films represent historical events and those who were involved. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 126 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745679570
- ISBN
- 9780745679570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.87
€ 15.87
Hardcover. * Jacques Ranciere is a leading French philosopher, particularly well known for his work in aesthetics and political philosophy * In this concise and brilliant text, Ranciere presents a thoughtful analysis of the way in which artworks and films represent historical events and those who were involved. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 125 x 14. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745679563
- ISBN
- 9780745679563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.69
€ 47.69
Paperback. Editor(s): White, Patricia. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 photographs. BIC Classification: APF; JFFK; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074394
- ISBN
- 9780252074394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.98
€ 24.99
€ 22.98
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253212368
- ISBN
- 9780253212368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.45
€ 30.99
€ 27.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: JKSG; MQC; VFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560722687
- ISBN
- 9781560722687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.07
€ 41.99
€ 30.07
Paperback. Series: Policy Analysis in International Economics. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPS; KCB; KCLT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Edition
- Policy Analysis 91
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881325034
- ISBN
- 9780881325034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.00
€ 23.99
€ 18.00