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Paperback. A stunning and poignant account of an extraordinary teacher's determination never to abandon a child in need from the internationally bestselling author of 'One Child' and No. 1 bestseller 'Ghost Girl'. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JNSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 32. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0015255
- ISBN
- 9780007207633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146708
- ISBN
- 9780231146708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.48
€ 81.48
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 charts/graphs, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: DSBB; HP; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801440878
- ISBN
- 9780801440878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.16
€ 62.16
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC9; DSK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813939032
- ISBN
- 9780813939032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.56
€ 60.56
Hardcover. Explores the intersection of beauty and violence by examining university lectures and course materials on aesthetics along with riots, acts of domestic terrorism, and magic lantern exhibitions. This work suggests that the distance separating academic thinking and popular wisdom about social transformation is narrower than we generally suppose. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226096285
- ISBN
- 9780226096285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.34€ 78.49
€ 94.34
€ 78.49
Paperback. Explores the intersection of beauty and violence by examining university lectures and course materials on aesthetics along with riots, acts of domestic terrorism, and magic lantern exhibitions. This work suggests that the distance separating academic thinking and popular wisdom about social transformation is narrower than we generally suppose. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226096292
- ISBN
- 9780226096292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Hardback. Argues for a 'risk-based' approach to pedagogy, based on WB Yeats' view that education is not about filling a bucket but lighting a fire. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612050263
- ISBN
- 9781612050263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 224.37
€ 224.37
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612050270
- ISBN
- 9781612050270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.19
€ 57.19
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813574066
- ISBN
- 9780813574066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.15
€ 41.99
€ 37.15
Paperback. The Sunday Times Travel Book of the Year 2011 Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AS; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168. Inside the Secret World of Bombay's Dance Bars. 240 pages. The Sunday Times Travel Book of the Year 2011. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKA; AS; JFMX. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 15. Weight: 168.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857861702
- ISBN
- 9780857861702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66
Paperback. * An entertaining and informative guide to the range of aesthetic criteria that goes into judging mass culture's most celebrated texts and objects - from Batman to motor bikes, and pop stars to internet pornography. Editor(s): McKee, Alan. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405131919
- ISBN
- 9781405131919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.76
€ 40.99
€ 40.76
Paperback. A lavishly illustrated collection that explores ideas of beauty in Africa and its diasporas, asking by and for whom concepts of beauty and aesthetics have developed. Editor(s): Nuttall, Sarah. Num Pages: 416 pages, 126 illustrations (incl. 112 in color). BIC Classification: HPN; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339182
- ISBN
- 9780822339182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardback. Beautifully Said, which brings together 100 quotes from famous and accomplished women, is an inspring gift for any girl or woman. Num Pages: 272 pages, 60 color photos. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 184. .
- Publisher
- Rock Point
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631063107
- ISBN
- 9781631063107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.19
€ 19.99
€ 15.19
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848724488
- ISBN
- 9781848724488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.91
€ 50.91
Hardback. Begins with a question: Is beauty destined to end in tragedy? Drawing on extensive fieldwork in Colombia, the author scrutinizes the anxious, audacious, and sometimes destructive attempts people make to transform their bodies through cosmetic surgery and liposuction. Num Pages: 192 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226789859
- ISBN
- 9780226789859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.34€ 78.49
€ 94.34
€ 78.49
Paperback. Begins with a question: Is beauty destined to end in tragedy? Drawing on extensive fieldwork in Colombia, the author scrutinizes the anxious, audacious, and sometimes destructive attempts people make to transform their bodies through cosmetic surgery and liposuction. Num Pages: 192 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226789866
- ISBN
- 9780226789866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- FaithWords
- Edition
- Revised, Expanded ed.
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780446692595
- ISBN
- 9780446692595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.27
€ 18.99
€ 16.27
Paperback. The global beauty business permeates our lives, influencing how we perceive ourselves and what it is to be beautiful. This book provides the first authoritative history of the global beauty industry from its emergence in the 19th century to the present day, exploring how today's global giants such as Avon, Coty, Estee Lauder, and L'Oreal, grew. Num Pages: 432 pages, 32 colour plates; 20 black and white images. BIC Classification: JFCK; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199639625
- ISBN
- 9780199639625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.60
€ 88.60
Paperback. Shows how black beauticians in the Jim Crow era parlayed their economic independence and access to a public community space into platforms for activism. This book argues that the beauty industry played a crucial role in the creation of the modern black female identity. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076961
- ISBN
- 9780252076961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Hardback. How women's writings brought together female readers to fight for reproductive rights Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DDF; GTB; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252036194
- ISBN
- 9780252036194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.74
€ 49.74