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Hardcover. Like Charon navigating the River of Wailing, Mythology 101 will guide you through the most glorious (and completely terrifying) tales the ancient world has to offer. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRKP3; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Adams Media Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781440573323
- ISBN
- 9781440573323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.95
€ 16.99
€ 15.95
paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Back Bay Books
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316223331
- ISBN
- 9780316223331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.50
€ 23.99
€ 22.50
Paperback. Presenting major myth theorists from antiquity to the present, this work offers a cross-disciplinary approach to the study of myth. Rewritten and restructured, it reflects the increased interest in myth among both scholars and general readers since the publication of the first edition. Num Pages: 552 pages, index, glossary, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 994.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817310066
- ISBN
- 9780817310066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.89
€ 56.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816622771
- ISBN
- 9780816622771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.34
€ 35.34
Paperback. A collection of essays about mythical trickster figures, ranging from the Coyote of America to African, Japanese, Greek and Christian figures, plus examples found in contemporary American fiction and drama. The work examines how cultural values are challenged and enforced by these comic creations. Editor(s): Hynes, William J.; Doty, William G. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817308575
- ISBN
- 9780817308575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.89
€ 56.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JM; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062502827
- ISBN
- 9780062502827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.23
€ 16.99
€ 16.23
Paperback. Offers re-readings of key classic and contemporary Westerns. This title re-invigorates the debate surrounding the relationship between the Western and frontier mythology, arguing for the importance of the genre's socio cultural, historical and political dimensions. It also features the complexities and contradictions at the heart of US society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APF; JFDT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474402828
- ISBN
- 9781474402828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Paperback. This book reports the results of the first systematic nationwide survey in China of the attitudes that ordinary Chinese citizens have toward increased inequalities generated by the market reform program launched in 1978. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 tables, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFF; JFSL3; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804769426
- ISBN
- 9780804769426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.74
€ 41.74
hardcover. This book reports the results of the first systematic nationwide survey in China of the attitudes that ordinary Chinese citizens have toward increased inequalities generated by the market reform program launched in 1978. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 tables, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFF; JFSL3; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804769419
- ISBN
- 9780804769419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.78
€ 143.78
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594515873
- ISBN
- 9781594515873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.52
€ 48.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612054780
- ISBN
- 9781612054780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.12
€ 61.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hampton Roads Publishing Co United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571746450
- ISBN
- 9781571746450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.46
€ 19.99
€ 19.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 323 pages. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903900437
- ISBN
- 9781903900437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99
€ 36.99
Paperback. Examination of how a negative birthing experience can affect women, and offering support for those directly affected and assistance for care professionals seeking to learn more about birth trauma. Num Pages: 288 pages, 120 colour, 20 b&w. BIC Classification: JHBF; MQD; VFXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160. .
- Publisher
- Lannoo Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401443722
- ISBN
- 9789401443722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.30
€ 17.30
Paperback. A survey of how women have been represented and influenced by the therapeutic culture from the mid-19th century. Dana Becker examines the myth that the problems women have are medical rather than societal; personal rather than political. Num Pages: 243 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799369
- ISBN
- 9780814799369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.72
€ 45.72
This text examines the early modern period and begins by focusing on France, examining the Valois and Bourbon monarchs and the modes of operation they employed. The second part of the text looks at early modern Europe, making the distinction between "absolute" and "limited" monarchs. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582056176
- ISBN
- 9780582056176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.15
€ 84.15
Hardcover. Series: Library of Modern Russian History. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784539481
- ISBN
- 9781784539481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.22€ 133.60
€ 150.22
€ 133.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788120742109
- ISBN
- 9788120742109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.83
€ 13.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. Jean-Pierre Vernant and Pierre Vidal-Naquet are leaders in a contemporary French classical scholarship that has produced a stunning reconfiguration of Greek thought and literature. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 528 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Edition
- New ed of 2 Revised ed
- Number of pages
- 538
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299199
- ISBN
- 9780942299199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.43
€ 33.99
€ 30.43
Paperback. Jean-Pierre Vernant delineates a compelling new vision of ancient Greece that takes us far from the calm and familiar images of Polykleitos and the Parthenon, and reveals a culture of slavery, of blood sacrifice, of perpetual and ritualized warfare, of ceremonial hunting and ecstasies. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299175
- ISBN
- 9780942299175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.51
€ 24.99
€ 22.51