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Hardback. A Companion to the Harlem Renaissance presents a comprehensive collection of original essays that address the literature and culture of the Harlem Renaissance from the end of World War I to the middle of the 1930s. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: DS; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 180 x 29. Weight in Grams: 916.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118494066
ISBN
9781118494066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 210.47

Hardback. Presented by an interdisciplinary group of eminent thinkers and writers, this collection of essays offer their thoughts on how embracing creativity - tapping into the "originality of everyday life" - can lead to improved physical and mental health, to new ways of thinking, of experiencing the world and ourselves. Editor(s): Richards, Ruth. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780979212574
ISBN
9780979212574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823244614
ISBN
9780823244614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.34

Hardback. If George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are the saints in America's civil religion, then the twenty-ninth president, Warren G Harding, is our sinner. This title explores how Harding's name became synonymous with corruption, cronyism, and incompetence and how it is used as an example of what a president should not be. Num Pages: 296 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL; JPZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821418185
ISBN
9780821418185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.56

paperback. Editor(s): Gwenllian-Jones, Sara; Pearson, Roberta E. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816638314
ISBN
9780816638314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

paperback. Explores the patterns of marriages of Asian women, including the legendary "mail-order bride." Editor(s): Constable, Nicole. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218916
ISBN
9780812218916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798549
ISBN
9780804798549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Hardback. This text focuses on Japanese weddings as a window on contemporary values, analyzing the relation between the commercialization of these services and their symbolic content. Weddings mark the attainment of full adult status in Japan and this book looks at what marriage and adulthood means in Japan. Num Pages: 188 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 28. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804715126
ISBN
9780804715126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

hardcover. Presents a description of the author's methodology and its significance for understanding hunter-gatherer cultures on a global basis. This book provides a major synthesis of an enormous body of cultural and environmental information. Num Pages: 583 pages, 151 line illustrations, 60 tables. BIC Classification: HDA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 226 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1856.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
583
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520223936
ISBN
9780520223936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 73.01

Hardback. A comprehensive, sweeping work by an acclaimed team of authors at the forefront of this hot topic, Understanding Large Temporal Networks and Spatial Networks explores the different approaches to studying large temporal and spatial networks and links them to computationally sound models of changing structure to detect patterns. Series: Wiley Series in Computational and Quantitative Social Science. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1040.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470714522
ISBN
9780470714522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.35

Paperback. How can we queerly theorise and understand television? How can the realms of television studies and queer theory be brought together, in a manner beneficial and productive for both? This book explores television in its scope and complexity - its industry, production, texts, audiences, pleasures and politics - in relation to queerness. Editor(s): Davis, Glynn; Needham, Gary. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFDT; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415450461
ISBN
9780415450461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.62

Hardback. Nathanson and his colleagues explore contemporary affect studies, focusing on the work of Silvan Tomkins, and examine their impact on the theory and practice of psychotherapy. Editor(s): Nathanson, Donald L. Num Pages: 446 pages. BIC Classification: JML; JMM; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 272 x 36. Weight in Grams: 870.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393702149
ISBN
9780393702149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 42.70

Paperback. Winner of the 2011 Edgar Award for Best Critical/Biographical Book and Shortlisted for the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography: "An ingenious and absorbing book..It will permanently change the way we tell this troubled yet gripping story." -Jonathan Spence Num Pages: 384 pages, 35 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APFG; JKVF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393340396
ISBN
9780393340396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.45

Hardcover. Finalist for the 2010 National Book Award in Nonfiction: The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian returns with a groundbreaking comparative study of the dynamics and pathologies of war in modern times. Num Pages: 640 pages, 122 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393061505
ISBN
9780393061505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.63

paperback. A veteran writer on Russia and the Soviet Union explains why Russia refuses to draw the lessons of its past and what this portends for the future Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300192377
ISBN
9780300192377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.59

Paperback. Analyzes how the behavior of voters, parties, and the mass media in European Parliament elections affects domestic politics and how, in turn, domestic politics affects those behaviors. This book discusses election turnout and party choice, and the contract between the European Parliament and national elections. Editor(s): Brug, Wouter van der; Eijk, Cees van der. Series: Contemporary European Politics and Society. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPHF; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268043698
ISBN
9780268043698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.60

paperback. Considers how we remember historical instances of suffering and atrocity, framing its central questions to show larger cultural shifts in how we position ourselves in relation to history, performance, and memory. Series: Unnatural Acts: Theorizing the Performative. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: AN; APFA; DSG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253212924
ISBN
9780253212924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. Shows how women shaped the history of the Russian land Num Pages: 416 pages, 18 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253001016
ISBN
9780253001016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; HBJH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252064326
ISBN
9780252064326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

paperback. This book makes a significant contribution to debates about how people with learning difficulties may achieve social inclusion, and the part which lifelong learning may play in this. Its exploration of the links between community care, education, training, employment, housing and benefits policies in the context of lifelong learning is unique. Num Pages: 260 pages, 2figs.5tabs. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS; JNP; JNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 389.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861342232
ISBN
9781861342232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.92

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