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Paperback. Some nuns in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Italy strayed far from the paradigms of monastic life. In this book, the author resurrects forgotten tales and restores to life the long-silent voices of these cloistered heroines. The nuns of early modern Italy, it shows, set the standard for religious transgression in their own age - and beyond. Num Pages: 264 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; HRCC7; HRCX8; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226534725
- ISBN
- 9780226534725
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.79
€ 25.99
€ 20.79
Paperback. When eight-year-old Lucrezia Orsina Vizzana (1590-1662) entered one of the preeminent convents in Bologna in 1598, she had no idea what cloistered life had in store for her. This title retells the story of Vizzana and the nuns of Santa Cristina to elucidate the role that music played in the lives of these cloistered women. Num Pages: 280 pages, 32 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; AV; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408. Nuns, Music, and Defiance in Seventeenth-century Italy. 280 pages, 32 halftones, 3 line drawings. When eight-year-old Lucrezia Orsina Vizzana (1590-1662) entered one of the preeminent convents in Bologna in 1598, she had no idea what cloistered life had in store for her. This title retells the story of Vizzana and the nuns of Santa Cristina to elucidate the role that music played in the lives of these cloistered women. Cateogry: (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; AV; HBJD; HBLH. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226535197
- ISBN
- 9780226535197
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.38
€ 37.99
€ 29.38
Paperback. Presents an ethnographic reflection on foreign migration, mental health, and cultural translation in Italy. This book addresses the legal, therapeutic, and moral techniques of recognition and cultural translation that emerge in response to these social uncertainties. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFFN; JHMC; JKSM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276666
- ISBN
- 9780520276666
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.66
€ 40.99
€ 28.66
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DST; 1DVT; 1QFE; JHB; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137453167
- ISBN
- 9781137453167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.03
€ 109.03
Hardback. Pascual de Gayangos (1809-1897), celebrated Spanish Orientalist and polymath, is recognised as the father of the modern school of Arabic studies in Spain. This collection celebrates the 200th anniversary of his birth Editor(s): Alvarez Millan, Cristina; Heide, Claudia. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; GTB; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748635474
- ISBN
- 9780748635474
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Condition: New
€ 112.28€ 106.42
€ 112.28
€ 106.42
Hardcover. Num Pages: 116 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DST; JFC; JFD; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137353412
- ISBN
- 9781137353412
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Condition: New
€ 61.79
€ 61.79
Paperback. Of interest to students and scholars of literature, cultural history, and Italian, World's Fairs Italian-Style provides a fascinating glimpse into a hitherto unexplored area of study, and brings to light a cultural phenomenon that played a significant role in shaping Italy's national identity. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; GTB; HBJD; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487520564
- ISBN
- 9781487520564
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 43.18
€ 46.99
€ 43.18
Hardback. The Heritage Arena describes the ways in which cheese has been reinvented as a form of cultural heritage through the negotiation and competition of many actors, including cheese-makers, merchants, and Slow Food activists. Series: Food, Nutrition, and Culture. Num Pages: 216 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; GM; JFC; JHMC; KNDF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785332944
- ISBN
- 9781785332944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.90
€ 151.90
Hardback. This volume constitutes a multidisciplinary intervention into the emerging field of postcolonial studies in Italy, bringing together cultural and social history, critical and political theory, literary and cinematic analyses, ethnomusicology and cultural studies, anthropological fieldwork, and race, gender, diaspora, and urban studies. Editor(s): Romeo, Caterina. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 333 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 29. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137281456
- ISBN
- 9781137281456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.93
€ 140.93
Paperback. The postcolonial condition is one of the most significant factors shaping culture and lived experience in Italy today. The essays gathered here explore the postcolonial context in which a wide array of discourses, social practices, and forms of cultural production are challenging the notion of Italy's national homogeneity. Editor(s): Romeo, Caterina. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 333 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137375049
- ISBN
- 9781137375049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 150.51
€ 150.51
Hardcover. The Emancipation signalled the beginning of Jewish integration in Italy, a process that continued until 1938 when the Racial Laws were put into effect. In this book, Bettin examines the debate between integration and assimilation in the early twentieth century and Jewish culture to trace the 'rebirth of Judaism' that characterized the period. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; HBTB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230104761
- ISBN
- 9780230104761
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Condition: New
€ 62.34
€ 62.34
Hardcover. Reflecting on a series of ethical and moral questions significant to contemporary Spanish culture, Cristina Sanchez-Conejero analyzes several issues related to sexuality in gender as they're portrayed Spanish film. Num Pages: 111 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; APF; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 225 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137576347
- ISBN
- 9781137576347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.56
€ 61.56
The Guadajoz Project. Andalucía in the First Millennium BC: Volume 1
Cuncliffe, Barry; Castro, Maria Cruz Fernande...
hardcover. This volume makes an excellent site report in its own right, but the general, multi-period overview of social and settlement history, something which has been sadly lacking in past research, makes this a valuable addition to Iberian archaeology. Trial excavations were made at the site of Torreparedones in the Guadalquivir Valley between 1987-1992. Series: Oxford University Committee for Archaeology Monographs S. Num Pages: 469 pages, many b/w figs and pls. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3B; HBJD; HBLA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 300. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University School of Archaeology United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 469
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780947816476
- ISBN
- 9780947816476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.73
€ 153.73
Hardcover. Cyriac of Ancona (1391-1452) was among the first to study the physical remains of the ancient world in person and is sometimes regarded as the father of classical archaeology. This volume contains a life of Cyriac to the year 1435 by his friend Francesco Scalamonti, along with several letters and other texts illustrating his early life. Translator(s): Bodnar, Edward W; Foss, Visiting Professor of History Clive (Georgetown University, Washington DC Georgetown University Georgetown University, Washington DC Georgetown University, Washington DC Georgetown University, Washington DC Georgetown University, Washington DC Georgetown University, Washington DC); Mitchell, Part-Time Lecturer in Laws Charles (Charles Mitchell is Professor of Law at King's College London. University College, London King's College London King's College London Charles Mitchell is Professor of Law at King's College London. King's College London King's College London). Num Pages: 397 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674599208
- ISBN
- 9780674599208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.40
€ 40.99
€ 33.40
hardcover. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSM; AMX; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 231 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634852814
- ISBN
- 9781634852814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.51€ 162.24
€ 219.51
€ 162.24
Paperback. In these impressions of the Italian countryside: "Twilight in Italy", "Sea and Sardina", and "Etruscan Places", the author transforms ordinary incidents into passages of intense beauty. Editor(s): Squires, Michael. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141441559
- ISBN
- 9780141441559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.79
€ 19.99
€ 14.79
Paperback. Records the author's journey to Sardinia and back in January 1921. This title reveals author's delighted response to a landscape and people and his uncanny ability to transmute the spirit of place into literary art. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSTA; 2ACD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 195 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141180762
- ISBN
- 9780141180762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.69
€ 12.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. D.H. Lawrence's first travel book and an important insight into the roots of his literary genius. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780769653
- ISBN
- 9781780769653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.42
€ 14.99
€ 12.42
Hardcover. Explores the role of cultural heritage in post-conflict reconstruction, whether as a motor for the prolongation of violence or as a resource for building reconciliation. This book focuses on the material practices and rhetorical strategies developed around cultural heritage in post-civil war Spain and the victorious Franco regime's reconstruction. Num Pages: 272 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; GM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 171 x 25. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194352
- ISBN
- 9781845194352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.94
€ 126.94
Hardback. Series: Histories of the Sacred and Secular, 1700-2000. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HRCC7; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137448934
- ISBN
- 9781137448934
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.92
€ 108.92