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Paperback. Most of us are taught from a young age to be winners and avoid being losers. But what does it mean to win or lose? Does winning make us happy? This title undertakes an unprecedented investigation of winning and losing in American society, what we are really after as we struggle to win, our collective beliefs about winners and losers, and more. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFP; JHB; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159645
- ISBN
- 9780691159645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.09
€ 39.09
Paperback. An encyclopedic account of the sounds and obsessions of the Space Age/Cold War period and the renewed interest in them evident in contemporary music and design. Translator(s): Pinkus, Karen. Num Pages: 376 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: AV; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341567
- ISBN
- 9780822341567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.20
€ 40.20
Hardback. The highly-anticipated first English-language edition of the monumental critical anthology of writings from the golden age of the Italian disapora in America is now available. Editor(s): Durante, Francesco. Num Pages: 1032 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 193 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823260614
- ISBN
- 9780823260614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.03
€ 146.03
Paperback. In the West during the Cold War, freedom of expression was vaunted as liberal democracy's most cherised possession. This text documents a secret campaign in which some of the most vocal exponents of intellectual freedom were instruments - whether they knew it or not - of America's secret service. Num Pages: 544 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJH; HBLW3; JFC; JPA; JPFK; JPSH; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 133 x 35. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Granta
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862073272
- ISBN
- 9781862073272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.66
€ 19.99
€ 15.66
Paperback. A detailed discussion of Immanuel Kant's moral philosophy and Frances Power Cobbe's own theistic beliefs, first published in 1855. Series: Cambridge Library Collection -Philosophy. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284. 2 Volumes
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 198
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781108020268
- ISBN
- 9781108020268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Paperback. The first book solely devoted to Puerto Rican visability and cultural impact. The author looks as such pop icons as JLo and Ricky Martin as well as West Side Story. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 337 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJP; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814758182
- ISBN
- 9780814758182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.19
€ 51.19
Paperback. Drawing from a wide spectrum of literary and autobiographical texts from the past and present, such as Jane Austen's Emma and Tina Turner's I, Tina, Frances L. Restuccia moves from a psychoanalytic explanation of the formation of women melancholics to the cultural co-construction of battered women. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFE3; JFSJ1; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847698295
- ISBN
- 9780847698295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.40
€ 55.40
paperback. Written by an Englishwoman, living in Paris at the beginning of the twentieth century, this work includes 137 household recipes. It also contains menus with recipes from the best Paris chefs and restaurants. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138974654
- ISBN
- 9781138974654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.31
€ 40.99
€ 40.31
Paperback. Popularized in the 1920s the compact became a beautiful, yet practical woman's fashion accessory. In 380 color photos hundreds of compacts in various materials and styles are shown, accompanied by a delightful history and stories of the girls who did or did not paint themselves up to attract boys. A price guide is included for collectors. Num Pages: 160 pages, 380 color photos. BIC Classification: JFCK; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 166 x 12. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764300554
- ISBN
- 9780764300554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.71
€ 25.99
€ 17.71
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Medina Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909339613
- ISBN
- 9781909339613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.03
€ 26.99
€ 23.03
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813572345
- ISBN
- 9780813572345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.92
€ 200.92
Hardback. This bold intervention in debates about the role of theory in the humanities advocates the development of a reciprocal, relational, and intersectional critical methodology attentive to the legacies of colonialism. Editor(s): Lionnet, Francoise; Shih, She-Mei. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 photographs. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822348320
- ISBN
- 9780822348320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.99
€ 157.99
Paperback. This text extends previous analysis of the genre by examining the evolution of gangster movies from the 1930s to the contemporary period and by placing them in the context of cultural and cinematic issues such as masculinity, consumerism and technology. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333684665
- ISBN
- 9780333684665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.48
€ 86.48
Paperback. An anthropological analysis of Sarajevo and its cultural complexities that examines contemporary issues of social divisiveness, pluralism, and intergroup dynamics in the context of national identity and state formation. Series: Interpretations of Culture in the New Millennium. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 black & white photographs, 1 map, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; HBJD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252077135
- ISBN
- 9780252077135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.83
€ 30.99
€ 27.83
Paperback. Did the Pedestrian Die? is an accumulation of a decade of research into cultural diversity across the globe with a wide range of client organizations. Trompenaars and his research team have identified the issues that really make a difference at the level of the individual and the organization as a whole. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841124360
- ISBN
- 9781841124360
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Condition: New
€ 26.31
€ 26.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816646036
- ISBN
- 9780816646036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.96
€ 34.96
paperback. A collection that addresses the racial and ethnic politics of knowledge production and indigenous activism in the Americas. It analyzes the relationship of language to power and advocates for collaboration between community members, scholars, and activists that prioritize the right of Native people to decide how their knowledge is used. Translator(s): McCormick, Gladys. Series: Narrating Native Histories. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822351528
- ISBN
- 9780822351528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.37
€ 46.37
Paperback. Editor(s): Uruakpa, Florence Ojiugo. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 183 x 12. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629489872
- ISBN
- 9781629489872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 155.85€ 105.09
€ 155.85
€ 105.09
Paperback. A study of contemporary Arab political poetry, this book provides a wide range of insights into the ways that modern media aesthetics are shaped by language and culture. It investigates the audio-recording industry in southern Yemen, showing how various forms of political activism emerge through sensory engagements with Arabic poetry and song. Series: Harvard Middle Eastern Monographs. Num Pages: 512 pages, 13 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFC; JFD; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 36. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780932885326
- ISBN
- 9780932885326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.63
€ 41.63
Paperback. Fitzroy Maclean's classic work has been updated with a new chapter by Magnus Linklater, examining how Scottish identity is faring in the wake of the first Scottish Parliament for nearly 300 years. Series: Illustrated National Histories. Num Pages: 248 pages, 238 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 181 x 15. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500282335
- ISBN
- 9780500282335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 5.70
€ 16.99
€ 5.70
Hardcover. Argues that Marx's work, from his doctoral dissertation to "Capital", resounds with characteristic concerns of Jewish thought, identifying three key elements that Marx's theory shares with Judaism - its ontology, its use of texts, and its conception of liberation as a return from exile. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFSR1; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870237461
- ISBN
- 9780870237461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.78
€ 38.78
Hardcover. The way we sit simultaneously defines privileges, social status, power, and taboos. Parallel to the presentation of China as the guest of honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2009, the Museum fur Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt presents a panorama of Chinese sitting culture through a period of five centuries. Num Pages: 96 pages, 185 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AKR; JFCD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 309 x 253 x 12. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783936681369
- ISBN
- 9783936681369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 33.51
€ 47.99
€ 33.51
Paperback. This collection of eight essays and 24 supporting documents concerning mainland British North America includes essays about Native Americans, the transatlantic slave trade, regulation of the sexual behaviour of white and black women, and the creation of new religious practices. Editor(s): Fischer, Kirsten; Hinderaker, Eric. Series: Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 408 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218548
- ISBN
- 9780631218548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.24
€ 82.24
Hardcover. This compact volume is a fresh and accessible guide to the best fun and excitement Ireland has to offer. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 2AFR; JFC; WHL; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360. This compact volume is a fresh and accessible guide to the best fun and excitement Ireland has to offer. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 2AFR; JFC; WHL; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Gill Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780717170210
- ISBN
- 9780717170210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 7.60
€ 7.60