Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
Paperback. Conspiracy theories have been a part of the American experience since colonial times. This anthology provides students with documents relating to some of the important conspiracy theories in American history and politics, some based on reality, many chiefly on paranoia. It looks at a persistent and troubling aspect of democratic society. Editor(s): Critchlow, Donald T.; Korasick, John; Sherman, Matthew C. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFHC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219640
- ISBN
- 9780253219640
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.25
€ 24.99
€ 23.25
Paperback. A sensitive and original reading of Plato's Republic that foregrounds the power of myth in the shaping of history. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HPCA; JFHF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 375.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214850
- ISBN
- 9780253214850
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.41
€ 29.99
€ 26.41
paperback. Demonstrating that oral media and native cultural forms are vital throughout the South Pacific, this book raises issues in comparative scholarship on oral tradition: what it means, extra-textual elements, and the relation between composition and performance. The contributors include Achsah Carrier, James Carrier, Christian Clerk, and many others. Editor(s): Finnegan, Ruth; Orbell, Margaret. Series: Voices in Performance & Text S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209580
- ISBN
- 9780253209580
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.98
€ 14.99
€ 14.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Goldstein, Diane E.; Shuman, Amy. Series: Encounters: Explorations in Folklore and Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 130 pages, 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 7. Weight in Grams: 227.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253024404
- ISBN
- 9780253024404
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.41
€ 29.99
€ 26.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages, 40 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253023087
- ISBN
- 9780253023087
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.29
€ 46.99
€ 41.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 306 pages, 40 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253022806
- ISBN
- 9780253022806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.07
€ 101.07
paperback. Understanding instead of lamenting the popularity of self-help books Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252075186
- ISBN
- 9780252075186
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.98
€ 31.99
€ 28.98
Paperback. The image of the Irish in the United States changed drastically over time, from that of hard-drinking, rioting Paddies to genial, patriotic working-class citizens. This title traces the change in this image through 700 pieces of sheet music to show how Americans' opinions of Ireland and the Irish went practically from one extreme to the other. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 344 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252065514
- ISBN
- 9780252065514
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.28
€ 36.99
€ 33.28
paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 575.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252060281
- ISBN
- 9780252060281
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.56
€ 31.99
€ 28.56
Paperback. Editor(s): Gerster, Patrick; Cords, Nicholas J. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- SKU
- V9780252060243
- ISBN
- 9780252060243
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.44
€ 21.99
€ 21.44
Hardback. Editor(s): Perry, Ben Edwin. Num Pages: 792 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 187 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1786.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 792
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252031922
- ISBN
- 9780252031922
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Condition: New
€ 143.38
€ 143.38
Paperback. Finding in the world's myths-its sacred stories-a way to talk about experiences shared across time and space, Doniger champions the cause of comparative mythology as she expertly taps a wealth of traditions-from the Hebrew Bible to the Bhagavad Gita. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLB; JFC; JFHF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780231111713
- ISBN
- 9780231111713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.86
€ 44.86
Hardback. Finding in the world's myths-its sacred stories-a way to talk about experiences shared across time and space, Doniger champions the cause of comparative mythology as she expertly taps a wealth of traditions-from the Hebrew Bible to the Bhagavad Gita. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLB; JFC; JFHF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111706
- ISBN
- 9780231111706
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Condition: New
€ 129.23
€ 129.23
Hardback. Editor(s): Thompson, Roger. Translator(s): Pollard, David. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780231042802
- ISBN
- 9780231042802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.80€ 96.78
€ 129.80
€ 96.78
Hardcover. Carrying his story into the twentieth century, the author mounts an argument for freeing fairy tales from their bland contemporary forms, and reinvigorating your belief that we still can find new, powerfully transformative ways of telling these stories. Num Pages: 448 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: DSK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226242965
- ISBN
- 9780226242965
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Condition: New
€ 55.13€ 47.44
€ 55.13
€ 47.44
Paperback. Beginning with nineteenth-century accounts of wildmen roaming the forests of America, the author treks to the Himalayas to reckon with the Abominable Snowman, then takes us to northern California in 1958, when reports of a hairy hominid loping through remote woodlands marked Bigfoot's emergence as a modern marvel. Num Pages: 296 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226079806
- ISBN
- 9780226079806
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.40
€ 17.99
€ 15.40
Hardcover. An illustrated book that covers various aspects of the weather including: Times and Seasons, Months, Days of the week, Winter birds and times of their arrival, Sun, Moon and Stars, Wind, Clouds, Mists, Haze, Dew, Fog, Sky, Air, Sound, Sea, Tide, Heat, Rain, Rainbow, Frost, Hail, Snow, Ice, Thunder and Lightning. Num Pages: 112 pages, full colour throughout, includes photographs, includes illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Papadakis United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906506391
- ISBN
- 9781906506391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.44
€ 9.99
€ 8.44
Hardcover. An illustrated book that covers various aspects of the weather including: Times and Seasons, Months, Days of the week, Winter birds and times of their arrival, Sun, Moon and Stars, Wind, Clouds, Mists, Haze, Dew, Fog, Sky, Air, Sound, Sea, Tide, Heat, Rain, Rainbow, Frost, Hail, Snow, Ice, Thunder and Lightning. Num Pages: 96 pages, full colour throughout, includes photographs, includes illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Papadakis United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906506384
- ISBN
- 9781906506384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.44
€ 9.99
€ 8.44
Paperback. Revealing the origins of the grail in Goddess religion, this title shows its continuance through Christianity down to modern times, with devotees of the Goddess still at work in the world today. It explains why it was adopted and used, how it existed on different levels to different people and shows what "Grail Knowledge" really was and is. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903816691
- ISBN
- 9781903816691
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.91
€ 16.99
€ 15.91
Paperback. The Knights of the Round Table. Series: Arthurian Archives. 338 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Kalinke, Marianne E. 13-14c Norse versions of French narratives of Arthur's knights, with modern prose translations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ACSX; DN; DSBB; DSK; JFHF. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 18. Weight: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843061
- ISBN
- 9781843843061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 29.58
€ 35.99
€ 29.58