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Paperback. This book explores the ever-changing relationships between bodies, oceans, beaches and tourism. Drawing on feminist scholarship, the book focuses on the emergence of Australian beach cultures beyond metropolitan centres from the early 19th century to the early 20th century on the Illawarra beaches, some 80 kilometres south of Sydney. Series: Tourism and Cultural Change. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSJ; JHB; KNSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 6. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845412852
- ISBN
- 9781845412852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.29
€ 44.29
Paperback. Tough Choices or Tough Times, the report of the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce, shows how the dynamics of the global economy will lead to a steady decline in the American standard of living if this country does not undertake the first thorough overhaul of its education system in a century. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 186 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised and Expanded Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470267561
- ISBN
- 9780470267561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.49
€ 23.99
€ 19.49
Hardcover. Many of the West's best writers fought in duels or wrote about them, seduced by glamour or risk or recklessness. A gift as a plot device, the duel also offered a way to discover how we face fears of humiliation, pain, and death. John Leigh's literary history of the duel illuminates these and other tensions attending the birth of the modern world. Num Pages: 342 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504387
- ISBN
- 9780674504387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.05
€ 46.99
€ 39.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816687770
- ISBN
- 9780816687770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.65
€ 25.99
€ 24.65
Paperback. Archie Green - shipwright, folklorist, teacher and lobbyist - is a legendary figure in the field of American folklore and vernacular culture studies. This book contains 12 of Green's essays which represent the range of his writings over 40 years. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DN; JFC; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0228242
- ISBN
- 9780807849200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBD; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608461400
- ISBN
- 9781608461400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.87
€ 21.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. From Persephone to Sylvia Plath the mother--daughter relationship has been central to every womana s life. Using her wide experience as a psychotherapist, Nini Herman traces the struggle of mothers and daughters to free themselves from each other -- to recognise each other as separate. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; VFV; VSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861561091
- ISBN
- 9781861561091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.91
€ 71.91
Paperback. Provides a rich new conceptual language to describe the movements of sex in nineteenth-century America before it solidified into the sexuality we know Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 265 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814717417
- ISBN
- 9780814717417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.10
€ 33.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. Editor(s): Dillehay, Tom D. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 440 pages, 45 black-and-white illustrations, 45 black-and-white photographs, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBTB; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884023746
- ISBN
- 9780884023746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 37.06
€ 43.99
€ 37.06
hardcover. Although what happens in the toilet usually stays in the toilet, this brilliant, revelatory, and often funny book aims to bring it all out into the open, proving that profound and meaningful history can be made even in the can Editor(s): Molotch, Harvey L.; Noren, Laura. Series: NYU Series in Social & Cultural Analysis. Num Pages: 328 pages, 64. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSG; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814795880
- ISBN
- 9780814795880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.00
€ 100.00
Paperback. Although what happens in the toilet usually stays in the toilet, this brilliant, revelatory, and often funny book aims to bring it all out into the open, proving that profound and meaningful history can be made even in the can Editor(s): Molotch, Harvey L.; Noren, Laura. Series: NYU Series in Social & Cultural Analysis. Num Pages: 328 pages, 64. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSG; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814795897
- ISBN
- 9780814795897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.10
€ 33.99
€ 31.10
Hardback. Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-59) has long been recognized as a major political and social thinker as well as historian, but his writings also contain a wealth of little-known insights into economic life and its connection to the rest of society. This title shows that Tocqueville had a highly original and suggestive approach to economics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 halftones. 1 line illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: HPS; JFCX; JHB; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691132990
- ISBN
- 9780691132990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.71€ 46.99
€ 59.71
€ 46.99
Paperback. Explores the historical transformation of tobacco from Amerindian shamanism to global capitalism, from the food of the spirits to the fatal epidemic, from the rough pipe and cigar to the modern day cigarette. Num Pages: 292 pages, 15 b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFH1; JHBT; KN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415116695
- ISBN
- 9780415116695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.05
€ 72.05
Hardback. From antebellum slavery to the twenty-first century, African American funeral directors have orchestrated funerals or 'homegoing' ceremonies with dignity and pageantry. This title offers a history of how African American funeral directors have been integral to the fight for freedom. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JHBZ; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674036215
- ISBN
- 9780674036215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.05
€ 46.99
€ 39.05
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138067226
- ISBN
- 9781138067226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 27.35
€ 45.99
€ 27.35
Paperback. This analysis of post-war middle-class family life draws on interviews with American couples from the 1950s to the 1980s, and examines the relationship between their actual experiences and the images of them portrayed in the popular culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFCA; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226886718
- ISBN
- 9780226886718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.28
€ 31.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. Editor(s): Davis, Joseph E.; Gonzalez, Dr Ana Marta. Series: Biopolitics. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; LNTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479809585
- ISBN
- 9781479809585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.10
€ 36.99
€ 31.10
Hardcover. Editor(s): Davis, Joseph E.; Gonzalez, Dr Ana Marta. Series: Biopolitics. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; LNTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479878246
- ISBN
- 9781479878246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.73
€ 101.73
Paperback. Surveys the economies of exchange in human blood, tissues, and organs. This book compares tissue economies in the United Kingdom and United States. It features a series of case studies based on particular forms of tissue exchange and also considers the impact of different models of biotechnology patents on tissue economies. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH; KCC; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337706
- ISBN
- 9780822337706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.87
€ 30.99
€ 27.87
Paperback. This volume sets family and community history in a wide context, aiming to develop an understanding of social and historical patterns and interactions. It encompasses a broad range of issues, including urban and rural experiences, 19th- and 20th-century experiences and case studies. Editor(s): Drake, Michael. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JFS; JHBC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631192374
- ISBN
- 9780631192374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.94
€ 55.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 8, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349000299
- ISBN
- 9780349000299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.61
€ 14.99
€ 11.61
Hardback. Suitable for students and researchers whose mathematical background is limited to basic algebra, this book focuses on fundamental elements of time series analysis that social scientists need to understand so they can employ time series analysis for their research and practice. Num Pages: 248 pages, 65 line drawings, 17 tables. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBA; JHBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520293168
- ISBN
- 9780520293168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.86€ 70.74
€ 91.86
€ 70.74
Paperback. Suitable for students and researchers whose mathematical background is limited to basic algebra, this book focuses on fundamental elements of time series analysis that social scientists need to understand so they can employ time series analysis for their research and practice. Num Pages: 248 pages, 65 line drawings, 17 tables. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBA; JHBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520293175
- ISBN
- 9780520293175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.58
€ 38.99
€ 28.58
Hardback. aeo A pathbreaking book -- it explores the possibilities of developing new and more flexible patterns of work in everyday life. aeo Based on original research, drawing on interviews with employees in different sectors. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745610764
- ISBN
- 9780745610764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.59
€ 64.59