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Paperback. Considering issues such as pain and fertility, and exploring both the language of medical discourse and the silence of personal mystery, she reveals the numerous ways in which giving birth is narrated in the contemporary U.S. Pollock draws on cultural criticism, performance studies, and narrative theory to unpack this long-ignored genre. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFHF; JHBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109154
- ISBN
- 9780231109154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.10
€ 49.10
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578634965
- ISBN
- 9781578634965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.44
€ 19.99
€ 19.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages, 33 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 1KBBF; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764340062
- ISBN
- 9780764340062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.34
€ 20.99
€ 17.34
Paperback. Homo Narrans explores how human beings shape their world through the stories they tell. Author John D. Niles ponders the nature of the storytelling impulse, the social function of narrative, and the role of individual talent in oral tradition. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812221077
- ISBN
- 9780812221077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.74
€ 33.99
€ 30.74
Paperback. In Greek mythology the beautiful Narcissus glimpsed his own reflection in the waters of a spring and fell in love. But his was an impossible passion and, filled with despair, he pined away. Over the years the myth has inspired painters, writers, and film directors, as well as philosophers and psychoanalysts. Editor(s): Spaas, Lieve; Selous, Trista. Series: Polygons: Cultural Diversities & Intersections. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 ills. BIC Classification: JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571814166
- ISBN
- 9781571814166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.50
€ 44.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Dimension: 215 x 139. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226158624
- ISBN
- 9780226158624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.24€ 46.68
€ 55.24
€ 46.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 116 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780932813503
- ISBN
- 9780932813503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.18
€ 10.99
€ 9.18
Paperback. A collection of more than one hundred tribal tales, culled from the oral tradition of the Indians of Washington and Oregon that presents the Indians' own stories, told for generations around their fires, of the mountains, lakes, and rivers, and of the creation of the world and the heavens above. Illustrator(s): Inverarity, Robert Bruce. Num Pages: 238 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 211 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520239265
- ISBN
- 9780520239265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 20.68
€ 27.99
€ 20.68
Paperback. The authors of this text show that the ancient Book of Enoch, rediscovered in the 18th century, describes how Uriel's Machine should be constructed, and how Enoch's secret technology has been preserved since ancient times in Freemasonic lore. Num Pages: 624 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA; HRCA; HRCS1; JFHC; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 111 x 39. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099281825
- ISBN
- 9780099281825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 10.78
€ 16.99
€ 10.78
Paperback. Segal as well as Otto Rank's 1914 essay "The Play in Hamlet." Translator(s): Richter, Gregory C.; Lieberman, E. James. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; JFHF; JHMC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Expanded and Updated Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418438
- ISBN
- 9781421418438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.19
€ 34.99
€ 29.19
Hardback. This is the first comprehensive study of modern Japanese historians and their relationship to nationalism and how they interpreted ancient myths of their origins. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 24. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774806442
- ISBN
- 9780774806442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.13
€ 44.99
€ 44.13
Paperback. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, best known as the author of Sherlock Holmes stories, was entirely convinced by a set of photographs showing two young girls from Cottingley in Yorkshire playing with a group of tiny, translucent fairies. This book lays out the story of the photographs, their supposed provenance, and the implications of their existence. Series: Extraordinary World. Num Pages: 189 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Bison Books ed.
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803266551
- ISBN
- 9780803266551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.90
€ 18.99
€ 17.90
paperback. Regardless of time, place, and blood type, Laura Enright cordially invites you into the dark underworld of the vampire. She sheds light (but not too much) on this captivating, age-defying creature by exploring topics ranging from the powers it can possess to what will kill it - for good. Series: Most Wanted. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; WDKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597976787
- ISBN
- 9781597976787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.91
€ 16.99
€ 16.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845887582
- ISBN
- 9781845887582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.92
€ 12.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; VXQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 121 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Weiser Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578634491
- ISBN
- 9781578634491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.67
€ 16.99
€ 15.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761811671
- ISBN
- 9780761811671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.05
€ 79.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 black and white photos. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Career Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564148636
- ISBN
- 9781564148636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.08
€ 18.08
Hardback. Throughout human history twins have been an unsettling and ambiguous presence. Rarely treated neutrally, in any cultural context, twins present an anomaly: the appearance from the same womb of two human beings when only one is expected. The anxiety they caused could often only be resolved through ritual and belief. Editor(s): Patton, Kimberley C. Series: Library of Modern Religion. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 bw integrated. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848859319
- ISBN
- 9781848859319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.53
€ 94.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, , black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white line drawings, diagram. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hays (Nicolas) Ltd ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892541720
- ISBN
- 9780892541720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.97
€ 24.99
€ 24.97
![Roger Hargreaves - Medieval Folklore [2 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs - 9781576071212 - V9781576071212](https://www.kennys.ie/products/thumbs/9781576071212.jpg "Roger Hargreaves - Medieval Folklore [2 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs - 9781576071212 - V9781576071212")
Hardcover. Editor(s): Lindahl, Carl; McNamara, John; Lindow, John. Num Pages: 1135 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 175 x 10. Weight in Grams: 267.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576071212
- ISBN
- 9781576071212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.07
€ 167.07
Paperback. Woods Cree Stories includes nine stories--including Boys Get Lost, Foolishness, and Animals Become Friends--and a Woods Cree-to-English glossary. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 162 x 8. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889773455
- ISBN
- 9780889773455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.75
€ 24.99
€ 21.75
Paperback. This text examines conspiracy theories and tackles paranoia as a style of debate within science, psychotherapy, and popular entertainment. A conspiracy theory emerges as a way to address the inadequacies of rational expertise and organization in the face of the changes that undermine them. Editor(s): Marcus, George E. Series: Late Editions: Cultural Studies for the End of the Century S. Num Pages: 454 pages, 14 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFC; JFH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226504582
- ISBN
- 9780226504582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.05
€ 51.99
€ 40.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JFHF; VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Mandrake
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906958664
- ISBN
- 9781906958664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.95
€ 16.99
€ 12.95
Hardback. The more than two dozen Rai languages in eastern Nepal are linguistically highly varied. This title includes introductory chapters to Rai mythology and Rai grammar. It brings together different variants of myths from various Rai languages, presenting them with linguistic glossings in interlinear translations. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 196 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKN; CFB; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 260 x 184 x 18. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032729
- ISBN
- 9780674032729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.58
€ 33.99
€ 28.58