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The Modern Spirit of Asia: The Spiritual and the Secular in China and India
Peter van der VeerCurrent price €32.85Original price €36.50The Modern Spirit of Asia challenges the notion that modernity in China and India are derivative imitations of the West, arguing that these societi...
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Toilet: Public Restrooms and the Politics of Sharing
New York University PressCurrent price €26.99Original price €29.99A sociological study of public restrooms So much happens in the public toilet that we never talk about. Finding the right door, waiting in line, an...
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Persona: A Biography of Yukio Mishima
Naoki InoseCurrent price €45.04Original price €52.99A critical biography of a modern Japanese literary giant, whose brilliant career ended in a spectacular ritual suicide. Yukio Mishima (b. 1925) was...
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The Art of Danish Living: How to Find Happiness In and Out of Work
Meik WikingCurrent price €20.39Original price €23.99'A wonderful book' Chris Evans From the author of the million-copy bestseller, The Little Book of Hygge, comes a beautifully designed guide on how ...
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Dynamics of Multilingualism: Spatialised Repertoires and Representations
Springer International Publishing AGCurrent price €128.69Original price €142.99This edited book focuses on the ways in which contemporary societal challenges are constructed, mediated and lived through language and other semio...
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Everyday Eating in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden: A Comparative Study of Meal Patterns 1997-2012
Bloomsbury Publishing PLCCurrent price €111.59Original price €123.99The chapters in this volume concentrate on the mundane and ordinary eating practices of the everyday, showing how these are linked to change in mod...
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Beyond Death: The Politics of Suicide and Martyrdom in Korea
University of Washington PressCurrent price €86.39Original price €95.99Suicide and martyrdom are closely intertwined with Korean social and political processes. In this first book-length study of the evolving ideals of...
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Medieval Fare: Food and Culture in Medieval Iberia
Martha M. DaasCurrent price €35.99Original price €39.99Unique in its cultural and religious makeup, medieval Iberia represented a crossroads of cultures. This crossroads was reflected in large and small...
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Coutumes de Clermont-Dessus En Agenais 1262, Publies (d.1881)
Sans AuteurCurrent price €15.75Original price €17.50Current price €15.75Original price €17.50Save 10% -
Desde La Generacion Perdida... Hasta Otra Generacion Perdida?
Damien W. RiggsCurrent price €26.99Original price €29.99This book explores the histories and presents of gender dysphoria and euphoria as clinical and theoretical concepts as well as lived experience. It...
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Day of the Dead: The History of a Celebration
Artes de Mexico magazineCurrent price €30.59Original price €33.99A stunning bilingual, illustrated, and photographic account of a celebrated Mexican tradition The lively Mexican holiday of Dia de Los Muertos (Day...
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The Meaning Of Tango: The Story of the Argentinian Dance
Christine DennistonCurrent price €15.29Original price €16.99From the backstreets of Buenos Aires to Parisian high society, this is the extraordinary story of the dance that captivated the world ...
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Bolivia and the Making of the Global Indigenous Movement: Anthropology, Development and Transnationalism
Juanita Roca-SánchezCurrent price €134.09Original price €148.99This book investigates how western anthropological trends, development discourse and transnational activism came to create and define the global in...
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حياة النساء في الحروب والنزاعات: Women''s lives in war and conflicts
ماريا هاغبرغCurrent price €23.39Original price €25.99Current price €23.39Original price €25.99Save 10%