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Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 75 colour photos; 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 231 x 17. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Clarkson Potter
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804186100
ISBN
9780804186100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.34

Paperback. First English-language guide to the new form of democractic government pioneered in Porto Alegre, Brazil Editor(s): Bruce, Iain. Series: IIRE (International Institute for Research and Education). Num Pages: 176 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JPFF; JPRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 277. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0013086
ISBN
9780745320960
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

hardcover. Tells the history of a tiny country caught up in four major world crises from 1938 to 1989 and how the American print media presented these events to its readers. This book also discusses how American journalists and political cartoons portrayed, and in some cases stereotyped, Czechoslovakia during this period. Editor(s): Ference, Gregory C. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 1KBB; HBJD; HBLW; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880335904
ISBN
9780880335904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

hardcover. Essays examine the history of the Portuguese diaspora, the Portuguese presence in Newfoundland and its fisheries, language and identity, urban experiences (especially in Montreal and Toronto), and history and literature. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 figures, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 575.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802098337
ISBN
9780802098337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

paperback. Taking a look at white supremacy, this work argues that racism is a matter of interests as well as attitudes, a problem of property as well as pigment. This work shows how whiteness works in respect to Asian Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans. It also analyzes the centrality of whiteness to US culture. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; HBJK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Revised, Expanded ed.
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592134946
ISBN
9781592134946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. The US is slowly recovering from the aftermath of the burst of the 'new economy' bubble - which was one of the worst in monetary history. In this updated edition, Philip Arestis and Elias Karakitsos examine the causes and consequences of the burst of the 'new economy' bubble and investigate the impact on financial markets. Num Pages: 351 pages, 118 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
351
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230229075
ISBN
9780230229075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.67

Hardcover. The US is slowly recovering from the aftermath of the burst of the 'new economy' bubble - which was one of the worst in monetary history. In this updated edition, Philip Arestis and Elias Karakitsos examine the causes and consequences of the burst of the 'new economy' bubble and investigate the impact on financial markets. Num Pages: 351 pages, 118 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230229044
ISBN
9780230229044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.73

paperback. Editor(s): Ortiz, Hector. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; JPQB; JWXV; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers, Inc United States
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634853538
ISBN
9781634853538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.97
€ 72.36

Paperback. The growth of countries such as India, China, Brazil, Russia, South Africa and Kenya generates a fresh landscape. This book shows how the West must transform its global strategy, moving from a position of hegemony to one that recognizes this seismic power shift. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241958759
ISBN
9780241958759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.90

Hardcover. Num Pages: 325 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403936493
ISBN
9781403936493
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.51

Hardcover. Reflecting on the relationship between memory, power, and national identity, this book examines the complex reactions of the people of the Caribbean to the 500th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of the New World. Viala analyzes the ways in which Columbus became a reservoir of metaphors to confront anxieties of the present with myths of the past. Series: New Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137443748
ISBN
9781137443748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. The Post-Dictatorship Generation in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay explores how young adults in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay make sense of the 1970s socialist projects and the ensuing years of repression in their activism, film, and literature. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1KLSH; 1KLSU; HBJK; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230120600
ISBN
9780230120600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.88

Hardcover. This collection analyzes shifting relationships between gender and labour in post-Fordist times. Contingency creates a sexual contract in which attachments to work, mothering, entrepreneurship and investor subjectivity are the new regulatory ideals for women over a range of working arrangements, and across classed and raced dimensions. Editor(s): Adkins, Lisa; Dever, Maryanne. Num Pages: 232 pages, 3 black & white tables, 1 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137495532
ISBN
9781137495532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.59

Hardback. In The Post-Liberal Imagination, Bruce Baum approaches American liberalism 'in a critical spirit' by examining the relationship between popular culture and politics. The book analyzes movies, television, and popular music to rethink the liberal views of democracy, equality, racism, dissent, and animal rights in the Bush-Obama era. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137560322
ISBN
9781137560322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.99

hardcover. Editor(s): Wise, Carol. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JPA; KCLT1; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780271018225
ISBN
9780271018225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.83
€ 100.58

Hardback. Using examples from both mainstream and niche media - from prime-time television series to specialty Christian media and audience interactions on social media, this book draws upon a variety of disciplines including communication studies, sociology, and cultural studies in order to understand emergent strategies for framing post-racial America. Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 243 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFD; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814762899
ISBN
9780814762899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.98

Paperback. Using examples from both mainstream and niche media - from prime-time television series to specialty Christian media and audience interactions on social media, this book draws upon a variety of disciplines including communication studies, sociology, and cultural studies in order to understand emergent strategies for framing post-racial America. Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 243 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFD; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814770603
ISBN
9780814770603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardcover. Since 1945 neo-Nazi and far right extremists on both sides of the Atlantic have developed rich cultures which regularly exchange ideas. Leading activists such as Colin Jordan and George Lincoln Rockwell have helped to establish what has become a complex web of marginalised extremism. This book examines the history of this milieu to the present day. Editor(s): Jackson, Paul; Shekhovtsov, Anton. Num Pages: 167 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJ; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137396198
ISBN
9781137396198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.98

Paperback. Presents an argument that postal network initiated cultural shifts during the nineteenth century, laying the foundation for the interconnectedness that defines our world of telecommunications. This book traces these shifts from their beginnings. It paints a picture of a society where possibilities proliferated for communications. Num Pages: 238 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327211
ISBN
9780226327211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Hardcover. Analyses literary representations of the American experience in selected works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Walt Whitman. Reveals the ambivalence that underlay the cultural and political development of the United States as a former colony. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH5; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230338746
ISBN
9780230338746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.89

Paperback. Machado de Assis (1839-1908) is considered the pre-eminent writer of Brazil, but his work has only recently become known to the English-speaking world. This new translation of Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas, first published in 1881, now brings Machado de Assis's sardonic wit and keen appreciation of human foibles to a much larger audience. Editor(s): Regno, Enylton De Sa. Translator(s): Rabassa, Gregory. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 2ADP; BG; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195101706
ISBN
9780195101706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.72

Hardback. "Postmodern" is a popular term, but difficult to define. Instead of summing up the various perspectives of scholars and the variety of ideas to which the term postmodernism has been assigned, this text lets this diversity speak for itself. Editor(s): Berger, Arthur Asa. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761989790
ISBN
9780761989790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.11

Paperback. "Postmodern" is a popular term, but difficult to define. Instead of summing up the various perspectives of scholars and the variety of ideas to which the term postmodernism has been assigned, this text lets this diversity speak for itself. Editor(s): Berger, Arthur Asa. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761989806
ISBN
9780761989806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.60

Paperback. Explores the Latin American engagement with postmodernism in an effort to situate it in a transnational framework. Editor(s): Beverley, John R.; Oviedo, Jose; Aronna, Michael. Series: A Boundary 2 Book. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822316145
ISBN
9780822316145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.72

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