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Paperback. 'A brilliant, unsentimental, often darkly humorous account of America's nervous breakdown after 9/11.' Publishers Weekly starred boxed review From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the international bestselller Backlash - an unflinchingly critical and strikingly original dissection of the mind and soul of America since 9/11. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843547792
ISBN
9781843547792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.34

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479879908
ISBN
9781479879908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.64

Hardback. Draws on 12 months of fieldwork with diamond consumers in New York City as well as an analysis of the iconic De Beers campaign that promised romance, status, and glamour to anyone who bought a diamond to show that this thematic pool is just one resource among many that diamond owners draw upon to engage with their own stones. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: JFCD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479810666
ISBN
9781479810666
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.04

paperback. Offers a critique of the history film and its reduction of women to figures of ambivalence or absence. This book offers readings of films such as "Midnight Clear", "The Thin Red Line", "Nixon", "Lone Star", and "Limbo". It demonstrates that the 'uncanny' is not only a source of anxiety but also a force for eroding ideals of nation and gender. Num Pages: 207 pages, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 508. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292702691
ISBN
9780292702691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.77

Hardcover. Miss India competition has become a prominent feature of Indian popular culture, influencing, over time, the conventional standard for female beauty. Through the lens of the 2003 beauty pageant, the author examines what feminine beauty has come to mean in a country transformed by political, economic, and cultural developments. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFCA; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631767
ISBN
9780815631767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.32

Paperback. Analyzes issues connected to the body - weight and weight loss, exercise, media images, movies, advertising, anorexia and bulimia, and much more. Num Pages: 398 pages, 55 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 666. Feminism, Western Culture, and the Body. 398 pages, 55 b&w photographs. Analyzes issues connected to the body - weight and weight loss, exercise, media images, movies, advertising, anorexia and bulimia, and much more. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight: 644.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
398
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520240544
ISBN
9780520240544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.34

Hardback. The author argues against much recent work on Baudelaire that assumes his modernism by emphasizing his relationship to current critical preoccupations such as issues of race and gender or by "correcting" his politics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSC; HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804728096
ISBN
9780804728096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.61

Paperback. Examines the religious practices and identities of Indonesian Muslim women in the post-Suharto era. Underscores the negotiations Muslim women have made in arenas such as schools, organisations, popular culture and village life. Num Pages: 212 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 211 x 22. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Monash Asia Institute
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876924546
ISBN
9781876924546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.14

Paperback. This illustrated, full colour narrative is a testament to 11,000 years of Aboriginal history in Alberta. Num Pages: 92 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781460122297
ISBN
9781460122297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 14ill. BIC Classification: 1DVU; DQ; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Duke University Press Durham, NC
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822313908
ISBN
9780822313908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.70

Paperback. Responding to the changes in Guatemala, the women there began organizing to gain an active role in the national body politic. This study examines the formation and evolution of the Guatemalan women's movement and assesses how it has been affected by, and has in turn affected, the forces of democratization and globalization. Num Pages: 169 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 1KLCM; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
169
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292712539
ISBN
9780292712539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GDC; DSB; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3734 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822313489
ISBN
9780822313489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

Paperback. Editor(s): Schaberg, Christopher (Loyola University New Orleans USA); Bogost, Professor Ian (Loyola University New Orleans USA). Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JFCD; JFCK; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501325991
ISBN
9781501325991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.08

Paperback. This work analyzes the music of Java and the development of the gamelan, an ensemble dominated by bronze percussion instruments. Drawing on sources ranging from 12th-century poetry to 20th-century nationalistic writing, it examines historical sources and contemporary cultural theory and criticism. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones, 24 line drawings, 51 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMN; AVGE; AVGH; AVRJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226780115
ISBN
9780226780115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.51

Paperback. Editor(s): Stanyek, Jason; Gopinath, Sumanth S. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 b&w line drawings; 72 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: AVA; JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190676377
ISBN
9780190676377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.72

Paperback. Is exile a falling away from a source of creativity associated with the wholeness of home and one's own language, or is it a spur to creativity? This book examines the complexities of exile and the diversity of its experiences. It is suitable for those who are interested in the problems of displacement and diaspora and the European Holocaust. Editor(s): Suleiman, Susan Rubin. Num Pages: 456 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ADF; ABA; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822322153
ISBN
9780822322153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.67

Paperback. An ethnographic consideration of why the Cuban government has allowed criticism of its policies to be expressed in Cuban film, visual art, and music over the past fifteen years. Num Pages: 240 pages, 17 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JFC; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822338918
ISBN
9780822338918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415531054
ISBN
9780415531054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.01

Paperback. Describes the author's time living with the gangs on the Southside of Chicago. This book tells how in the Robert Taylor Homes projects on Chicago's South Side, he befriends JT, a gang leader for the Black Kings. It also tells how he gains JT's trust, and in order to convince the author of his CEO-like qualities, JT makes him leader of the gang. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141030913
ISBN
9780141030913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HPC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241961063
ISBN
9780241961063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.37

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