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Paperback. Examines the history of Italian celebrity culture and ponders the changing qualities of stardom. This book examines the phenomenon of the diva in the European cinema, the invention of new stars in the sound cinema, and the postwar impact on stardom through the introduction of changing forms of narration in popular genres. Series: New Directions in National Cinemas. Num Pages: 312 pages, 35 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; APF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220080
ISBN
9780253220080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.67

Paperback. The most coherent treatment yet of these fields, the Encyclopedia of Media and Communication promises to be the standard reference text for the next generation of media and communication students and scholars. Num Pages: 752 pages, 19 Figures. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442611696
ISBN
9781442611696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.11

Paperback. Series: Bloomsbury Advances in Semiotics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: GTE. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474281980
ISBN
9781474281980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. This compact, practical research manual that will help students, scholars, and general readers alike unlock the significance of the terminology, concepts, and historical movements of semiotics and related fields. Editor(s): Danesi, Marcel. Series: Toronto Studies in Semiotics & Communication. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; GTE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802083296
ISBN
9780802083296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.70

Paperback. America and Russia were both willing to live with the status quo in Europe. What then could have generated the kind of conflict that might have led to a nuclear holocaust? This book focuses on the central question of how a stable international system came into being during the Cold War period. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 table, 4 maps, 2 line illus., 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; GTJ; HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691002736
ISBN
9780691002736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.32

Hardback. Media Divides offers the first comprehensive, up-to-date account of the democratic deficits in Canada's communications law and policy. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GTC; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774817745
ISBN
9780774817745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.77

Paperback. Explores the relationship among identity, interests, and foreign policy, employing contemporary Jordan to explore the changing dynamics of the Arab regional system. This book emphasizes the print media as a barometer of public opinion - one that affects the decision-making of political leaders. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; GTB; HBJF1; JFD; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113236
ISBN
9780231113236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. An anthropological account of the multi-level dynamics that underlie the continuing electoral dominance of the Democrat Party in southern Thailand, a conspicuous anomaly in Thailand's political landscape. It includes a study of candidates, support groups, and election campaigns in the province of Songkhla in the eventful years 2004 and 2005. Num Pages: 408 pages, 20 figs. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FM; GTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 28. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749511381
ISBN
9789749511381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. Documents early Tel-Aviv against the backdrop of its earlier years Editor(s): Azaryahu, Maoz; Troen, S. Ilan. Series: An Israel Studies Book. Num Pages: 480 pages, 45 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF1; HBLW; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253223579
ISBN
9780253223579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. The cities and the regions of the world are being transformed under the combined impact of a restructuring of the capitalist system and a technological revolution. This is the thesis of this book, now in paperback. Castells not only brings together an impressive array of evidence to support it but puts forward a new body of theory to explain it. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTC; JFSG; KCP; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631179375
ISBN
9780631179375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99

Paperback. In this wide-ranging and powerful book, Castells analyses the revolution in communication technologies and social media that has created a new communication system, mass self-communication. He argues that this has, in turn, transformed power relationships, the role of social movements, and their responses to recent political and economic crises. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; UBJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 944.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199681938
ISBN
9780199681938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.35

Hardback. What constitutes black studies and where does this discipline stand at the end of the twentieth century? In this wide-ranging and original volume, Manning Marable -- one of the leading scholars of African American history -- gathers key materials from contemporary thinkers who interrogate the richly diverse content and multiple meanings of the collective experiences of black folk. Editor(s): Marable, Manning. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114769
ISBN
9780231114769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.11
€ 79.73

Hardback. Many scholars have noted the role of China's demand for silver in the emergence of the modern world. This book discusses the interaction of this demand and the early-19th Century Latin American independence movements, the resulting disruptions in the Qing dynasty, and the transformation from the High Qing to modern China. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 2 maps, 12 graphs, 26 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; GTB; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022683
ISBN
9780674022683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.45

Paperback. In this fully revised and updated edition, Malcolm Barnard introduces fashion and clothing as ways of communicating and challening class, gender, sexual and social identities. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w photos, glossary. BIC Classification: AKTA; GTC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415260183
ISBN
9780415260183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.71

Paperback. Deeply informative study which identifies the causes for global hunger embedded in the current global political and economic system. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white tables, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745330679
ISBN
9780745330679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.72

Paperback. Explores the world of second-generation Indian American youth to learn how they manage the contradictions of gender roles and sexuality, how they handle their "model minority" status and expectations for class mobility in a society that still racializes everyone in terms of black or white. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; GTB; JFCA; JFSL1; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566399272
ISBN
9781566399272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.64

Paperback. This is the second in a series of field reports on village surveys conducted by the Foundation for Agrarian Studies. This report deals with agrarian relations in two villages of Rajasthan: Rewasi in Sikar district and 25 F Gulabewala in Sri Ganganagar district. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: GTF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Tulika Book India
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9789382381679
ISBN
9789382381679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.06

Paperback. Dubey argues that for African American studies, postmodernity best names a period, beginning in the early 1970s, marked by acute disenchantment with the promises of urban modernity and of print literacy. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226167275
ISBN
9780226167275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Hardback. A comprehensive history of Republican Beijing, this text examines how the capital acquired its identity as a consummately "traditional" Chinese city. The author argues that nostalgia directed towards the living Republic city is an essential characteristic of Chinese modernity. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 403 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 10 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
403
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520230507
ISBN
9780520230507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.99
€ 65.15

Paperback. Since the mid 1990s, tertiary education in Malaysia has experienced great transformation. This book analyses recent reforms in the public sector, giving a clear picture of institutions that are juggling different expectations and pressures from the social, political and economic environments. Num Pages: 104 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMM; GTB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 149 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Monash Asia Institute Australia
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876924416
ISBN
9781876924416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.92

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