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Paperback. Examines the notion of modernity as it has been staged in the details of Chinese life. This book explores the theme of 'revaluation' - that is, the way China's move into global capitalism is commoditizing goods and services, from domestic labour to recycling and water resources, in a consumer-oriented society. Editor(s): Dong, Madeleine Yue; Goldstein, Joshua Lewis. Series: Studies in Modernity and National Identity. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295986029
ISBN
9780295986029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.70

Hardback. This study examines the everyday politics of a rice farming village in central Luzon. Contending that the faction and patron-client relationships emphasized by conventional studies are but one part of Philippine political life, Kerkvliet offers a portrait of political relationships among villagers. Num Pages: 364 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMP; GTB; JHM; JPA; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742518698
ISBN
9780742518698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.27

Paperback. From roommate disputes to family arguments, trouble is inevitable in interpersonal relationships. The author explores the beginnings and development of the conflicts that occur in our relationships with the people we regularly encounter - family members, intimate partners, coworkers, and others-and the common responses to such troubles. Series: Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: GTJ; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226237947
ISBN
9780226237947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.42

Hardcover. From roommate disputes to family arguments, trouble is inevitable in interpersonal relationships. The author explores the beginnings and development of the conflicts that occur in our relationships with the people we regularly encounter - family members, intimate partners, coworkers, and others - and the common responses to such troubles. Series: Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: GTJ; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226237800
ISBN
9780226237800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.64
€ 96.62

Paperback. Series: Adelphi Series. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138633087
ISBN
9781138633087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.49

Paperback. American mass culture's conservative response to the Great Depression and the coming of World War II Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 photographs. BIC Classification: GTC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252075049
ISBN
9780252075049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.24

Paperback. A timely look at American popular films made between 1973 and 2001 that use Arabs, their landscapes, and their cultures as villainsoand what these depictions of "evil" Arabs reveal about American fears and insecurities. Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; APFA; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292713420
ISBN
9780292713420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.93

Paperback. Documents the search for the origins of the iconic "femme fatale" who was depicted as a dangerous, depraved, and deadly woman. This book argues that the evolution of the femme fatale, with both literary and visual links to the biblical Eve figure, came as a response to increasing feminism and the desire by men to halt its spread. Num Pages: 360 pages, 126 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AC; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 181 x 20. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252073236
ISBN
9780252073236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.56

Paperback. .
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629582153
ISBN
9781629582153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.12

hardcover. Always connect - that is the imperative of today's media. In this book, the author turns our usual understanding of media on its head by arguing that these moments reveal the ways the impossibility of communication is integral to communication itself - instances they call excommunication. Series: TRIOS. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: GTC; HP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
New
SKU
V9780226925219
ISBN
9780226925219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.25
€ 79.41

Paperback. Always connect - that is the imperative of today's media. In this book, the author turns our usual understanding of media on its head by arguing that these moments reveal the ways the impossibility of communication is integral to communication itself - instances they call excommunication. Series: TRIOS. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: GTC; HP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226925226
ISBN
9780226925226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.88

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992891
ISBN
9780295992891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.71

Paperback. This text raises questions about artistic freedom and censorship. Wu Hung uses the Chinese government's cancellation of the exhibition "It's Me", Beijing 1998, to anchor his analysis of the challenges face by contemporary Chinese artisits and curators. Num Pages: 224 pages, 111 colour plates, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AB; AC; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 184 x 22. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780935573336
ISBN
9780935573336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.60

Paperback. Develops a theory of how exit-voice dynamics affect collective action in order to identify the processes that spurred the extraordinarily swift and surprisingly bloodless 1989 revolution within the German Democratic Republic. This work compares the East German rebellion with events occurring during the same period in other communist states. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 tables, 17 figures. BIC Classification: 1DFG; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822337652
ISBN
9780822337652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. This work shows how the biblical story of suffering and the journey to redemption inspired a pragmatic tradition of racial advocacy among African Americans in the early 19th century. It compares the historical uses of Exodus by black and white Americans and the concepts on "nation" it generated. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; GTB; HR; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226298207
ISBN
9780226298207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.60

Paperback. Once lauded as the wave of the African future, Zambia's economic boom in the 1960s and early 1970s was fueled by the export of copper and other primary materials. Since the mid-1970s the urban economy has rapidly deteriorated. This title explores the social and cultural responses to this prolonged period of sharp economic decline. Series: Perspectives on Southern Africa S. Num Pages: 343 pages, 7 figures, 7 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMZ; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; GTB; JFSG; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
343
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520217027
ISBN
9780520217027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.52

Paperback. This book offers a comprehensive view of 'expertise' and how it is developed and applied by organizations and workers. Chapters explore how expertise can be viewed as constituted through various forms of communication and how we can use this perspective to better understand the role of expertise in processes of organizing. Editor(s): Treem, Jeffrey W.; Leonardi, Paul M. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JHBL; KJP; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198739234
ISBN
9780198739234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.00

Hardback. Explorations in New Cinema History brings together cutting-edge research by the leading scholars in the field to identify new approaches to writing and understanding the social and cultural history of cinema, focusing on cinema s audiences, the experience of cinema, and the cinema as a site of social and cultural exchange. Editor(s): Maltby, Richard; Biltereyst, Daniel; Meers, Philippe. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: APF; GTC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405199490
ISBN
9781405199490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.62

Paperback. Explorations in New Cinema History brings together cutting-edge research by the leading scholars in the field to identify new approaches to writing and understanding the social and cultural history of cinema, focusing on cinema s audiences, the experience of cinema, and the cinema as a site of social and cultural exchange. Editor(s): Maltby, Richard; Biltereyst, Daniel; Meers, Philippe. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: APF; GTC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 18. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405199506
ISBN
9781405199506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.42

Hardcover. Editor(s): Amster, Randell; Ndura, Elavie. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633402
ISBN
9780815633402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.82

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