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Social issues & processes
Hardback. In this book, pre-eminent semiotician Arthur Asa Berger decodes the meanings of common objects of consumption and their perceived 'sacredness' in consumerist cultures. Using semiotic theory, consumer culture is dissected in new and fascinating ways. Series: Semiotics and Popular Culture. Num Pages: 211 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230103726
- ISBN
- 9780230103726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardback. Are Americans obsessed with shopping? 'Shop til You Drop' is a lively look at our consumer culture and its role in our everyday lives and society. Arthur Asa Berger considers the sacred roots of consumer culture, the demographics of consumption, theories about competing cultures, and the semiotics of shopping. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 183 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742536906
- ISBN
- 9780742536906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.60
€ 146.60
Paperback. In this book, pre-eminent semiotician Arthur Asa Berger decodes the meanings of common objects of consumption and their perceived 'sacredness' in consumerist cultures. Using semiotic theory, consumer culture is dissected in new and fascinating ways. Series: Semiotics and Popular Culture. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230103733
- ISBN
- 9780230103733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.81
€ 65.81
Paperback. A fast-paced memoir of Arsham Parsi, a queer Iranian activist who was forced to flee his country under threat of execution for his work in fighting human rights abuses against LGBT individuals in Iran. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGA; JFFJ; JFSK2; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552667019
- ISBN
- 9781552667019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.67
€ 21.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. Editor(s): Miller, Arnold S. Num Pages: 125 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 125
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594540578
- ISBN
- 9781594540578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.00€ 35.00
€ 47.00
€ 35.00
paperback. Argues that animal cruelty must be understood in terms of social relationships, as actively used by social groups to achieve sought-after identities. The author situates cruelty in situations where groups of people decide, on their own terms, what constitutes the wrongful harm of animals and how best to communicate their understanding to others. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134724
- ISBN
- 9781592134724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.98
€ 32.99
€ 29.98
Paperback. Animals are sold as expensive commodities, used as food and clothing, and hunted for sport. This book combines sociological analysis with ethnographic description to give us insight into the history and practice of how we as human beings construct animals, and by extrapolation, how we construct ourselves and others in relation to them. Series: Animals, Culture, & Society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566394413
- ISBN
- 9781566394413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. Num Pages: 364 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 189 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600214226
- ISBN
- 9781600214226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.33€ 140.92
€ 203.33
€ 140.92
Hardcover. Num Pages: 358 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 262 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1038.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560729297
- ISBN
- 9781560729297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.32€ 63.67
€ 89.32
€ 63.67
Hardcover. This book explores the lived realities of people with disabilities from across the developing world and examines how the coping strategies of individuals and families emerge in different contexts. Editor(s): Eide, Arne H.; Ingstad, Benedicte. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 180 x 248 x 20. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847428851
- ISBN
- 9781847428851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.87
€ 105.87
Paperback. Editor(s): Pasqualino, Caterina; Schneider, Arnd. Num Pages: 224 pages, 61 bw illus. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 172 x 244 x 9. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857854438
- ISBN
- 9780857854438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.29
€ 41.29
Hardback. Editor(s): Aubert, Arnaud. Num Pages: 263 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 182 x 18. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 263
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626180338
- ISBN
- 9781626180338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.34€ 172.78
€ 250.34
€ 172.78
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPS; JFC; JFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 259 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634830317
- ISBN
- 9781634830317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 286.78€ 216.89
€ 286.78
€ 216.89
Paperback. The essays in Queer Globalizations bring together scholars of postcolonial and lesbian and gay studies in order to examine from multiple perspectives the narratives that have sought to define globalization. Editor(s): Cruz-Malave, Arnaldo; Manalansan, Martin. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 281 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716243
- ISBN
- 9780814716243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardback. Editor(s): Sheehan, Amy M.; Dalton, Jeremy P. Num Pages: 261 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JFFS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 259 x 20. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 261
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612096834
- ISBN
- 9781612096834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 344.37€ 236.48
€ 344.37
€ 236.48
Paperback. Research on globalisation is a political priority because the world has become a 'single place' where local events may have world-wide political and military consequences. This book argues that studying new religions in a globalisation perspective offers methodological advantages for the study of religion and the general study of globalisation. Editor(s): Geertz, Armin W.; Warburg, Margit. Num Pages: 277 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HR; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779342941
- ISBN
- 9788779342941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.67
€ 34.67
Hardback. Favazza critically assesses new and significant biological, ethnological, social, and psychological findings regarding self-injury; presents current understandings of self-injurious acts from cultural and clinical perspectives; and places self-mutilation in historical and contemporary context. Num Pages: 352 pages, 17, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHMC; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801899652
- ISBN
- 9780801899652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.00
€ 90.00
Paperback. Video surveillance, public records, fingerprints, hidden microphones, RFID chips: in contemporary societies the intrusive techniques of surveillance used in daily life have increased dramatically. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPSL; JPV; KNSS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645117
- ISBN
- 9780745645117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.60
€ 35.60
Hardback. Video surveillance, public records, fingerprints, hidden microphones, RFID chips: in contemporary societies the intrusive techniques of surveillance used in daily life have increased dramatically. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPSL; JPV; KNSS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645100
- ISBN
- 9780745645100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Paperback. In private life, we try to induce or suppress love, envy, and anger through deep acting or emotion work, just as we manage our outer expressions of feeling through surface acting. This title examines two groups of public-contact workers: flight attendants and bill collectors. Num Pages: 339 pages, 4 tables, 1 chart. BIC Classification: JFFP; JMJ; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 412. Commercialization of Human Feeling. 339 pages. In private life, we try to induce or suppress love, envy, and anger through deep acting or emotion work, just as we manage our outer expressions of feeling through surface acting. This title examines two groups of public-contact workers: flight attendants and bill collectors. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFFP; JMJ; JMQ. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 21. Weight: 418.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 339
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Third Edition, Updated with a New Preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272941
- ISBN
- 9780520272941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99
€ 40.99