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Paperback. Reveals how the internet is deadening personal interaction, stifling genuine inventiveness and even changing us as people. Showing us the way to a future where individuals mean more than machines, this book is a searing manifesto against mass mediocrity, a creative call to arms - and an impassioned defence of the human. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141049113
ISBN
9780141049113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

paperback. Globally, at least one in four women experiences domestic violence at some point in her life, according to World Bank figures, which are confirmed by local surveys around the world. This study contributes to the fields of domestic abuse and narrative studies with the author's analysis of the narrative practices of doctors who treat abused women. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JKV; M. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780803224940
ISBN
9780803224940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816651054
ISBN
9780816651054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Paperback. A history of the modern sequential comic form from the late nineteenth century through today, focusing on the unique ways in which it tells stories and interacts with readers. Series: Post - 45. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AKLC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 180 x 15. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804771474
ISBN
9780804771474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Series Editor(s): Umland, Andreas. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: JF. Dimension: 150 x 213 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838208701
ISBN
9783838208701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.78

Paperback. Collection of essays on issues of women and development, attempting to bridge theory and practice in the post-9/11 era to reflect debates in various realms, from the environment, land rights, and identity to information technology, employme Editor(s): Jaquette, Jane S.; Summerfield, Gale. Num Pages: 376 pages, 6 tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336983
ISBN
9780822336983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. In 1965, Tom Wolfe famously asked of Marshall McLuhan: "Suppose he is the oracle of the modern times--what if he is right?" Fifty years later, McLuhan's biographer Douglas Coupland, McLuhan's sons, and sixteen scholars explore the ways in which McLuhan's predictions have come true. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFCA; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889773752
ISBN
9780889773752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.79

Paperback. Drawing on ethnographic research in four distinct communities - the Chicago neighborhoods of Andersonville and Argyle and the New England towns of Provincetown and Dresden - this title paints a colorful portrait of how residents new and old, from wealthy gay homeowners to Portuguese fishermen, think about gentrification. Series: Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries. Num Pages: 368 pages, 22 halftones, 3 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226076638
ISBN
9780226076638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.53

Hardback. This study demonstrates that three subjects traditionally discussed separately - prostitution, hysteria and the popular novel - share a discourse of marginality and of female marginality in particular, central to the 19th-century experience in France. Num Pages: 422 pages, 18 illustration. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; HBJD; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231072069
ISBN
9780231072069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.15
€ 90.47

paperback. Based on the belief that thoughtful dialogue can engender positive change, this book explores the implications for psychology of essentialist and social constructionist understandings of sexual orientation. It presents theoretical frameworks, followed by application sections dealing with clinical practice, research and theory, and public policy. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814713259
ISBN
9780814713259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. .
Publisher
Intellect Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783206919
ISBN
9781783206919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 51.66

Paperback. Traces the origins of women in police work, explaining how pioneer policewomen's struggles to gain secure footholds in big city police departments ironically helped to make modern policework one of the most male dominated occupations in the United States. This book shows how female officers handled the complex gender politics of their work. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 227 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSJ1; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566395601
ISBN
9781566395601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

paperback. Why is McLuhan important? What use can we make of his approach to the media today? In this critical introduction, McLuhan's contribution is explained and his reputation reassessed. Series: Core Cultural Theorists Series. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780761952657
ISBN
9780761952657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.66

Paperback. .
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099499596
ISBN
9780099499596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.75

Paperback. .
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849056786
ISBN
9781849056786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.02

Paperback. This study traces the history of how images taken during the Nazi Holocaust have been subjected to a perplexing variety of treatments: variously ignored, suppressed, distorted and exploited for propaganda purposes. It asks whether the images can ever be true representations of the events. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; AJC; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFC; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860645464
ISBN
9781860645464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.20

Hardback. * A new volume in Polity s successful War and Conflict in the Modern World series. * Offers a comprehensive analysis of the causes and consequences of sexual violence across a range of conflict zones. Series: War and Conflict in the Modern World. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JPWS; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745641874
ISBN
9780745641874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.45

Paperback. * A new volume in Polity s successful War and Conflict in the Modern World series. * Offers a comprehensive analysis of the causes and consequences of sexual violence across a range of conflict zones. Series: War and Conflict in the Modern World. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JPWS; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745641881
ISBN
9780745641881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.82

Hardcover. This text introduces students to both feminism and other social and political theories via an examination of the inter-relationship between different feminist positions and key contemporary debates. The book takes each debate in turn, outlining the main themes and feminist responses. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 460. "Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-210) and index. Commissioning organisation: Janice McLaughlin. x, 214 p. 25 cm. Paperback. As new." Keywords: "Society, Politics & Philosophy - Women's Studies - Feminist Criticism,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Academic Sociology,Subjects - Society, Politics & Phil"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2003rd Edition
SKU
KEX0164577
ISBN
9780333968109
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 57.98

Paperback.

Major changes are occurring in the United States population and the nation's health care institutions and delivery systems. Significant disparities in health status exist across population groups. But the health care enterprise, with all its integrated and disparate parts, has been slow to respond. Num Pages: 480 pages, col. charts. BIC Classification: JFSL; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 778.

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118065600
ISBN
9781118065600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 96.36

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