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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Tedesco became a priest and then realized that he was gay. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HRCX4; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 168 x 14. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Academy Chicago Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897335997
- ISBN
- 9780897335997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.88
€ 28.88
Paperback. Argues that the essence and elements of noir have fundamentally influenced movies outside of the traditional noir period. Neo-noir films such as Pulp Fiction (1994), Fight Club (1999), and Memento (2000) have reintroduced the genre to a contemporary audience. Editor(s): Conard, Mark T. Series: The Philosophy of Popular Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813191812
- ISBN
- 9780813191812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.53
€ 36.53
Hardback. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ; JFFS; JPA; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312220280
- ISBN
- 9780312220280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.08
€ 194.08
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Riverhead Trade
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594485695
- ISBN
- 9781594485695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.78
€ 17.99
€ 15.78
Paperback. The author has been to the future a few years ahead of the rest of us - and reckons it has a lot going for it. This book tracks one curious man's journey to find out what's in store. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846683572
- ISBN
- 9781846683572
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. An expert in artificial intelligence and robotics examines our favourite science fiction tales (Avatar, Star Trek, The Terminator, Blade Runner, Robocop, Wall-E, The Jetsons, Iron Man, and others) to reveal which robots actually exist today and what we can expect to see in the not-too-distant future. Num Pages: 240 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: FL; JFCA; TJFM1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 190 x 14. Weight in Grams: 41.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781599219431
- ISBN
- 9781599219431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.30
€ 21.99
€ 18.30
Hardback. From outlawing bowling in colonial America to regulating violent video games and synthetic drugs today, Mark Stein's Vice Capades examines the US's relationship with the actions, attitudes, and antics that have defined morality. This humorous and quirky history reveals that American views of vice are formed not merely by morals but by power. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11 photographs, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HPQ; JFC; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612348940
- ISBN
- 9781612348940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.81
€ 33.81
Hardback. The history of the civil rights movement is commonly illustrated with well-known photographs from Birmingham, Montgomery, and Selma, leaving the visual story of the movement outside the South remaining to be told. In North of Dixie, historian Mark Speltz shines a light past the most iconic photographs. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 257 x 18. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606065051
- ISBN
- 9781606065051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
paperback. Writing in the New York Times Magazine, Max Frankel characterized Unsecular Media as a book that leaves you thinking about the saintly role that religion has acquired in our allegedly irreligious media.Mark Silk's book is the first to offer a comprehensive description and analysis of how American news media cover religion. Series: Public Express Religion America. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252067426
- ISBN
- 9780252067426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Hardback. Num Pages: biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSR; JHBL; JMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319551784
- ISBN
- 9783319551784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Periscope
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902932538
- ISBN
- 9781902932538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. A theoretically informed study of five major pro- and anti-apartheid intellectuals, showing the inevitability of complex and compromised positions, and the impossibility of pure ones. Series: Philosophy & postcoloniality. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HPQ; JFCX; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3734 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822329985
- ISBN
- 9780822329985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Argues that the story of juridical racialism shows how race and citizenship served as a nexus for the professionalization of the social sciences Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JPVH1; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814793657
- ISBN
- 9780814793657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Hardcover. Written by Mark Umbreit, internationally known for his work in restorative justice, this indispensable resource offers an empirically grounded, state-of-the-art analysis of the application and impact of victim offender mediation, a movement that has spread throughout North America and abroad. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKVQ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 36. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787954918
- ISBN
- 9780787954918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Hardback. This vanguard collection of original and in-depth essays seeks to explore the intricate interplay of the aesthetic and psychological domains during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and to consider the reasons why a common Modernist project took shape when and in the circumstances it did. Series: Cultural Sitings. Num Pages: 480 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JFC; JMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745772
- ISBN
- 9780804745772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.62
€ 181.62
Hardback. Series: Drugs of Abuse: A Comprehensive Series for Clinicians. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306430626
- ISBN
- 9780306430626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.13
€ 133.13
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747974
- ISBN
- 9780804747974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Hardcover. Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BG; JFSR1; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Schocken
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805242942
- ISBN
- 9780805242942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.11
€ 32.99
€ 27.11
Paperback. In this 2nd edition the author has substantially revised his book throughout, updating the moral arguments and adding a chapter on animal minds. Importantly, rather than being a polemic on animal rights, this book is also a considered and imaginative evaluation of moral theory as explored through the issue of animal rights. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219458
- ISBN
- 9780230219458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.54
€ 71.54
Hardcover. In this 2nd edition the author has substantially revised his book throughout, updating the moral arguments and adding a chapter on animal minds. Importantly, rather than being a polemic on animal rights, this book is also a considered and imaginative evaluation of moral theory as explored through the issue of animal rights. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219441
- ISBN
- 9780230219441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Paperback. Fame was once associated with excellence or achievement in some or other field of endeavour. One of the most distinctive cultural phenomena over the years has been the rise and rise of fame. This book shows why this new fame is simultaneously fascinating and worthless. Series: The Art of Living. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844651573
- ISBN
- 9781844651573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 photographs, 11 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252074363
- ISBN
- 9780252074363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. Series: Rhetoric, Politics and Society. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 483.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811021602
- ISBN
- 9789811021602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.59
€ 116.59
Hardcover. Drawing on case studies of budget groups in Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia this book is the first comprehensive study of the impact and significance of civic initiatives aimed at enhancing budget transparency and the poverty focus of government expenditure priorities, arguing that it leads to greater democratization. Editor(s): Robinson, Mark. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; JPP; JPQB; KCP; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224780
- ISBN
- 9780230224780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78