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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816635979
ISBN
9780816635979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.09

Paperback. Using examples such as "Big Brother" and "Billy Elliot", Bignell offers a comprehensive, intelligent and readable introduction into the critical approach in contemporary media studies. This second edition includes sections on men's style magazines, docusoaps and "reality TV". Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: GTE; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719062056
ISBN
9780719062056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.91

Paperback. Bennett engages with the thought of six great thinkers of the early modern period: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume. His chief focus is on the words they wrote. What problem is being tackled? How exactly is the solution meant to work? Does it succeed? If not why not? What can be learned from its success or failure? Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199266289
ISBN
9780199266289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.94

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 maps, 46 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVU; HBJD; JFCA; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231182706
ISBN
9780231182706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Hardback. Truly interdisciplinary in both scope and method, this book will appeal to students and scholars in American studies, history, political theory, media and communications, and rhetoric and literary studies. Series: New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFD; JPHV; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417363
ISBN
9781421417363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.92
€ 47.53

Paperback. Shows how politics and aesthetics merge in American film noirs made between the late 1930s and the mid-1950s; their oft-noted uncanniness betrays the fear that un-American foes lurk within the homeland. Num Pages: 280 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350064
ISBN
9780822350064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

paperback. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816614684
ISBN
9780816614684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Hardcover. " First in Canada" is a unique expression of the many accomplishments Indigenous Canadians have made to Canadian society. As beautiful as it is informative, this perpetual calendar is a glimpse of 10,000 years in 365 days! Num Pages: 155 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: GBCY; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889772403
ISBN
9780889772403
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.75

Hardcover. Num Pages: 353 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 796.
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
353
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776746803
ISBN
9788776746803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

Hardback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786990365
ISBN
9781786990365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.28

Paperback. Delving into everything from medieval drama to Bollywood films to the Twilight franchise, Virgin Envy examines the elusive state of virginity. Editor(s): Allan, Jonathan A.; Santos, Cristina; Spahr, Adriana. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889774230
ISBN
9780889774230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.60

Paperback. In a resolute deviation from the governing totality of the phallus, the very site of difference, Reading from Behind offers a radical reorientation of the anus and its role in the collective imaginary Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783607549
ISBN
9781783607549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.54

Hardback. An exploration of the richness and diversity of Jewish society in Christian Iberia from 1100-1500. It includes essays which present a portrait that adds greater nuance to our understanding of both medieval Jewish and medieval Spanish history. Editor(s): Ray, Jonathan. Series: Jews in Space and Time. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLC1; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235353
ISBN
9781936235353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.73

Paperback. Brings together thirteen critics and scholars to explore children's art and its documented influence on the evolution of modern art. This book shows that children's art and childhood have inspired major works of art, served as central metaphors for artistic spontaneity and honesty, and provided a window into the fundamental human qualities. Editor(s): Fineberg, Jonathan. Num Pages: 296 pages, 161 halftones. BIC Classification: ACX; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691086828
ISBN
9780691086828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.90
€ 63.58

Paperback. A useful introduction to the social, political, cultural and religious position of Muslims living in contemporary Europe. It describes the history of early European Muslims and outlines the causes and courses of 20th-century Muslim immigration. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DD; HRHP; JFFN; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474409339
ISBN
9781474409339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, 40 figures. BIC Classification: JFD; UBW; UD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262019767
ISBN
9780262019767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 40.65

Hardback. How do urban communities in Asian cities experience the impacts of urbanisation and climate change? This key issue forms the discussion point for this book. Particular reference is made to cities in India, and the capability of such urban communities of responding to climate-related disasters. Editor(s): Joerin, Jonas; Shaw, Rajib; Krishnamurthy, R. R. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1F; JFSG; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783509058
ISBN
9781783509058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Zondervan United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310289524
ISBN
9780310289524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.05

Paperback. Written as a cultural weapon and a call to arms, Howl touched a raw nerve in Cold War America and has been controversial from the day it was first read aloud nearly fifty years ago. This study of Howl elucidates the nexus of politics and literature in which it was written and gives portraits of Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520246775
ISBN
9780520246775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.09

Paperback. The values of traditionalist Islam are often portrayed as inherently hostile to those of a modern, pluralistic society. This book shatters many of these stereotypes. Jonah Blank provides a first-hand account of the Daudi Bohra to show how a premodern clerical elite has embraced modernity. Num Pages: 408 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRH; JFC; JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226056777
ISBN
9780226056777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.50

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