Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 1DVWB; 3JJG; HBJD; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801449451
- ISBN
- 9780801449451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.85
€ 67.85
Paperback. This is a penetrating analysis of the media techniques psychological underpinnings of the right-wing American, Martin Luther Thomas and what is now called the Radical Right. The book looks at its use of the media to propagate its political and religious agenda. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; JFD; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 11. Weight in Grams: 195.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740036
- ISBN
- 9780804740036
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.90
€ 25.99
€ 23.90
Paperback. A major new book in the Polity series of publications which make available Adorno's previously unpublished writings. This volume comprises some of Adorno's most important writings on music and radio and deals with themes for which he is particularly well known, such as the critique of the culture industry. Editor(s): Adorno, Theodor W. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations, recorded music items. BIC Classification: APW; AVA; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 37. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745642864
- ISBN
- 9780745642864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.21
€ 33.99
€ 33.21
Hardback. A major new book in the Polity series of publications which make available Adorno's previously unpublished writings. This volume comprises some of Adorno's most important writings on music and radio and deals with themes for which he is particularly well known, such as the critique of the culture industry. Editor(s): Adorno, Theodor W. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations, recorded music items. BIC Classification: AV; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 43. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745642857
- ISBN
- 9780745642857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.62
€ 83.62
Hardback. * The correspondence of Theodor Adorno and Thomas Mann documents a rare encounter of creative tension between literary tradition and aesthetic modernism spanning the years 1943-1955. * The letters offer the reader a fascinating insight into the lives of two of the most important figures of twentieth-century intellectual life. Editor(s): Lonitz, Henri. Translator(s): Hoban, Wieland. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745623351
- ISBN
- 9780745623351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.24
€ 19.24
Hardback. The surviving correspondence between Walter Benjamin and Theodor W. Adorno. * This is the first time all of the surviving correspondence between Adorno and Benjamin has appeared in English. * Provides a key to the personalities and projects of these two major intellectual figures. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; BGA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745618180
- ISBN
- 9780745618180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.71
€ 84.71
Paperback. In this remarkable work written 50 years ago, Adorno showcases the dangers inherent in modern obsessions with consumption. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415271004
- ISBN
- 9780415271004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.67
€ 19.99
€ 19.67
Paperback. This book is an unrivalled indictment of the banality of mass culture - Adorno's finest essays are collected here, offering the reader unparalleled insights into Adorno's thoughts on culture. Editor(s): Bernstein, J. M. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415253802
- ISBN
- 9780415253802
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.90
€ 21.99
€ 21.90
Hardcover. This book provides methods, guidelines and examples to guide researchers and students through a research project, and reviewing a considerable body of previous work. It contains a complete link analysis methodology for information science and social science research. Case studies include academic, business and commercial search engine applications. Editor(s): Thelwall, Mike. Series: Library and Information Science Series. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JHBC; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780120885534
- ISBN
- 9780120885534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.16
€ 99.16
Paperback. Editor(s): Fenster, Thelma S.; Smail, Daniel Lord. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; DSBB; HBG; HBLC; JFCX; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801488573
- ISBN
- 9780801488573
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Condition: New
€ 42.00
€ 42.00
Paperback. Contains 190 texts from nineteen consultants - most collected in English or in English translation. This work includes 155 stories that represent Upper Chehalis and Cowlitz Salish narrative traditions, primarily myths and tales. It is suitable for those interested in the content and comparative analysis of Native texts told in English. Editor(s): Adamson, Thelma. Num Pages: 1 map, 4 images. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803226685
- ISBN
- 9780803226685
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.35
€ 31.99
€ 30.35
paperback. It is widely held that the United States lagged behind Western Europe in developing modern social policies. This historical analysis, however, shows that the United States actually pioneered generous social spending for many of its elderly, disabled and dependent citizens. Num Pages: 736 pages, 10 tables, 33 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1053.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780674717664
- ISBN
- 9780674717664
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.97
€ 51.99
€ 43.97
Paperback. From the nineteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries, millions of Americans participated in fraternal associations - self-selecting brotherhoods and sisterhoods that provided aid to members, enacted group rituals, and engaged in community service. This book shows how African American groups played key roles in the struggle for civil rights. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 halftones. 8 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138367
- ISBN
- 9780691138367
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.96
€ 40.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. Health care, Social Security, employment programs - are part of ongoing national debates about the future of social policy in the United States. This collection of essays shows how historical understanding, centered on governmental institutions and political alliances, can illuminate the limits and possibilities of American social policymaking. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691037851
- ISBN
- 9780691037851
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Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 49.91
€ 64.68
€ 49.91
paperback. Examines the roles and responsibilities of Cherokee women during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, a time of intense cultural change. This book develops a complex view of the effects of contact on Native gender relations, arguing that Cherokee conceptions of gender persisted long after contact. Series: Indians of the Southeast. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803287600
- ISBN
- 9780803287600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.48
€ 19.48
Paperback. This book begins with the emergence of peoples in North America and traces their stories to the beginning of the early twenty-first century. The narrative rests on the premise that indigenous nations retain sovereign rights, and it explores the ways in which contests over those rights shaped their histories. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 halftones & maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 112 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195307542
- ISBN
- 9780195307542
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.73
€ 11.99
€ 10.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFSL; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226289465
- ISBN
- 9780226289465
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.27
€ 34.99
€ 27.27
Hardback. Cacchioni moves beyond the search for a sexual pharmaceutical drug for women to ask a broader question: how does the medicalization of female sexuality already affect women's lives? Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK5; KNDP; MMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442642478
- ISBN
- 9781442642478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.30
€ 58.30
Paperback. Cacchioni moves beyond the search for a sexual pharmaceutical drug for women to ask a broader question: how does the medicalization of female sexuality already affect women's lives? Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK5; KNDP; MMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442611375
- ISBN
- 9781442611375
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.15
€ 29.99
€ 28.15
Studies the rise and fall of the Yellow Press. This book documents the fierce competition that characterized yellow journalism, the social realities and trends that contributed to its success (and its ultimate demise), its accomplishments for good or ill, and its long-term legacy. Series: Medill School of Journalism Visions of the American Press. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810123311
- ISBN
- 9780810123311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.28
€ 38.28
Children, Child Abuse and Child Protection: Placing Children Centrally
The Violence Against Children Study Group
Paperback. Children, Child Abuse and Child Protection is the second book written by the Violence Against Children Study Group, a multidisciplinary group of researchers and practitioners from a range of professional settings concerned with child protection. This book follows on from the highly successful Taking Child Abuse Seriously, published in 1990. Editor(s): Blythe, Eric; Parkin, Wendy. Series: Wiley Series in Child Care & Protection. Num Pages: 244 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471986416
- ISBN
- 9780471986416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.79
€ 84.79
Paperback. The Project on Vegas shows how the Las Vegas Strip concentrates and magnifies American culture's core truths. Among others, the Strip's buffets, surveillance, large scale branding and consumption, and transformation of nature reflects larger trends and practices throughout America. Includes over 100 photographs by Karen Klugman. Num Pages: 384 pages, 101 photographs. BIC Classification: JFSG; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822359678
- ISBN
- 9780822359678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.53
€ 32.99
€ 32.53
Paperback. Series: The James Madison Library in American Politics. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JFSL1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169378
- ISBN
- 9780691169378
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.65
€ 42.99
€ 30.65
Black Culture and Black Consciousness: Afro-American Folk Thought from...
The Late Lawrence W. Levine
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Number of pages
- 556
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 30th anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195305685
- ISBN
- 9780195305685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.57
€ 23.57