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Society & culture: general
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
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.82
€ 26.99
€ 23.82
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
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.73
€ 42.99
€ 33.73
Hardback. Religious scholars, anthropologists, and historians of America and the Anabaptist faiths will find this objective-yet-appreciative account of the Hutterites' distinct North American culture to be a valuable and fascinating study both of the religion and of a viable alternative to modern-day capitalism. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 45, 39 black & white halftones, 4 maps, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSR; JFSS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894893
- ISBN
- 9780801894893
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Condition: New
€ 62.95
€ 62.95
Hardcover. Providing a comparison the most important instances of public engagement with biotechnology in Europe in recent years, this book provides a theoretically reflected and empirically grounded study of the opportunities and obstacles for a thorough democratization of technological development through processes of public engagement. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 black & white tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230242128
- ISBN
- 9780230242128
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Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Hardcover. This brief volume takes a panoramic view of the candidates for the most succinct theory of the 21st century division of labor that would replace Fordism, Taylorism and scientific management. Num Pages: 91 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSC; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137378774
- ISBN
- 9781137378774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.81
€ 65.81
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
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Condition: New
€ 117.54€ 90.75
€ 117.54
€ 90.75
Hardcover. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 blac and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; GTJ; JFD; JPF; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815634072
- ISBN
- 9780815634072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.38
€ 51.38
Paperback. Editor(s): Frazier, Lessie Jo; Hurtig, Janise; Solar, Rosario Montoya Del. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403960405
- ISBN
- 9781403960405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
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
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Intellect Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783206919
- ISBN
- 9781783206919
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Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 51.94
€ 53.99
€ 51.94
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€ 30.94
€ 33.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. This study examines the representation of marital and extramarital relations in James Joyce's texts, with reference to context and to Joyce's biography. Utell claims that Joyce uses these relations to imagine a different kind of love, one based in a radical acceptance and a rejection of a utilitarian and sexually repressive stance towards marriage. Series: New Directions in Irish & Irish American Literature. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349289578
- ISBN
- 9781349289578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.60
€ 65.60
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
€ 69.40
€ 69.40
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099499596
- ISBN
- 9780099499596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.91
€ 20.99
€ 16.91
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849056786
- ISBN
- 9781849056786
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Condition: New
€ 23.11
€ 23.11
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
€ 32.37
€ 32.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLC; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501700743
- ISBN
- 9781501700743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.28
€ 36.99
€ 34.28
Paperback. Series: Signs of Race. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; JFSL; JFSR; JHM; JHMC; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312296001
- ISBN
- 9780312296001
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Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
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
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
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
€ 26.08
€ 26.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349392469
- ISBN
- 9781349392469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Draws connections between the works of authors such as Elizabeth Bowen, Dorothy L. Sayers, Olivia Manning, Iris Murdoch and A.S. Byatt, who dramatize darkness in wartime, gothic terror, madness and romantic betrayal, yet celebrate the triumph of rationality and "the higher common sense". Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333614204
- ISBN
- 9780333614204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
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
€ 57.98
Hardback. Violent women in cinema pose an exciting challenge to spectators, overturning ideas of 'typical' feminine subjectivity. This book explores the representation of homicidal women in contemporary art and independent cinema. Examining narrative, style and spectatorship, Loreck investigates the power of art cinema to depict transgressive femininity. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137525079
- ISBN
- 9781137525079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.12
€ 116.12