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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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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

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

€ 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

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

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
€ 29.90

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

€ 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

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

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

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

€ 20.99
€ 16.91

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

€ 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

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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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

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

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

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

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

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

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