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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Dean Duncan provides a critical survey of the aesthetics of classical music in film. Exploring tensions between high art and commercial culture, he examines how directors quote themes and classical passages in genres ranging from the Soviet avant garde to Hollywood romances. Series: Communications & Media Studies. Num Pages: 211 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; AVGC4; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 17. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823222803
- ISBN
- 9780823222803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.32
€ 43.99
€ 38.32
Paperback. Argues for a shift in cultural heritage conservation, from a focus on maintaining the physical fabric of material culture towards the impact that conservation work has on people's lives. This book challenges the commodification of sacred objects and places by western conservation thought and attempts to decolonize conservation practice. Editor(s): Sully, Dean. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Left Coast Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781598743104
- ISBN
- 9781598743104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.29€ 48.20
€ 52.29
€ 48.20
Paperback. This work argues that the prevailing view of happiness being defined as "well-feeling" is dangerous in politics as well as ethics. It suggests that it creates individuals with no other sense of obligation than finding personal satisfaction, regardless of the cost to themselves or others. Num Pages: 168 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847681402
- ISBN
- 9780847681402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.75
€ 70.75
The Woman of the Eighteenth Century: Her Life, from Birth to Death, He...
De, Goncourt Edmond; de Goncourt, Jules
paperback. Series: Routledge Library Editions: Women's History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415752534
- ISBN
- 9780415752534
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Condition: New
€ 58.72
€ 58.72
Paperback. Designed to complement DeMariaa s textbook British Literature 1640--1789: An Anthology , this critical reader contains seventeen essays by sixteen contemporary literary critics and covers the full range of works printed in the anthology. Editor(s): Robert Demaria., Prof (Vassar College, New York USA). Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631197416
- ISBN
- 9780631197416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.59
€ 67.59
Paperback. The story of las CasasO 16th century fight against oppression of the Indian people in the New World. Editor(s): Sullivan, Francis Patrick. Num Pages: 371 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTR; HRCM; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Sheed & Ward
- Number of pages
- 371
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556127175
- ISBN
- 9781556127175
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Condition: New
€ 50.99
€ 50.99
Paperback. Editor(s): De la Garza, Rodolfo O.; Velasco, Jesus. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: G; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847684397
- ISBN
- 9780847684397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.15
€ 65.15
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810025555
- ISBN
- 9783810025555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.64
€ 69.64
Paperback. Features the essays that consider how Western societies think about and use goods, how goods shape female, as well as male, identities, how labor in the family came to be divided between a male breadwinner and a female consumer, and how fashion and cosmetics shape women's notions of themselves and the society in which they live. Editor(s): Grazia, Victoria De; Furlough, Ellen. Num Pages: 443 pages, 44 b&w photographs, 13 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 443
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520201972
- ISBN
- 9780520201972
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.19
€ 38.99
€ 28.19
Paperback. The 2008 economic collapse proved how resilient and dangerous Affluenza can be. Now in its third edition, this book can safely be called prophetic in showing how problems ranging from loneliness, endless working hours, and family conflict to rising debt, environmental pollution, and rampant commercialism are all symptoms of this global plague. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berrett-Koehler United States
- Edition
- Third Edition, New edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609949273
- ISBN
- 9781609949273
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.32
€ 24.99
€ 21.32
paperback. Traces the history of African Americans in California Editor(s): De Graaf, Lawrence Brooks; Mulroy, Kevin; Taylor, Quintard, Jr. Series: Series No Longer Used. Num Pages: 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; GTB; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press Seattle
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295980836
- ISBN
- 9780295980836
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Condition: New
€ 61.19
€ 61.19
Paperback. Explore all that Vulcan has to offer in an interactive guidebook. Drawing on 50 years of Star Trek TV shows, films, and novels to present a comprehensive guide to Spock's iconic home world, it covers every significant region, with historical, geographical, and cultural insights that bring the planet to life. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: APF; APT; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Titan Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785654367
- ISBN
- 9781785654367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.36
€ 19.99
€ 14.36
Paperback. From Rosa Parks and Esther Cooper Jackson, to Shirley Graham DuBois and Assata Shakur, a host of women demonstrated a lifelong commitment to radical change, embracing multiple roles to sustain the black freedom struggle in America, founding numerous groups and mentoring younger activists. This title profiles the stories of these women. Editor(s): Gore, Dayo; Theoharis, Jeanne. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814783146
- ISBN
- 9780814783146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814770115
- ISBN
- 9780814770115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Jewish Lights Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580233484
- ISBN
- 9781580233484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.21
€ 26.99
€ 24.21
Hardcover. Num Pages: 468 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 186 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1132.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560728351
- ISBN
- 9781560728351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.77€ 126.19
€ 168.77
€ 126.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; VFVX; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613748565
- ISBN
- 9781613748565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.30
€ 17.99
€ 17.30
Paperback. 'God, Sex, and Politics' examines both sides of the church controversy over homosexuality to consider the ways in which people develop, in everyday thought and interaction, their beliefs about God and justice. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: HRCX6; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226535128
- ISBN
- 9780226535128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.56
€ 43.99
€ 33.56
Paperback. Draws on oral histories and interviews with approximately 100 women across several cities to provide an overview of women's historical contributions and their varied experiences of the NOI, including both its continuing community under Farrakhan and its offshoot into Sunni Islam under Imam W D Mohammed. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814737866
- ISBN
- 9780814737866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.69
€ 33.99
€ 30.69
Hardback. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRHP; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 220 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137540768
- ISBN
- 9781137540768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.94
€ 123.94