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Society & culture: general

Paperback. This study of gender and sexuality in contemporary Japan investigates elements of Japanese popular culture including erotic comic books, stories of mother-son incest, lunchboxes - or obentos - that mothers ritualistically prepare for schoolchildren, and children's cartoons. Num Pages: 251 pages, 27 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ; JHBK; JHMC; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406. Mothers, Comics and Censorship in Japan. 251 pages, 27 illustrations. This study of gender and sexuality in contemporary Japan investigates elements of Japanese popular culture including erotic comic books, stories of mother-son incest, lunchboxes - or obentos - that mothers ritualistically prepare for schoolchildren, and children's cartoons. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ; JHBK; JHMC; JMU. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight: 360.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
251
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520219908
ISBN
9780520219908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.43

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16. BIC Classification: DSA; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801440014
ISBN
9780801440014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.48

Paperback. Argues that zombies and murderers in American film and literature embody the violent contradictions of capitalism. This book reveals that each creature has its tale to tell about how a free-wheeling market economy turns human beings into monstrosities. It tracks the monsters spawned by capitalism through pulp fiction and Hollywood blockbusters. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3895 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822337454
ISBN
9780822337454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTV; JFD; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816622177
ISBN
9780816622177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.35

Paperback. This volume uncovers an underground world of new technology, media and entertainment that speaks to women seeking a greater public role and a restless younger generation that organises and engages with global trends online. Editor(s): Sreberny, Annabelle; Torfeh, Massoumeh. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFC; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784535131
ISBN
9781784535131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.54

Paperback. The protests unleashed by Iran's disputed presidential election in June 2009 brought the Islamic Republic's vigorous cyber culture to the world's attention. This title offers both a reading of Iranian politics and a conceptual framework for understanding the politics of the internet, with implications for the wider Middle East, China and beyond. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFD; JP; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845116071
ISBN
9781845116071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.55

Paperback. Agripping and powerfully emotional memoir of surviving a twisted religious sex cult in west Wales Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE2; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471136689
ISBN
9781471136689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCK; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784539238
ISBN
9781784539238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.80
€ 42.32

Hardcover. This text reconstructs the history of the Sufi Naqshbandi brotherhood and its impact on the North Caucasus (Chechnya and Daghestan) in the early 19th century. It draws on Naqshbandi Arabic sources to explain the pivotal role of Sufism in transforming mountain society. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 maps, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJD; HBJF; HBLL; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 763.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850653844
ISBN
9781850653844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.40
€ 57.85

Paperback. Imprisoned in English argues that in the present English-dominated world, social sciences and the humanities are locked in a conceptual framework grounded in English and that scholars need to break away from this framework to reach a more universal, culture-independent perspective on things human. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CF; JFFP; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199321506
ISBN
9780199321506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 168 x 11. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo Poland
Condition
New
Number of pages
190
SKU
V9788323328131
ISBN
9788323328131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 33.05

Hardback.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155579
ISBN
9780691155579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.49
€ 49.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPS; HRKN1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168111
ISBN
9780691168111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.14

Paperback. Explores the formation of a unique Soviet Jewish identity Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 397.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218414
ISBN
9780253218414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Vallianatos, Helen. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 2. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Demeter Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772580808
ISBN
9781772580808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.37

paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; JFSJ5; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439912867
ISBN
9781439912867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439912850
ISBN
9781439912850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.00

Paperback. A world-renowned expert provides a psychological profile of serial sex offenders-how they think, how they deceive their victims, and how they elude the law Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JMK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465071739
ISBN
9780465071739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 270 x 32. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Bonnier Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911274100
ISBN
9781911274100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.27

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AJC; HRCR; JFHF; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 205 x 21. Weight in Grams: 816.
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953535316
ISBN
9780953535316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.95

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