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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Museums have become ground zero in America's culture wars. Whereas fierce public debates once centred on provocative work by upstart artists, the scrutiny has expanded to mainstream cultural institutions and the ideas they present. This title examines the most controversial exhibitions of the 1990s. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; GM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814718902
- ISBN
- 9780814718902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. Combining ethnography, film criticism and an extensive knowledge of the Middle East, this text presents an examination of the classic film, "Lawrence of Arabia". The result is a many-prismed book that poses questions of ethnographic representation and the discourse of power. Num Pages: 316 pages, 25 b/w illustrations, 1 line figure. BIC Classification: 1FB; APFA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520210837
- ISBN
- 9780520210837
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.83
€ 38.99
€ 27.83
Paperback. An ethnographic study of Yemeni tribal poetry that reveals a folkloric system where poetry is a creation of art and a political and social act. Drawing on field research in North Yemen, it shows the significance of poetry in Yemeni society, analyzing verse genres and their use in weddings, war mediations, and political discourse on the state. Num Pages: 330 pages, 8 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; JFHF; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520082618
- ISBN
- 9780520082618
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.93
€ 38.99
€ 27.93
Paperback. Editor(s): Bruhm, Steven; Hurley, Natasha. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY; JFC; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816642021
- ISBN
- 9780816642021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.17
€ 29.99
€ 27.17
Paperback. Since the 1960s the number of highly educated professionals in America has grown dramatically. This title challenges these characterizations, showing that claims about the distinctive politics and values of the professional stratum have been overstated. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691026077
- ISBN
- 9780691026077
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Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.45
€ 52.92
€ 41.45
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AC; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816697168
- ISBN
- 9780816697168
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. Editor(s): Best, Steven; Nocella, A. John. Num Pages: 402 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 712. Reflections on the Liberation of Animals. 402 pages. Editor(s): Best, Steven; Nocella, A. John. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFFZ. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Lantern Books
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590560549
- ISBN
- 9781590560549
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.25
€ 25.99
€ 24.25
Hardback. Globalization has challenged relationships of rule in local, regional, national, and international settings. This unsettling of legitimacy raises questions. This book explores the disruptions and reconfigurations of political authority that accompany globalization. Editor(s): Bernstein, Steven; Coleman, William D. Series: Globalization and Autonomy Series. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774817172
- ISBN
- 9780774817172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.94
€ 119.94
Paperback. Second edition of highly accessible biography of the founder of modern Zionism, published to mark the centenary of his death in 1904. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 117 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Halban Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870015905
- ISBN
- 9781870015905
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction, Steven Beller explores the historical and political intricacies of Antisemitism, an issue which has been a worryingly persistent presence in the last millennium, and one that continues to provoke debate and discussion. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 9 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198724834
- ISBN
- 9780198724834
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.75
€ 11.99
€ 10.75
paperback. Focusing on Spinoza's "Theologico-Political Treatise", this text argues that Spinoza was the first thinker of note to make the civil status of Jews and Judaism an essential element of modern political thought and declares his work a classic defence of religious toleration and intellectual freedom. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HPC; HPD; JFSR1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300076653
- ISBN
- 9780300076653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.23
€ 28.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages, xiv, 252 p. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JPFK; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 273 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 0002-
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226763507
- ISBN
- 9780226763507
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021341
- ISBN
- 9780674021341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.36
€ 54.99
€ 45.36
Hardback. This is the first comprehensive new study of the Greek Jewish experience during World War II to be published in sixty years. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 344 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755849
- ISBN
- 9780804755849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.52
€ 86.52
Paperback. Bisexuality has been rendered as mostly irrelevant to the history, politics and theory of sexuality. With this text, Steven Angelides explores the reasons why and invites us to rethink our preconceptions about sexual identity. Series: Sexuality, History & Society S. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226020907
- ISBN
- 9780226020907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.82
€ 42.99
€ 32.82
Paperback. Using Jung's approach to dreams and myths, analyst Steven Galipeau discusses the symbolism and meaning embedded in "Star Wars", George Lucas's modern fairytale. He covers issues such as the battle between light femininity and dark masculinity, and the conflict between nature and technology. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812694321
- ISBN
- 9780812694321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.63
€ 34.99
€ 29.63
Hardback. Series: Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; CFF; HBJD; HBTS; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801438486
- ISBN
- 9780801438486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.18
€ 87.18
Digital Humanities and the Study of Intermediality in Comparative Cult...
Steven . Ed(S): Totosy de Zepetnek
Paperback. Editor(s): Totosy de Zepetnek, Steven. Num Pages: 383 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JFD; JN; UG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Purdue Scholarly Publishing Services United States
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626710023
- ISBN
- 9781626710023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.35
€ 55.35
Hardcover. John Perkins's sensational New York Times bestseller Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (more than 300,000 sold) revealed just the tip of the iceberg of the secret world of economic hit men and the web of global corruption. Now more economic hit men and investigators tell the whole shocking story. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFX; KCLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berrett-Koehler United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576753958
- ISBN
- 9781576753958
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.10
€ 25.99
€ 23.10
Hardback. Addressing a range of topics - civic clubs and folkloric societies, science, public health and agrarian policies, popular culture, national memory, and the intersection of race and labor, this title features contributors who explore how a broad spectrum of Cubans embraced a political and civic culture of national self-realization. Editor(s): Palmer, Steven; Piqueras, Jose Antonio; Sanchez Cobos, Amparo. Num Pages: 376 pages, 36 photos, 1 table, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBG; HBJF; HBLW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 25. Weight in Grams: 645.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356301
- ISBN
- 9780822356301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.83
€ 123.83
Paperback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; KNT; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136778
- ISBN
- 9780231136778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
Hardback. Describes an era when innovations in the production, recording, and transmission of sound revolutionized a number of different media, especially the radio, the phonograph, and the cinema. This book illustrates the process through which technologies become media and the ways in which media are integrated into American life. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: JFD; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136761
- ISBN
- 9780231136761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.49€ 77.95
€ 103.49
€ 77.95
Hardback. Globalization and Work challenges conceptions of globalization as a project orchestrated by governments, multinational companies and international agencies. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745652115
- ISBN
- 9780745652115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.34
€ 77.34
Paperback. Globalization and Work challenges conceptions of globalization as a project orchestrated by governments, multinational companies and international agencies. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652122
- ISBN
- 9780745652122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.67
€ 26.67