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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Contrary to the usual image of the press in its search for truth, this book depict how an underlying elite consensus largely structures all facets of the news. It is an account of how propagandistic our mass media are, and how we can learn to read them and see their function in a radical way. It reveals how issues are framed and topics are chosen. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JPVN; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099533115
ISBN
9780099533115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.41

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442243231
ISBN
9781442243231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 51.34

Paperback. Calls into question the very universal, unquestioned assumptions about globalization, development, and environmental change that undergird much of development and economic policy. Compels the reader to question conventional wisdom and explores alternative ways of achieving meaningful, enduring improvements to human well-being. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349293278
ISBN
9781349293278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.56

Hardcover. Calls into question the very universal, unquestioned assumptions about globalization, development, and environmental change that undergird much of development and economic policy. Compels the reader to question conventional wisdom and explores alternative ways of achieving meaningful, enduring improvements to human well-being. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFFS; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230110762
ISBN
9780230110762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.25

Paperback. A journey from White City to the Hanger Lane Gyratory along Western Avenue - the A40. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations, maps, plans. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; JFSG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254. Fine copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
PICADOR (MACM)
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSS0000835
ISBN
9780330392631
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Paperback. A journey from White City to the Hanger Lane Gyratory along Western Avenue - the A40. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations, maps, plans. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; JFSG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
PICADOR (MACM)
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001938
ISBN
9780330392631
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. "In the restrained prose of Torture lies a passionate message about the intentional violation of the bodies of human beings, in our time and in the past."-New York Times Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFE; JKVP1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition
Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812215991
ISBN
9780812215991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.80

Hardback. Left Behind provides crucial insights into the troubling trajectory of public policy while offering teachers and administrators effective strategies for overcoming barriers. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFSG; JNF; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417875
ISBN
9781421417875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.11

Paperback. A comprehensive overview that seeks to explain what happened in the 1960s and what happened to how we remember it. Reveals how the mass media have shaped the popular image of a raucous decade in ways that have curtailed its democratic possibilities." Num Pages: 406 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFD; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700618224
ISBN
9780700618224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.94

Paperback. What role have women played in forming American foreign policy? In addressing that question, Professor Crapol found that, whereas women might have been viewed as having played a relatively minor role, they had, in fact, made significant contributions, despite being "secondary players". Series: America in the Modern World. Num Pages: 198 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JPQB; JPSD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842024303
ISBN
9780842024303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 46.25

Hardback. Series: Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 376 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120005
ISBN
9780231120005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.90

Hardback. Covering animal suffering both directly inflicted and indirectly caused by humans, this volume examines the role education can play in improving animal welfare and reducing the vast amount of animal suffering that has been and is currently created by humans. Series: Animal Welfare. Num Pages: 90 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFZ; PSVS; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
90
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642168130
ISBN
9783642168130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.86

Hardcover. This work places Sarah Mix (1832-1884) in the context of American religious history, and shows her influence on the emerging faith healing movement and other female healing evangelists, including Carrie Judd Montgomery and Maria Woodworth-Etter. Series: Women & Gender in North American Religion S. Num Pages: 208 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DSB; HR; JFSJ1; JFSL3; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629320
ISBN
9780815629320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810861060
ISBN
9780810861060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.88

Hardback. Num Pages: 218 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810861053
ISBN
9780810861053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.36

Paperback. Examines the opinions of average Americans about Washington, DC, in order to understand how many Americans are likely to approach the question of what reforms are needed. This book explores the political, economic, and social conditions of the District, providing an informed context for understanding and evaluating its political options. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPH; JPVH1; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878406234
ISBN
9780878406234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226077635
ISBN
9780226077635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.25

Paperback. * The bestselling book on modern India by the ex-South Asia correspondent for the Financial Times, reissued with new material Num Pages: 464 pages, Section: 16, colour phoos. BIC Classification: JF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 31. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349123462
ISBN
9780349123462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.66

Hardback. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA; HRKN1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 840.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231161848
ISBN
9780231161848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.46

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560724018
ISBN
9781560724018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.52
€ 70.71

Paperback.
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
138
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781895686234
ISBN
9781895686234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.27

Hardcover. Orientalist discourses in Brazilian culture are an expression of anxieties about the re-structuring of time and space in the network age. The book examines engagements with Japanese postmodern culture in Brazil, which emerge in relation to the history of Japanese immigration and through a series of European and North American discursive mediations. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137468314
ISBN
9781137468314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.57

Hardcover. Fictional narratives produced in Latin America often borrow tropes from contemporary science fiction to examine the shifts in the nature of power in neoliberal society. King examines how this leads towards a market-governed control society and also explores new models of agency beyond that of the individual. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1KLSB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137338754
ISBN
9781137338754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.26

Hardback. This collection analyses various European rural locations through a relational lens, attending to key aspects and dimensions of the 'relational rurals' such as cooperation, contestation, solidarity and consensus. By observing rural settings in such terms, contributors are able to rethink European rurality from a distinctly relational perspective. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFS; JFSF; RGC; TTVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
311
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137348883
ISBN
9781137348883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.43

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