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Society & culture: general
This popular and critically acclaimed Handbook is now available in paperback. Editor(s): Tilley, Christopher; Keane, Webb; Kuechler-Fogden, Susanne; Rowlands, Mike; Spyer, Patricia. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 252 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1198.
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412900393
- ISBN
- 9781412900393
Condition: New
€ 188.49
€ 188.49
Paperback. Straayer looks at commercial film and video from a new angle, and compels readers to consider the wealth of films made by and for non-traditional viewers. She surveys Hollywood productions ranging from the 1935 Stella Dallas to 1994's Mrs. Doubtfire. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, 112 photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSJ1; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231079792
- ISBN
- 9780231079792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.04
€ 40.99
€ 29.04
Hardback. It was the amazing statistic which got Chris Steele-Perkins attention. There are 10,000 people aged over 100 in the UK and that number is growing rapidly. Fading Light is a moving book showing the increasing number of centenarians and their miraculous ability to survive until the great age of 100. Num Pages: 104 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB; AJCP; JFSP31. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 246 x 17. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- McNidder & Grace
- Number of pages
- 104
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857160324
- ISBN
- 9780857160324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.62
€ 40.99
€ 35.62
Paperback. Series: Fabric Folios. 88 pages, 100 colour illustrations, maps, further reading, index. This text explores the rich and diverse range of silk and textiles from Africa. Focusing on over 30 pieces from the British Museum's collection, it brings together traditions of silk weaving and embroidery from throughout the African continent. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1H; 3D; AFW; JFC. Dimension: 226 x 225 x 9. Weight: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714125633
- ISBN
- 9780714125633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.67
€ 17.67
Paperback. This ancient tale about brotherly love could not be more timely. Told for centuries by Jewish, Christian and Muslim people, its theme of peaceable sharing and goodwill is relevant to adults and children alike. Illustrator(s): Fronty, Aurelia. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 259 x 247 x 8. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Barefoot Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782852520
- ISBN
- 9781782852520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.06
€ 9.99
€ 9.06
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198739036
- ISBN
- 9780198739036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.74
€ 11.99
€ 10.74
Hardcover. Cosmopolitan Borders makes the case for processes of bordering being better understood through the lens of cosmopolitanism. Borders are 'cosmopolitan workshops' where 'cultural encounters of a cosmopolitan kind' take place and where entrepreneurial cosmopolitans advance new forms of sociality in the face of 'global closure'. Editor(s): Geiger, Martin. Series: Mobility and Politics. Num Pages: 115 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JPF; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137351395
- ISBN
- 9781137351395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.59
€ 61.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349323340
- ISBN
- 9781349323340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. This book explores the place of the 'stranger' within contemporary society against a background of societal strangeness which occurs when global consciousness outstrips global connectivity. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFP; JFFS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 226 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272569
- ISBN
- 9780230272569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Paperback. This book explores the place of the 'stranger' within contemporary society against a background of societal strangeness which occurs when global consciousness outstrips global connectivity. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137576712
- ISBN
- 9781137576712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.25
€ 61.25
paperback. What kind of escape is tolerated in modern society? How is it shaped by historical expectations of leisure and travel? And what do we actually experience when we engage in leisure or travel activity? This book tries to supply answers to these questions. Num Pages: 251 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1993rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333475782
- ISBN
- 9780333475782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.68
€ 67.68
Hardback. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JHBA; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403905697
- ISBN
- 9781403905697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.64
€ 62.64
Paperback. This text makes a contribution to considering leisure as a primary aspect of cultural life. Chris Rojek treats modern culture as performative, that is, there are strong pressures on us to keep busy, even if we are busy doing nothing. Leisure is analyzed as a "status placing" activity. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333680018
- ISBN
- 9780333680018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.31
€ 118.31
Hardcover. * This engaging book examines how the ease with which modern social and media networks create a sense of intimacy which can be exploited by media, politicians and authority * An intriguing thesis on how media creates relations where we are constant watchers of the lives of others. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671109
- ISBN
- 9780745671109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.15
€ 71.15
Hardback. * A high quality, authoritative introductory cultural studies textbook from a leading figure in the field. * Packed full of contemporary examples to bring cultural studies to life for beginning students at any level. * Clear and accessible for students but nuanced and novel enough to appeal to lecturers too. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745636832
- ISBN
- 9780745636832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.05
€ 65.05
Hardback. Stuart Hall is the leading figure in cultural studies today -- no one else has had the same influence in the shaping of the field. This book is the first full--length study of Halla s work. It examines every aspect of his work and constitutes a major critical introduction and appraisal of Halla s contribution. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745624808
- ISBN
- 9780745624808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.17
€ 72.17
Paperback. * This engaging book examines how the ease with which modern social and media networks create a sense of intimacy which can be exploited by media, politicians and authority * An intriguing thesis on how media creates relations where we are constant watchers of the lives of others. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671116
- ISBN
- 9780745671116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.42
€ 25.42
Paperback. What really defines modernism? Why did it begin and how long did it last? Is Modernism over now? This graphic guide presents an exploration of the last century's most thrilling artistic work - and what it's really all about. Illustrator(s): Garratt, Chris. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD2; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Icon Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848311169
- ISBN
- 9781848311169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.70
€ 11.99
€ 9.70
Paperback. A new and innovative account of British sociology's intellectual origins that uses previously unknown archival resources to show how the field's forgotten roots in a late nineteenth and early twentieth-century debate about biology can help us understand both its subsequent development and future potential. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; JHB; JHBA; PDX; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349347377
- ISBN
- 9781349347377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230356160
- ISBN
- 9780230356160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.95
€ 62.95
Hardcover. Focusing on films from 1998 onwards, this title analyses the development of LGBTQ filmmaking and filmwatching in Spain and places this within the wider cultural context. It investigates how these films are distributed and how audiences react to them. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; APF; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748665860
- ISBN
- 9780748665860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.56€ 101.60
€ 106.56
€ 101.60
Paperback. Since the Catalan government passed the first of Spain's regional governmental laws on same-sex partnership in 1998, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and queer culture in Spain has thrived. This book analyses the development of LGBTQ filmmaking and filmwatching in Spain and places this within the wider cultural context. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; APFN; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748685950
- ISBN
- 9780748685950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.87
€ 38.99
€ 34.87
Paperback. This fully updated Reader provides a comprehensive review of recent research and legislation relating to domestic violence and its consequences for children, and identifies the implications for practice. It enables professionals to develop informed child care and protection responses for children experiencing domestic violence. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFFE3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843101574
- ISBN
- 9781843101574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.64
€ 40.99
€ 40.64
Paperback. In this timely study, Pawling argues for a renewal of the 'politics of intellectual life', calling for an engaged critical theory written in the spirit of May 1968, as exemplified in the works of figures such as Sartre, Derrida, Badiou, Jameson and Said. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JF; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349324972
- ISBN
- 9781349324972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.56
€ 61.56