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Society & culture: general

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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Folksongs of North India. 320 pages, 30 photographs, 2 maps. Analyzes the folk songs from the Bhojpuri-speaking regions of North India to explore how ideas of gender, caste, and class are socially constructed, transmitted, questioned, and reaffirmed through their performance. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AVGH; JFSJ. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 19. Weight: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351306
ISBN
9780822351306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.50

Hardback. Amongst Digital Humanists brings an ethnographic account of the changing landscape of humanities scholarship as it affects individual scholars, academic fields and institutions, and argues for a pluralistic vision of digital knowledge production in the humanities. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HPK; JFD; JHMC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 395.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137484178
ISBN
9781137484178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.77

Paperback. A revealing and dramatic chronicle of the twelve months leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316332774
ISBN
9780316332774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. Family life in modern societies is being transformed by high rates of divorce. Such changes have given rise to concerns that the quality of family life for children has deteriorated and that children are damaged by the choices their parents are making. It is possible, however, that children and families are more resilient than this. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745624006
ISBN
9780745624006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.74

Paperback. It has long been argued that opera is all about sex. This work explores the impact of this sexual obsession, and of the power relations that come with it, on the music, words, and staging of opera. It combines readings of specific scenes with efforts to situate these musical moments within the observed historical contexts. Editor(s): Smart, Mary Ann. Series: Princeton Studies in Opera. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 illus, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC9; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691058139
ISBN
9780691058139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.56

Paperback. This work offers an introduction to the best-known antiwar movement in United States history, written by veterans of the Vietnam War and participants in the movement. It examines how the activities of the movement affected the lives of most Americans. Editor(s): Small, Melvin; Hoover, D.William. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 260 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTJ; JFC; JPS; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815625599
ISBN
9780815625599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.39

Paperback. This volume responds to recent concerns about the decline of public intellectual life, particularly in Britain and America. Thinkers discuss what the role of writers and intellectuals should be in today's society, how thought can be publicly expressed, and how it relates to action. Editor(s): Small, Helen. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631231981
ISBN
9780631231981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.83

Paperback. Series: Explorations in Practical, Pastoral and Empirical Theology. BIC Classification: HR; JFSJ; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138267015
ISBN
9781138267015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Hardback. Editor(s): Koziel, Slawomir; Chakraborty, Raja; Bose, Kaushik. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: JFFM; JFFN; JHBD; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 231 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634856447
ISBN
9781634856447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 221.02
€ 164.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFD; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141984124
ISBN
9780141984124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Slavoj eiuek provides a virtuoso reading of the psychoanalytic theory of Jacques Lacan through the works of contemporary popular culture, from horror fiction and detective thrillers to popular romances and Hitchcock films. Series: October Books. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 179 x 11. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262740159
ISBN
9780262740159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 41.72

Paperback. Argues that the physical violence we see is often generated by the systemic violence that sustains our political and economic systems. With the help of eminent philosophers and frequent references to popular culture, this title examines the causes of violent outbreaks like those seen in Israel and Palestine and in terrorist acts around the world. Series: Big Ideas. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846680274
ISBN
9781846680274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. An Event can be an occurrence that shatters ordinary life, a radical political rupture, a transformation of reality, a religious belief, the rise of a new art form, or an intense experience such as falling in love. This book examines the new and highly-contested concept of Event. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; HRA; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 111 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Publication date
2014
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846146268
ISBN
9781846146268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. In this new book, Slavoj i ek and Glyn Daly engage in a series of entertaining conversations which illustrate the originality of i ek's thinking on psychoanalysis, philosophy, multiculturalism, popular/cyber culture, totalitarianism, ethics and politics. Series: Cons - Conversation Series. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745628967
ISBN
9780745628967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.21

Paperback. In this new book, Slavoj i ek and Glyn Daly engage in a series of entertaining conversations which illustrate the originality of i ek's thinking on psychoanalysis, philosophy, multiculturalism, popular/cyber culture, totalitarianism, ethics and politics. Series: Cons - Conversation Series. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 218 x 12. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745628974
ISBN
9780745628974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.69

Paperback. This insightful book examines how the original concept of publicity has been reduced to mean the right of media to access and print information. Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFD; JPVH2; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742516151
ISBN
9780742516151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.88

Hardback. This insightful book examines how the original concept of publicity has been reduced to mean the right of media to access and print information. Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFD; JPVH2; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742516144
ISBN
9780742516144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.55

Paperback. Presents studies of Americanization and American imperialism to assess how far the twentieth century can be seen as the "American Century". This book provides a critical evaluation of the extent of the diffusion and adoption of the "American way of life" and the very concept of "America" itself. Editor(s): Slater, David; Taylor, Peter J. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Oxford
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631212225
ISBN
9780631212225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.11

Hardback. Presents studies of Americanization and American imperialism to assess how far the twentieth century can be seen as the 'American Century'. This title explores the 'geographic dialogues' that arise as the result of the projection of American power and culture in the world. Editor(s): Slater, David; Taylor, Peter J. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 174 x 30. Weight in Grams: 868.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631212218
ISBN
9780631212218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.73

Hardcover. For centuries, people have been fascinated and enchanted by tales of mermaids. These watery temptresses can be found in folklore and mythology from every tradition in the world. This title delves into the myths surrounding these enigmatic beings, explores the common symbols associated with them, and presents tales of merfolk from around the world. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358. An Enchanting Exploration of Their Myths, Legend, and Lore. 224 pages, illustrations. For centuries, people have been fascinated and enchanted by tales of mermaids. These watery temptresses can be found in folklore and mythology from every tradition in the world. This title delves into the myths surrounding these enigmatic beings, explores the common symbols associated with them, and presents tales of merfolk from around the world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFHF. Dimension: 197 x 143 x 20. Weight: 356.
Publisher
Adams Media
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440538575
ISBN
9781440538575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.65

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