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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Addressing the relationship between gossip, women and film in the genre of chick flicks, this book presents two case studies on the films Easy A (Will Gluck 2010) and Emma (Douglas McGrath 1996) to demonstrate that hearsay plays a defining role in the staging of these films and thus in the film experience in this under-theorised genre. Num Pages: 75 pages, 20 colour illustrations, 20 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: APFN; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 247.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 75
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137560179
- ISBN
- 9781137560179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Paperback. The product of years of cross-border and cross-disciplinary collaboration, this is an innovative volume of essays situated at the intersection of multi-disciplinary fields: postcolonial/subaltern theory; comparative literary analysis, especially with a South Asian and transnational focus; the study of 'alternative' and 'indigenous' modernities. Editor(s): Mohanty, Satya P. Series: Future of Minority Studies. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BM; DSBH5; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619081
- ISBN
- 9780230619081
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Readers of this book will encounter little-known transnational agrarian movements of the early twentieth century as well as more recent, high-profile global alliances, such as Via Campesina. Editor(s): Borras, Saturnino M., Jr.; Edelman, Marc; Kay, Cristobal. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 3JMC; JFFS; JPW; KNAC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 171 x 19. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405190411
- ISBN
- 9781405190411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.60
€ 29.60
Sustainable Livelihood Approach to Poverty Reduction
Sati, Vishwambhar Prasad; Vangchhia, Lalrinpu...
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science. Num Pages: 129 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; GTF; JFFA; KCM; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 129
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319456225
- ISBN
- 9783319456225
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Condition: New
€ 69.15
€ 69.15
Hardback. This text analyzes the interaction between nationalism, feminism and socialism in Indonesia since the beginning of the 20th century until the New Order State of President Suharto. The focus is on the communist women's organization Gerwani. Series: Institute of Social Studies, the Hague. Num Pages: 408 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFFK; JPFF; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333987186
- ISBN
- 9780333987186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.39
€ 68.39
Paperback. This groundbreaking study focuses on the importance of place, scale, and nation to the study of globalization. Series: Contemporary Societies Series. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393927269
- ISBN
- 9780393927269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.46
€ 26.99
€ 25.46
Hardcover. Income inequality, displaced and imprisoned populations, destruction of land and water: today's dislocations cannot be understood in the usual terms of poverty and injustice, Saskia Sassen argues. They are more accurately understood as expulsions--from professional livelihood, from living space, from the very biosphere that makes life possible. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 150 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- y First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674599222
- ISBN
- 9780674599222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.19
€ 41.99
€ 36.19
Paperback. A work that chronicles how New York, London, and Tokyo became command centers for the global economy and in the process underwent a series of massive and parallel changes. Num Pages: 480 pages, 78 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFSG; KCLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691070636
- ISBN
- 9780691070636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Argues that even while globalization is best understood as "denationalization," it continues to be shaped, channeled, and enabled by institutions and networks originally developed with nations in mind, such as the rule of law. This book also examines particular intersections of the digital technologies with territory, authority, and rights. Num Pages: 512 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136455
- ISBN
- 9780691136455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardcover. Novels by significant Modernist authors can be described as romans a clef, providing insight into restrictions governing the representation of female homosexuality in the early twentieth century. Nair argues that key novels of the period represented same-sex desire through the encryption of personal references directed towards coterie audiences. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230298378
- ISBN
- 9780230298378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Hardcover. In this 21st century, media has a very pivotal role in the society. Media has excavated many truths of which a layman was still ignorant of. Sashi Kumar has an experience of more than three decades. Sashi Kumar has anthologized all his articles in the book Unmediated: Essays on Media, Culture, Cinema. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Tulika Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789382381327
- ISBN
- 9789382381327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.42€ 45.21
€ 56.42
€ 45.21
paperback. Examines the representation of blackness on television at the height of the southern civil rights movement and again in the aftermath of the Reagan-Bush years. This book looks at how television's ideological projects with respect to race have supported or conflicted with the industry's incentive to maximize profits or consolidate power. Num Pages: 168 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFD; JFSL3; JPVH1; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691016573
- ISBN
- 9780691016573
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Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 28.53
€ 39.99
€ 28.53
Paperback. This is a collection of papers about how identities gender, bodily, racial, ethnic and national are practised in the contemporary world. Utilizing empirical studies and social and cultural theory about identity, a contribution is made to debates about identity, reflexivity, and cultural difference. Editor(s): Seymour, Julie. Series: Explorations in Sociology. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333747599
- ISBN
- 9780333747599
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Condition: New
€ 83.62
€ 83.62
Hardcover. In Cote d'Ivoire, appearing modern is so important for success that many young men deplete their already meager resources to project an illusion of wealth. The author argues that they engage a global hierarchy that is profoundly modern, one that values performance over authenticity - highlighting the counterfeit nature of modernity itself. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; JFFT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226575193
- ISBN
- 9780226575193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.78€ 89.16
€ 105.78
€ 89.16
Paperback. In Cote d'Ivoire, appearing modern is so important for success that many young men deplete their already meager resources to project an illusion of wealth. The author argues that they engage a global hierarchy that is profoundly modern, one that values performance over authenticity - highlighting the counterfeit nature of modernity itself. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; JFFT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226575209
- ISBN
- 9780226575209
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Beyond Citizenship? Feminism and the Transformation of Belonging pushes debates about citizenship and feminist politics in new directions, challenging us to think 'beyond citizenship', and to engage in feminist re-theorizations of the experience and politics of belonging. Editor(s): Roseneil, Sasha. Series: Citizenship, Gender and Diversity. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFFS; JFSJ; JHB; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349340255
- ISBN
- 9781349340255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Hardback. This book examines the role that law and the courts played in the dynamics of race and gender relations for Chinese immigrants in London and the British empire. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230609495
- ISBN
- 9780230609495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
Hardback. From James Beard Leadership Award winner Saru Jayaraman, Forked offers an insider's view of the highest-and lowest-scoring restaurants for worker pay and benefits in each sector of the restaurant industry, and with it, a new way of thinking about how and where we eat. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; MBN; TTVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 250 x 27. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199380473
- ISBN
- 9780199380473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.98
€ 36.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. An examination of the period of sexual development in late adolescence. It points out that this transition period lends itself to pathological interruptions, and details how to treat such disturbances as well as the kinds of resources that can prevent sexual problems. Series: The Master Work Series. Num Pages: 354 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JMU; MJN; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568216751
- ISBN
- 9781568216751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.25
€ 122.25
Paperback. An overview of Roman women's roles and functions in religion and, by extension, in Rome's history and culture during both the republic and the empire. This work examines major female deities and cults, to show how conservative Roman society adopted and integrated Greek culture into its mythic history, artistic expressions, and religion. Num Pages: 222 pages, 9 b&w illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3D; HRKP; HRLF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292716940
- ISBN
- 9780292716940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90