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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Explains how New Orleans became a tourist town, a locale known as much for its excesses as for its quirky Southern charm. This title examines various image-building campaigns and promotional strategies to disseminate a palatable image of New Orleans on a national scale. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; JFC; KNSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814731864
ISBN
9780814731864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardcover. Editor(s): Nolan, Kevin G. Num Pages: 169 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMA; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
169
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607415220
ISBN
9781607415220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.41
€ 87.41

Paperback. Trash Taste, Popular Power, and the Transformation of American Television. Series: Console-ing Passions. 360 pages, 35 illustrations, 10 tables. During the latter half of the 1980s and throughout the 1990s, television talk shows, infotainment news, and screaming supermarket headlines became ubiquitous in America as the 'tabloidisation' of the nation's media took hold. This title analyses important aspects and key debates that have emerged around this phenomenon. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC; JFD; KNTD. Dimension: 152 x 234 x 22. Weight: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822325697
ISBN
9780822325697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. An introduction to Postmodernism, drawing on everything from the Nike culture of branded America to the groundbreaking theories of Derrida and Baudrillard. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations, bibliog. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851683383
ISBN
9781851683383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.49

Hardback. A collection seeks to examine exactly what Levinas' writings mean for both Jews and Christians. It takes a snapshot of the state of Jewish-Christian dialogue, using Levinas as the rationale for the discussion. It represents three generations of Levinas scholars. Editor(s): Hart, Kevin. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823230150
ISBN
9780823230150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.57

Paperback. Offers a review of critical race theory. Num Pages: 160 pages, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415436564
ISBN
9780415436564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.04

Paperback. Do our ideas about social movements travel successfully beyond the democratic West? This book offers an opportunity to explore this question and to consider how popular contention unfolds in places where speech and assembly are tightly controlled. Editor(s): O'Brien, Kevin J. Series: Harvard Contemporary China Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 line illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JF; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674030619
ISBN
9780674030619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.99

Paperback. The legends of King Arthur have not only endured for centuries, but also flourished in constant retellings and new stories built around the central themes of the legends. This title presents 20 essays on the topic of the recurring presence of the legend of King Arthur in film and television from 1904 to 2001. Editor(s): Harty, Kevin J. Num Pages: 317 pages, photos, notes, filmography, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APF; APT; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786446834
ISBN
9780786446834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.64

Paperback. McMahon demonstrates how FDR's goals of constructing a stronger presidency and undermining the power of conservative Southern Democrats dovetailed with his administration's efforts to seek racial equality through the federal courts. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 115 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226500881
ISBN
9780226500881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

Paperback. Since the 1980s, Mexico has alternately served as a model of structural economic reform and as a cautionary example of the limitations associated with market-led development. This book provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary assessment of the principal economic and social policies adopted by Mexico during the 1980s and 1990s. Editor(s): Middlebrook, Kevin; Zepeda, Eduardo. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFS; JPA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 835.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804747202
ISBN
9780804747202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.60

Paperback. Where did the vampires come from? Why have they come back? And how can you tell if you are one? Beginning with the first sightings of bats and blood-sucking in the Romantic period, this title follows the undead's progress through the ages. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; VXQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846272127
ISBN
9781846272127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.26

Paperback. An ethnographic exploration of the relationship between music and social and political consciousness on the island of Trinidad. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; AV; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3971 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822341659
ISBN
9780822341659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Diaspora: A Very Short Introduction examines the origins of diaspora as a concept, its changing meanings over time, its current popularity, and its utility in explaining human migration. The book proposes a flexible approach to diaspora based on examples drawn mainly from Jewish, African, Irish, and Asian history. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFN; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 117 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199858583
ISBN
9780199858583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. "Breweriana". Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 176 x 4. Weight in Grams: 132. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780747810445
ISBN
9780747810445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Paperback. This is an interdisciplinary study of romantic pianism in relation to gender and sexuality. Confronting problems posed by keyboard players the author underscores the extent to which the piano resonates with intimations of both homosexuality and mortality. Num Pages: 212 pages, 1 half-tone. BIC Classification: AVA; AVRG; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725989
ISBN
9780804725989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. Evaluates how well antipoverty and antidiscrimination policies and programs have worked - and whether they have sometimes actually made the problems worse. This book provides insights about the causes of, and possible solutions to, poverty and discrimination. Num Pages: 424 pages, 51 illus. 40 tables. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691119540
ISBN
9780691119540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.97
€ 79.73

Paperback. Shuttles between the life of Mateo, a born-again, ex-gang member in Guatemala and the gang prevention programs that work so hard to keep him alive. This book uncovers the Christian underpinnings of Central American security. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; HRC; JFFE; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520278493
ISBN
9780520278493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

paperback. Children have a fundamental right to education, and to the protection that schools uniquely provide in the chaos that characterizes life for refugees and internally displaced persons. This book features experts from many troubled parts of the world to consider the scope of the problem, and the tools needed to address the crisis. Editor(s): Cahill, Kevin M. Series: International Humanitarian Affairs. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
Edition
3rd Edition
SKU
V9780823231973
ISBN
9780823231973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

Paperback. Explains the causes and consequences of "white flight" in Atlanta and elsewhere. Seeking to understand segregationists on their own terms, this book moves past stereotypes to explore the meaning of white resistance. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones. 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSG; JFSL; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133867
ISBN
9780691133867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.32

Paperback. Madigan and Osiek assemble relevant material from both Western and Eastern Christendom. Editor(s): Madigan, Kevin; Osiek, Carolyn A. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16, 14 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBLA; HRA; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421400372
ISBN
9781421400372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.00

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