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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. Americans are obsessed with celebrities. While our fascination with fame intensified throughout the twentieth century, the rise of the weekly gossip magazine in the early 2000s confirmed and fueled our popular culture s celebrity mania. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745682181
ISBN
9780745682181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.45

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814724620
ISBN
9780814724620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

Paperback. Applying an eclectic theoretical framework, ranging from Raymond Williams to Anthony Giddens to Judith Butler and Jacques Derrida, this study illustrates why the male confessional novel is too complex a phenomenon to be solely interpreted in terms of retrosexism. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 133 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837611618
ISBN
9783837611618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.79

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Reilly, Andrea. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 tables and 2 figures. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFFK; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149679
ISBN
9780231149679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. This book presents classic-era Hopi and Zuni carved dolls made between the 1880s and 1940s that have been rarely seen. Num Pages: 186 pages, 84 colour & 31 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 255 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890135969
ISBN
9780890135969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.66

Paperback. The Technoscientific Witness of Rape is the first book to chart the thirty-year history of the sexual assault evidence kit and its role in a criminal justice system that re-victimizes many assault victims in their quest for medical treatment and justice. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK; JKV; LA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487520601
ISBN
9781487520601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.64

Paperback. Tells the story of social injustice, racialized policing, nationally profiled shootings, and the ambiguousness of black life in a suburban context.This title examines a fraught police-citizen interface, where blacks are segregated and yet forced to negotiate overlapping spaces with their more affluent white counterparts. Num Pages: 268 pages, 16 halftones, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFP; JFSL3; JKSW1; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282391
ISBN
9780520282391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. Suitable for those interested in cultural studies, film and video studies, American studies, twentieth century history, German studies, rhetoric, and sexuality studies, this book investigates the influence of images of Nazism on debates about sexuality that are central to contemporary American political rhetoric. Num Pages: 384 pages, 21 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; GTE; JFC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822326939
ISBN
9780822326939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Moves social movement theory beyond simplistic understandings of social-justice activism as either right-wing or left-wing, and urges a more open-minded approach to the role of religion in social movements. This title examines the interplay of Biblical scripture, gender, and nationalism in Christian Right and Native American activism. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341635
ISBN
9780822341635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Dioramas and panoramas, freaks and magicians, waxworks and menageries, obscure relics and stuffed animals - a dazzling assortment of curiosities attracted the gaze of the nineteenth-century spectator at the dime museum. This title recaptures this ephemeral and scarcely documented institution of American culture from the margins of history. Num Pages: 214 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZ; GM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814718865
ISBN
9780814718865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; DQ; JFSJ1; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 180 x 14. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619021792
ISBN
9781619021792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.76

Paperback. Shows how youth integrate the history of social movement activism of the 1960s, popular culture strategies like hip-hop and spoken word, as well as their experiences in the contemporary urban landscape, to mobilize their peers Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFSL1; JFSP2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 325 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814717172
ISBN
9780814717172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107085435
ISBN
9781107085435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.84

Paperback. The social system of 'courtly love' soon spread after becoming popularized by the troubadours of southern France in the twelfth century. This book codifies life at Queen Eleanor's court at Poitiers between 1170 and 1174 into "one of those capital works which reflect the thought of a great epoch, which explain the secret of a civilization." Translator(s): Parry, John Jay. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 218 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ADL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
218
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231073059
ISBN
9780231073059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Hardback. Investigates development practice, civil organization formation and the increase of ethnically motivated conflicts over the past two decades in Western Africa. Series: Western Africa Series. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDF; GTC; GTF; JFSL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Currey
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010681
ISBN
9781847010681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Paperback. Today, international migration is one of the most controversial political topics which demands innovative approaches of global and regional governance. The book provides a fresh theoretical framework to understand European responses to the international migration of people and explains the dynamics of Germany's migration and refugee policy. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 170. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Verlag Barbara Budrich Germany
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9783847420835
ISBN
9783847420835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 48.36

Hardback. Education systems and inequalities is the first international volume to compare different education systems and their impact on creating and sustaining social inequalities, considering key variables such as social origin, gender, ethnicity, migration background or ability. Editor(s): Hadjar, Andreas; Gross, Christiane. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JNAM; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 703.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447326106
ISBN
9781447326106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.13

Paperback. In Transcultural Communication, Andreas Hepp provides an accessible and engaging introduction to the exciting possibilities and inevitable challenges presented by the proliferation of transcultural communication in our mediatized world. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470673942
ISBN
9780470673942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.66

Hardcover. * An engaging analysis of an emerging, cutting-edge area of media studies. * This accessible text draws is driven by empirical examples and terminology is clearly introduced and explained. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745662268
ISBN
9780745662268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Hardcover. In Transcultural Communication, Andreas Hepp provides an accessible and engaging introduction to the exciting possibilities and inevitable challenges presented by the proliferation of transcultural communication in our mediatized world. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780470673935
ISBN
9780470673935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.68

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