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Society & culture: general

Hardback. This timely book provides an alternative vision of social mobility and a route-map to achieving it. It examines how the term 'social mobility' structures what success means and the impact that has on society. It recasts the relationship with employers and covers progress in non-work areas of life. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447316336
ISBN
9781447316336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.22

Paperback. This timely book provides an alternative vision of social mobility and a route-map to achieving it. It examines how the term 'social mobility' structures what success means and the impact that has on society. It recasts the relationship with employers and covers progress in non-work areas of life. Num Pages: 220 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447316343
ISBN
9781447316343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.59

Hardback. This volume explores sporting mega-events, their social, political, and cultural characters, the value systems that they inscribe and draw on, the claims they make on us and the claims the organisers make for them, the spatial and ethical relationships they create, and the responses of civil societies to them. Editor(s): Hayes, Graeme; Karamichas, John. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSG; JHBS; RN; WSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230244177
ISBN
9780230244177
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.91

Paperback. Editor(s): Champion, Reader in Population Geography Tony (University of Newcastle upon Tyne). BIC Classification: JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138254831
ISBN
9781138254831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.85

Paperback. This book analyses video games like Grand Theft Auto and Resident Evil as aesthetic objects. Drawing on philosophical theories of art from Kant to Ranciere, it focuses on what games feel like to players and argues that their appeal can only be adequately understood by relating them to developments in contemporary art and recent cultural history. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719077180
ISBN
9780719077180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.63

Hardback. Computer games have fundamentally altered the relation of self and society in the digital age. Analysing topics such as technology and power, the formation of gaming culture and the subjective impact of play with computer games, this text will be of great interest to students and scholars of digital media, games studies and the information society. Series: Digital Media and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; UBJ; UDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745641102
ISBN
9780745641102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.49

Paperback. Computer games have fundamentally altered the relation of self and society in the digital age. Analysing topics such as technology and power, the formation of gaming culture and the subjective impact of play with computer games, this text will be of great interest to students and scholars of digital media, games studies and the information society. Series: Digital Media and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; UBJ; UDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 211 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745641119
ISBN
9780745641119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.26

Paperback. .
Publisher
Granville Island Publishing Canada
Number of pages
167
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894694810
ISBN
9781894694810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.53

Hardback. This study analyses the problems and prospects of the Third World through a general economic and political theory the author calls the "global strategic transition" (GST) model. Num Pages: 409 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
409
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333771471
ISBN
9780333771471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.17

Paperback. With intense commercialization and more open national markets, along with technological convergence and greater concentration of ownership, the international TV landscape is changing at a bewildering pace and in a host of different ways. This title presents an overview of the global issues raised by these transformations in television. Editor(s): Turner, Graeme; Sinclair, John. Num Pages: 143 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 185 x 12. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
143
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844570102
ISBN
9781844570102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.34

hardcover. Addressing the endangerment of children s bodies in affluent societies, this book looks at three areas: 1: body and eating 2: body and sexuality 3: body and violence. Examining the theoretical and empirical knowledge, with an ethical analysis, it identifies the central injustices and displays the agents with responsibilities towards children. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2017
SKU
V9783319402123
ISBN
9783319402123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.12

paperback. Editor(s): Graff, Ulrike; Kolodzig, Katja; Johann, Nikolas. Series: Kinder, Kindheiten Und Kindheitsforschung. Num Pages: 203 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSP1; JHB; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer VS United States
Edition
1. Aufl. 2016
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658072797
ISBN
9783658072797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.88

Hardcover. * A path-breaking exploration of the intersections of war, terrorism and cities. * Argues that contemporary cities are the key strategic sites of geopolitical conflict. * Written by the world's leading analysts of the intersections of urban space and military and terrorist violence. Editor(s): Graham, Stephen. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 416 pages, 11. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405115742
ISBN
9781405115742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

Hardback. Editor(s): Huggan, Graham. Num Pages: 166 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFC; JFF; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137588166
ISBN
9781137588166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.62

Paperback. Editor(s): Riches, Graham. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBK; JHBS; JPA; JPB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312214159
ISBN
9780312214159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.26

Hardback. A long-overdue challenge to the commonplace assumption that the Second World War was a period of consumer austerity in Canada. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBWQ; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 0. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774823630
ISBN
9780774823630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.64

Hardback. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFX; JHBL; JKVM; KJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137517234
ISBN
9781137517234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.61

Hardback. Presents findings of a successful, international research project exploring links between social exclusion (SE), transport disadvantage (TD) and psychological well being (WB). This title examines fresh perspectives in relation to social capital and WB and developing various economic methods to estimate the marginal value of additional travel. Editor(s): Currie, Graham. Num Pages: 342 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; RPT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 249 x 23. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780522005
ISBN
9781780522005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JKSM; MBPK; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 256 x 12. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Workbook
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634834193
ISBN
9781634834193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.13
€ 96.88

Hardback. Challenges the traditional histories of British and Irish migration, the stories of oppression and exile that form an essential part of the existing literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 240 x 30. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752459547
ISBN
9780752459547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.82

Hardcover. Through in-depth analysis of interviews from across Europe, this book explores how European citizens identify themselves with Europe and the development of a 'European mental space.' Series: Identities and Modernities in Europe. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JFS; JHBC; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230302563
ISBN
9780230302563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.48

Paperback. The authors explain clearly how to prepare for, carry out and reflect on the use of Intensive Interaction with a client or family member. A multitude of key questions are addressed. In the final section they consider some of the wider implications of the approach. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN; JNS; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849051095
ISBN
9781849051095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.18

Hardcover. Based on original research in Northern Thailand and drawing on the breadth of indigenous Thai language materials, this study offers a sustained and powerful criticism of the normative modeling of the Thai AIDS epidemic in order to elicit new and more effective points of intervention. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 321 pages, Bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1FMT; JFFH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781571815194
ISBN
9781571815194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.01

Paperback. This wide-ranging study of sexuality, aesthetics, and epistemology covers everything from the aesthetics of war to the works of Caravaggio, Michelangelo, Christopher Marlowe, and Francis Bacon, synthesizing queer theory and psycholanalysis. Num Pages: 236 pages, 4 colour plates, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; AC; HBJD; HPK; HPN; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226315195
ISBN
9780226315195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

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