Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Examines the suppression of radical political activity in the film industry from the days of the Great Depression through the tumultuous House Un-American Activities Commission era to the waning days of the infamous blacklist. This book traces the history of political struggle in Hollywood back to the formation of the Screen Writers Guild in 1933. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1 Ill
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071416
- ISBN
- 9780252071416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.27
€ 29.27
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765640901
- ISBN
- 9780765640901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.35
€ 78.35
Hardback. British Columbia is Canada's most ethnically diverse province. This book offers portraits of local religious groups, including Hindus and Sikhs from South Asia; Buddhist organizations from Southeast Asia; and, Tibetan, Japanese, and Chinese religions from East and Central Asia. It examines Asian religions in British Columbia. Editor(s): DeVries, Larry; Baker, Don; Overmyer, Dan. Series: Asian Religions and Society. Num Pages: 332 pages, 11 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HRAC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774816625
- ISBN
- 9780774816625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.10
€ 120.10
Paperback. Howard, Muzammil M. Hussain, Rebecca MacKinnon, Patrick Meier, Evgeny Morozov, Xiao Qiang, Rafal Rohozinski, Mehdi Yahyanejad Editor(s): Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F. Series: A Journal of Democracy Book. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JMG; JFD; JPHV; JPW; UBJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405681
- ISBN
- 9781421405681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.31
€ 33.99
€ 28.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 images. BIC Classification: JFH; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601631459
- ISBN
- 9781601631459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.08
€ 22.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761817208
- ISBN
- 9780761817208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.11
€ 81.11
Hardcover. A lively cultural history of Las Vegas, boasting color photos and bursting with insider details. Celebrating the eclectic blend of stories, people, sights, and sounds that together make up Las Vegas's extraordinary appeal, this book considers how popular culture has depicted the city and its powerful allure over its first century. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white halftones, colour illust. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619030
- ISBN
- 9780700619030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.63
€ 61.63
Hardback. Gross traces the relation of lesbians and gays to the media and astutely points to the latter's lingering inability to embrace the complex reality of gay identity. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBT; JFD; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231119528
- ISBN
- 9780231119528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.73€ 81.36
€ 108.73
€ 81.36
paperback. Ideologies offers a fresh treatment of liberalism, conservatism, and socialism. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442600348
- ISBN
- 9781442600348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.85
€ 26.99
€ 25.85
Hardcover. This insightful book offers business advice that has endured for thousands of years. While business fads come and go, the ancient lessons of the Talmud are timeless, profound, ethical, and practical-and they're for everyone. Values, Prosperity, and the Talmud is a concise guide to this proven philosophy of business. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLC; JFSR1; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471444411
- ISBN
- 9780471444411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.59
€ 26.99
€ 21.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press New York
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484421
- ISBN
- 9780801484421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.15
€ 42.15
Hardcover. By the eve of the Holocaust, Poland was home to the second largest Jewish population in the world. By war's end, its Jews had been decimated and their culture all but destroyed. The authors of this work revisit their roots to research a rumour that Jewish life is being rekindled in modern Poland. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 384 pages, 74 photographs, bibliography, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 875.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607199
- ISBN
- 9780815607199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.65
€ 40.99
€ 37.65
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781418510008
- ISBN
- 9781418510008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.82
€ 25.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. This volume investigates the dialogue between the newly-invigorated European theatre of the late 16th and 17th centuries, and the plastic arts. The interactions between the spectator and the spectacle, social performance and the staging of the individual are discussed. Num Pages: 88 pages, 8 colour plates, 60 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; ACQB; AFK; AN; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 281 x 9. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Smart Museum Of Art, The University Of C
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780935573299
- ISBN
- 9780935573299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.45
€ 21.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. Recapturing some of the nearly forgotten histories of communities of color, this book shows how, through organizing, ordinary people have made extraordinary contributions to change society. These are the stories of people who fought back against exploitation and injustice - and won. Series: Kim Klein's Chardon Press. Num Pages: 176 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFSC; JFSL1; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787961787
- ISBN
- 9780787961787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.17
€ 39.17
Hardback. These stories tell, as no previous book has, the history of the larger-than-life role of Jews in America's pastime. Num Pages: 544 pages, 75 photographs, 2 drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR1; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1383.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803264755
- ISBN
- 9780803264755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.61
€ 52.61
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- New York University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814792872
- ISBN
- 9780814792872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
hardcover. This is a social and cultural study of what happened in Venice in 1785 when a sixty-year-old man was accused of having sex with an eight-year-old girl. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HRC; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 992. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762618
- ISBN
- 9780804762618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.96
€ 147.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manic D Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933149424
- ISBN
- 9781933149424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.82
€ 15.99
€ 14.82
Paperback. Examines how the matter of a number of cartoon drawings came to figure prominently on the international agenda. This book provides a description of the situation in the Middle East, including the background of the critical state of affairs in Iraq, concluding that the democratic process in the Middle East is serving to strengthen the Islamists. Num Pages: 194 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788776742003
- ISBN
- 9788776742003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 20.91
€ 27.99
€ 20.91
Paperback. Editor(s): Bisgaard, Lars; Mortensen, Lars Boje; Pettitt, Tom. Num Pages: 301 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788776745578
- ISBN
- 9788776745578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.36
€ 35.99
€ 26.36
Hardcover. Num Pages: 348 pages, colour photos & b/w maps. BIC Classification: 3H; HRC; JFHF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 348
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763504072
- ISBN
- 9788763504072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.54€ 43.30
€ 55.54
€ 43.30
Hardback. This study considers the various aspects of conscription, its ideology and role in various countries. It also examines issues of gender, children as soldiers, globalization, citizenship, dissent and democracy. Editor(s): Mjoset, Lars; Van Holde, Stephen. Series: Comparative Social Research. Num Pages: 444 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JPQB; JWD; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 31. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762308361
- ISBN
- 9780762308361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.47
€ 130.47
Paperback. Contains chapters which represent a spectrum of different cases and media - from television to computer, film and mobile phone. This book includes concepts like hypermediacy, immediacy, remediation, communication and the desire for the real into debate and practice. Editor(s): Philipsen, Heidi; Qvortrup, Lars. Num Pages: 213 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Samfundslitteratur Denmark
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788759312612
- ISBN
- 9788759312612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.40
€ 34.99
€ 25.40