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Society & culture: general
Paperback. The world's largest and longest-running song competition, the Eurovision Song Contest is a significant and extremely popular media event throughout the continent and abroad. This title explores how the contest sheds light on issues of European politics, national and European identity, race, gender and sexuality, and the aesthetics of camp. Editor(s): Tobin, Robert Deam; Raykoff, Ivan. Series Editor(s): Scott, Professor Derek B.; Burns, Professor Lori; Hawkins, Professor Stan. Series: Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, Includes 11 music examples. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; AVGP; JFC; JFD; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754658795
- ISBN
- 9780754658795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.30
€ 58.30
Hardback. Social class differences and inequalities are alive and flourishing in contemporary Britain. In reviewing a wide range of sources, this book provides easy access to the empirical research on social class. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745618913
- ISBN
- 9780745618913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.34
€ 77.34
Paperback. Social class differences and inequalities are alive and flourishing in contemporary Britain. In reviewing a wide range of sources, this book provides easy access to the empirical research on social class. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745618920
- ISBN
- 9780745618920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.67
€ 26.67
Paperback. Discussing the work of Durkheim, the author of this book discounts the theory that there is anything "essentially" Jewish in his work. He aims to show that Durkheim's sociology, especially his sociology of religion, was formed in relation to 19th and 20th century Jewish intellectual life in France. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 226 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226777245
- ISBN
- 9780226777245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.39
€ 34.99
€ 27.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Updated Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931882200
- ISBN
- 9781931882200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.93
€ 17.99
€ 17.93
Paperback. In this famous study, the author argues that the familiar correlation between educational training and job performance is a myth and that the upgrading of the supply of labor is meaningless unless we reconsider the nature of the demand. A lengthy new introduction by the author extends his critique into the 1990s. Series: Ewp Foundations of Sociology. Num Pages: 266 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Eliot Werner Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780971242753
- ISBN
- 9780971242753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.78
€ 48.78
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research. Num Pages: 128 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSP1; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 215.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319250984
- ISBN
- 9783319250984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.80
€ 72.80
Paperback. A sobering look at the ongoing crisis in civic learning and the fatal attraction of information technology. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; UYZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785353420
- ISBN
- 9781785353420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.01
€ 26.99
€ 23.01
Paperback. Editor(s): Jusova, Iveta; Siklova, Jiina. Num Pages: 338 pages, 6 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; HBTB; JFFK; JFSJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253021915
- ISBN
- 9780253021915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.59
€ 37.99
€ 35.59
Hardback. Editor(s): Jusova, Iveta; Siklova, Jiina. Num Pages: 338 pages, 6 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; 3JM; HBTB; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253021892
- ISBN
- 9780253021892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.29
€ 92.29
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138824904
- ISBN
- 9781138824904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.61
€ 60.61
Hardcover. All societies are shaped by arts, media, and other persuasive practices that can awe, captivate, enchant or otherwise seem to cast a spell on the audience. Likewise, scholarship itself often is driven by a sense of wonder and a willingness to be open to what lies beyond the obvious. This book broadens and deepens this perspective. Editor(s): Strecker, Ivo; Verne, Markus. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 figs & ills. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459350
- ISBN
- 9780857459350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.95
€ 151.95
Paperback. Through films that alternate between containment, order, and symmetry on the one hand, and obsession, explosiveness, and a lack of control on the other, Chantal Akerman has gained a reputation as one of the most significant filmmakers working today. This title presents the study of this influential avant-garde Belgian filmmaker. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822317234
- ISBN
- 9780822317234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.12
€ 30.99
€ 29.12
May Their Shadows Never Shrink: Wole Soyinka and the Oxford Professors...
Ivor Agyeman-Duah & Lucy Newlyn (Eds.)
Paperback. Editor(s): Agyeman-Duah, Ivor; Newlyn, Lucy. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ayebia Clarke Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780992843670
- ISBN
- 9780992843670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.58
€ 15.99
€ 14.58
Paperback. A theoretical investigation into the culture of precarious work, digital consumption and personal flexibility, calling for a counter-discourse of resistance. Num Pages: 106 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 106
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846945304
- ISBN
- 9781846945304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.18
€ 10.18
Hardcover. This book uses new imagery - the metaphor of sugar - to highlight how race, class, and gender are produced, used, experienced, and 'digested' in our human and institutional bodies. Num Pages: 165 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSL; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600935
- ISBN
- 9780230600935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.98
€ 61.98
Paperback. This book uses new imagery--the metaphor of sugar--to highlight how race, class, and gender are produced, used, experienced, and "digested" in our human and institutional bodies. Num Pages: 165 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSJ; JFSL; JHB; JPA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349370443
- ISBN
- 9781349370443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854113405
- ISBN
- 9781854113405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.96
€ 24.96
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 340 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; JFCX; PDR; PDX; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634258
- ISBN
- 9780691634258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.88
€ 204.88
Hardback. Fascinating ethnography of women in the Caucasus living through a period of Islamic revivalism Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUAC; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045575
- ISBN
- 9781849045575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.50
€ 33.99
€ 30.50