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Society & culture: general

Paperback. This book stages a series of interventions and inventions of urban space between 1880 and 1930 in key literary texts of the period. Making sharp distinctions between modernity and modernism, the volume reassesses the city as a series of singular sites irreducible to stable identities, concluding with an extended reading of The Waste Land . Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349284399
ISBN
9781349284399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. Described by others as quaint and exotic, or as depraved and threatening, and as successful and exemplary, the Chinese in America have rarely been asked to describe themselves in their own words. This title provides an intimate and textured history of the Chinese in America from their arrival during the California Gold Rush to the present. Editor(s): Yung, Judy; Chang, Gordon G.; Lai, Him Mark. Num Pages: 486 pages, 52 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Printing
Number of pages
486
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520243101
ISBN
9780520243101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 752 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1012.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624660320
ISBN
9781624660320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.24

Paperback. During the first half of the twentieth century, Japanese immigrants entered Brazil by the tens of thousands. Examining these significant but rarely studied transnational movements and the experiences of Japanese-Brazilians, this book includes essays that rethink complex issues of ethnicity and national identity. Editor(s): Lesser, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KLSB; JFC; JFFN; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822331483
ISBN
9780822331483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.12

Paperback. This book is the first to deal with the world composition of television ratings. It focuses on the peoplemeter, a 25 year old technology which succeeds in homogenizing very different populations and television practices. It provides a fascinating account of the production of figures on which the whole world of popular culture depends. Editor(s): Bourdon, J. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AP; HBTB; JFC; JFD; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349466337
ISBN
9781349466337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.03

Paperback. Editor(s): Collins, J. Num Pages: 234 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCB; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 319.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349503988
ISBN
9781349503988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.13

paperback. Editor(s): Dowson, J. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2003
SKU
V9781349724406
ISBN
9781349724406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Friedman, J. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 285 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 423.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349289615
ISBN
9781349289615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

hardcover. Editor(s): Giedymin, J. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 386 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1978th Edition
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9789027705273
ISBN
9789027705273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 240.67

Paperback. Brings together and compares/contrasts the writing/influence of the two most important theorists in film studies today: Gilles Deleuze and Slavoj Zizek. Editor(s): Jagodzinski, J. Num Pages: 299 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APFD; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349341559
ISBN
9781349341559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. This anthology tackles three key issues: how social capital is discussed within the contexts of racial inequality, how this dialogue informs public policy regarding neighbourhood revitalization and economic development, and how effective a strategy utilization of social capital is for improving inner city living conditions. Editor(s): Jennings, J. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL; JHB; JP; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
179
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349538782
ISBN
9781349538782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.25

paperback. This book is a collection of papers presented and discussed at the 1992 Claremont Conference. Its contributing authors come from various disciplines that share a concern with models and criteria for inter-religious understanding, including religious studies, philosophy of religion, theology, comparative studies, and feminist philosophy. Editor(s): Kellenberger, J. Series: Library of Philosophy and Religion. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 301.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1993
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349230198
ISBN
9781349230198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.59

Paperback. Vietnam's political development has entered an extraordinary, if indeterminate, phase. Comprising contributions from leading Vietnam scholars, this volume comprehensively explores the core aspects of Vietnam's politics, providing a cutting-edge analysis of politics in one of East Asia's least understood countries. Editor(s): London, J. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JPA; JPB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 315.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349467365
ISBN
9781349467365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.39

Paperback. This book shows that poverty is multidimensional and hence needs to be analyzed from a multidisciplinary point of view. Editor(s): Silber, J. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFF; KCA; KCB; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349281671
ISBN
9781349281671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 119.15

Paperback. This volume focuses on the publisher's series as a cultural formation - a material artefact and component of cultural hierarchies. Contributors engage with archival research, cultural theory, literary and bibliometric analysis (amongst a range of other approaches) to contextualize the publisher's series in terms of its cultural and economic work. Editor(s): Spiers, J. Num Pages: 270 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349329205
ISBN
9781349329205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. This book is about how China strives to rebuild its soft power through communication. It recounts China's efforts by examining a set of public diplomacy tactics and programs in its pursuit of a 'new' and 'improved' global image. These case studies invites the reader to a more expansive discussion on the instruments of soft power. Editor(s): Wang, J. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Series in Global Public Diplomacy. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JPS; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349291373
ISBN
9781349291373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 119.13

Paperback. This is the tale of the lost city below the Scottish capital, chronicling Edinburgh's history, its structure and the lives of its inhabitants. The book discusses the lost city's rediscovery, the stories that made it legendary, the areas where it existed, and where to find the parts that remain. Num Pages: 176 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; HBJD1; JFSG; WQH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840182316
ISBN
9781840182316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. This title weaves together the elements of the 'manufacture' of masculinity in the period world-famous 'public' school system for the privileged which serviced the largest empire, the world has ever known, at the zenith of its control and which has had a significant influence in the formation of the modern world. Series: Sport in the Global Society - Historical Perspectives. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; HBTQ; JFC; JFSC; JHB; JHBA; JHMC; JNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 25. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415849418
ISBN
9780415849418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.19
€ 53.92

Hardback. While secondary texts on Paul Virilio typically see no way out of the tempo- and techno-dystopia he articulates, Occupy Time engages the events of Occupy Wall Street to fix attention on what such readings circumvent: Virilio's elusive theory of resistance. Num Pages: 130 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCD; JPA; JPWF; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
126
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137275585
ISBN
9781137275585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.69

Hardback. Editor(s): Donaldson, J. Ana. Num Pages: 208 pages, 31 colour illustrations, 25 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNB; JNV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319334516
ISBN
9783319334516
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.76

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