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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
€ 65.37
€ 65.37
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814724620
- ISBN
- 9780814724620
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.88
€ 33.99
€ 33.88
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
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.14
€ 51.99
€ 37.14
Hardcover. Seeks to analyze the autobiographical perspective of mothering and motherhood not purely as their inner, emotional and private narratives. This collection features essays that position autobiography, in both theory and fiction, as a profoundly cultural and political text that makes social change possible. Editor(s): O'Reilly, Andrea; Caporale-Bizzini, Silvia. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Susquehanna University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575911298
- ISBN
- 9781575911298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.63
€ 135.63
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
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.62
€ 40.99
€ 28.62
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€ 38.37
€ 53.99
€ 38.37
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€ 29.35
€ 31.99
€ 29.35
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€ 24.57
€ 33.99
€ 24.57
Hardback. Andrea Wiley contrasts the practices of the world's leading milk producers, India and the United States. In both countries, milk is considered to have special qualities. Drawing on ethnographic and scientific studies, popular media, and government reports, she shows that the cultural significance of milk goes well beyond its nutritive value. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; JFCV; JHMC; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 248 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674729056
- ISBN
- 9780674729056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.86€ 48.38
€ 52.86
€ 48.38
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€ 32.49
€ 32.99
€ 32.49
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€ 32.53
€ 32.99
€ 32.53
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
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.17
€ 29.99
€ 27.17
Hardback. Illustrator(s): Daniel, Abi. Num Pages: 206 pages, 58 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477309315
- ISBN
- 9781477309315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.65
€ 26.65
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€ 32.48
€ 33.99
€ 32.48
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€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107085435
- ISBN
- 9781107085435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.72
€ 119.72
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€ 24.41
€ 33.99
€ 24.41
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
€ 96.00
€ 96.00
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
€ 51.54€ 47.52
€ 51.54
€ 47.52
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
€ 108.75
€ 108.75