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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Reality Television, Affect and Intimacy explains the appeal of reality television in terms of the affective power of the mediated image. In place of common objections that reality TV is 'not real', Misha Kavka argues that the feelings of intimacy engendered by unscripted drama are both real and socially informative. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APT; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230545502
- ISBN
- 9780230545502
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Condition: New
€ 138.95
€ 138.95
Paperback. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AP; HPN; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349435456
- ISBN
- 9781349435456
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Condition: New
€ 126.85
€ 126.85
Paperback. Series: First Peoples: New Directions in Indegenous Studies. Num Pages: 260 pages, 1 black & white illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816677917
- ISBN
- 9780816677917
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.60
€ 30.99
€ 27.60
Hardcover. Attending to the dialogue between the comic events in plays by female writers of the 18th century and the plays' more predictable comic endings illuminates the philosophical, political and legal arguements about women and marrige that fascinated the playwrights and the theatre-going public. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312239381
- ISBN
- 9780312239381
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Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Paperback. Editor(s): Mitchell, Angelyn. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 771.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822315445
- ISBN
- 9780822315445
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.28
€ 41.99
€ 34.28
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 366 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691628134
- ISBN
- 9780691628134
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Condition: New
€ 57.10€ 45.10
€ 57.10
€ 45.10
Paperback. A profile of the black men who congregate at Slim's Table at the Valois "See Your Food" cafeteria on Chicago's South Side. Num Pages: 200 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 145 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226170312
- ISBN
- 9780226170312
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.58
€ 17.99
€ 15.58
Paperback. By addressing, through empirical research, the many facets of racial dynamics in higher education, this timely book offers not only strong arguments for the necessity of affirmative action policies, but also ways of building a research agenda that tests notions of fairness, merit, and the benefits of diversity. Editor(s): Chang, Mitchell J.; Witt, Daria; Jones, James; Hakuta, Kenji. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740357
- ISBN
- 9780804740357
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
paperback. A fully revised and updated edition of this seminal introduction to and overview of the field of governmentality studies. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JPA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847873842
- ISBN
- 9781847873842
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Condition: New
€ 64.79
€ 64.79
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ortiz, Mitchell. Num Pages: 323 pages. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFFE3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 150. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634857956
- ISBN
- 9781634857956
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Condition: New
€ 290.26€ 216.89
€ 290.26
€ 216.89
Hardcover. The period 300-600 AD saw huge changes in the Roman Empire. Here, 20 papers by international scholars explore how group identities were established against this shifting background. Themes include religious conversion, Roman law, problems of Jewish identity and what it meant to be Roman. Editor(s): Mitchell, Stephen; Greatex, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 343 pages, illus, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; 3F; HBJD; HBLA; JFC; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780715630433
- ISBN
- 9780715630433
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Condition: New
€ 77.22
€ 77.22
Hardcover. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403943316
- ISBN
- 9781403943316
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Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. This interdisciplinary examination of present-day identities and histories of the former Yugoslavia explores relationships with the social, political, cultural and historical 'facts and fictions' that have marked the different parts of the region. It shows that while nationalism remains important other social dynamics also exert a strong influence. Editor(s): Velikonja, Mitja; Abazovic, Dino. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; HBJD; JFC; JFFS; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 220 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137346131
- ISBN
- 9781137346131
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Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Paperback. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JFSL; JHB; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312164676
- ISBN
- 9780312164676
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Condition: New
€ 64.75
€ 64.75
Paperback. A study of the alternative media that can be found outside the mainstream mass media. Series: Media Topics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748619580
- ISBN
- 9780748619580
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.94
€ 34.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. By comparing the role and influence of early Christian missionaries with those of Christian NGOs today, this bookcritically assesses the idea of a Christian 'civilizing mission' within the context of China. It provides a local, non-Han perspective based on a rich array of historical, ethnographical, and empirical sources." Series: Culture and Religion in International Relations. Num Pages: 278 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPS; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349375745
- ISBN
- 9781349375745
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Miyoshi, Masao; Harootunian, Harry. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554. 312 pages. Editor(s): Harootunian, H.D. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 24. Weight: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822308966
- ISBN
- 9780822308966
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.87
€ 37.99
€ 28.87
Paperback. The Politics of Violence develops an inter-disciplinary feminist perspective grounded in original ethnographic research on everyday forms of violence in El Salvador. Hume challenges dominant theories of violence through foregrounding subaltern vocabularies that have been historically ignored in debates on violence. Series: Bulletin of Latin American Research Book Series. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; JFFE; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296. Gender, Conflict and Community in El Salvador. Series: Bulletin of Latin American Research Book Series. 212 pages, illustrations. The Politics of Violence develops an inter-disciplinary feminist perspective grounded in original ethnographic research on everyday forms of violence in El Salvador. Hume challenges dominant theories of violence through foregrounding subaltern vocabularies that have been historically ignored in debates on violence. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; JFFE; JFFK. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405192262
- ISBN
- 9781405192262
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Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Hardback. Editor(s): Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFF; JFSJ; JMS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312220082
- ISBN
- 9780312220082
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Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. In this work, originally published in 1600, the author creates a conversation among seven Venetain noblewomen. The dialogue explores women's experience in both theoretical and practical terms. The women take as their broad theme men's curious hostility towards women and the possible cures for it. Editor(s): Cox, Virginia (Lecturer in Italian, Christ's College, Cambridge University). Translator(s): Cox, Virginia (Lecturer in Italian, Christ's College, Cambridge University). Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DST; DNF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226256825
- ISBN
- 9780226256825
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. During the 1920s and 1930s, in cities from Beijing to Bombay, Tokyo to Berlin, Johannesburg to New York, the Modern Girl made her flashy, fashionable appearance in city streets and cafes, in films, advertisements, and illustrated magazines. This work tracks the Modern Girl as she emerged as a global phenomenon during the 1920s and 1930s. Editor(s): Weinbaum, Alys Eve; Modern Girl Around the World Research Group; Thomas, Lynn M.; Ramamurthy, Priti; Poiger, Uta G.; Dong, Madeleine Yue. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 435 pages, 132 illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343059
- ISBN
- 9780822343059
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.94
€ 33.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. In recent years, interculturalism has emerged as a possible alternative to prevailing approaches of multiculturalism. But how is interculturalism different from multiculturalism? This collection brings together leading proponents of intercultural and multicultural theory and practice from Europe and North America to address this question. Editor(s): Meer, Nasar; Modood, Tariq; Zapata-Barrero, Ricard. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474407090
- ISBN
- 9781474407090
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.39
€ 40.99
€ 35.39
Hardback. This is a collection of essays on topics related to the economics of gender and the family. The essays apply traditional economic theory to non-traditional topics, while also stretching and bending neoclassical economic thought to provide a better model of economic interactions. Editor(s): Moe, Prof Karine (Macalester College USA). Num Pages: 256 pages, 16. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK; KCA; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 185 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631225768
- ISBN
- 9780631225768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.78
€ 146.78
Paperback. This is a collection of essays on topics related to the economics of gender and the family. The essays apply traditional economic theory to non-traditional topics, while also stretching and bending neoclassical economic thought to provide a better model of economic interactions. Editor(s): Moe, Prof Karine (Macalester College USA). Num Pages: 256 pages, 16. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK; KCA; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631225775
- ISBN
- 9780631225775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80