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Society & culture: general

Paperback. A fascinating evocation of life on the Settle-Carlisle railway during the days of steam Num Pages: 112 pages, 39 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; JFHF; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 237 x 11. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553213
ISBN
9781781553213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.50

Paperback. In this companion volume to "Iconology", the author investigates pictures - the concrete, representational objects in which images appear. Focusing on popular and television coverage of the Gulf War, he examines the capacity of visual images to awaken/stifle public debate, emotion and violence. Num Pages: 462 pages, 79 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; APFA; APT; GTE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 718.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226532325
ISBN
9780226532325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.61

Paperback. Communications, philosophy, film and video, digital culture: media studies straddles an astounding array of fields and disciplines and produces a vocabulary that is in equal parts rigorous and intuitive. This title defines what this hybrid area aims to do, exploring our language for dealing with the qualities and modes of contemporary media. Editor(s): Mitchell, W. J. T.; Hansen, Mark B. N. Num Pages: 368 pages, 4 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: GBC; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226532554
ISBN
9780226532554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. Features three essays that engage the extraordinary Occupy movement that has swept across the world, examining everything from self-immolations in the Middle East to the G8 crackdown in Chicago to the many protest signs still visible worldwide. Series: TRIOS. Num Pages: 168 pages, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: JFD; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226042749
ISBN
9780226042749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.29

Hardcover. Features three essays that engage with the extraordinary Occupy Wall Street movement that has swept across the world, examining everything from self-immolations in the Middle East to the G8 crackdown in Chicago to the many protest signs still visible worldwide. Series: TRIOS. Num Pages: 168 pages, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: JFD; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226042602
ISBN
9780226042602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.81
€ 52.12

Hardcover. Communications, philosophy, film and video, digital culture: media studies straddles an astounding array of fields and disciplines and produces a vocabulary that is in equal parts rigorous and intuitive. This title defines what this hybrid area aims to do, exploring our language for dealing with the qualities and modes of contemporary media. Editor(s): Mitchell, W. J. T.; Hansen, Mark B. N. Num Pages: 368 pages, 4 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: GBC; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226532547
ISBN
9780226532547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.28
€ 79.98

Paperback. Guides students through an extensive body of research on the effects of mass media in order to provide them with an in-depth understanding of how the media influences individuals and society. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 190 x 19. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781412964692
ISBN
9781412964692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 149.92

Paperback. Series: Dover Children's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrationsmusic. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; FQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486417110
ISBN
9780486417110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. The Welsh Fairy Book is a beautifully written collection of fairy tales and folk stories, first printed by the University of Wales Press in 1952. Illustrator(s): Pogany, Willy. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF; YFJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 214 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780708312575
ISBN
9780708312575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.17

Paperback. Did the Washington Post bring down Richard Nixon by reporting on the Watergate scandal? Did a cryptic remark by Walter Cronkite effectively end the Vietnam War? This book describes how myths like these can feed stereotypes, deflect blame from policymakers, and overstate the power and influence of the news media. Num Pages: 381 pages, 20 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291294
ISBN
9780520291294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Hardback. Many of American journalism's best-known and most cherished stories are exaggerated, dubious, or apocryphal. They are media-driven myths. In this book, the author confronts and dismantles prominent media-driven myths, describing how they can feed stereotypes, distort understanding about the news media, and deflect blame from policymakers. Num Pages: 368 pages, 27 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291270
ISBN
9780520291270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.09
€ 72.48

Paperback. Traces Arsenio Rodriguez's early career in Cuba, his influence on Cuban and Latin popular music in the 1940s, his struggle for recognition at the height of mambo-mania in the 1950s, and his importance to Puerto Rican and Cuban communities in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Series: Studies in Latin American and Caribbean Music Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, 5 tables, 18 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; ASD; AVGE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Temple University Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592133864
ISBN
9781592133864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. Looking at the intimate relationship between political power and the news media, this title argues that the dependence of reporters on official sources disastrously thwarts coverage of dissenting voices from outside the Beltway. Series: Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion. Num Pages: 278 pages, 3 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226042855
ISBN
9780226042855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.29

Paperback. This text is one man's quest to understand the failure of the German-Jewish relationship and to explain the attitudes of Germany's assimilated Jews over a 300-year period. He juxtaposes the broad picture of history and politics in Germany against the stories of six of his own ancestors. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLL; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 678. Clean copy with slight sunning to spine and slight shelf wear but remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Counterpoint
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKE0000417
ISBN
9781582430126
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL1; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190674137
ISBN
9780190674137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.90

Paperback. Examines the ways in which Indians and their cultures have been represented by museums and presents new directions. Num Pages: 119 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
119
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295984599
ISBN
9780295984599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.82

paperback. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 168 pages, 19 line drawings, 19 tables 19 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFD; JPA; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226574400
ISBN
9780226574400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.82

Hardback. This book provides a novel approach to the social scientific study of violence. It argues for an 'extended' definition of violence in order to avoid subscribing to commonsensical or state propagated definitions of violence, and pays specific attention to 'autotelic violence' (violence for the sake of itself), as well as to terrorism. Series: Cultural Criminology. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2010th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230577190
ISBN
9780230577190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.01

paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFF; JFSL1; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 180. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Cape Town Press South Africa
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780799216158
ISBN
9780799216158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.59

Paperback. This is the story of an insubordinate, rebellious, popular culture stretching from Jim Crow to Hip hop. It looks at how the outcasts, following blackface, of official culture have made their own place in the world, and are now represented by stand-up comedy, rock 'n' roll, talk TV and Hip hop. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZP; GTC; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674001930
ISBN
9780674001930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.96

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