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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Plato's "Republic", Hobbes' "Leviathan", and Marx's "Communist Manifesto" are universally acknowledged classics of Western political thought. But how strong are the core arguments on which they base their visions of the good society that they want to bring into being? This book shows where and why they fail. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144764
- ISBN
- 9780691144764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Hardback. Privacy is not often thought of as a marker of modernity but a look at British women's writing of the early twentieth century suggests that it should be so. This book examines the female pursuit of privacy, particularly of the spatial kind, as women began to claim privacy as an entitlement of the modern, middle-class woman. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 194
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230535855
- ISBN
- 9780230535855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.66
€ 64.66
Paperback. A thoroughly updated and expanded edition of Lovell's classic account of the violence that has wracked Guatemala, from its roots in the colonial past to its aftermath in the twenty-first century Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 221 pages, 27 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLCM; HBJK; JFC; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292721838
- ISBN
- 9780292721838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 61.79€ 52.12
€ 61.79
€ 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
€ 96.26€ 79.98
€ 96.26
€ 79.98
Paperback. An approachable, skills-focused student guide to building media literacy, helping students to become more knowledgeable about all facets of the media and more strategic users of media messages. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 188 x 319. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781483379586
- ISBN
- 9781483379586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 159.59
€ 159.59
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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 95.07€ 72.48
€ 95.07
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 41.99
€ 34.96