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Society & culture: general

Hardback. This book examines the London 2012 opening and closing ceremonies and the handover to Rio 2016 as articulations of national and cosmopolitan belonging. The ceremonial performances supported imaginative travel and created a tornadoros: an ideal form of 'human' that manipulates audiovisual narratives of culture and identity for global audiences. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Num Pages: 178 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JHBS; KNSG; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
178
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137336316
ISBN
9781137336316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.36

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; JFSJ; JFSK; JFSL1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403970381
ISBN
9781403970381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.52

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
C Hurst & Co (Publishers) Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849045599
ISBN
9781849045599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.27

Hardback. This second of three volumes focuses on the period from c.1090-1212. The volume explores the lives, scholarly resources and contributions of a wide sample of people who either took part in the creation of the scholastic system of thought or gave practical effect to it in public life. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HPCB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631191124
ISBN
9780631191124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.50

Paperback. aeo A compelling, original book which will redefine our perceptions of medieval civilization -- and of the renaissance and the evolution of modern Europe. aeo Possibly the best book by a man who is widely regarded as the greatest medieval historian. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HPCB; HRQA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631205272
ISBN
9780631205272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.07

Paperback. * The second volume of a compelling, original work which will redefine our perceptions of medieval civilization, the renaissance and the evolution of modern Europe. * Written by a man who was widely regarded as the greatest medieval historian. . Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HPCB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Volume II
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220794
ISBN
9780631220794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 52.61

Paperback. Rob White reconsiders Freud's controversial theory of inherited memory, referring it both to Anglo-American commentary and post-structuralist work on psychoanalysis. White proposes that this theory is evidence of an underlying haunted retrospection in Freudian theorizing, which time and again discovers that meaning has been lost. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFD; D; HPM; JF; JMAF; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349280896
ISBN
9781349280896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 117.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD; HPC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349544431
ISBN
9781349544431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.03

Hardback. Drawing on ethnographic accounts of children's media-referenced play, this book explores children's engagement with media cultures and playground experiences, analyzing a range of issues such as learning, fantasy, communication and identity. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSP1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 220 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
286
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230320505
ISBN
9780230320505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.82

Paperback. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPS; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349544868
ISBN
9781349544868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.98

Hardback. Reveals the problems that arise when a political movement seeks to embrace culture as the foundation for a political programme. This book examines the often contradictory motives that feed into New Right political pronouncements and explores the cultural thinking that feeds into political commitment. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; JFC; JPFM; JPFN; JPL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230506725
ISBN
9780230506725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.06

Paperback. This is the first full-length study in English of the New Right in Germany and it breaks new ground by considering the New Right as a political and a cultural movement. The book examines the often contradictory motives that feed into New Right political pronouncements and explores the cultural thinking that feeds into extreme political commitment. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349353019
ISBN
9781349353019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.31

Hardcover. In studying the treatment of battered, raped and sexually-harassed women in the two countries, she has found that, contrary to conventional expectation, the ability of the decentralized American state to innovate effectively has been consistently underestimated, whereas Sweden's ability to do the same has often been exaggerated. Num Pages: 160 pages, Bibliog., Index. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 1KBB; JFFE3; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 172 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571810717
ISBN
9781571810717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.44

Paperback. 208 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Fleming, Rae. In 1802, the "Friends", the "Helen" and the "Jane" set sail from Fort William bound for Canada with over 300 emigrants from Lochaber; the area they left behind still remains a wilderness. Who went, why they went, and what happened when they reached Canada, is explained in this book. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1KBC; HBTB; JFFN; JPVH1. Dimension: 255 x 206 x 13. Weight: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Natural Heritage / Natural History Inc
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780920474969
ISBN
9780920474969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.17

Hardcover. A retelling of Greek myths is combined here with a comprehensive account of the world in which the myths developed - their themes, their relevance to Greek religion and society, and their relationship to the landscape. Num Pages: 256 pages, 330 illustrations, 139 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 262 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1198.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500251218
ISBN
9780500251218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1970
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9789024750061
ISBN
9789024750061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.69

Hardback. This volume focuses on Pacific Rim cities and analyzes successful policies and programmes in urban development, explaining why they have worked. It identify themes of change that are taking place in the context of globalization, economic restructuring, and social change. Editor(s): Williams, J. F.; Stimson, Robert J. Series: International Review of Comparative Public Policy. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1MK; GTF; JFFS; JHMC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 159 x 38. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762306954
ISBN
9780762306954
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.91

Hardcover. Editor(s): Braham, Randolph L. Series: Holocaust Studies Series. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJH; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452. Series: Holocaust Studies Series. 248 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Braham, Randolph L. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 3JJH; JFF. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Springer
Edition
1983rd Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780898381412
ISBN
9780898381412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.69

Hardcover.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd Dublin
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716530787
ISBN
9780716530787
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.04

Hardback. Immigration is at the heart of social, cultural and political debate in France. This book examines the assumptions about immigrants and ethnic and national identity through a study of the Maghrebis, especially their political mobilisation from the colonial to the postcolonial period. Series: International Library of Migration Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HB; JFFN; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 186 x 191 x 30. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845118358
ISBN
9781845118358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.03
€ 135.20

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