Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Public health has made our lives safer - but it often works behind the scenes, without our knowledge, that is, 'while we are sleeping'. This book illuminates how public health works with more than sixty success stories drawn from the area of injury and violence prevention. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFFE; MBN; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520258464
- ISBN
- 9780520258464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. Radio in the Global Age offers a fresh, up--to--date, and wide--ranging introduction to the role of radio in contemporary society. It places radio, for the first time, in a global context, and pays special attention to the impact of the Internet, digitalization and globalization on the political--economy of radio. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: APW; JFC; JFD; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745620688
- ISBN
- 9780745620688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Paperback. Radio in the Global Age offers a fresh, up--to--date, and wide--ranging introduction to the role of radio in contemporary society. It places radio, for the first time, in a global context, and pays special attention to the impact of the Internet, digitalization and globalization on the political--economy of radio. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APW; JFC; JFD; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745620695
- ISBN
- 9780745620695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.35
€ 27.35
Paperback. Henkin explores the influential but little-noticed role reading played in New York City's public life between 1825 and 1865. The "ubiquitous urban texts"--from newspapers to paper money, from street signs to handbills--became both indispensable urban guides and apt symbols for a new kind of public life that emerged first in New York. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231107457
- ISBN
- 9780231107457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. Henkin explores the influential but little-noticed role reading played in New York City's public life between 1825 and 1865. The "ubiquitous urban texts"--from newspapers to paper money, from street signs to handbills--became both indispensable urban guides and apt symbols for a new kind of public life that emerged first in New York. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231107440
- ISBN
- 9780231107440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.39€ 83.59
€ 109.39
€ 83.59
Paperback. The Sixties ended a year late - on New Year's Eve 1970, when Paul McCartney initiated proceedings to wind up The Beatles. Music would never be the same again. By December rock had exploded into the mainstream. How did it happen? This book tells you how. It is the story of 1971, rock's golden year. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; AVGP; HBG; HBLW3; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784162061
- ISBN
- 9781784162061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.20
€ 13.99
€ 11.20
Paperback. The Black Death is considered by many to be the great watershed in medieval history, as it ravaged a continent, killed millions and decimated economies. The author sees in this catastrophe the birth of technologically advanced societies, struggling to create labour-saving devices. Editor(s): Cohn Jr., Samuel K. Series: European history series. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFC; MBN; MBX; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674076136
- ISBN
- 9780674076136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.92
€ 31.99
€ 26.92
Paperback. With a barrage of "ask your doctor about" advertisements competing for attention with shocking news of drug company malfeasance, Happy Pills is an invaluable look at how the commercialization of medicine has transformed American culture since the end of World War II. Num Pages: 292 pages, 16, 14 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFFH1; JM; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801898143
- ISBN
- 9780801898143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.65
€ 41.99
€ 34.65
Listen to David Hesmondhalgh discuss the arguments at the core of 'Why Music Matters' with Laurie Taylor on BBC Radio 4's Thinking Allowed here. Num Pages: 204 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405192422
- ISBN
- 9781405192422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.47
€ 88.47
Hardback. A study of the representation of 9/11 and the 'war on terror'. Editor(s): Woods, Tim; Grice, Helena. Series: Representing American Events. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; JFCA; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 393.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748633807
- ISBN
- 9780748633807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.96€ 103.24
€ 112.96
€ 103.24
Paperback. A study of the representation of 9/11 and the 'war on terror'. Editor(s): Woods, Tim; Grice, Helena. Series: Representing American Events. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JFCA; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748633814
- ISBN
- 9780748633814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
€ 26.99
€ 25.38
Paperback. Reputation or Cover-Up? - top lawyer David Hooper's explanation of what the libel laws are, with an emphasis on recent decisions. Num Pages: 592 pages, Section: 8, B&W. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751542172
- ISBN
- 9780751542172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.54
€ 23.54
Num Pages: 2 pages, colour map. BIC Classification: 1MBF; CF; JFSL9; RGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 7. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780855754921
- ISBN
- 9780855754921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.14
€ 21.99
€ 17.14
Paperback. A fully annotated edition of Hume's most important political essays. Editor(s): Haakonssen, Knud. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 206 x 136 x 27. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521466394
- ISBN
- 9780521466394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.29
€ 41.29
Paperback. The book discusses the basic issues of principle, the processes of implementation and the actual consequences in practice. * Provides a cross--media analysis of media policy * Uses case studies to illustrate policy implementation * Includes chapter summaries, questions for discussion and a chapter on further reading. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631204343
- ISBN
- 9780631204343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.71
€ 61.71
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578634965
- ISBN
- 9781578634965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.15
€ 20.99
€ 20.15
Hardback. Confronting Culture offers a clear and accessible discussion and analysis of the complex field of the sociology of culture, and how it compares with approaches developed within cultural studies. * An accessible guide to the complex field of the sociological study of culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625614
- ISBN
- 9780745625614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Paperback. Confronting Culture offers a clear and accessible discussion and analysis of the complex field of the sociology of culture, and how it compares with approaches developed within cultural studies. * An accessible guide to the complex field of the sociological study of culture. Num Pages: 266 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625621
- ISBN
- 9780745625621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.08
€ 26.08
Paperback. This book combines film studies with environmental history and politics, aiming to establish a cultural criticism informed by 'green' thought. David Ingram argues that Hollywood cinema has largely perpetuated romantic attitudes to nature and has played an important ideological role in the 'greenwashing' of ecological discourses. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFD; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859896092
- ISBN
- 9780859896092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.59
€ 34.59
Paperback. Editor(s): Wishart, David J. Num Pages: 254 pages, 146 entries, 71 photographs, 3 maps, selected bibliography after each entry, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 254 x 15. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803298620
- ISBN
- 9780803298620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44