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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFSR2; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850657606
ISBN
9781850657606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 53.33

Hardback. A study of lesbian desire in French and Francophone films. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; APFA; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621651
ISBN
9780748621651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.85
€ 114.65

Hardback. All memories invoke imagined pasts, but do the ways we remember share a common imaginary? In seeking to interpret Scottish culture in the recent past as a series of encounters with modernity, this study draws on a wide range of sources to explore relationships between perceptions of place, belonging and identity in one nation. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617869
ISBN
9780748617869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.96
€ 103.24

Hardback. Based on 216 in-depth interviews of Muslims in Britain, the book examines how British Muslim youths and young adults, 15-30 years old, define their identities, their values and their culture and whether these conflict either with those of their parents or with the dominant non-Muslim British culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HRHP; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641338
ISBN
9780748641338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.91
€ 109.07

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784537623
ISBN
9781784537623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.17

Paperback. This collection brings together scholars and artists in disability studies, sexuality, queer theory, and feminism, to show how much sexuality studies and disability studies have to learn from each other. Editor(s): McRuer, Robert; Mollow, Anna. Num Pages: 432 pages, 11 illustrations, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351542
ISBN
9780822351542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.95

Paperback. A textbook introduction to the history of the American South, from slavery to the civil rights movement. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTS; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602. From Slavery to Civil Rights. 392 pages, 1 b/w. A textbook introduction to the history of the American South, from slavery to the civil rights movement. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTS; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 22. Weight: 602.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748613755
ISBN
9780748613755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 37.73

Paperback. How can Ramakrishna's saintly status be reconciled with his eroticized language and actions? This book argues that the key to understanding him lies in Tantra and its equation of the mystical and the erotic, and that his homosexulity is linked to every aspect of his life and teachings. Num Pages: 408 pages, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: HRG; HRLK2; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226453774
ISBN
9780226453774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.57

Paperback. A liberal society stands on the proposition that we should all take seriously the idea that we might be wrong. The author makes a persuasive argument for the value of "liberal science" and the idea that conflicting views produce knowledge within society. The answer to bias and prejudice, he argues, is pluralism - not purism. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMD; JPVH1; JPVH2; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Enlarged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226145938
ISBN
9780226145938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. This title takes a linguistic and poststructuralist approach to discourse analysis, and argues for a textual meta-language for cultural studies and a re-evaluation of methodolody. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: CFG; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742500594
ISBN
9780742500594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.17

Paperback. Argues for the importance of recognizing - and archiving - accounts of trauma that belong as much to the ordinary and everyday as to the domain of catastrophe. This title contends that the field of trauma studies, limited by too strict a division between the public and the private, has overlooked the experiences of women and queers. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 368 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822330882
ISBN
9780822330882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Offers a range of approaches and case studies whose organizing principle is the developing idea of polycentrism as applied to cinema. In this title, the authors refine and redefine key concepts in film studies, including identification and identity, narrative and realism, allegory and the national project, auteurism and the popular, art and genre. Editor(s): Nagib, Lucia; Perriam, Chris; Dudrah, Rajinder. Series: Tauris World Cinema Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 bw integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848854932
ISBN
9781848854932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99

Paperback. Series: New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; JFMX; JFSJ1; JFSL3; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081668
ISBN
9780252081668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Widespread confusion over the use of the terms Islamism or Political Islam often obscures the fact that these are not new phenomena and can be traced back more than a century. Through research in to the trajectories of Islamists, this book seeks to understand what has become of political Islam. Editor(s): Boubekeur, Amel; Roy, Olivier. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659419
ISBN
9781850659419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.64

Paperback. The politics and science of health and disease remain contested terrain among scientists, health practitioners, policy makers, industry, communities, and the public. This book asserts that science, activism, and policy are not separate issues and shows how the contribution of environmental factors in disease is often overlooked. Editor(s): Brown, Phil; Morello-Frosch, Rachel; Zavestoski, Stephen. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 8 line illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270213
ISBN
9780520270213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardcover. What divides and what unites an ethnically diverse citizenry? From reconciling historical adversaries to addressing whether multicultural policies cause or cure ethnic conflict, the author explores how solidarity comes about in divided societies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JPF; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748697304
ISBN
9780748697304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.96
€ 103.24

Paperback. Includes preface by the authors looking at developments in the study of urban planning during the twenty-year life of this influential work. Num Pages: 413 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
413
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
20 Anv
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254282
ISBN
9780520254282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Dickel, Simon. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JMC; AB; DSBH; JFCA; RNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837628937
ISBN
9783837628937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.31

Hardback. From bell hooks's incisive look at the scapegoating of black men as archetypal racists to Andrea Dworkin's scathing statement on pornography as violence against women, this anthology is the first to fully represent the range of contemporary perspectives on one of the most fiercely contested areas in feminist thought. Editor(s): Jackson, Stevi; Scott, Sue. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748608324
ISBN
9780748608324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.41
€ 159.25

Paperback. Siegfried Kracauer was one of the 20th century's major cultural critics, a prolific scholar and a theorist of film. In this volume his writings on modern society are translated into English. Written in the 1920s and early 1930s, these essays examine the everyday world of the masses. Num Pages: 416 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674551633
ISBN
9780674551633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.60

Paperback. A special issue of the popular Scotlands journal. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 335.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
126
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748610617
ISBN
9780748610617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Hardcover. Editor(s): Smith, William; Wayte, William; Marandin, G.E. Num Pages: 2061 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; GBC; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 180 x 101. Weight in Grams: 3116.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
2061
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845110000
ISBN
9781845110000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 595.40

Paperback. Describes the competing approaches to reproductive health that evolved on plantations, as both black women and white men sought to enhance the health of enslaved mothers. This book focuses on the health care of enslaved women, and argues for the critical role of reproductive medicine in the slave system of antebellum America. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3; MBX; VFXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674034921
ISBN
9780674034921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.91

Hardback. A comprehensive study of the media in Scotland. Editor(s): Blain, Neil; Hutchison, David. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 629.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748627998
ISBN
9780748627998
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.02
€ 97.67

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