Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. This collection of essays by an international group of prominent scholars explores, for the first time, the implications of presentism for issues of sexual orientation and gender in Shakespeare's texts. It offers crucial insights into our present professional, theoretical, political, and social moment, as well as readings of particular texts. Editor(s): Gajowski, Evelyn. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223837
- ISBN
- 9780230223837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.15
€ 65.15
Hardback. Ethno-nationalism presents a multitude of challenges to the structure of the international political system and to the internal governance of states. This volume explores the multifaceted nature of these challenges across the world, while also examining how states have responded to meet them, through a wide range of case studies and comparisons. Editor(s): Guelke, Adrian. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JPB; JPFN; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224100
- ISBN
- 9780230224100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Hardback. This collection opens up spaces where lives end, bodies are disposed of and memories generated: hospitals, hospices, care homes, coroners' courts, funeral premises, cemeteries, roadsides, the spirit world. Using material culture studies it illuminates the ways human beings make meaningful the challenges of death, dying and bereavement. Editor(s): Hockey, Jenny; Komaromy, Carol; Woodthorpe, Kate. Num Pages: 285 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBZ; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224162
- ISBN
- 9780230224162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.35
€ 122.35
Hardcover. This book explores the role of photographs in newspapers and online news, analyzing how meanings are made in images and exploring text-image relations, illustrated with authentic news stories from both print and online news outlets. Num Pages: 260 pages, 46 black & white tables, 46 figures. BIC Classification: AJCR; CFB; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230301009
- ISBN
- 9780230301009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.30
€ 65.30
Hardcover. This book contests the idea that lesbian and gay categories are disappearing, and that sexuality is becoming fluid, by showing how young people use them in a world in which heterosexuality is privileged. Exploring identity making, the book shows how old modernist stories of sexual being entwine with narratives of normality. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 149 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSK; JFSP2; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230361744
- ISBN
- 9780230361744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.35
€ 63.35
Hardcover. This book casts a critical look at the dominant position that fashion has come to occupy in contemporary society. It addresses various aspects of fashion in postmodern culture including makeup, cosmetic surgery, tattoos, ornament in dress and the blurring of gender boundaries. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHBA; PNN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230607620
- ISBN
- 9780230607620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.50
€ 124.50
Hardback. Examines the origin, nature and implications of images from historical, geographical, anthropological and linguistic perspectives. For centuries, Siberia has been represented as Russia's alter ego, as the heavenly or infernal antithesis to the perceived complexity of shallowness of Russian life. Editor(s): Diment, Galya; Slezkine, Yuri. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 521.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312060725
- ISBN
- 9780312060725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.60€ 85.50
€ 103.60
€ 85.50
Paperback. Most of the fairy tales that we grew up with we know thanks to the Brothers Grimm. This book guides us through the world of fairy tales and their criticism and looks at the romantic's mythology of the wandering brothers. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; DSBD; DSK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312293802
- ISBN
- 9780312293802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.49
€ 70.49
Paperback. This volume is centrally concerned with crucial theoretical and practical aspects of teaching in the national and global borderlands of gender, race and sexuality studies. Editor(s): Sanchez-Casal, Susan; MacDonald, Amie A. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFFK; JNA; JNM; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312295349
- ISBN
- 9780312295349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.79€ 45.61
€ 51.79
€ 45.61
paperback. What kind of escape is tolerated in modern society? How is it shaped by historical expectations of leisure and travel? And what do we actually experience when we engage in leisure or travel activity? This book tries to supply answers to these questions. Num Pages: 251 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1993rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333475782
- ISBN
- 9780333475782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.35
€ 69.35
Hardback. This analysis of racism within British sport presents a number of theoretical positions regarding race, racism and sport, before providing a background history of the involvement of minority ethnic communities. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFJ; JFSJ; JFSL; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333920619
- ISBN
- 9780333920619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.87
€ 63.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWQ; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333962107
- ISBN
- 9780333962107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.40
€ 63.40
Understanding Leadership Perspectives: Theoretical and Practical Appro...
Fairholm, Matthew R., Fairholm, Gilbert W.
Hardcover. For all of the popular books on leadership, few address the topic with empirical research. This book fills that gap. It presents the Leadership Perspectives Model, which analyzes leadership through five distinct orientations. Num Pages: 194 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387849010
- ISBN
- 9780387849010
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.48
€ 155.48
Hardback. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412007217
- ISBN
- 9780412007217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.68
€ 127.68
Hardback. The role of competition within communities, in shaping the structure and composition of the community matrix itself and in influencing day to day functioning of the system is particularly controversial. This book offers a synthesis of these arguments and suggests avenues for further research. Series: Population and Community Biology Series. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; JMAL; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1090.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412313509
- ISBN
- 9780412313509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.76
€ 68.76
Paperback. An increasing emphasis on community care and quality of life has important implications for the many people with learning disabilities who are increasingly participating in and contributing to life in local communities. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: 4KHT; JFFG; JKS; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Nelson Thornes Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412433801
- ISBN
- 9780412433801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Paperback. Focusing on the practical problems of the assessment of geohazards in developing countries, their prediction and mitigation of their effects, this work discusses natural disasters as well as "quiet" hazards such as soil degradation and rising groundwater. Series: AGID Report Series (Closed). Num Pages: 227 pages, 59 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFC; RBG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412439308
- ISBN
- 9780412439308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.56
€ 65.56
Paperback. Looks at the practicalities of the provision of community support for people experiencing long-term mental health problems, particularly schizophrenia. The text discusses all the aspects of daily living considered to be of basic importance to the clients themselves. Series: Therapy in Practice S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 line drawing, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 138. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Nelson Thornes Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412469404
- ISBN
- 9780412469404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.50
€ 64.50
Paperback. The authors of this innovative book bring a wealth of knowledge, expertise and creativity in their approach to such diverse areas as abuse, advocacy, drama therapy, sexuality and culture. The contributors, from many disciplines, address the issues that face those working in the services of older people with mental health problems. Num Pages: 265 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 433.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412589904
- ISBN
- 9780412589904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.57
€ 64.57
Hardback. Advanced biomedical techniques such as genetic engineering are used extensively in animal related research and development. The book presents themes and issues which have emerged in the debates surrounding biotechnology as applied to animals. Editor(s): Holland, A.; Johnson, A. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFZ; PSG; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412756801
- ISBN
- 9780412756801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.32
€ 194.32