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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Few trends have had as much impact on television as formats have in recent years. Long confined to the fringes of the TV industry, they have risen to prominence since the late 1990s. BIC Classification: APT; GTC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509502592
- ISBN
- 9781509502592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.17
€ 24.17
Paperback. We are living in a world full of games. More than 31 million people in the UK are gamers. In this book, visionary game designer Jane McGonigaI challenges conventional thinking and shows that games - far from being simply escapist entertainment - have the potential not only to radically improve our own lives but to change the world. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; PDR; UDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099540281
- ISBN
- 9780099540281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
Paperback. Eric Mindling has been travelling the back roads of Oaxaca, Mexico, for over two decades. Oaxaca Stories in Cloth shows not only his love, but his respect for that dramatic geography and the people who have made it their home. Num Pages: 280 pages, 140 Colour Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AJCP; HBTB; JFCK; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 277 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780983886082
- ISBN
- 9780983886082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 29.59
€ 44.99
€ 29.59
Hardback. This engaging book exemplifies the new interdisciplinary field of cognitive cultural studies, demonstrating that collaboration between cognitive science and cultural studies is both exciting and productive. Num Pages: 240 pages, 35, 35 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421406169
- ISBN
- 9781421406169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.27
€ 42.27
Paperback. These folk tales from one of Britain's most ancient countries are vividly retold by local storyteller Janet Dowling. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, these 30 stories from Surrey reflect the wisdom and eccentricities of the county and its people. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESR; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 123 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752466354
- ISBN
- 9780752466354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. The civilization we know as Ancient Egypt stretched over three thousand years. What was life like for ancient Egyptians? What were their beliefs - and how different were they from ours? This title uses Egypt's narratives to create a panorama of its history, from the earliest settlers to the time of Cleopatra. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HRKP1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Penguin Global
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141021768
- ISBN
- 9780141021768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Richards, Robert J.; Daston, Lorraine. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 260 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317205
- ISBN
- 9780226317205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Hardcover. Challenging the view that ideas about sexual and gender dissidence were too confused to congeal into a coherent form in the Middle Ages, the author demonstrates that sodomy had a rich, multimedia presence in the period - and that a flexible approach to questions of terminology sheds new light on the many forms this presence took. Num Pages: 400 pages, 11 colour plates, 78 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; ACK; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1043.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226169125
- ISBN
- 9780226169125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.45€ 47.67
€ 56.45
€ 47.67
Paperback. A new edition of the classic text on African American music. Num Pages: 704 pages, Over 50 photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; AVGH; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 702
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393971415
- ISBN
- 9780393971415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.15€ 59.48
€ 61.15
€ 59.48
Paperback. In 1949 Simone de Beauvoir asked, What does it mean to be a woman? Her answer to that question inaugurated a radical transformation of the meaning of woman that defined the direction of subsequent feminist theory. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745687841
- ISBN
- 9780745687841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.17
€ 24.17
Paperback. Third revised edition, previously published in 1973 by Harper Collins, of a collection of texts stressing the universal themes of mythology. They range from the Bible to English literature, to C Jung and others, to illustrate the archetypal aspects of the universal hero. This edition includes heroine myths and an updated bibliography. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195119572
- ISBN
- 9780195119572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.16
€ 33.16
Paperback. Hip-hop has come a long way from its origins in the Bronx in the 1970s, when rapping and Djing were just part of a lively, decidedly local scene that also venerated break-dancing and graffiti. Focusing on the music's fans - young men, both black and white, this book offers an unbiased examination of how hip-hop works in people's daily lives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; AVGR; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226395852
- ISBN
- 9780226395852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.29
€ 34.99
€ 27.29
Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JFCD; JFD; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501312342
- ISBN
- 9781501312342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.75
€ 15.99
€ 14.75
Hardcover. The first comprehensive history of rock and pop on British television, from the early days of Oh Boy and Ready Steady Go!, through the institution that was Top Of The Pops, global events like Live Aid right up to date with Jools Holland's Later. Num Pages: 288 pages, x3 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; APT; AVGP; JFCA; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 277 x 33. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783057955
- ISBN
- 9781783057955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.35
€ 26.99
€ 20.35
Hardback. David Silverman argues against the notion that Indians prized flintlock muskets more for their pyrotechnics than for their efficiency as tools of war. Native peoples fully recognized the potential of firearms to assist them in their struggles against colonial forces, and mostly against one another, as arms races erupted across North America. Num Pages: 360 pages, 28 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSL; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 244 x 33. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674737471
- ISBN
- 9780674737471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.42
€ 33.99
€ 28.42
Paperback. Editor(s): Jacobs, Sue-Ellen; Thomas, Wesley; Lang, Sabine. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSJ; JFSL9; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252066450
- ISBN
- 9780252066450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.12
€ 27.99
€ 26.12
Hardback. Num Pages: 536 pages, 10 maps. BIC Classification: HBLA; HRKP; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Publisher
- PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147208
- ISBN
- 9780691147208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.51
€ 33.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. Offers a survey of the people, ideologies, and practices that make up the fragmented yet increasingly radical and militant milieu of radical paganism. This book reveals the trends that have converged to fuel militant paganism in the United States, feelings of economic and cultural marginalization in the face of globalization, and more. Num Pages: 456 pages, 26 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRKP; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Advance Reader's Copy
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822330714
- ISBN
- 9780822330714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.81
€ 33.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. A thrilling look at how hooliganism continues to blight the beautiful game Num Pages: 264 pages, 16. BIC Classification: JFFE; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445665887
- ISBN
- 9781445665887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.51
€ 26.99
€ 23.51
Paperback. This book tests the proposition that the humanities can, and at their best do, represent a commitment to ethical reading. And that this commitment, and the training and discipline of close reading that underlie it, represent something that the humanities need to bring to other fields: to professional training and to public life. Editor(s): Brooks, Peter. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC; JNA; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823257058
- ISBN
- 9780823257058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.56
€ 21.56