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Hardback. Leitch regards Wikipedia as an ideal instrument for probing the central assumptions behind liberal education, making it more than merely, as one of its severest critics has charged, "the encyclopedia game, played online." Series: Tech.edu: A Hopkins Series on Education and Technology. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JNM; JNP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415352
ISBN
9781421415352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.33

Paperback. Groundbreaking analysis of the birth of racism in America - volume 2. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844677702
ISBN
9781844677702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.22

Paperback. This work argues that evolutionary theorists' emphasis on sexual competition among males for access to females overlooks selection pressures on females themselves. This account seeks to demolish myths about sexually passive, "coy", compliant, exclusively nurturing females. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JMAL; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674955394
ISBN
9780674955394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Manvotionals is a collection of the best advice for men. From the philosophy of Aristotle to the success books of the late 19th and early 20th centuries to the speeches and essays of Theodore Roosevelt, the book contains the manly wisdom of the ages designed to inspire men to live life to the fullest and realise their complete potentia. Num Pages: 272 pages, 50+ black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
HOW Books
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440312007
ISBN
9781440312007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, 15 black & white tables, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JNAM; JNFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138928602
ISBN
9781138928602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.28

Paperback. .
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837622553
ISBN
9783837622553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.04

Paperback. Mainstream media and film theory are based on the ways that media technologies operate in Europe and the United States. This work provides a history and ethnography of media in Nigeria, asking what media theory looks like when Nigeria rather than a European nation or the United States is taken as the starting point. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 328 pages, 56 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JFCA; JHMP; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341086
ISBN
9780822341086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.36

Paperback. Exploration of the Welsh-Celtic myth of the prophet/poet Taliesin and the witch/goddess Cerridwen takes the reader on a transformative journey, this book introduces them to core Celtic philosophy and magic, then embarks on a powerful, experiential foray into one of Wales' legends. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Llewellyn Publications,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780738733494
ISBN
9780738733494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.30

Paperback. BIC Classification: GTC; HRCX6; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780830851775
ISBN
9780830851775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Stiglitz, Joseph E.; Kaldor, Mary. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 30. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156875
ISBN
9780231156875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.28

Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 237 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628924091
ISBN
9781628924091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. Goes behind the scenes in two urban luxury hotels to give a picture of the workers who care for and cater to wealthy guests. This work offers an analysis of what the luxury service consists of, how managers organize its production, and how workers and guests negotiate the inequality between them. Num Pages: 373 pages, 2 line illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510. Service and Inequality in Luxury Hotels. 373 pages, 2 line illustrations, 5 tables. Goes behind the scenes in two urban luxury hotels to give a picture of the workers who care for and cater to wealthy guests. This work offers an analysis of what the luxury service consists of, how managers organize its production, and how workers and guests negotiate the inequality between them. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFT; JHM. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 22. Weight: 510.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
373
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247826
ISBN
9780520247826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.68

Paperback. Editor(s): Bowser, Rachel A; Croxall, Brian. BIC Classification: DSK; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781517900632
ISBN
9781517900632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Presents an economist's eye to bear on an age-old question: Are market exchange and aesthetic quality friends or foes? This book asks what happens when cultures collide through trade, whether technology destroys native arts, why (and whether) Hollywood movies rule the world, and whether 'globalized' culture is dumbing down societies everywhere. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
48673rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691117836
ISBN
9780691117836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.81

Hardback. Num Pages: 608 pages, 96 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; DSB; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166324
ISBN
9780231166324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.22

Paperback. Combining rich theoretical perspectives and extensive research, Casting Out makes a major contribution to contemporary debates on race and the 'war on terror' and their implications in areas such as law, politics, cultural studies, feminist and gender studies, and race relations. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFS; JFSR2; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802094971
ISBN
9780802094971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 39.25

Paperback. First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415515399
ISBN
9780415515399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.30

Paperback. A rich, salty, and steaming bowl of noodle soup, ramen Offers an account of geopolitics and industrialization in Japan. It traces the meteoric rise of ramen from humble fuel for the working poor to international icon of Japanese culture. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282353
ISBN
9780520282353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPQB; KNG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 213 x 33. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143128977
ISBN
9780143128977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.18

Paperback. Straayer looks at commercial film and video from a new angle, and compels readers to consider the wealth of films made by and for non-traditional viewers. She surveys Hollywood productions ranging from the 1935 Stella Dallas to 1994's Mrs. Doubtfire. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, 112 photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSJ1; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231079792
ISBN
9780231079792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.04

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