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Society & culture: general
Paperback. This book offers a comprehensive discussion of the diverse representations of the connections and differences in the way generations of artists and audiences have approached and used the tragedy. In the final section is an in-depth study of James Cameron's blockbuster film "Titanic". Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; APFA; DSB; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850434320
- ISBN
- 9781850434320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.67
€ 34.99
€ 29.67
Paperback. Investigates how effective good media coverage for American activists is during political campaigns Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPVL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814741375
- ISBN
- 9780814741375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Published to celebrate the centenary and finally bring the mystery to a close, this book provides a definitive account of the Piltdown hoax. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 black & white plates, 8 black & white plates, 42 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 10. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752487748
- ISBN
- 9780752487748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Hardback. Towards a Feminist Cinematic Ethics develops an account of non-normative ethics that can be used to think about filmmaking and viewing, using two philosopher - Emmanuel Levinas and Jean-Luc Nancy, and the work of filmmaker Claire Denis. It offers new readings of Denis' films, situating them within larger feminist, postcolonial and queer debates. Num Pages: 208 pages, 40 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; HPQ; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474403276
- ISBN
- 9781474403276
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.95€ 102.92
€ 106.95
€ 102.92
Hardcover. This study examines the writings of Nizari Quhistani, one of the Ismaili authors who survived the Mongol invasion in the 13th century. The evidence of his writings demonstrate that while the Ismaili community was impaired, its organizational structure and internal coherence continued to operate. Series: Ismaili Heritage Series. Num Pages: 150 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBG; HBLC; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 150
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860644320
- ISBN
- 9781860644320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.21
€ 46.99
€ 39.21
Hardback. Creates a community profile which looks at Muslims as an entire faith community from a sociological and social policy perspective. This work reveals the social position of Muslims as a group compared to other faith communities in terms of educational qualifications, economic activity and housing conditions. Series: International Library of Human Geography. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSR2; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845114718
- ISBN
- 9781845114718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.60€ 126.76
€ 142.60
€ 126.76
Hardback. This guide to Native American history and culture outlines new ways of understanding American Indian cultures in contemporary contexts. Series: Introducing Ethnic Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748618606
- ISBN
- 9780748618606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.78€ 119.62
€ 124.78
€ 119.62
Paperback. Examines how developments in physics, biology, medicine, psychology, politics, and art employed the metaphor of the working body as a human motor. This title demonstrates how the utopian obsession with energy and fatigue shaped social thought across the ideological spectrum. Num Pages: 432 pages, 26 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520078277
- ISBN
- 9780520078277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.07
€ 41.99
€ 30.07
Hardback. Num Pages: 218 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810861053
- ISBN
- 9780810861053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.14
€ 96.14
Hardback. A lively and accessible study of media and discourse. Editor(s): Alia, Valerie. Series: Media Topics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: CFG; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748623471
- ISBN
- 9780748623471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.01€ 97.45
€ 101.01
€ 97.45
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Iberoamericana Editorial Vervuert S.L.U
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788484895589
- ISBN
- 9788484895589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.30
€ 38.99
€ 35.30
Hardcover. An integrated risk management framework for Islamic banks. It shows students and professionals how to identify, measure and mitigate risk in Shari'ah-compliant banks. It provides a risk coding system that facilitates risk management and reporting systems. Series: Edinburgh Guides to Islamic Finance. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR2; KFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 230
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748670079
- ISBN
- 9780748670079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.95€ 102.03
€ 106.95
€ 102.03
Paperback. Divided into male and female sections, this dictionary provides an alphabetical listing of Muslim names in both English and Arabic. Each name has a description of its origin and meaning as well as indication of whether the name is derived from Arabic or Persian. Num Pages: 367 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2BXF; 2CSR; GBC; HBTG; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
- Number of pages
- 367
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850653578
- ISBN
- 9781850653578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.80
€ 19.99
€ 19.80
Paperback. A history of Catholics in Cardiff Series: Pocket Images. Num Pages: 320 pages, chiefly Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; JFSR; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845884055
- ISBN
- 9781845884055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.33
€ 9.33
Paperback. An important new study on a complex and highly controversial topic. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 168 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; 3J; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Longman
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582369641
- ISBN
- 9780582369641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.05
€ 50.99
€ 45.05
Paperback. Bisexuality has been rendered as mostly irrelevant to the history, politics and theory of sexuality. With this text, Steven Angelides explores the reasons why and invites us to rethink our preconceptions about sexual identity. Series: Sexuality, History & Society S. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226020907
- ISBN
- 9780226020907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.40
€ 43.99
€ 33.40
Paperback. Drawing on interviews with parents and teens, this title offers an intimate account of the different ways that girls and boys in the United States and the Netherlands negotiate love, lust, and growing up. It provides a probing analysis of the way family culture shapes not just sex but also alcohol consumption and parent-teen relationships. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1KBB; JFC; JFSP2; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226736198
- ISBN
- 9780226736198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.62
€ 37.99
€ 29.62
Hardback. Explores the victimization of children as well as children who use violence towards others and presents an overview of key developments in research, policy and practice on children and violence in the context of the recent major shift in thinking from 'child protection' towards 'safeguarding' and evidencing better outcomes. Series: New Childhoods. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFSP1; JKSB1; JN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441168900
- ISBN
- 9781441168900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.14€ 166.37
€ 190.14
€ 166.37
Paperback. Hampshire is proud host to traditions, customs and legends that may seem strange to the people of the twenty-first century but were very real to the Hampshire folk of yesteryear. From Abbotts Ann and the Maiden's Garlands to the Tichborne Dole and St Swithun's forty days of rain, this looks at the folklore of Hampshire. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752451794
- ISBN
- 9780752451794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Hardback. Working Feminism looks at key concepts and debates within feminist theory and puts them to work concretely in relation to the real problems faced by Filipina domestic workers and Asian youth in Canada. Num Pages: 220 pages, 24ill. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748615698
- ISBN
- 9780748615698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.72€ 125.17
€ 130.72
€ 125.17
Paperback. Through an interview-based study, Victoria Pitts has researched the subcultural milieu of contemporary body modification, focusing on the ways sexuality, gender and ethnicity are being reconfigured through new body technologies such as tattooing, piercing and scarification. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHMC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312293116
- ISBN
- 9780312293116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 90.59
€ 90.59
Paperback. Providing an accessible, critical intervention into the field of moving image studies, this book features 20 commissioned essays in a format designed to be of wide use to a range of course in digital media, film and television studies. Editor(s): Harries, Dan. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 172 x 21. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- British Film Institute
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851709253
- ISBN
- 9780851709253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.24
€ 45.99
€ 38.24
Paperback. This book, by a lawyer and professor of commercial law who is the great-great-granddaughter of a slave and a white southern lawyer, is both an argument for affirming group claims in the legal vocabulary and a description of the seemingly ineluctable status of black people in the US. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674014718
- ISBN
- 9780674014718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.97
€ 36.99
€ 30.97
Hardback. A clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1960s America -- fiction and poetry; music and performance; film and television; art and photography -- and influential texts of the decade. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 33 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; AB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 175.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748619467
- ISBN
- 9780748619467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.01€ 97.45
€ 101.01
€ 97.45