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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Describes the ways that prisons shape and infiltrate the lives of women with husbands, fiances, and boyfriends on the inside. This book shows that with social welfare weakened, prisons are the most powerful public institutions available to women struggling to overcome untreated social ills and sustain relationships with marginalized men. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 halftones, 6 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBK; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114637
ISBN
9780226114637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.23

Hardback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845116248
ISBN
9781845116248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.92
€ 135.20

Paperback. This collection explores the representation and performance of queer youth in media cultures, primarily examining TV, film and online new media. Specific themes of investigation include the context of queer youth suicide and educational strategies to avert this within online new media, and the significance of coming out videos produced online. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AP; JFC; JFD; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
318
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349480562
ISBN
9781349480562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 119.62

Paperback. Based on an extensive research project this book provides a critical review of the history of children's television in the UK, and a realistic assessment of its prospects. It looks at how broadcasters have defined the child audience, at the changing nature of children's programming and the impact of commercial competition and new technologies. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
British Film Institute
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851706856
ISBN
9780851706856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.67

Paperback. In this analysis of the processes by which the Zionist idea was realised, Alain Dieckhoff examines the ways in which the competing factions of Zionism negotiated the formation of the Jewish State. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
Number of pages
308
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850655954
ISBN
9781850655954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.04

Paperback. This groundbreaking book provides a new perspective on equality by highlighting and exploring affective equality, the aspect of equality concerned with relationships of love, care and solidarity. Drawing on studies of intimate caring, or 'love labouring', it reveals the depth, complexity and multidimensionality of affective inequality. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230227194
ISBN
9780230227194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.29

Hardcover. Editor(s): Grace, Helen. Series: International Library of Visual Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 28 bw integrated. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Sew
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784530341
ISBN
9781784530341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.08
€ 125.03

Paperback. A beautifully illustrated history of the Grand Concourse, New York Num Pages: 274 pages, 44 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814777244
ISBN
9780814777244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.29

Paperback. This book comprises the first systematic study on the impact of ethnic interest groups on US foreign policy, using the case study of how the Cuban?American National Foundation (CANF) influenced the outcome of three different legislatives debates that directly affected US Cuba policy. Num Pages: 291 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSL; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349468065
ISBN
9781349468065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, Comic illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: JFSC; JHBL; LNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 281 x 13. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Between the Lines
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781771132572
ISBN
9781771132572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.24

Hardback. This book follows ten political economic histories since the 1970s, showing how different forms of partnership have developed, flourished or declined over the time. The author's argument is supported by rich empirical material. It places partnership schemes in a broader social context and provides a deep insight into the phenomenon. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
318
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230111400
ISBN
9780230111400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.18

Paperback. Reveals the power and complexity of the music at the heart of collective rituals across Lowland South America Editor(s): Hill, Jonathan David; Chaumeil, Jean-Pierre. Num Pages: 440 pages, 26 illustrations, 1 map, 2 tables, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLS; AVRN; HRLF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803220928
ISBN
9780803220928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.48

Hardback. Following its entry into the EU in 2004, Cyprus has become a major migrant destination. This title argues that the focus on Cyprus' 'national problem' has long prevented Cypriot women to challenge Cyprus' largely patriarchal and militaristic order to pursue women's rights and public visibility. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVC; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 27. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845119348
ISBN
9781845119348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.92
€ 135.20

Hardback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401104
ISBN
9781474401104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.56
€ 101.56

Hardback. Contrary to the widespread view that women exercised economic autonomy only in widowhood, Hutton argues that marital status was not the chief determinant of women's economic activities in the mid-fourteenth century and that women managed their own wealth to a far greater extent than previously recognized. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3H; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230104952
ISBN
9780230104952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.95

Paperback. Just Ordinary Citizens? offers a behavioural perspective on the political integration of immigrants, describing and analysing the relationships that immigrants develop with politics in their host countries. Editor(s): Bilodeau, Antoine. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 figures. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPB; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442614444
ISBN
9781442614444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 36.86

Paperback. The first full-scale coverage of how media, politicians and lobbyists interact in the new Scotland. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JFD; JPHC; JPQ; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902930282
ISBN
9781902930282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 36.86

Paperback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230553033
ISBN
9780230553033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.40

Hardback. The mosque architecture of the Independent Sultanate period (from the 14th to the 16th centuries) represents the most important element of the Islamic architecture of Bengal. The early Muslim architecture of Bangladesh is an important architectural heritage of the Islamic world and the Indian sub-continent. This work deals with this area. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKB; AMN; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 194 x 22. Weight in Grams: 971.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845113810
ISBN
9781845113810
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.92
€ 134.38

Paperback. .
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
303
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2010th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642104084
ISBN
9783642104084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 117.70
€ 42.16

Hardback. What is the extraordinary text that is the Quran - and how does it relate to the life and times of the Prophet Muhammad? This book offers a journey into the full range of experience - past and present, secular and sacred - of the diverse peoples and cultures of the Muslim world. Editor(s): Sajoo, Amyn B. Num Pages: 336 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 138 x 31. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848851931
ISBN
9781848851931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.28
€ 48.87

Paperback. Drawing on a range of printed, manuscript and oral material, this work presents a comprehensive survey. It includes chapters on: legends in the landscape, seasonal customs, anti-social customs, ghostly tales and lore, saints and holy wells, witches and wise men, superstitions of the natural world and the life cycle, and sacred and secular songs. Num Pages: 160 pages, 60. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752439891
ISBN
9780752439891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Baker Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801072062
ISBN
9780801072062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.94

Hardback. Based upon original research in archives in Ireland, Great Britain, the United States and Canada, this study opens a new page in the history of wartime propaganda and censorship Series: International Communications. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBWQ; JFMD; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 181 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748622771
ISBN
9780748622771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.40
€ 112.54

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