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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Consumer capitalism dominates our economy, our politics and our culture. Yet there is a growing body of research from a range of disciplines that suggests that consumer capitalism may be past its sell-by date. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650234
- ISBN
- 9780745650234
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Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Hardback. The steady rise of Clint Eastwood s career parallels a pressing desire in American society over the past five decades for a figure and story of purpose, meaning, and redemption. Eastwood has not only told and filmed that story, he has come to embody it for many in his public image and film persona. Series: Polity America Through the Lens Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; GTB; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 30. Weight in Grams: 516.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650401
- ISBN
- 9780745650401
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Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Paperback. The steady rise of Clint Eastwood s career parallels a pressing desire in American society over the past five decades for a figure and story of purpose, meaning, and redemption. Eastwood has not only told and filmed that story, he has come to embody it for many in his public image and film persona. Series: Polity America Through the Lens Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; GTB; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 212 x 25. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650418
- ISBN
- 9780745650418
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Condition: New
€ 23.23
€ 23.23
Hardback. * Natural disasters regularly reach a high degree of prominence in the media, but we rarely see the political aspects of the ways that disasters are managed and dealt with. * This book offers a comprehensive survey of the political history of disaster management, from World War I onwards. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPS; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650685
- ISBN
- 9780745650685
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Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Paperback. The sexualization of girls has captured the attention of the media, advocacy groups and politicians in recent years. This prolific discourse sets alarm bells ringing: sexualization is said to lead to depression, promiscuity and compassion deficit disorder, and rob young girls of their childhood. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSP1; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650739
- ISBN
- 9780745650739
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Condition: New
€ 24.49
€ 24.49
Hardback. * Synthesizes literature from a wide variety of disciplines to examine family interaction in the context of stressful situations. * Designed as a textbook within Polity s Key Themes in Family Communication series. * Looks at the topic of stress and coping across the individual, relational and family levels. Series: Polity Key Themes in Family Communication Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GTC; JFFP; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650746
- ISBN
- 9780745650746
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Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
Paperback. * Cixous is generally regarded as one of the leading, if not the leading French feminist writer. * All of her books tend to be written as philosophical novels, combining elements of autobiography and fiction with reflection of a more philosophical and psychoanalytic kind. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650975
- ISBN
- 9780745650975
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Condition: New
€ 21.98
€ 21.98
Hardback. The work of French Philosopher Luce Irigaray has exerted a profound influence on feminist thinking of recent decades and provides a far-reaching challenge to western philosophy's entrenched patriarchal norms. This book guides the reader through Irigaray's critical and creative transformation of western thought. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651040
- ISBN
- 9780745651040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.45
€ 72.45
Paperback. The work of French Philosopher Luce Irigaray has exerted a profound influence on feminist thinking of recent decades and provides a far-reaching challenge to western philosophy's entrenched patriarchal norms. This book guides the reader through Irigaray's critical and creative transformation of western thought. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651057
- ISBN
- 9780745651057
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Condition: New
€ 25.74
€ 25.74
Hardback. * Catherine Malabou is a rising star of French philosophy and has a high reputation in the English speaking world. * She is particularly well known for her innovative arguments about plasticity and the body, and for her work at the intersection of philosophy, feminism and neuroscience. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651088
- ISBN
- 9780745651088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.25
€ 61.25
Paperback. * Catherine Malabou is a rising star of French philosophy and has a high reputation in the English speaking world. * She is particularly well known for her innovative arguments about plasticity and the body, and for her work at the intersection of philosophy, feminism and neuroscience. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651095
- ISBN
- 9780745651095
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Condition: New
€ 23.23
€ 23.23
Hardback. What does it mean to be secure? In the global news, we hear stories daily about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, about domestic-level conflicts around the world, about the challenges of cybersecurity and social security. Series: Dimensions of Security. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPS; JPWL; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651163
- ISBN
- 9780745651163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
Hardback. The 21st century will be the century of Africa. This continent was once seen as empty, rural, animist, poor, and forgotten by the world. This book presents the different facets of Africa, which will soon have a billion people, at the midpoint of the rapid population boom that humanity has ever known. Num Pages: 334 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFC; JP; KCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651576
- ISBN
- 9780745651576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.49
€ 78.49
Hardback. * Carol Gilligan is one of the most well-known and influential feminist scholars in the world today. of her landmark book In A Different Voice sold over 800,000 copies and is one of the most widely read books every written on gender and human development. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651699
- ISBN
- 9780745651699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.65
€ 59.65
Hardback. Gender analysis remains central to understanding social life, yet focusing on gender alone is inadequate. Recent feminist sociological scholarship highlights how gender intersects with other systems of privilege and oppression. This exciting new text combines these insights with an innovative, student-centered pedagogical approach. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 187 x 26. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651859
- ISBN
- 9780745651859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.77
€ 84.77
Hardback. Written for a broad audience and grounded in cutting-edge, contemporary scholarship, this volume addresses some of the key questions asked about pornography today. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651934
- ISBN
- 9780745651934
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Hardback. Examines how corporate television ads from the last fifteen years have organized predominant images, tropes and narrative representations of a world in transition. This volume takes particular interest in how relations of space, time, speed, capital, technology and globalization are narratively represented in advertising. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652078
- ISBN
- 9780745652078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Paperback. Advertising functions as an omnipresent discursive form, publicly assembling and circulating the predominant tropes of our era. This title examines how corporate television ads from the last fifteen years that have organized predominant images, tropes and narrative representations of a world in transition. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652085
- ISBN
- 9780745652085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.74
€ 25.74
Hardback. The impersonality of social relationships in the society of strangers is making majorities increasingly nostalgic for a time of closer personal ties and strong community moorings. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652177
- ISBN
- 9780745652177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.16
€ 66.16
Paperback. What does it mean to be Jewish? What is an anti-Semite? Why does the enigmatic identity of the men who founded the first monotheistic religion arouse such passions? We need to return to the Jewish question. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652207
- ISBN
- 9780745652207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.74
€ 25.74