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Hardback. In recent years, questions about men and boys have aroused remarkable media interest, public concern and controversy. Across the world, health services are noticing the relevance of mena s gender to problems as diverse as road accidents, diet and sexually transmitted disease. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745626321
- ISBN
- 9780745626321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.82
€ 63.82
Paperback. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, best known as the author of Sherlock Holmes stories, was entirely convinced by a set of photographs showing two young girls from Cottingley in Yorkshire playing with a group of tiny, translucent fairies. This book lays out the story of the photographs, their supposed provenance, and the implications of their existence. Series: Extraordinary World. Num Pages: 189 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Bison Books ed.
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803266551
- ISBN
- 9780803266551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.47
€ 17.99
€ 17.47
Paperback. This is a penetrating analysis of the media techniques psychological underpinnings of the right-wing American, Martin Luther Thomas and what is now called the Radical Right. The book looks at its use of the media to propagate its political and religious agenda. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; JFD; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 11. Weight in Grams: 195.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740036
- ISBN
- 9780804740036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.21
€ 25.99
€ 24.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816632961
- ISBN
- 9780816632961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.43
€ 27.99
€ 26.43
Paperback. Suitable for a range of readers, including students and scholars in the fields of American literature, film, and gay studies, this book challenges widely held assumptions about postwar gay male culture and politics. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JFSK1; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822319641
- ISBN
- 9780822319641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. Unlike studies of 19th-century culture that perpetuate a dichotomy of a public, male world set against a private, female world, this book shows the sometimes contradictory cultural planes on which struggles for authority unfolded in antebellum America. It also revises the terms of debate on 19th-century literature, history, and gender studies. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822320425
- ISBN
- 9780822320425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.18
€ 25.99
€ 24.18
Paperback. Provides a major study of race in Brazilian culture through the most complete critical analysis of Brazilian cinema in any language. This title examines the broad historical and cultural links that connect Brazil and the United States before considering multicultural imagery in Brazilian film as it has changed from the silent era to the present. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 432 pages, 136 photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822320487
- ISBN
- 9780822320487
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Intends to assess the fate of the nation as a subject of disciplinary inquiry. This title investigates whether the nation remains central, adequate, or even possible as an analytical category for studying history. It includes twenty essays that exemplify cultural approaches to histories of nationalism and imperialism. Editor(s): Burton, Antoinette. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPFN; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822331421
- ISBN
- 9780822331421
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. A cultural history and sociological critique of 20th century panic, from the Cold War to contemporary psychiatry Num Pages: 376 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822336235
- ISBN
- 9780822336235
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. A classic study of Zapotec women weavers and their reactions to global capitalism Num Pages: 408 pages, 22 photos, 37 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JFSJ1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822336419
- ISBN
- 9780822336419
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.67
€ 32.99
€ 29.67
Paperback. An encyclopedic account of the sounds and obsessions of the Space Age/Cold War period and the renewed interest in them evident in contemporary music and design. Translator(s): Pinkus, Karen. Num Pages: 376 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: AV; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341567
- ISBN
- 9780822341567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.67
€ 32.99
€ 29.67
Paperback. Interpretations of Hollywood films of the 1950s and 1960s demonstrate how Cold War homophobia focused on the femme as the lesbian who posed the greatest threat to the nation. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APF; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349471
- ISBN
- 9780822349471
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353904
- ISBN
- 9780822353904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Hardback. In this book Jeffrey Alexander develops the view that cultural sociology and cultural pragmatics are vital for understanding the structural turbulence and political possibilities of contemporary social life. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509518128
- ISBN
- 9781509518128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Paperback. Starting with a visit to the British Museum, the authors prompt us to consider the significance of Classics as a means of discovery and enquiry, its value in terms of literature, philosophy, and culture, and its importance as a source of imagery. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, black and white halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AHA; AM; DSBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780192853851
- ISBN
- 9780192853851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.99
€ 12.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. Deals with black women who were not slaves during the era of slavery. Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071942
- ISBN
- 9780252071942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. Rob White's highly readable book, which includes a major new interview with Todd Haynes, is the first comprehensive study of the director's work. Series: Contemporary Film Directors. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 b&w photographs, filmography. BIC Classification: APFB; JFFK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252079108
- ISBN
- 9780252079108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.88
€ 23.99
€ 21.88
Paperback. This collection of papers focuses on Canadian Native history since 1763 and presents an overview of official Canadian Indian policy and its effects on the Indian, Inuit, and Metis. Editor(s): Getty, Ian L.; Lussier, Antoine S. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774801843
- ISBN
- 9780774801843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.39
€ 40.99
€ 36.39
Hardback. Deeply researched and eloquently written, Settlers on the Edge .. makes an important and long-overdue contribution to our understanding of who belongs in the North. -- Farley Mowat Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; JFFN; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774814676
- ISBN
- 9780774814676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.65
€ 113.65
Paperback. The Canadian War on Queers shows how the Canadian state used the ideology of national security to wage war on gays and lesbians. Series: Sexuality Studies. Num Pages: 584 pages, 19 b&w photos, 2 charts, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSK; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774816281
- ISBN
- 9780774816281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.49
€ 40.99
€ 36.49