Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), one of the most original and perceptive thinkers of the twentieth century, offered a unique insight into the profound impact of the media on modern society. Jaeho Kang s book offers a lucid introduction to Benjamin s theory of the media and its continuing relevance today. Series: Theory and Media. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645216
- ISBN
- 9780745645216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.91
€ 30.91
Hardback. Following the spirit of Benjamin's Arcades Project, this book acts as a kaleidoscope of change in the 21st century, tracing its different reflections in the international contemporary while seeking to understand individual/collective reactions to change through a series of creative methodologies. Editor(s): Pusca, Anca M. Num Pages: 210 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580862
- ISBN
- 9780230580862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.36
€ 127.36
Hardback. The interpretation of Walter Benjamin's work presented here analyzes some of the central enigmatic features of his writing, arguing that they result from the co-presence of religious scepticism and the desire for a religious foundation of social life. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HPCF5; HRAB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333993590
- ISBN
- 9780333993590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Paperback. 'Provides important contributions to understanding one of the past century's most original thinkers.' Douglas Kellner, UCLA Series: Modern European Thinkers. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745315683
- ISBN
- 9780745315683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81
Hardcover. This edited volume explores the crossings, permeations, and constructions of cultural and political borders between peoples and territories, examining how walls, borders, and boundaries signify both interdependence and contact within sites of conflict and separation. Editor(s): Silberman, Marc; Till, Karen E.; Ward, Janet. Series: Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association. Num Pages: 284 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; RGC; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502. Spatial and Cultural Practices in Europe. Series: Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association. 388 pages, 19 ills, bibliog., index. Editor(s): Silberman, Marc; Till, Karen E.; Ward, Janet. This edited volume explores the crossings, permeations, and constructions of cultural and political borders between peoples and territories, examining how walls, borders, and boundaries signify both interdependence and contact within sites of conflict and separation. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; RGC; RPC. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 19. Weight: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857455048
- ISBN
- 9780857455048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.97
€ 162.97
Paperback. Proposes an understanding of development in which the physical, social, and spiritual dimensions of life are seamlessly interrelated.\ Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCX7; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Orbis Books (USA) United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Second ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570759390
- ISBN
- 9781570759390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.29
€ 35.99
€ 31.29
Paperback. BIC Classification: APB; BGA; BGFA; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501108235
- ISBN
- 9781501108235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.40
€ 18.99
€ 18.40
Hardback. This volume brings together some of the recent work of rural sociologists on democracy, in an effort to bring into sharper focus this work's distinctive contributions to understanding the question of what is and should be globalized, with particular emphasis on rural concerns and rural people. Editor(s): Bell, M.; Hendricks, Fred T.; Bacal, Azril. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762309542
- ISBN
- 9780762309542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.45
€ 209.45
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Scribe
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921372339
- ISBN
- 9781921372339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
hardcover. Insightful readings of three contemporary classics of nature writing by Janisse Ray, Terry Tempest Williams, and Linda Hogan are at the heart of Wohlpart's endeavor. His exploration of these literary works, based on deep anthropology and Native American philosophy, opens a pathway into a new way of thinking called sacred reason. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPD; JFSL9; JHMC; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820345239
- ISBN
- 9780820345239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.52
€ 163.52
Hardback. Editor(s): Brown, Evrick; Shortell, Timothy. Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439912201
- ISBN
- 9781439912201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.47
€ 98.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Brown, Evrick; Shortell, Timothy. Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSG; JFSL4; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439912218
- ISBN
- 9781439912218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.29
€ 36.99
€ 34.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 390 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMC; AMV; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 203 x 27. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307358158
- ISBN
- 9780307358158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.23
€ 24.99
€ 21.23
Paperback. Geared towards the needs of those recovering from alcoholism, this book of daily meditations offers support for alcoholics and support groups like AA. Each page has a daily recovery topic with an insightful commentary and a one-sentence "Goal for the day". Series: Hazelden Meditations. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JM; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 104 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Hazelden
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568381275
- ISBN
- 9781568381275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.97
€ 20.99
€ 17.97
paperback. Celebrates Wales and things Welsh. This study it reflects the bilingual literature and folklore of Wales, the buildings and varied landscapes, the national character and humour, the historical predicaments and the political condition of this small but extraordinary country. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16pp b&w photographs, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140274844
- ISBN
- 9780140274844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.98
€ 20.99
€ 15.98
Paperback. Focusing on works by some of the major literary figures of the period, Faletra argues that the legendary history of Britain that flourished in medieval chronicles and Arthurian romances traces its origins to twelfth-century Anglo-Norman colonial interest in Wales and the Welsh. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBB; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349482856
- ISBN
- 9781349482856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.96
€ 65.96
Paperback. In 1845, the author went to live in the woods near his hometown of Concord, Massachusetts. In this book, he documents his passion for the landscape and wildlife of Walden Pond, and his philosophical and political motivations for rejecting the materialism. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; BM; JFSF; JFSS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784872410
- ISBN
- 9781784872410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Anna Lowe grows up on the doorsteps of pubs, waiting for her mum to come out. Having to give up her bedroom to her mother's drunken friends. And regularly calling out the ambulance, after finding her mother unconscious and covered in vomit. But it is when they move in with her mother's boyfriend Carl that things take the ugliest turn. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091940515
- ISBN
- 9780091940515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 9.53
€ 20.99
€ 9.53
Paperback. Jamaican dancehall has long been one of the most vital and influential cultural and artistic forces within contemporary global music. This title presents a comprehensive view of this musical and cultural phenomenon: its growth and historical role within Jamaican society, its economy of star making, and its technology of production. Num Pages: 328 pages, 44 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; ASD; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822325147
- ISBN
- 9780822325147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.67
€ 31.99
€ 28.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789881774200
- ISBN
- 9789881774200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; KNTD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780252063879
- ISBN
- 9780252063879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.79
€ 28.79
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition, 1st Printing
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152158
- ISBN
- 9780691152158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Explores the rapid expansion of identity at the cusp of a new, American life. Series: Library of Modern Jewish Literature. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DN; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 321.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609971
- ISBN
- 9780815609971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.68
€ 21.99
€ 20.68
Hardcover. An emigration story, this book explores the rapid expansion of identity at the cusp of American life. Told in a first-person narrative, it is also a love story, in which the romantic protagonist is torn between Russian and Western women. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJPN; BGA; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Apparent First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608936
- ISBN
- 9780815608936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.29
€ 25.99
€ 24.29