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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Poet, education reformer, social theorist and passionate critic of Victorian England condemned an industrial society in 'bondage to machinery' and argued instead that the wonder and joy of culture - in particular the 'sweetness and light' of classical civilization - were essential to human life. This book deals with his works. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141396248
ISBN
9780141396248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. Barbara Leckie mines novels, newspapers, and court and parliamentary records to explore how adultery became visible in the pubic sphere in the second half of the nineteenth century and how the history of the Victorian novel is revised when the culture's concern with adultery and censorship is brought into focus. Series: New Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812234985
ISBN
9780812234985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.97

Paperback. This title takes a linguistic and poststructuralist approach to discourse analysis, and argues for a textual meta-language for cultural studies and a re-evaluation of methodolody. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: CFG; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742500594
ISBN
9780742500594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.41

Paperback. Editor(s): Holmgreen, Lise-Lotte. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 236 x 13. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9788771120431
ISBN
9788771120431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.62

Paperback. Culture, Raymond Williams once wrote, is one of the most difficult words in language. Since then the concept has become part of our everyday vocabulary; it is used in a variety of different contexts: to describe the behaviour of corporations or criminals; to provide personal and national identity; it even gives its name to a Department of State. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBCY; JFC; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745623818
ISBN
9780745623818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.73

Hardback. In an increasingly diverse social environment, misunderstandings often arise between practitioners in helping professions and clients from different backgrounds. This work investigates the culturally specific beliefs and child-rearing practices of five racial/ethnic groups in America. Editor(s): Webb, Nancy Boyd. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118187
ISBN
9780231118187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.21

Paperback. These essays offer a glimpse into the cultural and social dimensions of Franz Rosenzweig's thought - an aspect of his philosophy that has too often been ignored by an over-emphasis on his status as a religious thinker. Translator(s): Galli, Barbara E. Series: Library of Jewish Philosophy. Num Pages: 176 pages, index, notes. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPCF; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815628347
ISBN
9780815628347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.91

hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cumberland House Publishing
Edition
New title
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581825695
ISBN
9781581825695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.01

Paperback. An eminent African philosopher asserts the compatibility of universal and particular values in defining cultural identities. Series: African Systems of Thought. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HPD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253210807
ISBN
9780253210807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 91 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
91
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616683184
ISBN
9781616683184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.67
€ 52.00

Paperback. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691082837
ISBN
9780691082837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.18
€ 63.79

Paperback. Featuring over eighty essays, Cultural Theory: The Key Thinkers is a seminal guide to the literary critics, sociologists, historians, artists, philosophers and writers who have shaped culture and society. Editor(s): Edgar, Andrew; Sedgwick, Peter. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415232814
ISBN
9780415232814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.88

Paperback. A survey of over 350 of the key terms central to cultural theory, this edition includes entries on colonialism, cyberculture, globalisation, terrorism and visual studies. Editor(s): Edgar, Andrew; Sedgwick, Peter. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 33. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
447
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415399395
ISBN
9780415399395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.50

Hardback. The new edition of Cultural Theory: An Introduction is a concise, student friendly introduction to the field of cultural theory and sociology of culture. The second edition of this important text covers fields such as symbolic interactionism, structuralism, and psychoanalysis, and leading thinkers like Foucault, Bourdieu, Habermas, and Giddens. Num Pages: 318 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 176 x 23. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405169080
ISBN
9781405169080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.97

Paperback. This volume offers an introduction to a frequently marginalized field. The author provides a wide-ranging overview of contemporary cultural theory, covering the major thinkers and key concepts that have appeared and developed over the 20th century. Series: 21st Century Sociology. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631211761
ISBN
9780631211761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.04

Hardback. * Provides a highly accessible introduction to the complex issues and thinkers in cultural theory. * Covers a wide range of theoretical perspectives developed over the past century. * Includes extensive pedagogy, with summaries, biographical notes, suggestions for further reading, and heavy cross--referencing. . Series: 21st Century Sociology. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631211754
ISBN
9780631211754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.99

Paperback. The new edition of Cultural Theory: An Introduction is a concise, student friendly introduction to the field of cultural theory and sociology of culture. The second edition of this important text covers fields such as symbolic interactionism, structuralism, and psychoanalysis, and leading thinkers like Foucault, Bourdieu, Habermas, and Giddens. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405169073
ISBN
9781405169073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.28

Hardback. Cultural Theory presents a comprehensive collection of the essential readings that have shaped and defined the field of contemporary cultural theory. Editor(s): Szeman, Imre; Kaposy, Timothy. Num Pages: 558 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1220.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405180832
ISBN
9781405180832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.10

Paperback. Cultural Theory presents a comprehensive collection of the essential readings that have shaped and defined the field of contemporary cultural theory. Editor(s): Szeman, Imre; Kaposy, Timothy. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 191 x 31. Weight in Grams: 934.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405180825
ISBN
9781405180825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages, 18 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
7th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138811034
ISBN
9781138811034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

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