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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Crime in an Insecure World investigates the alarming trend across Western societies of treating every imaginable source of harm as a crime. It locates this trend in the 21st century obsession with insecurity fostered by neo-liberal governments. Num Pages: 188 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JP; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745638287
- ISBN
- 9780745638287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.70
€ 72.70
Paperback. Brings together key debates within cultural studies, media studies, criminology and sociology on the relationship between the meda and crime in a postmodern society. Editor(s): Kidd-Hewitt, David; Osborne, Richard. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745309118
- ISBN
- 9780745309118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.75
€ 37.99
€ 29.75
Paperback. Features readings in the area of crime and media. This work tackles a range of issues including: theoretical perspectives; research methods; media influence; crime news and fiction; media, criminal justice and social control; and, new media and surveillance technologies. Editor(s): Greer, Chris. Series: Routledge Student Readers. Num Pages: 624 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 50 black & white tables, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFD; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 175 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1086.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415422390
- ISBN
- 9780415422390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.21
€ 71.21
Paperback. Examines contemporary French society's relationship with violence in an era of increased media dominance. This book presents an interdisciplinary approach which integrates media, cinema, and literary studies. It analyzes how media and politicians use the crime story as a tool for upholding the dominant ideology. Series: Comparative Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFC; JFD; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 161 x 11. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534330
- ISBN
- 9781557534330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.76
€ 47.76
Hardback. Cricket and broadcasting discusses the roles of radio and television within English cricket since the beginnings of broadcasting. It explains how and why cricket has been increasingly shaped by its relationship with broadcasting. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: APT; APW; JFD; WSJC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719077487
- ISBN
- 9780719077487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.88
€ 149.88
paperback. This livret links legend and archaeology by writing and place, but does not neglect Crete's other women. Over the centuries they were subject to numerous violent changes of overlord - Mycenean, Roman, Byzantine, Saracen, Venetian, Ottoman - but somehow have emerged as Cretans. Series: Of Islands & Women S. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; JFSJ1; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The Women's History Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953773077
- ISBN
- 9780953773077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.35
€ 13.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. Series: First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816677764
- ISBN
- 9780816677764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
Hardcover. Contributing to identity formation in ethnically and religiously diverse postcolonial societies, this book examines the role played by creole identity in Indonesia, and in particular its capital, Jakarta. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 ills. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782382683
- ISBN
- 9781782382683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.08
€ 155.08
Hardback. Innovative in its scope and conceptual frameworks, Creole America reveals how literary culture in the New Republic is formed by a push for commercial empire in the hemisphere via the routes of the treacherous West Indian trades and, in turn, aestheticizes U.S.-West Indian relations as an integral aspect of the national imaginary. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JH; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780812239300
- ISBN
- 9780812239300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.50
€ 76.50
Paperback. A sequel to Awkwardness and Why We Love Sociopaths, Creepiness explores popular culture to examine the worst character trait of all. Num Pages: 137 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFDT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782798460
- ISBN
- 9781782798460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
paperback. Showcases the vibrant culture of an enduring Southeastern Native people. Num Pages: 213 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: HRKT; JFSL9; M. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 180 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803292741
- ISBN
- 9780803292741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.76
€ 46.99
€ 41.76
Paperback. Paperback edition of an original and groundbreaking work of colonial American history. Anderson argues that pigs, cows and other animals were critical agents of imperialism. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JFFZ; WNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195304466
- ISBN
- 9780195304466
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.15
€ 24.99
€ 23.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; DSB; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231147873
- ISBN
- 9780231147873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.41
€ 37.99
€ 27.41
Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; DSB; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1444.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231147866
- ISBN
- 9780231147866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.31
€ 129.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1MBN; JFFZ; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1054.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Otago University Press New Zealand
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877578618
- ISBN
- 9781877578618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.66
€ 30.99
€ 22.66
Hardback. Examining how ideas about species, sexuality, and gender link to 20th- and 21st-century literary texts, this wide-ranging collection of essays explores the complicated yet evocative relationship between animals and humans within a literary context. Contributors discuss writers like Franz Kafka, J. R. Ackerley, and Yann Martel, author of Life of Pi. Editor(s): Herman, David. Series: Palgrave Studies in Animals and Literature. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137520661
- ISBN
- 9781137520661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.86
€ 112.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTV; JFCA; LNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Thought Catalog
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576877708
- ISBN
- 9781576877708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.65
€ 14.99
€ 12.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 8. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761814368
- ISBN
- 9780761814368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.66
€ 78.66
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AB; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691164977
- ISBN
- 9780691164977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Hardback. Set in Germany, northern France, Italy, Poland, and Spain, the essays in this book focus on leading rabbinic scholars and their writings, as well as important issues of Jewish intellectual history, such as the nature of halakhah and aggadah, kabbalah and spirituality, childhood and popular religion. Series: Harvard Center for Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 238 pages, 1 b/w photograph. BIC Classification: DSB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard Center for Jewish Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674023932
- ISBN
- 9780674023932
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.72
€ 40.99
€ 33.72
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822350828
- ISBN
- 9780822350828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
Hardcover. This volume offers scholarly perspectives on the creative and humorous nature of the protests at Gezi Park in Turkey, 2013. The contributors argue that these protests inspired musicians, film-makers, social scientists and other creative individuals, out of a concern for the aesthetics of the protests, rather than seizure of political power. Editor(s): Yalcintas, Altug. Num Pages: 134 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JFFE; JHB; JPW; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137473622
- ISBN
- 9781137473622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.83
€ 63.83
Editor(s): Leung, Chi-Cheung; Lo, Sonny Shiu-Hing. Num Pages: 374 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QFG; GTF; HBJF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bridge21 Publications, LLC United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626430082
- ISBN
- 9781626430082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.39
€ 58.39
Hardcover. Based on more than a decade of ethnographic research in Genoa, Italy, Creative Urbanity argues for an understanding of contemporary urban life that refuses scholarly condemnation of urban lifestyles and consumption and casts a fresh light on an oft-neglected social group-the middle class. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 248 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248784
- ISBN
- 9780812248784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.82
€ 76.82