Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Lauren Berlant explores individual and collective affective responses to the unraveling of the U.S. and European economies by analzying mass media, literature, television, film, and video Num Pages: 352 pages, 58 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFC; JFD; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351115
- ISBN
- 9780822351115
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€ 27.99€ 27.79
€ 27.99
€ 27.79
Paperback. Explores not only cruel acts but the discriminatory thinking that made them possible, their long-term effects, the precariousness of memory, and the pathos of survival Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJ; 3JM; AB; HBTB; JFFE; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822354567
- ISBN
- 9780822354567
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€ 29.99€ 29.14
€ 29.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. In this short work, Dr. Szasz takes aim at conventional psychiatry, and at the attendent system of courts, hospitals, and psychiatrists who confine patients against their will. The focal point is a Supreme Court case involving a man forcibly committed to a Florida asylum for 14 years. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG; MBPK; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815605102
- ISBN
- 9780815605102
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Condition: New
€ 20.11
€ 20.11
paperback. Explores who -- and why -- American society punishes, using examples from literature and film. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; JFC; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745315386
- ISBN
- 9780745315386
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.23
€ 36.99
€ 29.23
Paperback. An ethnographic study of indigenous opposition to processes of economic globalization, arguing that neoliberal economic reforms both provoked a crisis of governance and created the conditions for a disruptive indigenous movement in Ecuador Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 312 pages, 28 b&w photos, 6 maps, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; JFSL9; JPW; KJVG; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822332725
- ISBN
- 9780822332725
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.33
€ 31.99
€ 30.33
Hardcover. The nineteenth century saw a complete transformation of the practice and reputation of surgery. This book follows its increasingly optimistic evolution, drawing from the examples of surgical textbooks with a focus on the extraordinary visual materials of the mid-nineteenth century. Num Pages: 256 pages, 350 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; JFCA; MNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 946.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500518106
- ISBN
- 9780500518106
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.56
€ 33.99
€ 28.56
Hardback. A survey of female monasticism that begins with the first communities of Late Antiquity and ends with the Reformation. It focuses on the visual culture of female monasticism in the European Middle Ages. Editor(s): Hamburger, Jeffrey F.; Marti, Susan. Translator(s): Hamburger, Dietlinde. Num Pages: 344 pages, 73 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HRCC2; HRCX8; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139809
- ISBN
- 9780231139809
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Condition: New
€ 75.32
€ 75.32
Paperback. Crowdsourcing is a term that was coined in 2006 to describe how the commercial sector was beginning to outsource problems or tasks to the public through an open call for solutions over the internet or social media. This book includes interviews with public and private sector managers who have used crowdsourcing. Series: Public Management and Change Series. Num Pages: 120 pages, 3 figures, 1 tables, 3 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPP; JPQB; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626163799
- ISBN
- 9781626163799
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Condition: New
€ 22.66
€ 22.66
Paperback. Describes the way in which the Internet has broken down traditional employer/employee relationships to create vibrant new enterprises that are 'staffed' by informal, often large gatherings of enthusiasts. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905211159
- ISBN
- 9781905211159
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.69
€ 20.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. Examines the way in which education and the media act as immobilizing social forces to shape the Latino world that exists despite the best efforts of many Mexican Americans and other Latinos. This book focuses on social issues that impede the progress of Latinos. Num Pages: 257 pages, 1 b&w photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFD; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 458. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781566397438
- ISBN
- 9781566397438
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.73
€ 36.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. This book examines the impact of immigration on U.S. society-on schools, social services, jobs, taxpayers. This book offers alternatives to present policies. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bridge Works Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781882593675
- ISBN
- 9781882593675
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.54
€ 16.99
€ 15.54
Hardcover. In its updated edition, this book covers techniques used in simulating crowds, particularly in video games and film. Covers path planning, and introduces the important concept of gaze attention - individuals seeming conscious of their environment and of others. Num Pages: 296 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, 147 colour illustrations, 19 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: JFFP; UYM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 243 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447144496
- ISBN
- 9781447144496
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Condition: New
€ 120.44
€ 120.44
Paperback. Examines the representations of masses - the crowd scenes - in Hollywood films from "The Birth of a Nation" through such popular love stories as "Gone with the Wind", "The Sound of Music", and "Dr Zhivago". This work then contrasts these with similar scenes in early Soviet and Nazi films. Num Pages: 162 pages, 27 b&w illus. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823229024
- ISBN
- 9780823229024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.17
€ 40.99
€ 40.17
Hardback. Examines the representations of masses - the crowd scenes - in Hollywood films from "The Birth of a Nation" through such popular love stories as "Gone with the Wind", "The Sound of Music", and "Dr Zhivago". This work then contrasts these with similar scenes in early Soviet and Nazi films. Num Pages: 162 pages, 27 b&w illus. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 14. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823229017
- ISBN
- 9780823229017
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Condition: New
€ 113.77
€ 113.77
paperback. First published in 1935 this is an accessible introduction to the nineteenth-century world of the Crow Indians. It showcases many facets of Crow life, including ceremonies, religious beliefs, a storytelling tradition, everyday life, the ties of kinship and the practice of war, and the relations between men and women. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803280274
- ISBN
- 9780803280274
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.97
€ 25.99
€ 25.97
Paperback. Its opponents call it part of "the lunatic fringe," a justification for "black separateness," "the most embarrassing trend in American publishing." "It" is Critical Race Theory. But what is Critical Race Theory? How did it develop? Where does it stand now? Where should it go in the future? This title deals with these questions. Editor(s): Valdes, Francisco; Culp, Jerome McCristal; Harris, Angela P. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1fig. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFJ; JFSL; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 767.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566399302
- ISBN
- 9781566399302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.62€ 49.71
€ 50.62
€ 49.71
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591020837
- ISBN
- 9781591020837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Hardcover. Crossroads in New Media, Identity and Law is a compilation of essays on the nexus of new information and communication technologies, cultural identity, law and politics. The essays provoke timely discussions on how these different spheres affect each other and co-evolve in our increasingly hyper-connected and globalized world. Editor(s): De Been, Wouter; Arora, Payal; Hildebrandt, Mireille. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; LAQ; LNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137491251
- ISBN
- 9781137491251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.51
€ 62.51
Paperback. Editor(s): De Been, Wouter; Arora, Payal; Hildebrandt, Mireille. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JPA; LNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349504442
- ISBN
- 9781349504442
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Condition: New
€ 61.61
€ 61.61
Hardback. Crossroads in Literature and Culture focuses on the idea of crossing boundaries in English literary and cultural texts. Authors from various disciplines analyse texts from varying periods of history and cultures, in search of what similarities exist between them. Editor(s): Fabiszak, Jacek; Urbaniak-Rybicka, Ewa; Wolski, Bartosz. Series: Second Language Learning and Teaching. Num Pages: 532 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 532
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642219931
- ISBN
- 9783642219931
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Condition: New
€ 184.34
€ 184.34
Paperback. Crossovers brings together four decades of popular and academic writings by folklorist, anthropologist, and jazz scholar John Szwed. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVG; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219722
- ISBN
- 9780812219722
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. The first truly comprehensive synthesis of the great migrations between Europe and the Americas. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209535
- ISBN
- 9780253209535
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.61
€ 20.99
€ 20.61
Paperback. A cross-disciplinary collection of 12 essays by scholars of the Mexican immigration to the United States. "Crossings" theorizes aspects of recent Mexican immigration that are new and that demarcate this wave of immigration from earlier experiences of the 20th century. Editor(s): Suarez-Orozco, Marcelo. Num Pages: 448 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674177673
- ISBN
- 9780674177673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.19
€ 21.99
€ 20.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; DSBH; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816669905
- ISBN
- 9780816669905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05