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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Looks at how refugees and asylum seekers are stigmatised in political rhetoric and media coverage. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVWR; 1H; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745334332
- ISBN
- 9780745334332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.88€ 84.39
€ 100.88
€ 84.39
Hardback. As the 2000 presidential campaign has once again demonstrated, political journalism is empowered to do good and also harm. Now a journalist offers a manual of self-defense against the excesses and distortions of presidential politics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFD; JPHF; JPV; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566633468
- ISBN
- 9781566633468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.42
€ 37.42
Paperback. Considers the mother-blaming theories of psychological and medical "experts," bad mothers in the popular media, the scapegoating of mothers in politics, and the punitive approach to "bad" mothers by social service and legal authorities Editor(s): Umansky, Lauri; Ladd-Taylor, Molly. Num Pages: 422 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751206
- ISBN
- 9780814751206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardcover. McGee studies historical representation in commodified, popular cinema as expressions of historical truths that more authentic histories usually miss and argues for the political and social significance of mass culture through the interpretation of four recent big-budget movies: Titanic, Gangs of New York, Australia, and Inglourious Basterds. Num Pages: 218 pages, 0. BIC Classification: APFA; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230116511
- ISBN
- 9780230116511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Paperback. McGee studies historical representation in commodified, popular cinema as expressions of historical truths that more authentic histories usually miss and argues for the political and social significance of mass culture through the interpretation of four recent big-budget movies: Titanic, Gangs of New York, Australia, and Inglourious Basterds . Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; APF; APFD; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349297146
- ISBN
- 9781349297146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10
Paperback. Tracing the evolution of each of the bad habits, this title shows how liquor control boards encouraged the consumption of alcohol; how alcoholic beverage producers got their workers deferred from the draft during World War II; and how convenience stores and accounting firms pursued profits by pushing legalized gambling. Editor(s): Burnham, John C. Series: Bad Habits. Num Pages: 378 pages, 34 photographs, 13 black and white drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFF; JHM; JMAL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814712245
- ISBN
- 9780814712245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Series: Frontiers in Political Communication. Num Pages: 261 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; APFN; CBP; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 225 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820461502
- ISBN
- 9780820461502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.37
€ 54.37
Hardback. "Bad Girls Throughout History features some of the fiercest women of all time - the famous, the infamous, and the ones you haven't even heard of yet. Explore the notable works, impressive feats, and striking portraits of these wild women from around the globe who challenged the status quo"-- Num Pages: 216 pages, Hardcover, spot gloss, deboss; 100 full colour watercolour portraits. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781452153933
- ISBN
- 9781452153933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 22.95
€ 22.95
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc) United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307731975
- ISBN
- 9780307731975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.71
€ 19.99
€ 17.71
Hardback. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 519.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403969460
- ISBN
- 9781403969460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Paperback. Bad Girls & Dirty Pictures is a much-needed antidote to falsehoods, and patronizing sexism fuelling anti-pornography campaigns misleading the women's movement. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFMD; JFMP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 254 x 15. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780745305240
- ISBN
- 9780745305240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.04
€ 33.99
€ 27.04
Bad Girls and Transgressive Women in Popular Television, Fiction, and ...
. Ed(S): Chappell, Julie A.; Young, Mallory
Hardback. Editor(s): Chappell, Julie A.; Young, Mallory. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 colour illustrations, 18 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DSBH; JFC; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319472584
- ISBN
- 9783319472584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.17
€ 162.17
Paperback. Turning the tables on the pornography debate, this is an analysis of taboo-shattering fiction, film and performance art. It investigates the role of fantasy in art, politics and popular culture and shows how technological advances in science and medicine have altered concepts of the human body. Num Pages: 324 pages, 36 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: A; DSBH; JFC; JFD; JFMP; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520210325
- ISBN
- 9780520210325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.81
€ 36.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. 'I'm human, full of contradictions, and a feminist.' Bad Feminist is collection of frank, funny, whip-smart and spot-on essays from one of the most-watched young cultural observers of her generation, Roxane Gay (@rgay). Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472119735
- ISBN
- 9781472119735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.19
€ 18.99
€ 15.19
Paperback. 'Toibin writes prose of a heart-breaking beauty' Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 178 194pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Picador
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780330373586
- ISBN
- 9780330373586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.38
€ 14.99
€ 10.38
Paperback. Series: Theory Out of Bounds. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, 1map. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 201 x 16. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816623419
- ISBN
- 9780816623419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; BGH; DSB; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816679263
- ISBN
- 9780816679263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Controversial and thought-provoking prose pieces from this outspoken Native American writer. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- White Pine Press United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877727696
- ISBN
- 9781877727696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.00
€ 15.99
€ 15.00
Tells the story of who and what made Ellington's composition of a fourteen-bar choruses of rhythm and dissonance, played on the night of July 7, 1956, so compelling and how one piece of music reflected the feelings and shaped the sensibilities of the postwar generation. Num Pages: 336 pages, 107 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; AVGJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813542829
- ISBN
- 9780813542829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.03
€ 49.03
Paperback. An account of the "war" against women, the insidiously manipulated political and cultural backlash against the hard-won equality and independence which women achieved in the 1970s and 1980s. Using examples from all areas of public life, Faludi presents a picture of the erosion of women's status. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 38. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099222712
- ISBN
- 9780099222712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.12
€ 19.99
€ 15.12