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Society & culture: general
Hardback. This volume offers a collection of ten key essays selected from contemporary historical scholarship with coverage ranging from the the colonial period to the modern day. The essays add up to an exploration of major technological themes in American history. Editor(s): Pursell, Carroll W. Series: Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 376 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219965
- ISBN
- 9780631219965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.83
€ 117.83
Paperback. Looking at such figures as Nancy Drew, Judy Graves, Corliss Archer, Gidget, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Britney Spears, this book shows how popular culture has shaped our view of the adolescent girl as an individual who is simultaneously sexualized and infantilized. It explores the intersecting histories of adolescence, and popular culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218025
- ISBN
- 9780253218025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.33
€ 25.99
€ 24.33
Paperback / so. Series: Forschung Politik. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810023698
- ISBN
- 9783810023698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.38
€ 72.38
Hardcover. American Sociology has changed radically since 1945. This volume traces these changes to the present, with special emphasis on the feminization of sociology and the decline of the science ideal as well as the challenges sociology faces in the new environment for universities. Series: Sociology Transformed. Num Pages: 145 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCX; JHB; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 337.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137377166
- ISBN
- 9781137377166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.04
€ 66.04
Hardback. 224 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 23. Weight: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803237568
- ISBN
- 9780803237568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.72
€ 33.72
Hardback. Editor(s): Mendible, Myra. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 563.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253019790
- ISBN
- 9780253019790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Paperback. Editor(s): Mendible, Myra. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253019820
- ISBN
- 9780253019820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. When Alfred Kinsey's studies "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" and "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female" appeared in 1948 and 1953, their data spurred an unprecedented public discussion of the nation's sexual practices and ideologies. This work examines national debates about sexuality, gender, and Americanness after World War II. Num Pages: 305 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520238350
- ISBN
- 9780520238350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.42€ 65.36
€ 84.42
€ 65.36
Hardback. Editor(s): Liste-Noya, Jose; Barros-Grella, Eduardo. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611470062
- ISBN
- 9781611470062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.97
€ 146.97
Paperback. Written as a cultural weapon and a call to arms, Howl touched a raw nerve in Cold War America and has been controversial from the day it was first read aloud nearly fifty years ago. This study of Howl elucidates the nexus of politics and literature in which it was written and gives portraits of Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520246775
- ISBN
- 9780520246775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.31
€ 31.99
€ 23.31
Paperback. From "The Next Generation" and "The X-Files", to "Farscape" and "Enterprise", sci-fi television series in the US have multiplied since the 1980s. Jan Johnson-Smith shows how, in line with national political upheavals, this genre expands the myth of the Western frontier into deep space. Series: Popular TV Genres. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; APT; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 148 x 30. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860648823
- ISBN
- 9781860648823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.99
€ 32.99
€ 27.99
Hardback. Editor(s): Lavigne, Carlen; Marcovitch, Heather. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; APT; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739146729
- ISBN
- 9780739146729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.27
€ 164.27
Hardback. Editor(s): Owen, Isabel. Num Pages: 95 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JKSN1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634848725
- ISBN
- 9781634848725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.54€ 135.43
€ 179.54
€ 135.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 24 color illus. 42 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJP; DSA; DSB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 209 x 29. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173382
- ISBN
- 9780691173382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.68
€ 26.99
€ 20.68
Paperback. Americans in the 1950s faced the challenge of negotiating the new medium's place in the home and in American culture in general. Using the American Protestant experience of the introduction of television, Rosenthal illustrates the importance of the interplay between a new medium and its users. Series: Religion/Culture/Critique. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HRA; HRC; JFSR; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349529094
- ISBN
- 9781349529094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.58
€ 65.58
Paperback / so. Series: Serienkulturen: Analyse Kritik Bedeutung. Num Pages: 88 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: AS; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 6. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer vs United States
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783658091347
- ISBN
- 9783658091347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.26
€ 28.26
Hardback. One out of three Americans is now living at or below the poverty line, according to recent studies. How did this happen? Woody Klein explores the anti-poverty programs - or lack thereof - during each successive administration, explaining how and why no president thus far has been able to end poverty. Num Pages: 248 pages, appendixes; notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612341941
- ISBN
- 9781612341941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.81
€ 33.81
Paperback. Through a close-reading of the work of five prominent American postmodernist writers, this book re-evaluatesthe role of the past in recent American fiction, outlines the development of the postmodernist historical novel and considers the waning influence of postmodernism in contemporary American literature." Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; HBJK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349334506
- ISBN
- 9781349334506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.25
€ 66.25
Paperback. Examines a cycle of postfeminist films that adopt the conventions of romance. This book explores the symbiotic relationship between heterosexual romance and postfeminist culture. It offers a fresh perspective on both popular American romance films and postfeminist cultural criticism. Series: Traditions in American Cinema. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474405560
- ISBN
- 9781474405560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardcover. Examines the symbiotic relationship between heterosexual romance and postfeminist culture. The book argues that since 1980, postfeminism's most salient tensions and anxieties have been reflected in the American romance film. It offers a new perspective on romance films by examining the symbiotic relationship between romance and postfeminism. Series: Traditions in American Cinema. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748693368
- ISBN
- 9780748693368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.02€ 103.24
€ 107.02
€ 103.24
Hardback. Articulates a new, post-ethnic American Jewishness Series: Religion in North America. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253008022
- ISBN
- 9780253008022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.93
€ 43.99
€ 43.93
Paperback. Dowdy uncovers and analyzes the primary rhetorical strategies, particularly figures of voice, in American political poetry from the Vietnam War-era to the present. He brings together a unique and diverse collection of poets, including an innovative section on hip hop performance. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537143
- ISBN
- 9781349537143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10
Paperback. Through a discussion of diverse art and media such as apocalyptic thrillers, rap, and television, Swirski debunks the American political system, sieving out fact from a sea of bipartisan untruths. Engaging with close analysis and multiple case studies, this book forges a more accurate picture of contemporary American culture and of America itself. Num Pages: 225 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DSA; DSBH; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349704613
- ISBN
- 9781349704613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.70
€ 65.70
Paperback. On July 2 and 3, 1917, race riots rocked the small industrial city of East St Louis, Illinois. This title takes the reader beyond that pivotal time in the city's history to explore black people's activism from the antebellum era to the eve of the post - World War II civil rights movement. Series Editor(s): Finkelman, Paul; Barnes, L. Diane. Series: Law Society & Politics in the Midwest. Num Pages: 360 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821418031
- ISBN
- 9780821418031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90