Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Situates contemporary genomics within a history of genetics research yet is attentive to the new ways in which knowledge claims about heredity, race, and gender emerge and are articulated Series: Biopolitics. Num Pages: 303 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHMC; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814790670
- ISBN
- 9780814790670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.71
€ 97.71
Hardcover. This interdisciplinary anthology takes as its starting point the belief that, as the material grounds of lived experience, material culture provides an avenue of historical access to women's lives, extending beyond the reaches of textual evidence. Editor(s): McClanan, Anne L.; Encarnacion, Karen Rosoff. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312240011
- ISBN
- 9780312240011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.43
€ 119.43
The Material Culture of Sex, Procreation, and Marriage in Premodern Eu...
. Ed(S): McClanan, Anne L.; Encarnacion, Kare...
Paperback. Editor(s): McClanan, Anne L.; Encarnacion, Karen Rosoff. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; HBJD; HBLA; JFSJ; JHBK; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349633210
- ISBN
- 9781349633210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Paperback. * An original examination of the effects of consumer culture on children. * Draws on a major study the author was commissioned to lead for the UK Government on this topic. * Written by one of the world's top scholars on childhood and media/culture. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647715
- ISBN
- 9780745647715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.67
€ 26.67
Paperback. Describes the youth culture of Japan, drawing comparisons with the interests and activities pursued by teenagers in the United States and the contrasting attitudes of adults in Japan and the U.S. towards adolescence. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520089402
- ISBN
- 9780520089402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.10
€ 35.99
€ 26.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 79 halftones. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691171319
- ISBN
- 9780691171319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.67
€ 37.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Amber-Allen Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781878424426
- ISBN
- 9781878424426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.13
€ 17.99
€ 13.13
The Masters and the Slaves: Plantation Relations and Mestizaje in Amer...
Alexandra Isfahani-Hammond
Hardcover. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; HBTS; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403965639
- ISBN
- 9781403965639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.10
€ 62.10
Paperback. At the heart of this fascinating book is one of the central questions of our age: is the internet a revolutionary innovation that will overthrow the established order, or will it turn out to have been an unruly technology, that will never escape the controlling embrace of corporations and governments? (Guardian) Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 362. The Rise and Fall of Information Empires. 384 pages, Illustrations. At the heart of this fascinating book is one of the central questions of our age: is the internet a revolutionary innovation that will overthrow the established order, or will it turn out to have been an unruly technology, that will never escape the controlling embrace of corporations and governments? (Guardian). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight: 358.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848879867
- ISBN
- 9781848879867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.32
€ 12.99
€ 11.32
Paperback. Editor(s): Soman, Alfred. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; GBC; HBJD; JF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1974
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401016032
- ISBN
- 9789401016032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.38
€ 119.38
Hardback. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789024716524
- ISBN
- 9789024716524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.27
€ 124.27
Paperback. Series: Path in Psychology. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JF; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489901903
- ISBN
- 9781489901903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.19
€ 119.19
Paperback. Siegfried Kracauer was one of the 20th century's major cultural critics, a prolific scholar and a theorist of film. In this volume his writings on modern society are translated into English. Written in the 1920s and early 1930s, these essays examine the everyday world of the masses. Num Pages: 416 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674551633
- ISBN
- 9780674551633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.36
€ 54.99
€ 45.36
Paperback. The Mass Image situates the creation of the first photographically illustrated magazines within the social relations of the emerging popular culture of late Victorian London. It demonstrates how photomechanical reproduction allowed the illustrated press to envisage modern life on a much more intense scale than ever before. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; HBJD1; HBTB; JFD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349363070
- ISBN
- 9781349363070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Paperback. Provides a demystification of the process of using masks. This book examines how masks have the ability to play the fundamental game of theatre - the suspension of disbelief. It includes: an introduction to the origin of masks; advice on preparing, making and using mask; tips on writing, devising and directing maskwork; and practical exercises. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415414371
- ISBN
- 9780415414371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.28
€ 53.28
Paperback. Showcasing key theorists, including Kimmel, Silverman, Dyer and Boyarin, this reader seeks to re-conceptualize the masculinity studies debate along the axes of empire, borders, representations, the social sciences, and eroticism and across such diverse fields as film, anthropology, and sociology. Editor(s): Savran, David; Adams, Rachel. Series: KeyWorks in Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 24. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631226604
- ISBN
- 9780631226604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 52.61
€ 52.99
€ 52.61
Hardcover. Showcasing key theorists, including Kimmel, Silverman, Dyer and Boyarin, this reader seeks to re-conceptualize the masculinity studies debate along the axes of empire, borders, representations, the social sciences, and eroticism and across such diverse fields as film, anthropology, and sociology. Editor(s): Savran, David; Adams, Rachel. Series: KeyWorks in Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 252 x 36. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631226598
- ISBN
- 9780631226598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.66
€ 154.66
Hardback. * The first ever reader on masculinities * Examines masculinities from various cultural, national and social perspectives * Covers all the key themes: Power, Sexuality, Public Men, Private Men, Masculinity in Crisis. Editor(s): Whitehead, Stephen; Barrett, Frank. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 35. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745626888
- ISBN
- 9780745626888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.34
€ 77.34
Hardcover. Throughout the Weimar period the so-called masculinization of womanA" was much more than merely an outsider or subcultural phenomenon; it was central to representations of the changing female ideal. While some commentators celebrated this new,A" masculineA" woman as symbolic of women's entrance into non-traditional fields.. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 220 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451200
- ISBN
- 9780857451200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.67
€ 151.67
Paperback. Who was the early twentieth-century masculine middlebrow reader? How did his reading choices respond to his environment? This book looks at British middlebrow writing and reading from the late Victorian period to the 1950s and examines the masculine reader and author, and how they challenged feminine middlebrow and literary modernism. Editor(s): MacDonald, K. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349331604
- ISBN
- 9781349331604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.64
€ 61.64