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Presents a study which is a major appraisal of the contributions of German-speaking emigres to British cinema from the late 1920s to the end of World War II. Through a series of film analyses and case studies, this title challenges notions of a self-sufficient British national cinema. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; APF; JFSL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719083099
- ISBN
- 9780719083099
Condition: New
€ 156.56
€ 156.56
Paperback. A study that untangles the complex interplay of individual and contextual factors shaping cross-national differences in horizontal and vertical occupational sex segregation. It relates the individual factors affecting occupational decisions to the broader social and economic context within a given society. Num Pages: 288 pages, 34 black & white illustrations, 57 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 379.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531179643
- ISBN
- 9783531179643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. A seemingly familiar tale of Indians, goldseekers and the resulting conflict, yet in this text Elliot West assesses the cataclysmic changes that the Colorado gold rush brought to the Great Plains, in particular the disruption to Plains Indian cultures. Num Pages: 446 pages, 31 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610297
- ISBN
- 9780700610297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.95
€ 34.95
Paperback. This volume asks which national histories underpinned which national identity constructions in almost every nation state in Europe during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It explores the construction of national identities through history writing and analyzes their interrelationship with histories of ethnicity/race, class and religion. Editor(s): Berger, Stefan; Lorenz, Chris. Series: Writing the Nation. Num Pages: 656 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 39. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300514
- ISBN
- 9780230300514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 142.00
€ 142.00
Paperback. At a time when women were generally excluded from scholarly discourse in the intellectual centers of Europe, four extraordinary female letterate proved their parity as they lectured in prominent scientific and literary academies and published in respected journals. Editor(s): Messbarger, Rebecca; Findlen, Paula. Translator(s): Messbarger, Rebecca; Findlen, Paula. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFSJ1; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226010557
- ISBN
- 9780226010557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Hardcover. This book provides a novel approach to unemployment as a contested political field in Europe and examines the impact of welfare state regimes, conceived as political opportunity structures specific to this field, public debates and collective mobilizations in unemployment politics. Editor(s): Giugni, Marco G. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFA; JHBL; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490. Welfare States and Political Opportunities. 304 pages, 37 black & white tables, 1 figures. Editor(s): Giugni, Marco G. This book provides a novel approach to unemployment as a contested political field in Europe and examines the impact of welfare state regimes, conceived as political opportunity structures specific to this field, public debates and collective mobilizations in unemployment politics. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFA; JHBL; JPW. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 23. Weight: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230236165
- ISBN
- 9780230236165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
paperback. This book provides a novel approach to unemployment as a contested political field in Europe andexamines theimpact of welfare state regimes, conceived as political opportunity structures specific to this field, public debates and collective mobilizations in unemployment politics." Editor(s): Giugni, M. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JHBL; JPA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- SKU
- V9781349314294
- ISBN
- 9781349314294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
hardcover. Essays from prominent American thinkers on what individuals can do to re-establish their bonds with society. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Madison Books United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568330556
- ISBN
- 9781568330556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.55
€ 29.99
€ 27.55
paperback. This book examines the deeply divided terrain of the twentieth century city and its formative impact on narrative fiction. It focuses on two major 'world authors' at the two ends of the twentieth century who write, systematically, about the colonial and postcolonial cities they were born in: James Joyce and Dublin, and Salman Rushdie and Bombay. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- SKU
- V9781349463404
- ISBN
- 9781349463404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.01
€ 66.01
The Contemporary Giddens. Social Theory in a Globalizing Age.
Bryant, Christopher G. A.; Jary, David. Ed(S)...
paperback. Since becoming director of the London School of Economics in 1997, Anthony Giddens has played a leading public role, especially as Prime Minister Tony Blair's "guru". This book explains who Giddens is and discusses his work, describing especially his thoughts on modernity and globalization. Editor(s): Bryant, Christopher; Jary, David. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBA; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- SKU
- V9780333779057
- ISBN
- 9780333779057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Hardcover. This innovative study considers why embassies today are especially relevant to the international system, examining the new representation options and global diplomacy techniques in an information age. Rana uniquely presents perspectives from developing states and analyses how embassies can improve their modes of function. Num Pages: 165 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137340825
- ISBN
- 9781137340825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Hardcover. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APT; JFCA; JHBZ; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403946287
- ISBN
- 9781403946287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Paperback. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JFSR; JHMC; MBX. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349523511
- ISBN
- 9781349523511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Paperback. This exciting new reader brings together some of the best recent sociological writing on British society. The volume features carefully selected extracts from books and journals, which have been chosen for the high quality of their sociological analysis and their relevance to understanding social change. Editor(s): Abercrombie, Nicholas; Warde, Alan. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 249 x 34. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622637
- ISBN
- 9780745622637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.73
€ 47.73
Hardback. This exciting new reader brings together some of the best recent sociological writing on British society. The volume features carefully selected extracts from books and journals, which have been chosen for the high quality of their sociological analysis and their relevance to understanding social change. Editor(s): Abercrombie, Nicholas; Warde, Alan. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622620
- ISBN
- 9780745622620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.98
€ 85.98
Paperback. A comprehensive collection of contemporary writings on political Islam from key thinkers in the field. Includes a substantial introduction. Editor(s): Abu-Rabi', Ibrahim M. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRAM2; HRH; JFSR2; JPFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745328898
- ISBN
- 9780745328898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81
Hardcover. The fads, fashions, and media in popular consumer culture frequently make recreational and ideological "fun" of poverty and lower class living. In this book, Halnon delineates how incarceration, segregation, stigmatization, cultural and social consecration, and carnivalization work in the production and consumption of inequality. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFJ; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 221 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137352484
- ISBN
- 9781137352484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.36
€ 67.36
Paperback. The fads, fashions, and media in popular consumer culture frequently make recreational and ideological "fun" of poverty and lower class living. In this book, Halnon delineates how incarceration, segregation, stigmatization, cultural and social consecration, and carnivalization work in the production and consumption of inequality. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSJ; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 309.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349469246
- ISBN
- 9781349469246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.80
€ 65.80
Hardback. Includes most organized discussion of mass media culture, the meaning of leisure, and anomie in affluent society. Series: Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473982376
- ISBN
- 9781473982376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.98
€ 165.98
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Sage Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473982383
- ISBN
- 9781473982383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.94
€ 59.94