Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Essays by historians on information, media and power from ancient times to the present day. They are all based on papers read at the Irish Conference of Historians meeting at Cork in 1999. Editor(s): Morgan, Hiram. Series: Historical Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press Dublin
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KRS0004699
- ISBN
- 9781900621625
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Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Luciano Floridi unpacks this fundamental concept - what information is, how it is measured, its value and meaning - cutting across the sciences and humanities, from DNA to the Internet, and the ethical issues related to privacy, copyright, and accessibility. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 15 black and white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 121 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199551378
- ISBN
- 9780199551378
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.75
€ 11.99
€ 10.75
Hardback. In Ingenious Citizenship Charles T. Lee centers the daily experiences of migrant domestic workers, sex workers, transgender people, and suicide bombers in his rethinking of models of social change to show how ingenious and subversive acts disrupt traditional practices of liberal citizenship in order to exercise political agency. Num Pages: 311 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360216
- ISBN
- 9780822360216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.83
€ 123.83
Paperback. In Ingenious Citizenship Charles T. Lee centers the daily experiences of migrant domestic workers, sex workers, transgender people, and suicide bombers in his rethinking of models of social change to show how ingenious and subversive acts disrupt traditional practices of liberal citizenship in order to exercise political agency. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360377
- ISBN
- 9780822360377
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.35
€ 31.99
€ 30.35
Paperback. This eye-opening exploration of the aesthetic and legal innovations of home video revisits four decades of frequently overlooked histories of video recording. Num Pages: 352 pages, 54 illustrations. BIC Classification: AJRH; HBTB; JFDT; LNRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822343769
- ISBN
- 9780822343769
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
This book will be a vital tool for scholars and practitioners in gerontology, sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics, political science, and public policy. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP31; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887635
- ISBN
- 9780801887635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.42
€ 57.42
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPS; JFC; JFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 259 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634830317
- ISBN
- 9781634830317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 288.92€ 211.84
€ 288.92
€ 211.84
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847427205
- ISBN
- 9781847427205
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.91
€ 15.99
€ 15.91
Paperback. We are living in the most remarkable and dangerous times. Globally, the richest 1% have never held a greater share of world wealth, while the share of most of the other 99% has collapsed in the last five years. In this fully rewritten and updated edition of Injustice, Dorling offers hope of a more equal society. Num Pages: 484 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFJ; JFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 30. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447320753
- ISBN
- 9781447320753
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.11
€ 16.99
€ 16.11
Paperback. The future of communication and cultural literacy, reading, and the book in the 21st century is investigated along a wide spectrum, from multimedia packages to reading on the World Wide Web. Num Pages: 312 pages, 26figs. BIC Classification: JFD; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810835085
- ISBN
- 9780810835085
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Condition: New
€ 73.46
€ 73.46
Hardcover. Explores the dynamic and complex traditions of Islamic art through more than 115 major works in a dazzling array of media, reproduced in full color and exquisite detail manuscripts inscribed with gold, paintings on silk and more. This book introduces you to the riches of the Islamic art collection. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; ACBP; AGC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 290 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1340.
- Publisher
- MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878468065
- ISBN
- 9780878468065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.39
€ 40.99
€ 33.39
- Publisher
- Canada
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552665817
- ISBN
- 9781552665817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.26
€ 20.99
€ 19.26
Paperback. By conducting interviews with seven deaf children, ages seven to ten, the author offers a fresh look at their private thoughts and feelings in this book. Each child possesses a unique cultural background, and she communicated with each child in his or her preferred method of communication. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563682896
- ISBN
- 9781563682896
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 34.72
€ 45.99
€ 34.72
Paperback. * A very readable and accessible book which is also rigorous and well researched. * Written by Jon Silverman (BBC Home Affairs Correspondent) and David Wilson (former prison governor) -- public figures with many contacts in the press and media. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JFSP1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628899
- ISBN
- 9780745628899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.64
€ 25.64
Hardback. * A very readable and accessible book which is also rigorous and well researched. * Written by Jon Silverman (BBC Home Affairs Correspondent) and David Wilson (former prison governor) -- public figures with many contacts in the press and media. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JFSP1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628882
- ISBN
- 9780745628882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.49
€ 71.49
Paperback. Examines how the matter of a number of cartoon drawings came to figure prominently on the international agenda. This book provides a description of the situation in the Middle East, including the background of the critical state of affairs in Iraq, concluding that the democratic process in the Middle East is serving to strengthen the Islamists. Num Pages: 194 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788776742003
- ISBN
- 9788776742003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 20.91
€ 27.99
€ 20.91
paperback. Series: Studies in United States Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP1; JNLB; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 379.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469629476
- ISBN
- 9781469629476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.72
€ 40.72
hardcover. Focuses on the challenges facing women who seek to create innovative entrepreneurial ventures, whilst also celebrating their scientific activities and contribution to technological advancement, society and economic development as a whole. This book investigates and demonstrates the innovative and inventive achievements of women. Editor(s): Marlow, Susan; Wynarczyk, Pooran. Series Editor(s): Henry, Colette; Marlow, Susan. Series: Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KJD; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857243355
- ISBN
- 9780857243355
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Condition: New
€ 116.82
€ 116.82
Hardback. Presents a fresh approach to the strategic, creative, and managerial aspects of media content and television programming development. The author has taken the philosophy and methodologies of innovation that have traditionally been confined to use in product development or technological environments, and applied it in the media industry. Num Pages: 344 pages, 75 illustrations, figures, tables, and images. BIC Classification: APT; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- J Ross Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604271041
- ISBN
- 9781604271041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.38
€ 58.38
Paperback. Why has the West developed and modernized, while the Muslim world has lagged behind? Why has democracy not found a hospitable home in much of the Muslim world? And why have the opponents of innovation found their message so resonant with ordinary Muslims? This volume offers analyses of the history, causes, and consequences to innovation in Islam. Editor(s): Kamrava, Mehran. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520266957
- ISBN
- 9780520266957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. Highly topical overview of the future of journalism. Series: RISJ Challenges Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ; UG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784534165
- ISBN
- 9781784534165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.44
€ 25.99
€ 22.44
Paperback. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFS; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816619245
- ISBN
- 9780816619245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.82
€ 24.99
€ 22.82
Hardback. Based on over 3000 institutional records, Coleborne's study will have wider relevance outside of the history of medicine and psychiatry. It has a global perspective but focuses on specific destinations, and in so doing, contributes in an innovative way to global history and the history of human migration. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 maps, Line drawings, black & white|Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 1MBN; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTQ; JFFN; JFSC; JKSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719087240
- ISBN
- 9780719087240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.26
€ 56.26
Paperback. Roger Chartier examines how authors transformed the material realities of writing or of publication into an aesthetic resource exploited for poetic, dramatic, or narrative ends. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220469
- ISBN
- 9780812220469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45