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Society & culture: general
Paperback. A study of masculinity and film style. It is about identification as well as analysis, about mise-en-scene alongside representation and narrative. It offers a theorisation of men in Hollywood cinema via close textual analysis. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748676163
- ISBN
- 9780748676163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.23
€ 32.99
€ 29.23
Paperback. Here are color lithographs and line drawings of men dressed for work in the 1890s and hundreds of heavy woolen and cotton cloth swatches from their clothes of a century ago. Now they have become antiques themselves. Vintage clothing collectors and designers will marvel at their variety. Num Pages: 112 pages, 130 color plates. BIC Classification: 3JH; AKTA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764306167
- ISBN
- 9780764306167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.62
€ 25.99
€ 23.62
Paperback. Examines and clarifies what is known about the socialisation of boys and men. This book shows how this influences the ways in which they maintain their health, how they respond to illness, and why they do or do not seek help. It also includes personal stories and poems by men. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632052882
- ISBN
- 9780632052882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.54
€ 92.54
Paperback. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 280 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: APFN; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691166292
- ISBN
- 9780691166292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.75
€ 23.99
€ 17.75
paperback. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 789. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- First Thus
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252061424
- ISBN
- 9780252061424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.75
€ 37.99
€ 35.75
Hardcover. Editor(s): Norbert, Eileen. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, 100 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JJ; AJB; AJC; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 262 x 18. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999333
- ISBN
- 9780295999333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.85
€ 52.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622018518
- ISBN
- 9789622018518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.82
€ 35.82
Hardcover. Examines Mendelssohn's relationship to the past, shedding light on the construction of historical legacies that, in some cases, served to assert German cultural supremacy only two decades after the composer's death. Editor(s): Thym, Jurgen. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 350 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 31 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464741
- ISBN
- 9781580464741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.36
€ 113.36
Paperback. While Brown versus Board of Education remains much more famous, Mendez versus Westminster School District (1947) was actually the first case in which segregation in education was successfully challenged in federal court. This title provides a concise account of its legal issues and legacy. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL1; JN; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617197
- ISBN
- 9780700617197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.14
€ 35.14
Paperback. "Mendoza the Jew combines graphic history with primary documentation and contextual information to analyze and explore issues of nationalism, identity, culture, and historical methodology through the life story of Daniel Mendoza, a poor Sephardic Jew from East London who became the boxing champion of Britain in 1789"-- Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 255 x 17. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199334094
- ISBN
- 9780199334094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.26
€ 53.26
paperback. Tells the story of a young woman named Meng Jiang who makes a long, solitary journey to deliver winter clothes to her husband, a drafted labourer on the grandiose Great Wall construction project of the notorious First Emperor of the Qin dynasty (BCE 221-208). Translator(s): Idema, Wilt. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987842
- ISBN
- 9780295987842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.85
€ 37.99
€ 33.85
paperback. "A Menorah for Athena" is an extended treatment of Charles Reznikoff's work, in it Stephen Fredman illuminates the relationship of Jewish intellectuals to modernity through a close look at Reznikoff's life and writing. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780226261393
- ISBN
- 9780226261393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.40
€ 37.99
€ 29.40
Paperback. This study challenges the orthodox thinking in both society and medicine on menstruation. The authors base their study on women's own experiences and accounts of menstruation and menstrual disorders, drawing on a wide range of studies including their own. Num Pages: 124 pages, illustrations, diagrams. BIC Classification: JFSJ; MFKC; MJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 181. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- SKU
- KAK0006365
- ISBN
- 9780415046466
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Menstrual Purity: Rabbinic and Christian Reconstructions of Biblical G...
Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert
Paperback. This text offers a new perspective on rabbinic discussions of menstrual impurity, female physiology, and anatomy, and on the social and religious institutions those discussions engendered. Series: Contraversions: Jews & Other Differences. Num Pages: 344 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3D; HRCM; HRJ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804745536
- ISBN
- 9780804745536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.47
€ 33.99
€ 33.47
Paperback. Examining the theory and practice of work with people with mental health problems, this volume considers the current state of policy and organisation and the changes that have taken place over the last decade in the field. The book charts the move away from separate, specialist services, and the resultant impact on service provision. Editor(s): Ulas, Marion; Connor, Anne. Series: Research Highlights in Social Work. Num Pages: 256 pages, forms. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 353.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853023026
- ISBN
- 9781853023026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.88
€ 46.99
€ 46.88
Paperback. Written with the help of sufferers and carers to give a consumer's perspective of how the mental health services react when a person becomes mentally ill. The book focuses on the problems that can arise when someone undergoes a formal assessment for compulsory admission to hospital and examines what can go wrong with the assessment process. Series: Living with Serious Mental Illness. Num Pages: 144 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBPK; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 217.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853024580
- ISBN
- 9781853024580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.38
€ 44.38
hardcover. Editor(s): Sossou, Marie-Antoinette; Modie-Morok, Tirelo. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFA; JKSN; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 261 x 20. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers, Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634852760
- ISBN
- 9781634852760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.09€ 177.63
€ 241.09
€ 177.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 84 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; MBPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 84
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626182196
- ISBN
- 9781626182196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.45€ 69.24
€ 100.45
€ 69.24
Paperback. This text presents the impact of mental health law on nurses. Topics covered include: the code of practice and other guidance; definitions, medical recommendations and implications; admission to hospital; mentally disordered offenders; and information provision to patient and nearest relative. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 line illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JFFG; LNB; LNTJ; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 0. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632039890
- ISBN
- 9780632039890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.28
€ 82.28
Hardcover. An interdisciplinary collection of texts which challenge traditional understandings of mental health. The work considers the social and historical dimensions of mental health, how to involve users in mental health services, and how to improve those services. Editor(s): Heller, Tom; Reynolds, Jill; Gomm, Roger; Muston, Rosemary; Pattison, Stephen. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XO) Open University set text. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 633. "A collection of writings previously published. Includes bibliographical references and index. Commissioning organisation: edited by Tom Heller . [et al.]. xxiii, 380 p. Associated Names: Heller, Tom. Paperback. As new ." Keywords: "Subjects - Health, Family & Lifestyle - Medical & Healthcare Practitioners - General Medical Issues - Health Systems & Services - Mental Health Services,Subjects - Science & Nature - Medicine - Medica"
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0164475
- ISBN
- 9780333678473
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 71.36
€ 71.36