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Society & culture: general
Hardback. An investigation of the process of globalization in the context of Istanbul, usually identified as a battleground between East and West, Islam and secularism. Yet the authors argue that beyond this lies an ongoing struggle over the soul of the city and the identity of its inhabitants. Editor(s): Keyder, Caglar. Series: World Social Change. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JFC; JFFS; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847694945
- ISBN
- 9780847694945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.55
€ 170.55
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742510951
- ISBN
- 9780742510951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.49
€ 30.99
€ 26.49
It Came From the 1950s!: Popular Culture, Popular Anxieties
Jones, Darryl, McCarthy, Elizabeth, Murphy, B...
Hardcover. An eclectic and insightful collection of essays predicated on the hypothesis that popular cultural documents provide unique insights into the concerns, anxieties and desires of their times. 1950s popular culture is analysed by leading scholars and critics such as Christopher Frayling, Mark Jancovich, Kim Newman and David J. Skal. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; JFCA; JFDT; JFDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272217
- ISBN
- 9780230272217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.61
€ 67.61
Paperback. This revised and updated edition of It Could Happen to Anyone provides a comprehensive examination of why women stay in abusive relationships and why they leave, explaining why women should not be blamed for their victimization. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781452277745
- ISBN
- 9781452277745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.08
€ 120.08
Paperback. A movie that swept the 1934 Academy Awards and captivated Depression-era America, It Happened One Night challenged the ways Americans imagined marriage, romance, gender, and class difference. This book examines key scenes and formal features of It Happened One Night , and explores its lasting importance in film history and in cultural studies. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Series in Film and Television. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405173889
- ISBN
- 9781405173889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.71
€ 29.99
€ 29.71
Paperback. Provides an antidote to scapegoating, guesswork, and outright misinformation of welfare debates. Demonstrating that government aid has been far more effective, this book explains that even private support for the poor depends extensively on public funds. It states that it takes a nation to fight a problem as pervasive and subtle as modern poverty. Num Pages: 368 pages, 34 line drawings 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691004013
- ISBN
- 9780691004013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 48.64
€ 54.99
€ 48.64
Paperback. The new paperback edition of the number one bestseller, It Takes a Village, with a substantial new introduction by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP; JKS; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 124 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847390561
- ISBN
- 9781847390561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.05
€ 11.99
€ 10.05
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Health Communications United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558744646
- ISBN
- 9781558744646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.42
€ 18.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG7; HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Publisher
- WaterBrook Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781400070039
- ISBN
- 9781400070039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.62
€ 18.99
€ 16.62
library. Num Pages: 24 pages, col.ill. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 218 x 8. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Kar-Ben United States
- Number of pages
- 24
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580131209
- ISBN
- 9781580131209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. Across America, stadiums and sports centres have become an increasingly important aspect of urban redevelopment action. This study looks at examples in Chicago and the effects on the community there, and suggests ways of involving communities for more successful modernization. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMGC; JFS; RPC; WSBV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875803050
- ISBN
- 9780875803050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
paperback. Gives accounts by women on active duty, retired officers, women who have worked for the armed forces in a civilian capacity, and civilian academics. This book dispels many of the myths about women and the military and explores the reasons for the persistence of misconceptions in the face of increased female participation. Editor(s): Stiehm, Judith Hicks. Series: Women in the Political Economy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFSJ1; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566394567
- ISBN
- 9781566394567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.28
€ 36.99
€ 34.28
Hardcover. This book reviews the period from the unification of Italy to the fascist era through significant Neapolitan performers such as Gilda Mignonette and Enrico Caruso. It traces the transformation of a popular tradition written in dialect into a popular tradition, written in Italian, that contributed to the production of "American" identity. Series: Italian & Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBBEY; AVGN; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137322418
- ISBN
- 9781137322418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
hardcover. Maggie Gunsberg examines popular genre cinema in Italy during the 1950s and 1960s, focusing on melodrama, peplum, horror and the spaghetti western. These genres are explored from a gender standpoint which takes into account the historical and socio-economic context of cinematic production and consumption. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; APF; JFD; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333751152
- ISBN
- 9780333751152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
paperback. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2005
- SKU
- V9781349412297
- ISBN
- 9781349412297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. An examination of the family unit in Italy, including coverage of topics such as abortion, working mothers, and the influence of the Catholic church on family life. Other titles in the series from which this book is taken include "On Law and Ideology" and "Poetry and Narrative in Performance". Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 171
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333426777
- ISBN
- 9780333426777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.21
€ 127.21
Paperback. An examination of the family unit in Italy, including coverage of topics such as abortion, working mothers, and the influence of the Catholic church on family life. Other titles in the series from which this book is taken include "On Law and Ideology" and "Poetry and Narrative in Performance". Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333426784
- ISBN
- 9780333426784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.25
€ 126.25
Hardback. Editor(s): Bosworth, Richard J. B.; Dogliani, Patrizia. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCX; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312217174
- ISBN
- 9780312217174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardback. Sunday dinners, basement kitchens, and backyard gardens are everyday cultural entities long associated with Italian Americans, yet the general perception of them remains superficial and stereotypical at best. Editor(s): Sciorra, Joseph. Series: Critical Studies in Italian America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823232659
- ISBN
- 9780823232659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.82
€ 103.82
Hardcover. The Emancipation signalled the beginning of Jewish integration in Italy, a process that continued until 1938 when the Racial Laws were put into effect. In this book, Bettin examines the debate between integration and assimilation in the early twentieth century and Jewish culture to trace the 'rebirth of Judaism' that characterized the period. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; HBTB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230104761
- ISBN
- 9780230104761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68