Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Traces the development, during the 20th century, of the four central themes in the philosophy of science: inductivism and its critics; conventionalism and the Duhem-Quine thesis; the nature of observation; and the demarcation between science and metaphysics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JFCX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631183587
- ISBN
- 9780631183587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.93
€ 50.93
Paperback. This book is a critical introduction to the philosophy of social science. While most social scientists maintain that the social sciences should stand free of politics, this book argues that they should be politically partisan. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631190424
- ISBN
- 9780631190424
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Condition: New
€ 49.67
€ 49.67
paperback. Ian Jarvie examines the overlap between film and philosophy in three distinct ways: epistemological issues in film-making and viewing; aesthetic theory and film; and film as a medium of philosophical expression. Num Pages: 16 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 16
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415760058
- ISBN
- 9780415760058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.60
€ 68.60
Paperback. This book explores economic, social and environmental transformations in Europe and the USA to inform the regeneration of 'weak market cities'. Series: Case Studies on Poverty, Place and Policy. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847426833
- ISBN
- 9781847426833
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 47.99
€ 49.99
€ 47.99
Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 237 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628924091
- ISBN
- 9781628924091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.43
€ 16.99
€ 15.43
Paperback. Cultural study of the effects of sound technologies--from the phonograph to the Walkman--on African American literature, art, and music in the twentieth century Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; AVG; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822335900
- ISBN
- 9780822335900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.02
€ 31.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. This study traces the history of how images taken during the Nazi Holocaust have been subjected to a perplexing variety of treatments: variously ignored, suppressed, distorted and exploited for propaganda purposes. It asks whether the images can ever be true representations of the events. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; AJC; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFC; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860645464
- ISBN
- 9781860645464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.37
€ 32.37
Paperback. Photographs are an integral part of our daily lives - from snapshots and tabloid newspapers to art photography in galleries and exhibitions. Edwards combines a sense of the historical development of photography with an insightful analysis of its purpose and meaning within a wider cultural context. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 25 black and white. BIC Classification: AJ; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 119 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192801647
- ISBN
- 9780192801647
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Explores the photograph in the 21st century and its importance as a media form. Series: Routledge Introductions to Media and Communications. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AJ; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415428941
- ISBN
- 9780415428941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.02
€ 49.02
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Unabridged edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904303466
- ISBN
- 9781904303466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.46
€ 57.46
Hardback. A nuanced look at the relationship between memory and photography as reflected in the experiences of Estonian refugees en route to Canada aboard the SS Walnut in 1948. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBC; HBJD; HBJK; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774824446
- ISBN
- 9780774824446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.64
€ 107.64
Photography, Music and Memory: Pieces of the Past in Everyday Life (Pa...
Keightley, Emily, Pickering, Michael
Hardcover. This book explores how photography and recorded music act as vehicles or catalysts in processes of remembering, and how they are regarded, treated, valued and drawn upon as resources connecting past and present in everyday life. It does so via two key concepts: vernacular memory and the mnemonic imagination. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: AJC; AVG; JFCA; JMRM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137441201
- ISBN
- 9781137441201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.47
€ 138.47
Paperback. The everyday practice of photography by millions of amateur photographers -- the family snapshots, the holiday prints, the wedding portraits -- may seem to be a spontaneous and highly personal activity. But Bourdieu and his associates show that few cultural activities are more structured and systematic than the social uses of this ordinary art. Editor(s): Bourdieu, Pierre. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: AJG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745617152
- ISBN
- 9780745617152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.22
€ 25.22
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822331131
- ISBN
- 9780822331131
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.99
€ 36.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFGR; GTC; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336661
- ISBN
- 9781349336661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.46
€ 71.46
Hardcover. This book explores the role of photographs in newspapers and online news, analyzing how meanings are made in images and exploring text-image relations, illustrated with authentic news stories from both print and online news outlets. Num Pages: 260 pages, 46 black & white tables, 46 figures. BIC Classification: AJCR; CFB; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230301009
- ISBN
- 9780230301009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Paperback. Editor(s): Owens, Miguel. Num Pages: 71 pages. BIC Classification: JFFU; MBNH2; PNN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 71
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634839082
- ISBN
- 9781634839082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 188.42€ 143.31
€ 188.42
€ 143.31
Hardback. Editor(s): Kimura, Seiji; Miyazaki, Aiko. Num Pages: 143 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 231 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 143
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624174452
- ISBN
- 9781624174452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.04€ 151.27
€ 219.04
€ 151.27
Hardback. This volume addresses key issues such as the cultural and discursive context in which physical activity is discussed; the process of becoming physically active; the role of care settings in enabling physical activity; pleasure; gender; and place and space. Editor(s): Tulle, Emmanuelle; Phoenix, Cassandra. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBS; JMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137429315
- ISBN
- 9781137429315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Hardback. Editor(s): Gao, Zan; Pope, Zachary. Num Pages: 131 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JHBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 131
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634836357
- ISBN
- 9781634836357
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 240.24€ 181.85
€ 240.24
€ 181.85