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The Missing News: Filters and Blind Spots in Canada's Press
Hackett, Robert A.; Gruneau, Richard; Gutstei...
paperback. The Missing News explores the role of newspapers in North America's complex media environment as vehicles for democratic communication. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551930275
- ISBN
- 9781551930275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.87
€ 33.99
€ 30.87
Hardback. Challenging an enduring paradigm among linguists, this text explores the origins of plantation creole. It proposes that the "limited access model" of creole genesis is seriously flawed. Num Pages: 292 pages, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADS; 2ZP; CFFD; GTB; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520219991
- ISBN
- 9780520219991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.77€ 48.91
€ 62.77
€ 48.91
Hardcover. Addresses the growing concern about journalism ethics in the United States and worldwide. Essays provide insights into the motivations, techniques, and challenges of journalists everywhere. Editor(s): Atkins, Joseph. Num Pages: 253 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFM; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813821887
- ISBN
- 9780813821887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.79
€ 104.79
Paperback. Wahhabism has been generating controversy since it first emerged in Arabia in the 18th century. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 136 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784536824
- ISBN
- 9781784536824
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Condition: New
€ 19.63
€ 19.63
Paperback. Brings together a lifetime's experience of travelling in tribal lands in a searing condemnation of the lethal impact of North American fundamentalist Christian missionaries on aboriginal life throughout the world. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HRCX7; JFSL9; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270. 256 pages. Brings together a lifetime's experience of travelling in tribal lands in a searing condemnation of the lethal impact of North American fundamentalist Christian missionaries on aboriginal life throughout the world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLS; HRCX7; JFSL9; WTL. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight: 266.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906011529
- ISBN
- 9781906011529
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.23
€ 17.99
€ 13.23
Paperback. A fantastically readable biography of a 19th-century Parisian courtesan who harbours an incredible secret Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785780448
- ISBN
- 9781785780448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.82
€ 11.99
€ 9.82
Hardback. A fantastically readable biography of a 19th-century Parisian courtesan who harbours an incredible secret Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 171 x 35. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848319264
- ISBN
- 9781848319264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 17.97
€ 26.99
€ 17.97
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Political Science. Num Pages: 84 pages, 7 colour illustrations, 7 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBN; JFSJ1; JPA; JPB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 308 x 7. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319443133
- ISBN
- 9783319443133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Paperback. Based on extensive archival research, this book explores the history of Frankism, a Jewish religious movement that began in Poland and spread into the Habsburg Empire and the German lands in the later eighteenth century. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JF; 3JH; HRJ; HRLP1; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223439
- ISBN
- 9780812223439
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
paperback. A history of the Mixtec Indians of southern Mexico, this book focuses on several dozen Mixtec communities in the region of Oaxaca during the period from about 1540 to 1750. Num Pages: 528 pages, 57 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 28. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804751049
- ISBN
- 9780804751049
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.49
€ 40.99
€ 36.49
Hardback. Using Dominicans in New York City as a case study, Ramona Hernandez challenges the old belief that workers necessarily migrate from one region to another because of supply and demand or because of a de facto government policy to make people leave or stay. As a result, she shows that the traditional correlation between migration and economic progress does not always hold true. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KJD; 3JJP; 3JM; JFFN; JHBL; KCB; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116220
- ISBN
- 9780231116220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.22€ 79.12
€ 104.22
€ 79.12
Paperback. Series: Dover Fashion and Costumes. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AKTH; JFCK; WJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486467627
- ISBN
- 9780486467627
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.82
€ 19.99
€ 14.82
Paperback. Faced with the failure of the romantic muse and the other two-sex tropes for the imagination, writers such as James Joyce, William Faulkner and Virginia Woolf became attracted to a culturally specific notion of an androgynous imagination. This text explores the process by which this happened. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919805
- ISBN
- 9780813919805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.93
€ 33.93
Paperback. How we die reveals much about how we live. This book traces the history of euthanasia in the United States to show how changing attitudes toward death reflect new and troubling ways of experiencing pain, hope, and freedom. It shows how over time, the term came to mean a death blessed by the grace of God, and later, medical hastening of death. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFME. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133904
- ISBN
- 9780691133904
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.49
€ 46.99
€ 33.49
Paperback. In this survey of the modern American Christmas, Waits shows how this holiday emerged, tracing its evolution from the days prior to 1880 to the present day. In addition, he examines the differing traditions of giftgiving to friends, employees, the poor, and among communtys. Series: The Modern Christmas in America. Num Pages: 290 pages, 77 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814792841
- ISBN
- 9780814792841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. During the 1920s and 1930s, in cities from Beijing to Bombay, Tokyo to Berlin, Johannesburg to New York, the Modern Girl made her flashy, fashionable appearance in city streets and cafes, in films, advertisements, and illustrated magazines. This work tracks the Modern Girl as she emerged as a global phenomenon during the 1920s and 1930s. Editor(s): Weinbaum, Alys Eve; Modern Girl Around the World Research Group; Thomas, Lynn M.; Ramamurthy, Priti; Poiger, Uta G.; Dong, Madeleine Yue. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 435 pages, 132 illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343059
- ISBN
- 9780822343059
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.77
€ 33.99
€ 30.77
Paperback. With contributions from two dozen scholars, "The Modern Jewish Experience" presents practical information and guidelines intended to expand the teaching repertoire of those concerned with Jewish studies. Sample syllabi are included for survey courses set in diverse linguistic settings. Editor(s): Wertheimer, Jack. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814792629
- ISBN
- 9780814792629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Process Media United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934170151
- ISBN
- 9781934170151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.28
€ 20.99
€ 20.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations, 17 tables, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226349794
- ISBN
- 9780226349794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.92€ 44.11
€ 50.92
€ 44.11
The Modernist Imagination. Intellectual History and Critical Theory.
. Ed(S): Breckmann, Warren; Gordon, Peter Eli...
Hardback. Some of the most exciting and innovative work in the humanities is occurring at the intersection of intellectual history and critical theory. This volume includes work from some of the most prominent contemporary scholars in the humanities. Editor(s): Breckmann, Warren; Gordon, Peter Eli; Moses, A. Dirk. Num Pages: 417 pages, 8 ills. BIC Classification: HP; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 417
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454289
- ISBN
- 9781845454289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.18
€ 205.18
Paperback. In Cote d'Ivoire, appearing modern is so important for success that many young men deplete their already meager resources to project an illusion of wealth. The author argues that they engage a global hierarchy that is profoundly modern, one that values performance over authenticity - highlighting the counterfeit nature of modernity itself. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; JFFT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226575209
- ISBN
- 9780226575209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Hardcover. In Cote d'Ivoire, appearing modern is so important for success that many young men deplete their already meager resources to project an illusion of wealth. The author argues that they engage a global hierarchy that is profoundly modern, one that values performance over authenticity - highlighting the counterfeit nature of modernity itself. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; JFFT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226575193
- ISBN
- 9780226575193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.58€ 87.91
€ 106.58
€ 87.91
Hardback. The book traces how German and French Jews employed anti-Catholic polemics to create their own visions of modernity, national belonging, and proper religiosity from the Enlightenment to the early twentieth century. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804787024
- ISBN
- 9780804787024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.27
€ 81.27
paperback. Revealing the extent to which some of yesterday's fathers were involved with their children, this text recounts how fatherhood was reshaped during the "Machine Age" into the configuration we know today. Num Pages: 300 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226469041
- ISBN
- 9780226469041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.66
€ 40.99
€ 31.66