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Society & culture: general

Hardback. Tracks the use of music in American advertising for nearly a century, from variety shows like "The Clicquot Club Eskimos" to the rise of the jingle, from the postwar growth of consumerism, to the more complete fusion of popular music and consumption in the 1980s and after. Num Pages: 408 pages, 24 halftones, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; KNTF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226791159
ISBN
9780226791159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.05
€ 78.49

Paperback. Documents the benefits of affirmative action for minority students, their communities, and the nation at large. This book investigates the roots of minority underperformance in selective colleges and universities. It explains how such factors as neighborhood, family, peer group, and early schooling influence the academic performance of students. Series: The William G. Bowen Memorial Series in Higher Education. Num Pages: 304 pages, 66 tables. 19 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691125978
ISBN
9780691125978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Chicago native Natalie Moore shine's light on contemporary segregation in the city's South Side; her reported essays showcase the lives of these communities through the stories of her family and the people who reside there. The South Side highlights the impact of Chicago's historic segregation - and the ongoing policies that keep the system intact. Num Pages: black and white map, one 8 page black and white photographs. BIC Classification: JFSG; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. .
Publisher
Picador USA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250118332
ISBN
9781250118332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.32

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBLL; HPK; HPL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630427
ISBN
9780691630427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.30

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HPK; HPL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691600543
ISBN
9780691600543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.78
€ 46.32

Paperback. Editor(s): Schapiro, Leonard; Godson, Joseph. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBTB; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 389.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333288474
ISBN
9780333288474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.07

Paperback. Bruce O'Neill shows how the Bucharest, Romania's homeless are unable to fully participate in a society that is increasingly organized around practices of consumption, leaving them mired in an unshakeable boredom and the slow deterioration of their lives that are symptomatic of the alienation brought on by globalization. Num Pages: 280 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; JFFA; JFFB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895. .
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363286
ISBN
9780822363286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. Bruce O'Neill shows how the Bucharest, Romania's homeless are unable to fully participate in a society that is increasingly organized around practices of consumption, leaving them mired in an unshakeable boredom and the slow deterioration of their lives that are symptomatic of the alienation brought on by globalization. Num Pages: 280 pages, 33 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; JFFA; JFFB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363149
ISBN
9780822363149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.28

Hardback. This reader recounts the story of the emergence and impact of postmodern thought in human geography, bringing together, in a single volume, the pivotal writings of the period since 1965. Editor(s): Dear, Michael J.; Flusty, Steven. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16. BIC Classification: JFC; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 175 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1006.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631217817
ISBN
9780631217817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.63

Paperback. This reader recounts the story of the emergence and impact of postmodern thought in human geography, bringing together, in a single volume, the pivotal writings of the period since 1965. Editor(s): Dear, Michael J.; Flusty, Steven. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16. BIC Classification: JFC; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 28. Weight in Grams: 874.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631217824
ISBN
9780631217824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.11

Paperback. A collection of essays, which historicize the contemporary discussion of urbanism, highlighting the local and global breadth of the city landscape. It focuses on issues such as street design in Vienna, the motion picture industry in Los Angeles, architecture in Marseilles and Algiers, and the kaleidoscopic paradox of post-apartheid Johannesburg. Editor(s): Prakash, Gyan; Kruse, Kevin M. Series: Publications in Partnership with the Shelby Cullom Davis Center at Princeton University. Num Pages: 472 pages, 27 halftones. 5 line illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 685.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
470
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133430
ISBN
9780691133430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrated in full colour. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; BG; HBTB; JFC; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Primavera Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955789205
ISBN
9780955789205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Hardback. This book focuses on three authors coming of age at an important moment in Spanish literary history and in world history at large. These authors incorporated into their novels the new ideas that they found in the writing of many foreign authors that were essential to their development. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1DS; 2ADS; CJB; DSB; HBJD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761857990
ISBN
9780761857990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.14

Paperback. A title published in association with the Canada Blanch Centre for Contemporary Spanish Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191825
ISBN
9781845191825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.65

Hardcover. Acclaimed author follows the work of the Situationist International after May 1968. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HPS; JFC; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 30. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844679577
ISBN
9781844679577
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.60

Paperback. Stephanie Merrim offers a dynamic interdisciplinary approach to colonial Hispanic writing based on the spectacular city, a model that encompasses three driving forces of New World literary culture: cities, festivals & wonder. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 377 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSB; HBG; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
377
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292737464
ISBN
9780292737464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.99

hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12, 9 black & white halftones, 2 tables, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451652
ISBN
9780801451652
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.75

Paperback. Arguing that race has been the specter that has haunted many of the discussions about Latin American regional and national cultures today, Anke Birkenmaier describes Latin American anthropology as a field of knowledge that evolved dramatically in the period between the two world wars. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSL1; JFSL4; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813938790
ISBN
9780813938790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.25

Paperback. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 416 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JFSR1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816640621
ISBN
9780816640621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. In this ethnography of sexual violence during the 1971 Bangladesh War for Independence, Nayanika Mookherjee shows how the public celebration of the hundreds of thousands of rape victims-called "birangonas" by the state-works to homogenize and silence the experiences of these women. Num Pages: 352 pages, 42 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822359685
ISBN
9780822359685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

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