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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Presents the study of stand-up comedy as a form of art. This title appreciates and analyses the specific practice of stand-up itself, moving beyond theories of the joke, of the comic, and of comedy in general to read stand-up through the lens of literary and cultural theory. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 160 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822325468
ISBN
9780822325468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.05

Hardback. Concluding with a look at zoning and urban planning as a means of fostering and protecting the standard of living for whole communities, this book offers important evidence of and fresh insights into the history of the American middle class. Num Pages: 320 pages, 41, 33 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801879470
ISBN
9780801879470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.35

Hardcover. There is an increasing need to understand how women will prioritize or integrate the many roles and possibilities now available to them. This book looks at the fundamental pressures that influence the career and personal life decisions that high-achieving women make. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KJM; VSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787955700
ISBN
9780787955700
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.32

paperback. Daniel takes the reader through a variety of topics that relate directly to the Southern experience: rural life, violence, music, literature, civil rights, unionism, urbanization, xenophobia, migration, religion, cockfighting, and stock car racing. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780801854958
ISBN
9780801854958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.43

Paperback. Since the mid-1970s, Lebanon has been at the center of the worldwide rise in sectarian extremism. Its cultural output has both mediated and resisted this rise. This book reviews the role of culture in supporting sectarianism, yet argues for the emergence of a distinctive aesthetic of resistance to it. Series: Modern Language Initiative. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 color, 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823234837
ISBN
9780823234837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.59

Hardback. Since the mid-1970s, Lebanon has been at the center of the worldwide rise in sectarian extremism. Its cultural output has both mediated and resisted this rise. This book reviews the role of culture in supporting sectarianism, yet argues for the emergence of a distinctive aesthetic of resistance to it. Series: Modern Language Initiative. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 color, 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823234820
ISBN
9780823234820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.22

paperback. The Lifeway of Kathryn Jones Harrison. 288 pages, 50 illustrations. A biography of Oregon tribal leader Kathryn Jones Harrison. It recounts the Grand Rondes' resurgence from the ashes of federal policies designed to terminate their very existence. It models the survival skills of adaptability, endurance, patience, and grit coupled with the courage to stand up to confront crusading power. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; GTB; JFSL9. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985824
ISBN
9780295985824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.51

Paperback. Editor(s): Goyette, Linda. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; VFJ; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Brindle and Glass Publishing, Ltd Canada
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897142110
ISBN
9781897142110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.37

Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG7; HRCX6; JFFA; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 175 x 10. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
IVP Connect
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780830820993
ISBN
9780830820993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.43

Paperback / so. Series: Analysen. Num Pages: 165 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810019929
ISBN
9783810019929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.04

Paperback / so. Series: Jahrbuch Fur Europa- Und Nordamerika-Studien. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810017758
ISBN
9783810017758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.68

Hardback. Num Pages: 165 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSK; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564780225
ISBN
9781564780225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.89

Paperback. Observations of the sun, moon, planets, and stars played a central role in ancient Maya lifeways, as they do among contemporary Maya who maintain the traditional ways. This book constructs Maya astronomy and cosmology through the astronomical information encoded in Precolumbian Maya art and confirmed by the practices of living Maya peoples. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 382 pages, 48 figures, 22 b&w plates, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLS; ACBK; JFHF; JHMC; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1043.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292752269
ISBN
9780292752269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. An analysis of the reasons for the continuing success of the "Star Trek" phenomenon. The author traces its overall development and comments on how the differences between the 1990s and the 1960s series reflect changes in the mass media environment during this period. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APT; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 134 x 10. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333744895
ISBN
9780333744895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.47

Hardback. In a world that has been shrunk by modern communications and transport, Star Trek has maintained the values of western maritime exploration, and the discovery of Strange New Worlds in space. This - Starry Sea - has become a familiar metaphor in the history of Star Trek, providing a backdrop to the relentless questioning of human nature. Num Pages: 264 pages, 18. BIC Classification: APT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745624907
ISBN
9780745624907
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.28

Paperback. In a world that has been shrunk by modern communications and transport, Star Trek has maintained the values of western maritime exploration, and the discovery of Strange New Worlds in space. This - Starry Sea - has become a familiar metaphor in the history of Star Trek, providing a backdrop to the relentless questioning of human nature. Num Pages: 264 pages, 18. BIC Classification: APT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745624914
ISBN
9780745624914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: APF; AVRL; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 226 x 3. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hal Leonard
Condition
New
SKU
V9781495059001
ISBN
9781495059001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.15

Paperback. A journey through time and space with Australia's best known astronomer. Num Pages: 348 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 200 x 27. Weight in Grams: 321.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742373768
ISBN
9781742373768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.57

Paperback. Coffee-wild hippies, business sharks, slackers, Hollywood trendsetters and a panda who loves their blueberry muffins - how a tiny Seattle coffeehouse changed the way we think and drink Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; KNSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340960820
ISBN
9780340960820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Brings together some of the seminal interventions which have structured the development of stardom and celebrity studies, while crucially combining and situating these within the context of new essays which address the contemporary, cross-media and international landscape of fame culture. Editor(s): Redmond, Sean; Holmes, Su. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 173 x 23. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781412923217
ISBN
9781412923217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.28

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