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Society & culture: general
Hardback. A few days after 9/11, US Vice-President Dick Cheney invoked the need for the USA to work 'the dark side' in its global 'War on Terror'. Covering a diverse spectrum of 21st century cinema, this books deals with documentary or fictional representations of atrocity such as state-sanctioned torture, genocide, enforced disappearance, and apartheid. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; HPQ; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748642632
- ISBN
- 9780748642632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 101.56
€ 105.84
€ 101.56
Paperback. Offers a thought-provoking depiction of Hollywood film as a contested terrain between conservative and liberal forces Films and documentaries discussed include: Black Hawk Down, The Dark Knight, Star Wars, Syriana, WALL-E, Fahrenheit 9/11 and other Michael Moore documentaries, and many more. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405198240
- ISBN
- 9781405198240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.95
€ 43.99
€ 43.95
Paperback. Series: Theory Out of Bounds. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: APF; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 175 x 14. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816622948
- ISBN
- 9780816622948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.22
€ 30.22
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137482662
- ISBN
- 9781137482662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.47
€ 63.47
Paperback. Feminist film theory has flourished since the 1970s, but faces a double impasse. This title shows how studying women's filmmaking is more effective than criticizing mainstream movies from feminist perspectives. It analyzes films and screenplays by women to consider how women theorize the process and function of storytelling in cinema. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 b/w photos, 5 charts. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813792
- ISBN
- 9780774813792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.91
€ 40.99
€ 35.91
Hardback. Feminist film theory has flourished since the 1970s, but faces a double impasse. This work shows how studying women's filmmaking is more effective than criticizing mainstream movies from feminist perspectives. It analyzes films and screenplays by women to consider how women theorize the process and function of storytelling in cinema. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 b/w photos, 5 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSJ1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813785
- ISBN
- 9780774813785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.10
€ 120.10
Paperback. In a world where change has become the only constant, how does the perpetually new relate to the old? How does cinema, itself once a new medium, relate both to previous or outmoded media and to what we now refer to as New Media? This collection examines these questions by focusing on the relations of cinema to other media. Editor(s): Geiger, Jeffrey; Littau, Karin. Num Pages: 256 pages, 38 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474402774
- ISBN
- 9781474402774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.86
€ 38.99
€ 34.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 364 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HRKT; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574160826
- ISBN
- 9781574160826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.48
€ 27.99
€ 19.48
Paperback. Discusses the chameleonic performances of Marilyn Marilyn as woman, star, and text. In circling 'Marilyn country', this book also discusses Marilyn as text, since those who knew and did not know her - husbands, lovers, fans, writers, directors, co-stars, critics - have written about Marilyn differently, and endlessly. Num Pages: 174 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: APF; BGF; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788776744809
- ISBN
- 9788776744809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.69
€ 24.99
€ 18.69
Hardcover. Reconstructing the history of the Islamic University of Medina, this book sheds light on efforts undertaken by Saudi actors to extend Wahhabi influence beyond the kingdom's borders and suggests a new framework for understanding Islamic transnational religious networks. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and I. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; HRHT; JFFN; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804798358
- ISBN
- 9780804798358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.73
€ 65.73
Paperback. Explores globalized ideas of gendered constructions and contradictions though the transnational media Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 325 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814737316
- ISBN
- 9780814737316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.81
€ 33.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. An exploration of the political and cultural experience of jazz performers in Britain from the 1950s 'traditional jazz boom' onwards Num Pages: 376 pages, 36 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; AVGJ; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822335733
- ISBN
- 9780822335733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27
Hardback. This book, the first to be written about the Lake Babine Nation in north-central British Columbia, examines its traditional legal order, self-identity, and their involvement in current treaty negotiations. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; JFSL9; JHM; LBBC; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774808118
- ISBN
- 9780774808118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.94
€ 119.94
Hardcover. The collapse of state socialism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union and the emergence of new political, social and economic structures has had a profound impact on various aspects of these societies. This book examines the impact of the social revolution. It is intended for those interested in transition from state socialism to capitalism. Editor(s): Andrusz, Gregory (University of Middlesex); Harloe, Michael; Szelenyi, Ivan (University of California, USA). Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 356 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JFSG; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557861641
- ISBN
- 9781557861641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.53
€ 80.53
Paperback. * The first significant analysis of "Post-Socialist" Cities and their role in the more general transition. * Brings together new contributions from leading commentators in the field - drawn from Europe and America. Editor(s): Andrusz, Gregory D.; Harloe, Michael; Szelenyi, Ivan. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JFSG; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557861658
- ISBN
- 9781557861658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.70
€ 36.70
Hardback. An ambitious global study of the state of cities in the early twenty-first century, their role in society, and the implications of crises that affect cities, now and in the future, for national policy and international relations. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784992903
- ISBN
- 9781784992903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 84.63
€ 94.08
€ 84.63
Paperback. Offers a systematic treatment of urban and gender studies combined. This book presents both a feminist critique of mainstream urban policy and planning and a gendered reorientation of key urban social, environmental and city-regional debates. It looks behind the 'headlines' on issues of transport, housing, uneven development, and regeneration. Series: Routledge Critical Introductions to Urbanism and the City. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 29 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFSG; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415415705
- ISBN
- 9780415415705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.82
€ 65.82
Paperback. Series: Routledge Critical Introductions to Urbanism and the City. Num Pages: 272 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 20 black & white halftones, 1 bla. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHBK5; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415566476
- ISBN
- 9780415566476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.62
€ 64.62
Paperback. Through historical and comparative research on the immigrant rights movements of the United States, France and the Netherlands, Cities and Social Movements examines how small resistances against restrictive immigration policies do or don t develop into large and sustained mobilizations. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSG; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118750667
- ISBN
- 9781118750667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.89
€ 27.89
Hardcover. Through historical and comparative research on the immigrant rights movements of the United States, France and the Netherlands, Cities and Social Movements examines how small resistances against restrictive immigration policies do or don t develop into large and sustained mobilizations. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSG; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118750650
- ISBN
- 9781118750650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.06
€ 78.06