Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. From Tattoo to Saw, this book considers mainstream cinema's representation of the viscerally dominated and marked body. Examining a shift in the late twentieth century to narratives that highlight subjection, endurance and willed-acquiescence, it probes the confluence of pain, pleasure and consent to analyse the implications of the change. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APFN; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349339891
- ISBN
- 9781349339891
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Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
paperback. Exploring the dead/alive figure in such films as The Ring, American Beauty, and The Elephant Man, Vincent Hausmann charts the spectacular reduction of psychic life and assesses calls for shoring up psychic/social spaces that transfer bodily drives to language. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HBTB; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- SKU
- V9781349293490
- ISBN
- 9781349293490
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Condition: New
€ 61.67
€ 61.67
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
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Condition: New
€ 30.22
€ 30.22
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137482662
- ISBN
- 9781137482662
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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
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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
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Condition: New
€ 120.10
€ 120.10
Paperback. Exploring research into mobile phone use as props to subjective identity, Norman Taylor employs concepts from Michelle Foucault, Gilles Deleuze and actor network theory to discuss the affect of mechanisms of make-believe, from celebrity culture to avatar-obsessed game players, and digital culture. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APFN; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349335183
- ISBN
- 9781349335183
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Condition: New
€ 61.81
€ 61.81
Hardback. Cinema and the moving image contribute to viewers' understanding of cities and their topographies in a variety of ways. The contributors chart the many trajectories and points of contact between cinema and its topographical context and show that filmic studies are rooted in the sites of production. Editor(s): Penz, Francois; Koeck, Richard. Series: Screening Spaces. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; APF; JFD; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137468307
- ISBN
- 9781137468307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.57
€ 140.57
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
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.86
€ 38.99
€ 34.86
Hardcover. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS; HBJK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403970466
- ISBN
- 9781403970466
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Condition: New
€ 62.76
€ 62.76
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
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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
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.69
€ 24.99
€ 18.69
Hardback. Close reading and analysis of ten major life stories, from Mohandas Gandhi and Black Elk to Dorothy Day, Malcolm X, and Rigoberta Menchu. Series: Studies in Religion & Literature. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSB; HRAB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823219933
- ISBN
- 9780823219933
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Condition: New
€ 87.00
€ 87.00
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
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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
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.63
€ 33.99
€ 30.63
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
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27
Hardback. All over the world, millions of infant boys and girls have part or all of their sexual organs cut off for abhorrent reasons. In this text, experts from an array of fields present the latest research on this tragedy and outline steps to end it. Editor(s): Denniston, George; Hodges, Frederick Mansfield; Milos, Marilyn Fayre. Num Pages: 273 pages, 10 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFM; JPVH; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402091667
- ISBN
- 9781402091667
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Condition: New
€ 182.17
€ 182.17
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
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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
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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
Paperback. The volume is a cutting-edge, interdisciplinary approach to analyzing an enormously significant region in ways that clarify the kind of everyday life and work that is generated in a major urban global manufacturing site amid insecurity, inequality, and a virtually absent state. Editor(s): Staudt, Kathleen; Fragoso, Julia E. Monarrez; Fuentes, Cesar M. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; JFSG; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310. The Paso Del Norte Metropolitan Region. 272 pages, Illustrations, maps. Editor(s): Staudt, Kathleen; Fragoso, Julia E. Monarrez; Fuentes, Cesar M. The volume is a cutting-edge, interdisciplinary approach to analyzing an enormously significant region in ways that clarify the kind of everyday life and work that is generated in a major urban global manufacturing site amid insecurity, inequality, and a virtually absent state. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; JFSG; JPVH1. Dimension: 208 x 139 x 14. Weight: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230100329
- ISBN
- 9780230100329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardback. The volume is a cutting-edge, interdisciplinary approach to analyzing an enormously significant region in ways that clarify the kind of everyday life and work that is generated in a major urban global manufacturing site amid insecurity, inequality, and a virtually absent state. Editor(s): Staudt, Kathleen; Fragoso, Julia E. Monarrez; Fuentes, Cesar M. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; JFSG; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230100312
- ISBN
- 9780230100312
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Condition: New
€ 62.52
€ 62.52
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
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Condition: New
€ 94.50€ 84.63
€ 94.50
€ 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