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Society & culture: general
Paperback. 'I consider this book a remarkable achievement. Sophisticated in its use of sociological, anthropological and critical theory, [it] also successfully conveys the direct tangible experience of corporality and the senses. Falk's original, insightful book sets the study of the body onto a new plane' - Roy Porter, The Wellcome Institute Series: Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803989740
- ISBN
- 9780803989740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.12
€ 82.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFFC; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439913703
- ISBN
- 9781439913703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.19
€ 31.99
€ 30.19
Hardback. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFFC; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439913697
- ISBN
- 9781439913697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.68
€ 102.68
Hardback. Consuming Citizenship investigates how Korean American and Chinese American children of entrepreneurial immigrants demonstrate their social citizenship and belonging as Americans through conspicuous consumption. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 184 pages, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFT; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752473
- ISBN
- 9780804752473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.98
€ 118.98
Paperback. Stressing the variety of ways in which consumption is structured and organized through cultures and showing how these cultural technologies construct the person, the senses and the self, this text stands at the interface of the sociologies of culture and consumption. Editor(s): Hearn, Prof. Jeff; Roseneil, Sasha. Series: Explorations in Sociology. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333747179
- ISBN
- 9780333747179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.18
€ 62.18
Hardback. Stressing the variety of ways in which consumption is structured and organized through cultures and showing how these cultural technologies construct the person, the senses and the self, this text stands at the interface of the sociologies of culture and consumption. Editor(s): Hearn, Prof. Jeff; Roseneil, Sasha. Series: Explorations in Sociology. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333747162
- ISBN
- 9780333747162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.04
€ 63.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBTB; JFCA; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138905320
- ISBN
- 9781138905320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.79
€ 55.79
Paperback. With the advent of liquid modernity, the society of producers is transformed into a society of consumers. In this new consumer society, individuals become simultaneously the promoters of commodities and the commodities they promote. They are, at one and the same time, the merchandise and the marketer, the goods and the travelling salespeople. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640020
- ISBN
- 9780745640020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.60
€ 22.60
Hardback. With the advent of liquid modernity, the society of producers is transformed into a society of consumers. In this new consumer society, individuals become simultaneously the promoters of commodities and the commodities they promote. They are, at one and the same time, the merchandise and the marketer, the goods and the travelling salespeople. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745639796
- ISBN
- 9780745639796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.57
€ 65.57
Hardback. This book addresses the issue of music consumption in the digital era of technologies. It explores how individuals use music in the context of their everyday lives and how, in return, music acquires certain roles within everyday contexts and more broadly in their life narratives. Series: Pop Music, Culture and Identity. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; JFCA; UGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137492555
- ISBN
- 9781137492555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.59
€ 118.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349350995
- ISBN
- 9781349350995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. Engaging in a comprehensive examination of reality TV's advertising and promotional strategies, as well as the commodification of viewers, Consuming Reality dissects the unique and startling relation between mediation and consumption. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APT; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137575319
- ISBN
- 9781137575319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. Engaging in a comprehensive examination of reality TV's advertising and promotional strategies, as well as the commodification of viewers, Consuming Reality dissects the unique and startling relation between mediation and consumption. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFDT; JFDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230379961
- ISBN
- 9780230379961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.43
€ 62.43
Hardback. Uses the work of contemporary American artist Kara Walker to investigate a range of storytelling traditions with roots in the nineteenth century and ramifications in the present. This book also explores a significant yet neglected aspect of Walker's production: her commitment to examining narrative depictions of race, gender, power, and desire. Num Pages: 216 pages, 24 color photographs, 28 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AGB; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 188 x 263 x 19. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520288928
- ISBN
- 9780520288928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 38.90
€ 54.99
€ 38.90
Hardback. This course text should encourage students to understand what contemporary audiences are all about. It is based on a recent survey of audiences undertaken by the ITC, and extrapolates from the most recent findings about the future prospects for both terrestrial and satellite/cable broadcasts. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: APT; JFD; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631202332
- ISBN
- 9780631202332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.64
€ 151.64
Paperback. aeo Written clearly and simply, and devoid of jargon. aeo Covers both the empirical and theoretical ground in a lively manner. aeo Unlike most books on the television audience, this volume looks at the programmes themselves, as well as the production process (including policies which affect television production). Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: APT; JFD; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631202349
- ISBN
- 9780631202349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.37
€ 51.99
€ 51.37
Paperback. This book is a history of reading in the British Isles from 1695-1870 that focuses on "common" rather than professional readers and which explores a range of previously undervalued sources. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349357574
- ISBN
- 9781349357574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.75
€ 61.75
Hardcover. This volume explores the history of reading in the British Isles during a period in which the printed word became all pervasive. From wealthy readers of 'amatory fiction', through to men and women reading surreptitiously at the Victorian railway bookstall, it argues that a variety of new reading communities emerged during this period. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JF; 3JH; CFC; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230525382
- ISBN
- 9780230525382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. A study of American love in the twentieth century that unravels the mass of images that define our ideas of love and romance, revealing that the experience of 'true' love is deeply embedded in the experience of consumer capitalism. It studies how individual conceptions of love overlap with the world of cliches and images. Num Pages: 332 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFD; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520205710
- ISBN
- 9780520205710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.77
€ 38.99
€ 27.77
Paperback. From the novels of Anne Rice to 'The Lost Boys', from 'The Terminator' to cyberpunk science fiction, vampires and cyborgs have become strikingly visible figures within popular culture. In this work Rob Latham explains why, giving a perspective on youth culture and the media. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226468921
- ISBN
- 9780226468921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
Paperback. This book provides a clear and concise introduction to the concept of consumption and to the wide--ranging debates about the nature and consequences of consumer society. Community and social class appear to be in irreversible decline. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 178 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625300
- ISBN
- 9780745625300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.95
€ 22.95
Hardback. A collection exploring divisions and change within and between the spheres of consumption and production. Topics include the social construction of consumers, housing and social class mobility, health provision, the role of the "service class" and access to higher education. Editor(s): Burrows, Roger; Marsh, Catherine. Series: Explorations in Sociology. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFT; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333565360
- ISBN
- 9780333565360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.17
€ 181.17
Hardcover. By contrasting Pound's political values with those of Stein and Zukofsky, this study argues that these three different writers share a complex set of attitudes that are grounded in a collective social fantasy corresponding to the rise of mass consumption and the emergence of corporate social forms. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333714515
- ISBN
- 9780333714515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.69
€ 119.69
paperback. This book analyzes literary representations to explain how consumption, a killer disease, came to be the glamorous illnesss of the Romantic era. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSBF; HBJD; JFC; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349286119
- ISBN
- 9781349286119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.16
€ 129.16