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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Contrary to the usual image of the press in its search for truth, this book depict how an underlying elite consensus largely structures all facets of the news. It is an account of how propagandistic our mass media are, and how we can learn to read them and see their function in a radical way. It reveals how issues are framed and topics are chosen. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JPVN; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099533115
ISBN
9780099533115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. The articles deal with a wide range of problems and questions, from the soaring costs of medical care, medical manpower and training, biomedical research, ethics, delivery systems, technology, and insurance to the very meaning of health. Editor(s): Knowles, John H. Num Pages: 287 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420. In good condition. A fine reading copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Co. New York
Number of pages
298
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
SKU
KRS0012101
ISBN
9780393064230
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This final volume in Manuel Castells' trilogy studies the key defining processes taking place in the last decade of the 20th century as an expression of the crises resulting from the transition between the old industrial society and the emerging global network society. Series: Information Age Series. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405196888
ISBN
9781405196888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.32

Paperback. Editor(s): Funnell, Lisa. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: APFN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231176156
ISBN
9780231176156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.41

Paperback. Using history, painting, literature and food, this book sheds light on southern Italy's legacy of political corruption and violent crime. It takes you on a journey into the dark heart of Sicily. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; 3JJP; JFC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 244 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099595809
ISBN
9780099595809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Hardback. Editor(s): Netjasov, Fedja; Phillips, Chelsie. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFFU; KNGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 263 x 16. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633219274
ISBN
9781633219274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 251.97
€ 171.26

Paperback. In this study, the author moves beyond the impasse of the anti-porn/anti-censorship debate to analyze what hard-core film pornography is and does - as a genre with a history, as a specific cinematic form, and as part of contemporary discourse on sexuality. Num Pages: 398 pages, 25 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; JFMP; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 648. Power, Pleasure, and the "Frenzy of the Visible". 398 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. In this study, the author moves beyond the impasse of the anti-porn/anti-censorship debate to analyze what hard-core film pornography is and does - as a genre with a history, as a specific cinematic form, and as part of contemporary discourse on sexuality. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APFA; JFMP; JFSJ. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight: 552.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
398
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520219434
ISBN
9780520219434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Paperback. .
Publisher
Scribe
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781921372339
ISBN
9781921372339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. A collection of 20 essays which discusses topics such as: gypsies in the Western imagination; the mobilization of the West in Chinese television; the lesbian identity and the woman's gaze in fashion photography; and the regulation of Black women's bodies in early 20th-century urban areas. Num Pages: 460 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press Journals
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226284392
ISBN
9780226284392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.05

Paperback. Translator(s): Collis, Johanna. Num Pages: 288 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: JFHC; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Clairview Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905570751
ISBN
9781905570751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 88 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AMC; AMVD; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 844.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816666171
ISBN
9780816666171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. With a cast of characters ranging from Malcolm X to 50 Cent, Knight's compelling work is the first detailed account of the movement inextricably linked with black empowerment, Islam, New York, and hip-hop. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HRH; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851686155
ISBN
9781851686155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822310952
ISBN
9780822310952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Hardcover. Shihab al-Din al-Suhrawardi was born around 1154, probably in Northwestern Iran. Spurred by a dream in which Aristotle appeared to him, he rejected the Avicennan Peripatetic philosophy of his youth and undertook the task of reviving the philosophical tradition of the "Ancients." Translator(s): Ziai, Hossein; Walbridge, John. Num Pages: 430 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 2CSR; HPDC; HPDF; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
Brigham Young University Press United States
Number of pages
430
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842524575
ISBN
9780842524575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 38.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415539159
ISBN
9780415539159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.58

Paperback. Series: Dover Fashion and Costumes. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 227 x 6. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486286280
ISBN
9780486286280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.43

Paperback. The New Blackwell Companion to the City provides a guide to the major themes in urban studies. Building on well established debates in the field, this volume provides students and scholars with a contemporary update on urban thinking. Editor(s): Bridge, Gary; Watson, Sophie. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to Geography. Num Pages: 784 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1178.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
784
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118655306
ISBN
9781118655306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.24

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594515873
ISBN
9781594515873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.71

Paperback. This unique and engaging anthology introduces students to the major concepts of globalization within the context of the key debates and disputes. Readings in Globalization illustrates that major debates in the field are not only useful to examine for their own merit but can extend our knowledge of globalization. Editor(s): Ritzer, George; Atalay, Zeynep. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 27. Weight in Grams: 882.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405132732
ISBN
9781405132732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.34

Paperback. Series: Ver. Num Pages: 168 pages, 106 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 192 x 12. Weight in Grams: 513.
Publisher
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press United States
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780895511508
ISBN
9780895511508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

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