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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
€ 13.49
€ 13.49
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
€ 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
€ 42.59
€ 42.59
Hardback. Contains hundreds of sources, both primary and secondary, and seeks to foreground the perspective of heretofore largely ignored groups such as women and blacks, and frequently misrepresented cultures of native North Americans. Series: Native American Resources Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; HBJK; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810835528
- ISBN
- 9780810835528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.32
€ 147.32
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€ 33.48
€ 37.99
€ 33.48
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
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
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
€ 253.38€ 172.78
€ 253.38
€ 172.78
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€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Scribe
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921372339
- ISBN
- 9781921372339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
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€ 24.18
€ 30.99
€ 24.18
paperback. John Healy, the son of poor Irish immigrants in London, grows up hardened by violence and soon finds himself overwhelmed by alcoholism. He ends up in the grass arena: the parks and streets of the inner city, where beggars, thieves, prostitutes and killers fight for survival and each day brings the question of where to find the next drink. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFB; JFFH; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classic
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189598
- ISBN
- 9780141189598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
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€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
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
€ 34.20
€ 34.20
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€ 15.80
€ 19.99
€ 15.80
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€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
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
€ 50.94
€ 50.94
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
€ 38.82
€ 38.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BGH; HBWS4; JFSJ1; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062333827
- ISBN
- 9780062333827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.72
€ 21.99
€ 18.72
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
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Paperback. Editor(s): Sarris, Greg; Jacobs, Connie A; Giles, James Richard. Series: Approaches to Teaching World Literature (Paperback). Num Pages: 261 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Publisher
- Modern Language Association of America
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873529150
- ISBN
- 9780873529150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.42
€ 42.42