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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Recounting stories of kindness by children, Vivian Paley's journey takes the reader into the different worlds of urban London, Chicago, Oakland and New York, and to a close-knit small town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Her own story connects those of children from nursery school to high school. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JMC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 185 x 120 x 10. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674003903
ISBN
9780674003903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 146 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922235664
ISBN
9781922235664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.34

Paperback. Traces the history and development of Channel 4, one of the UK's best loved and most controversial TV channels. Identifies key figures and signature programmes such as 'Brookside, ' 'The Big Breakfast' and 'Wife Swap, ' as well assuccessful American imports including 'Friends' and 'Sex and the City.' " Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 244 x 191 x 22. Weight in Grams: 924.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844572052
ISBN
9781844572052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.10

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138824300
ISBN
9781138824300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.03

Paperback. How does a sign represent something other than itself? How do we come to understand the meaning of a written symbol? What happens when a sign crosses international borders of language and culture? Can clothes constitute a sign? Can colours? This work explores the world of symbols. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 208 pages, 130 illustrations, further reading list, index. BIC Classification: AC; GTE; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500300879
ISBN
9780500300879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118786772
ISBN
9781118786772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.66

Paperback. Following on from the successful first edition, this book continues to offer a lively introduction to the concepts of language and representation. With helpful exercises and analysis of relevant examples, the new edition examines recent developments throughout the media for all students of film, media and communication. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 black & white halftones, 15 black & white line drawings, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD; YQN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230203358
ISBN
9780230203358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.22

Paperback. Editor(s): Jusova, Iveta; Siklova, Jiina. Num Pages: 338 pages, 6 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; HBTB; JFFK; JFSJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253021915
ISBN
9780253021915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. Looks at the work of a diverse range of artists and explores the effect of feminist theory on art practice. The book provides a provocative and valuable account of the diversity and revolutionary potential of women's art practice. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; AGB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415080156
ISBN
9780415080156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.32

Hardback. A fascinating look at how humanitarian language was used by the colonial press in New Zealand and on Vancouver Island to justify ongoing settler expansion while allaying fears of Indigenous resistance. Num Pages: 624 pages, 4 figures, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBC; HBJD1; HBJK; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1157.
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774829472
ISBN
9780774829472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.82

Paperback. Translator(s): Mair, Victor H. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, frontispiece. BIC Classification: HPDF; JF; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133838
ISBN
9780231133838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.40

Paperback. In this pioneering study, Deryn Rees-Jones argues that the poetic traditions of the 20th century must be radically re-thought in light of the formal and thematic experimentation of three generations of women poets. Editor(s): Rees-Jones, Deryn. Num Pages: 288 pages, il. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468. Essays on Modern Women Poets. 288 pages, il. Editor(s): Rees-Jones, Deryn. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC; JFSJ1. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 21. Weight: 456.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852243920
ISBN
9781852243920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.18

Paperback. The author's childhood had been far from normal, but when she was just nine years old her life changed forever. He discovered that her neighbour was abusing her younger sister, Laraine - and there was a price to pay to make him stop. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; BTP; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091958442
ISBN
9780091958442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.01

Paperback. Majestic, noble, brave lions, with their tawny coats and luminous eyes, have inspired countless stories, traditions and beliefs. Whether we are seduced by their beauty or drawn to danger, we want to be near them. This book draws on the scientific research, folklore, travel literature, and lion tamers' memoirs to guide readers on a cultural safari. Series: Animal. Num Pages: 224 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, 71 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861896551
ISBN
9781861896551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. This is a collection of stories from around North Yorkshire, including tales of dragon-slayers, boggarts and giants, tragic love affairs, thwarted villainy, witches, fairies, ghosts and much more. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 12. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752489971
ISBN
9780752489971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. Ethnic groups continue to be conceived as entities and cast as actors. Journalists and others frame accounts of ethnic, racial, and national conflict as the struggles of internally homogeneous, externally bounded ethnic groups, races, and nations. In doing so, they adopt the participants language and contribute to the reification of ethnic groups. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 line illustration, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022317
ISBN
9780674022317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.83

Hardback. An edition combining all seven books in John Peacock's "Fashion Sourcebooks" series, which charts in meticulous drawings the development of women's and men's clothing in the 20th century. It will be useful for the library of fashion students, historians and collectors. Series: Fashion Sourcebooks S. Num Pages: 424 pages, 2+ 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; GBC; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 212 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1438.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
169th ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500512760
ISBN
9780500512760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.28

Paperback. .
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863157103
ISBN
9780863157103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. From the hilarious to the sublime, the observations of cultural commentator extraordinaire, Chris "RageBoy" Locke. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 313. Very good clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Basic Books New York
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Trade Paper Edition
SKU
KEX0250145
ISBN
9780738208053
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, the author lived with a community of Bedouins in the Western Desert of Egypt for nearly two years, studying gender relations, morality, and the oral lyric poetry through which women and young men express personal feelings. In this book, the poems are haunting, and the evocation of emotional life vivid. Num Pages: 384 pages, 19 b/w images, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 321 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition, Reissue, 30th Anniversary Edition,
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292499
ISBN
9780520292499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.45

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