Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Editor(s): Buikema, Rosemarie; Griffin, Gabriele; Lykke, Nina. Series: Routledge Advances in Feminist Studies and Intersectionality. Num Pages: 310 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables, 5 black & white halftones, 2 black. BIC Classification: JFFK; JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415851633
- ISBN
- 9780415851633
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Condition: New
€ 70.55
€ 70.55
Paperback. This study was first published in 1983. It traces the social disintegration of "Ballybran", a small village on the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland, exploring the symptoms of the communities decline: from emigration to schizophrenia. This edition contains a new preface and epilogue. Num Pages: 417 pages, 23 b/w illustrations, 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFFH; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520224803
- ISBN
- 9780520224803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.52
€ 34.99
€ 25.52
Paperback. This book examines the power of the past upon the present. It shows how generations of Scots have exploited and reshaped history to meet the needs of a series of presents, from the conquest of the Picts to the refounding of Parliament. Editor(s): Cowan, Edward J.; Finlay, Richard J. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748614202
- ISBN
- 9780748614202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.06
€ 41.99
€ 37.06
Paperback. This reader introduces core cultural and historic themes of Russia's civilisation. Each text has resonance throughout the arts - in Rublev's icons, Meyerhold's theatre, Mousorgsky's operas, and Prokofiev's symphonies. The material is supported by introductions, annotations and bibliographies. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations, multi-media resource guides. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DQ; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 921.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563244223
- ISBN
- 9781563244223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.30
€ 58.30
Hardback. Through an extended reading of the noh play "Aoi ne Ue", as well as briefer examinations of several other plays, this work aims to shed new light on the circulation of power and desire in the middle and late medieval periods in Japan. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; AN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740708
- ISBN
- 9780804740708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.40
€ 86.40
Paperback. The first Native Americans who came into contact with the 17th century English settlers were the tribes of the North Atlantic coast and the interior of New England. Featuring colour illustrations and photographs, this book tells the story of New England's Native Americans. Illustrator(s): Smith, Jonathan. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b&w, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 184 x 4. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841769370
- ISBN
- 9781841769370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.00€ 12.33
€ 14.00
€ 12.33
Paperback. * The first book to focus on the changes digital technologies have made on the production, circulation and consumption of photography. * Considers a range of digital cameras and their contexts, from prosumer SLRs to cameras embedded in mobiles. Series: Digital Media and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: AJ; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647159
- ISBN
- 9780745647159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.61
€ 25.61
Hardback. Colour permeates contemporary visual and material culture and affects our senses beyond the superficial encounter by infiltrating our perceptions and memories and becoming deeply rooted in thought processes that categorize and divide along culturally constructed lines. Editor(s): Horrocks, Chris. Series: Polygons: Cultural Diversities & Intersections. Num Pages: 198 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448. Visual, Material, Textual. Series: Polygons: Cultural Diversities & Intersections. 196 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Horrocks, Chris. Colour permeates contemporary visual and material culture and affects our senses beyond the superficial encounter by infiltrating our perceptions and memories and becoming deeply rooted in thought processes that categorize and divide along culturally constructed lines. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFD. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 18. Weight: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857454645
- ISBN
- 9780857454645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.02
€ 133.02
Hardback. Ethnographic case studies explore what it means to "belong" in Oceania, as contributors consider ongoing formations of place, self and community in connection with travelling, internal and international migration. The chapters apply the multi-dimensional concepts of movement, place-making and cultural identifications to explain contemporary life.. Editor(s): Hermann, Elfriede; Kempf, Wolfgang; Meijl, Toon Van. Series: Pacific Perspectives: Studies of the European Society for Oceanists. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MK; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 238 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384151
- ISBN
- 9781782384151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.02
€ 133.02
Paperback. "Henry A. Giroux is one of the most respected and well-known critical education scholars, social critics, and astute observers of popular culture in the modern world. For those who follow his considera" Num Pages: 304 pages, biblio, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813332741
- ISBN
- 9780813332741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.57
€ 64.57
Paperback. Engages in an interdisciplinary investigation of the political technologies of the body in the wake of postmodernity, technologies apparent in film, medicine, entertainment industries, politics, and the arts. This book reflects the growing concern with interfaces between humans and computer and bio-medical technologies. Editor(s): Halberstam, Judith; Livingston, Ira. Series: Unnatural Acts: Theorizing the Performative. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209702
- ISBN
- 9780253209702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.29
€ 32.99
€ 31.29
Paperback. From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the internet, this title offers an investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world. It focuses on the emergence of complete writing systems in Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC. Series: Globalities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 150 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFL; HBT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861891679
- ISBN
- 9781861891679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.07
€ 23.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK1; JFSK2; UDB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560233534
- ISBN
- 9781560233534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.14
€ 28.14
Hardcover. The essays in this volume examine the unforeseen cultural conversions set in motion by Christian missionary activity in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia during the ninetennth and twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FK; 1H; HRCX7; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633150
- ISBN
- 9780815633150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.30
€ 50.30
Hardcover. Takes an ironic look at popular icons in western American culture - cowboy boots and masterpieces in western art - to explore American cultural values and pervasive themes in twentieth century art. This book examines Cowboy boots as markers of western life, as works of art, and subjects of works of art. Num Pages: 124 pages, 69 colour & 70 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AFTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 264 x 19. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890135655
- ISBN
- 9780890135655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.04
€ 47.99
€ 34.04
Paperback. This is an up-to-date textbook which takes fully into account recent developments in political sociology. Taking as its starting point the fragmentation of the discipline, it covers a wide range of new issues and debates as well as the more traditional concerns of the subject. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Previous owner's name to half-title page. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Palgrave
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0011621
- ISBN
- 9780333366073
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. My Desire for History: Essays in Gay, Community, and Labor History Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807871959
- ISBN
- 9780807871959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.95
€ 46.95
Paperback. This book explores the economic, religious, political and personal forces that led to some 80,000 British children being sent to Canada between 1867 and 1915 and provides a vivid look at one aspect of the history of child welfare practices. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJC; JFFN; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 175 x 21. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847426680
- ISBN
- 9781847426680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.14
€ 33.99
€ 32.14
Paperback. Updated edition of the international bestseller Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HRCX7; JFFB; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340980088
- ISBN
- 9780340980088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. In this comprehensive study of the modern American public intellectual - that individual who speaks to the public on issues of political or ideological moment - Richard Posner charts the decline of a venerable institution that included worthies from Socrates to John Dewey. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 line illustrations, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674012462
- ISBN
- 9780674012462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.23
€ 36.99
€ 31.23