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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Contains recollections by wealthy individuals about their lives and experiences, demonstrating how financial and religious aspects of their lives unfold and often intertwine. This text develops a sociology of wealth that goes beyond conventional, power-elite, Marxist and status-group theories. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; HPQ; HRC; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275950941
ISBN
9780275950941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.21

Hardcover. In 1975, the Mexican network, Televisa, broadcast the first "entertainment-education" soap opera. Nariman examines Sabido's model for entertainment-education television programming, paying particular attention to the application of communication and behavioural theories. Series: Media & Society. Num Pages: 184 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; APT; JFD; JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275943899
ISBN
9780275943899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.92
€ 62.70

Paperback. This study examines major contemporary women directors of narrative feature films - their themes, art and the circumstances in which they work. Quart contends that women are creating a film language and sensibility that are unique, strong and, until now, unexplored. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 429.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780275934774
ISBN
9780275934774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.98

Paperback. Through in-depth interviews with award-winning investigative reporters and detailed analyses of the stories that brought them professional acclaim, the authors explain how journalists resolve, practically if not conceptually, the paradox of a press that is committed to exposing wrongdoing and is at the same time adamant about its disinterest in questions of right and wrong. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFM; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106757
ISBN
9780231106757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. This book examines the impact of the internet on pornography's social and political effects and provides a new theory of sex, speech, and power in light of today's drive toward self-exposure. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 126 x 9. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804786621
ISBN
9780804786621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Beacon Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807043219
ISBN
9780807043219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. An account of feral children - those brought up with no human contact, sometimes raised by wild animals, unable to speak or perform functions we consider human. The book examines their lives and the experiences of those who "rescued" them, looked after them, educated them or abused them. Num Pages: 320 pages, facsimiles, portraits, 8 B&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571214600
ISBN
9780571214600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.64

Hardcover. Showcasing the grim and chilling artwork behind the fan-favorite Dark Souls game, this hardcover collection features key visuals, concept art, character & monster designs, rough sketches, and an exclusive interview with the game's creators. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JFCA. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 220 x 303 x 18. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Udon Entertainment Corp United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926778891
ISBN
9781926778891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Documents the first five years of life of the children of the influential Millennium Cohort Study, looking at the children's lives and development as they begin formal education and the implications for family policy, and service planning in health and social services. This book is suitable for academics, students and researchers in these fields. Editor(s): Hansen, Kirstine; Joshi, Heather; Dex, Shirley. Series: The UK Millennium Cohort Study Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFR; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847424754
ISBN
9781847424754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.88

Paperback. Editor(s): McNeill, William H.; Waldman, Marilyn Robinson. Num Pages: 468 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1Q; HBG; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226561554
ISBN
9780226561554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.63

Paperback. Analyzes the scientific work and social implications of the flourishing field of genetic history. In this book, the author examines genetic history's working assumptions about culture and nature, identity and biology, and the individual and the collective. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226154701
ISBN
9780226154701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.71

Paperback. Originally published in 1529, this work argues that women are more than equal to men in all things that really matter, including the public spheres from which they have long been excluded. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 142 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFJ; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226010595
ISBN
9780226010595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.84

Paperback. A girlfriend-to-girlfriend guide to the three phases of divorce--from the initial shock of separation and what you need to know right away (Deal), to learning to shift the focus away from your ex and onto yourself and figuring out an action plan (Heal), to celebrating the new you, ready for an independent life, and even dating (Reveal). Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; VFVS; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Workman Publishing Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761187424
ISBN
9780761187424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLL; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691609775
ISBN
9780691609775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.82

Paperback. This work looks at the crisis of gender in Weimar Germany through the analysis of selected cultural texts. It traces the crisis of gender identities, both male and female, and reveals how a variety of narratives of the time displaced an assortment of social anxieties onto sexual relations. Num Pages: 250 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 287.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Edition
2001st Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312293024
ISBN
9780312293024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.23
€ 74.83

Hardback. A shocking look at how the idea of romantic love can justify and excuse the killing of women by their partners, and lead to sympathy and reduced sentences for the killers. The author explores how stories of domestic homicide are told in the news, by the police, and in the courts, drawing from 72 cases which took place over a twelve month period. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230271906
ISBN
9780230271906
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.96

Paperback. Mary Wollstoncraft's passionate declaration of female independence shattered the stereotype of docile, decorative womanhood, anticipated a new era of equality and established her as the founder of modern feminism. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
9780141018911
ISBN
9780141018911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.12

Paperback. Against the commonly held opinion that ancient Judaism was an artless culture, this sumptuously illustrated book offers new ways of looking at art in Jewish antiquity. Leading experts, under the editorship of Sarah Pearce, skilfully explore different functions of images in relation to their prohibition by the Second of the Ten Commandments. Editor(s): Pearce, Sarah. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 188 x 21. Weight in Grams: 910.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Journal of Jewish Studies
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957522800
ISBN
9780957522800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.41

Paperback. Are eggs the perfect protein, or are they cholesterol bombs? Is red wine good for my heart or bad for my liver? In this title, the author reveals the people and interests who have created and exploited these worries, causing an extraordinary number of Americans to allow fear to trump pleasure in dictating their food choices. Num Pages: 228 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 166 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226054902
ISBN
9780226054902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.29

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
None ed.
SKU
V9780813551241
ISBN
9780813551241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.83

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