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Society & culture: general
Paperback. 'Community' continues to attract the attention of policy makers and scholars. Taking account of changes since the publication of the first edition, this new edition explores the challenges of empowering communities and assesses the lessons for policy and practice of community-based approaches to social disadvantage and exclusion. Series: Public Policy and Politics. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 black & white tables, 13 figures. BIC Classification: JFS; JKS; JPQB; RP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230242654
- ISBN
- 9780230242654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.41
€ 60.41
Paperback. Anthropology's global, comparative perspective and ethnographic methods provide powerful insights for analyzing case studies from around the world. This title explores the role of news and journalism in contemporary culture from an anthropological perspective - as a form of cultural meaning-making in its creation, content, and dissemination. Editor(s): Bird, S. Elizabeth. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221261
- ISBN
- 9780253221261
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. Editor(s): Beissbarth, Ev. Num Pages: 286 pages, b/w & colour photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; ASZW; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 177 x 17. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 286
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781875559558
- ISBN
- 9781875559558
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.00
€ 26.99
€ 19.00
Hardback. A history of port health and immigration at a critical moment of transformation at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFN; MBX; MJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719089657
- ISBN
- 9780719089657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.51
€ 149.51
Paperback. Tells the story of how the solutions to this century's problems lie in unlocking the secrets to great city living. Drawing on the lessons from their stories, from brain science, and from the realm of urban experimentation, this book offers solutions we can all use to improve our lives and shows that simple changes can make all the difference. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSG; RGC; RNT; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141047546
- ISBN
- 9780141047546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Hardback. On the eight-hundredth anniversary of the Magna Carta, Women and the Magna Carta investigates what the charter meant for women's rights and freedoms from an historical and legal perspective. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBLC1; JFSJ1; LAQG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137562340
- ISBN
- 9781137562340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.53
€ 70.53
Paperback. Offering a new theory of queer world cinema, Karl Schoonover and Rosalind Galt explore how it intersects with shifting ideals of global politics and cinema aesthetics to demonstrate its potential to disturb dominant modes of world making and to forge spaces of queer belonging. Num Pages: 408 pages, 109 illustrations. BIC Classification: 5SG; APFA; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 208 x 29. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362616
- ISBN
- 9780822362616
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardback. A reconsideration of the relationship between culture and society in light of contemporary debates on nationalism and ethnicity. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Transatlantic Literatures. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748622054
- ISBN
- 9780748622054
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Condition: New
€ 118.84€ 114.08
€ 118.84
€ 114.08
Hardback. A journey through Johannesburg via three art projects raises intriguing notions about the constitutive relationship between the city, imagination and the public sphere- through walking, gaming and performance art. Amid prevailing economic validations, the trilogy posits art within an urban commons in which imagination is all-important. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AFKP; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137436894
- ISBN
- 9781137436894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.17
€ 112.17
Paperback. In this distinctive study of the impact of immigration and ethnicity on twentieth-century America, Barkan thoughtfully examines the changing composition of our immigrant populations, highlighting the ways in which certain facets of the struggle to adapt to American society have persisted from the 1920s until the 1990s. Series: American History S. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780882959283
- ISBN
- 9780882959283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.91
€ 40.99
€ 40.91
Hardback. A collection of essays that examine televised music and the controversial genre of the music video. It addresses the key issues of contemporary Arab society - gender and sexuality, Islam, class, economy, power, and nation - as refracted through the culture of mediated music. It is suitable for the study of contemporary Arab society and culture. Editor(s): Frishkopf, Michael. Num Pages: 304 pages, 27 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; AVG; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774162930
- ISBN
- 9789774162930
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.91
€ 33.91
Hardback. This book offers new and compelling insight into the orientations that shape the cultures of political communication in nine Western democracies. It is a truly comparative account of the views of 2500 political elites and media elites between Helsinki and Madrid on their relationship and their exchanges. Editor(s): Pfetsch, Barbara. Num Pages: 353 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; JFD; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230302013
- ISBN
- 9780230302013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 66.02
Hardback. A study of the role of family and trade networks in shaping the American West in the nineteenth century. Series: History of the American West. Num Pages: 648 pages, 43 illustrations, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803224056
- ISBN
- 9780803224056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.81
€ 59.81
Paperback. "Powerful and disturbing. No one who cares about the future of our public life can afford to ignore this book."-Jackson Lears Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393330892
- ISBN
- 9780393330892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.47
€ 18.99
€ 17.47
Paperback. Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFFA; JFSC; JHBL; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 229. .
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608467105
- ISBN
- 9781608467105
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Condition: New
€ 32.16
€ 32.16
Hardback. Based on extensive fieldwork, this book not only describes a contemporary understanding of the Gaddi's engagement with the environment but also analyzes religious practices and performances of social relations, as well as media practices and notions of aesthetics. Num Pages: 220 pages, 13 ills, 6 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459299
- ISBN
- 9780857459299
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.94
€ 154.94
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107615106
- ISBN
- 9781107615106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.13
€ 32.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 261 x 181 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634851978
- ISBN
- 9781634851978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 179.43€ 133.98
€ 179.43
€ 133.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Curtis, Edward E., IV. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFH; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 245 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474245371
- ISBN
- 9781474245371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.13
€ 44.99
€ 37.13
Hardback. How did the Irish tame the Spanish Inquisition? Why did they become one of the most successful foreign groups in early modern Spain? When did they become indispensable foreign brokers for the Spanish kings? Using original inquisitorial trial and conversion sources, this book tells the surprising success story of the Spanish Irish. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137465894
- ISBN
- 9781137465894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.73
€ 113.73
Paperback. Popular Culture: A User s Guide, International Edition ventures beyond the history of pop culture to give readers the vocabulary and tools to address and analyze the contemporary cultural landscape that surrounds them. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- International
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119140344
- ISBN
- 9781119140344
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Condition: New
€ 48.30
€ 48.30
paperback. This look at Classical art starts with the excavation of the buried city of Pompeii, and investigates the monuments of ancient tyrants, and the sensual beauty of Apollo and Venus. Concluding with the human portrait, it highlights the re-discovery of Classical art in the modern world. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 304 pages, Yes. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; ACG; GBC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192842374
- ISBN
- 9780192842374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.19
€ 31.99
€ 23.19
Paperback. In a wide-ranging, rigorous analysis of the fledling American television industry--during the period of its greatest economic growth, programming changes, and critical controversy--Boddy traces the medium's development from the experimental era through the regulatory battles of the 1940s and the network programming wars of the 1950s. Series: Illinois Studies in Communication. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252062995
- ISBN
- 9780252062995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 250 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPK; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 190 x 9. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Paperback with Flaps
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805313008
- ISBN
- 9784805313008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.95
€ 18.99
€ 13.95