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Society & culture: general

Paperback. How can Ramakrishna's saintly status be reconciled with his eroticized language and actions? This book argues that the key to understanding him lies in Tantra and its equation of the mystical and the erotic, and that his homosexulity is linked to every aspect of his life and teachings. Num Pages: 408 pages, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: HRG; HRLK2; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226453774
ISBN
9780226453774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.18

Hardback. How did Iran remain distinctively Iranian in the centuries which followed the Arab Conquest? How did it retain its cultural distinctiveness after the displacement of Zoroastrianism - state religion of the Persian empire - by Islam? This title traces that critical moment in Iranian history. Editor(s): Herzig, Edmund; Stewart, Sarah. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLC1; HRHP; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 209 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780760612
ISBN
9781780760612
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.98
€ 70.11

Paperback. A textbook introduction to the history of the American South, from slavery to the civil rights movement. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTS; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602. From Slavery to Civil Rights. 392 pages, 1 b/w. A textbook introduction to the history of the American South, from slavery to the civil rights movement. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTS; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 22. Weight: 602.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748613755
ISBN
9780748613755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. This collection brings together scholars and artists in disability studies, sexuality, queer theory, and feminism, to show how much sexuality studies and disability studies have to learn from each other. Editor(s): McRuer, Robert; Mollow, Anna. Num Pages: 432 pages, 11 illustrations, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351542
ISBN
9780822351542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.80

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784537623
ISBN
9781784537623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.30

Paperback. This book traces the history of television journalism in Britain from its austere roots in the BBC's post-war monopoly to the present-day plethora of 24 hour channels and celebrity presenters. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFD; KNTD; KNTJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849666114
ISBN
9781849666114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.79

Hardback. Based on 216 in-depth interviews of Muslims in Britain, the book examines how British Muslim youths and young adults, 15-30 years old, define their identities, their values and their culture and whether these conflict either with those of their parents or with the dominant non-Muslim British culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HRHP; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641338
ISBN
9780748641338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.51
€ 107.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 26, 25 black & white halftones, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JFD; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479755
ISBN
9780801479755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Hardback. All memories invoke imagined pasts, but do the ways we remember share a common imaginary? In seeking to interpret Scottish culture in the recent past as a series of encounters with modernity, this study draws on a wide range of sources to explore relationships between perceptions of place, belonging and identity in one nation. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617869
ISBN
9780748617869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.58
€ 102.99

Hardback. A study of lesbian desire in French and Francophone films. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; APFA; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621651
ISBN
9780748621651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.43
€ 113.44

Hardcover. Examines the role of women in Egyptian society, looking both at the legal system and how they themselves understand their rights. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Sew
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784532451
ISBN
9781784532451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.11
€ 125.57

Hardback. Series: War, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBW; JFSJ1; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474238038
ISBN
9781474238038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.96
€ 137.06

Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFSR2; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850657606
ISBN
9781850657606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 52.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 41 b&w, 5 colour. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JM; JFSP1; JHB; JHMC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. .
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837636086
ISBN
9783837636086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.28
€ 42.14

Paperback. This text presents the work of cultural theorists and philosophers of new media, together with the perspectives of artists experimenting with different interactive models critically examining their own practice. The book proposes the use of new critical tools for discussing new media forms. Editor(s): Rieser, Martin; Zapp, Andrea. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD; UDB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 25. Weight in Grams: 904.
Publisher
British Film Institute
Number of pages
267
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Pap/DVD
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851708645
ISBN
9780851708645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.10
€ 48.03

Paperback. Cultural theorist Colin McCabe reflects on cultural change from Shakespeare to Derek Jarman, on the institutional forms of knowledge, on the links between the popular and elite art, and on the role of the intellectual in contemporary life. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; CF; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
British Film Institute
Number of pages
193
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851706788
ISBN
9780851706788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 42.15

Paperback. Assembling the reflections of prominent writers on the political and intellectual history of modern Britain, this book deals with aspects of British life and manners. It includes chapters on T.E. Lawrence, Winston Churchill and Chamberlain. Editor(s): Louis, William Roger. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBTB; JFCX; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
I B Tauris & Co Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860641152
ISBN
9781860641152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.71

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137482662
ISBN
9781137482662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.96

Hardback. A clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1960s America -- fiction and poetry; music and performance; film and television; art and photography -- and influential texts of the decade. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 33 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; AB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 175.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748619467
ISBN
9780748619467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.66
€ 97.45

Paperback. This book, by a lawyer and professor of commercial law who is the great-great-granddaughter of a slave and a white southern lawyer, is both an argument for affirming group claims in the legal vocabulary and a description of the seemingly ineluctable status of black people in the US. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674014718
ISBN
9780674014718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.97

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