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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; HBJK; HRCC7; HRCX7; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Sheed & Ward
Number of pages
178
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556128134
ISBN
9781556128134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.72

Paperback. Charts the development of the teen movie from a marketing category to a genre obsessed with smart answers to its own past. This title discusses the evolution of themes like the Mean Girl and the loss of virginity. It demonstrates how teen films and TV series deal with the tragic and comic undersides of the American dream. Num Pages: 199 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
191
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845111847
ISBN
9781845111847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.84

Paperback. Traces the history of film production in Northern Ireland from the beginnings of a local film industry in the 1920s and 1930s, when the first Northern Irish 'quota quickies' were made, through the propaganda films of the 1940s and 1950s and on to the cinema of the 'Troubles'. Num Pages: 269 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JFD; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
269
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844571345
ISBN
9781844571345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.32

Paperback. How did great academics come to love their subjects? How do they see their roles as educators? Addressing the questions, this series of autobiographies focusses on the forces that drive some of America's bright minds. It is useful to those interested in history and the methods and philosophy of its teaching. Editor(s): Louis, William Roger. Num Pages: 967 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JFCX; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1342.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845111991
ISBN
9781845111991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.58

Paperback. Imam Muhammad al-Baqir was one of the most erudite Muslims of his age, and played a significant role in the history of early Islam. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris in Association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850435921
ISBN
9781850435921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFR; JFSG; KCU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 150. .
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837631111
ISBN
9783837631111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.46
€ 42.44

Paperback. This book brings together feminist scholars to explore the directions and tensions in feminist engagement with various areas of international law. Editor(s): Buss, Doris; Manji, Ambreena. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Hart Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841134277
ISBN
9781841134277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.78

Paperback. A quarterly magazine of ideas and issues showcasing ground breaking thinking on Islam and what it means to be a Muslim in a rapidly changing, interconnected world Editor(s): Sardar, Ziauddin; Yassin-Kassab, Robin. Series: Critical Muslim. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042222
ISBN
9781849042222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.33

Paperback. The manufacture and trade in crafted goods and the men and women who were involved in this industry - including metalworkers, ceramicists, silk weavers, fez-makers, blacksmiths and even barbers - lay at the social as well as the economic heart of the Ottoman empire. This title sheds light on various aspects of artisan life under the Ottomans. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 integrated b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3J; HBJF1; HBTB; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848859609
ISBN
9781848859609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.93

Hardcover. Hayek charts the rise to cultural prominence of the city of Beirut as a significant player in shaping perceptions of Lebanese culture and identity - not only following the destruction of the city-centre during the country's fifteen-year civil war, as is mostly assumed in recent scholarship - but over a century. Series: Written Culture and Identity. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784530150
ISBN
9781784530150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.49
€ 137.06

Paperback. Critical Muslim take on nature. Editor(s): Sardar, Ziauddin. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849046749
ISBN
9781849046749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.33

Paperback. "First published by Verso in 2015"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFSJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784781675
ISBN
9781784781675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 860 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1226.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
860
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226561417
ISBN
9780226561417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. A behind-the-scenes glimpse at Edward S Curtis and his associates' anthropological research during the first decades of the twentieth century as they used words and pictures to document the traditional cultures of Native Americans in the western United States Editor(s): Gidley, Mick. Num Pages: 216 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803234680
ISBN
9780803234680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Hardback. The last decade has seen a transformation of the journalism industry. This book compares a range of European countries, looking at how journalistic work has been affected by the changes to journalism institutions. Drawing on extensive new research, it provides unique insights into current journalistic practice. Series: Comparative Media, Communication and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: CBWJ; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780931838
ISBN
9781780931838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.37
€ 147.36

Hardcover. In this study, David Brauner explores the representation of Jewishness in a number of works by postwar British and American Jewish writers, identifying a transatlantic sensibility characterized by an insistent compulsion to explain themselves and their Jewishness in ambivalent terms. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 487.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333740354
ISBN
9780333740354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.71
€ 81.13

Paperback. The book gives lively and engaging insights into how and why socially sensitive story lines were taken up by different TV programmes from the late 1980s to the 2000s. Drawing on a series of case studies it traces the path of storylines from initial conception through to audience reception and uses contemporary examples to link practice to theory. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 B&W Screen Grabs. BIC Classification: APT; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748625321
ISBN
9780748625321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardcover. Containing three interconnected essays, this book sets Ha Jin's own work and life alongside those of other literary exiles, creating a conversation across cultures and between eras. Series: The Rice University Campbell Lectures. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226399881
ISBN
9780226399881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.46

Paperback. This book should be of interest to psychotherapists, doctors and medical students, and related helping professions. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 453. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
SKU
KTG0002436
ISBN
9780415018333
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Describes the ways that prisons shape and infiltrate the lives of women with husbands, fiances, and boyfriends on the inside. This book shows that with social welfare weakened, prisons are the most powerful public institutions available to women struggling to overcome untreated social ills and sustain relationships with marginalized men. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 halftones, 6 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBK; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114637
ISBN
9780226114637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Hardback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845116248
ISBN
9781845116248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.49
€ 137.06

Paperback. This collection explores the representation and performance of queer youth in media cultures, primarily examining TV, film and online new media. Specific themes of investigation include the context of queer youth suicide and educational strategies to avert this within online new media, and the significance of coming out videos produced online. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AP; JFC; JFD; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
318
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349480562
ISBN
9781349480562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.12

Paperback. Based on an extensive research project this book provides a critical review of the history of children's television in the UK, and a realistic assessment of its prospects. It looks at how broadcasters have defined the child audience, at the changing nature of children's programming and the impact of commercial competition and new technologies. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
British Film Institute
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851706856
ISBN
9780851706856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.17

Paperback. In this analysis of the processes by which the Zionist idea was realised, Alain Dieckhoff examines the ways in which the competing factions of Zionism negotiated the formation of the Jewish State. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
Number of pages
308
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850655954
ISBN
9781850655954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.34

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