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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, 15 black & white tables, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JNAM; JNFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138928602
ISBN
9781138928602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.56

Paperback. .
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837622553
ISBN
9783837622553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.40

Paperback. Mainstream media and film theory are based on the ways that media technologies operate in Europe and the United States. This work provides a history and ethnography of media in Nigeria, asking what media theory looks like when Nigeria rather than a European nation or the United States is taken as the starting point. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 328 pages, 56 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JFCA; JHMP; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341086
ISBN
9780822341086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. Exploration of the Welsh-Celtic myth of the prophet/poet Taliesin and the witch/goddess Cerridwen takes the reader on a transformative journey, this book introduces them to core Celtic philosophy and magic, then embarks on a powerful, experiential foray into one of Wales' legends. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Llewellyn Publications,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780738733494
ISBN
9780738733494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.65

Paperback. Editor(s): Stiglitz, Joseph E.; Kaldor, Mary. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 30. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156875
ISBN
9780231156875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.47

Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 237 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628924091
ISBN
9781628924091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Goes behind the scenes in two urban luxury hotels to give a picture of the workers who care for and cater to wealthy guests. This work offers an analysis of what the luxury service consists of, how managers organize its production, and how workers and guests negotiate the inequality between them. Num Pages: 373 pages, 2 line illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510. Service and Inequality in Luxury Hotels. 373 pages, 2 line illustrations, 5 tables. Goes behind the scenes in two urban luxury hotels to give a picture of the workers who care for and cater to wealthy guests. This work offers an analysis of what the luxury service consists of, how managers organize its production, and how workers and guests negotiate the inequality between them. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFT; JHM. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 22. Weight: 510.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
373
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247826
ISBN
9780520247826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. Presents an economist's eye to bear on an age-old question: Are market exchange and aesthetic quality friends or foes? This book asks what happens when cultures collide through trade, whether technology destroys native arts, why (and whether) Hollywood movies rule the world, and whether 'globalized' culture is dumbing down societies everywhere. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
48673rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691117836
ISBN
9780691117836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.87

Hardback. Num Pages: 608 pages, 96 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; DSB; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166324
ISBN
9780231166324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.83

Paperback. Combining rich theoretical perspectives and extensive research, Casting Out makes a major contribution to contemporary debates on race and the 'war on terror' and their implications in areas such as law, politics, cultural studies, feminist and gender studies, and race relations. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFS; JFSR2; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802094971
ISBN
9780802094971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.44

Paperback. First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415515399
ISBN
9780415515399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

Paperback. A rich, salty, and steaming bowl of noodle soup, ramen Offers an account of geopolitics and industrialization in Japan. It traces the meteoric rise of ramen from humble fuel for the working poor to international icon of Japanese culture. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282353
ISBN
9780520282353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. The 2010 release of US embassy diplomatic cables put WikiLeaks into the international spotlight. Revelations by the leaks sparked intense debate within international diplomacy, journalism and society. This book reflects on the implications of WikiLeaks across politics and media, and on the results of leak journalism and transparency activism. Editor(s): Brevini, Benedetta; McCurdy, Patrick. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
308
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137275738
ISBN
9781137275738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPQB; KNG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 213 x 33. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143128977
ISBN
9780143128977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.36

Paperback. Straayer looks at commercial film and video from a new angle, and compels readers to consider the wealth of films made by and for non-traditional viewers. She surveys Hollywood productions ranging from the 1935 Stella Dallas to 1994's Mrs. Doubtfire. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, 112 photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSJ1; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231079792
ISBN
9780231079792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. A medieval practice carried out in the 21stcentury, this is a story about the cruellest cut and the endemic problem of FGM in Britain. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471153983
ISBN
9781471153983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. Why, in the years around 1920, did the concept of 'minority' suddenly become prominent in public affairs worldwide? The author uses a study of Syria under the French mandate to show what historical developments led people to start describing themselves and others as 'minorities'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 394. The Politics of Community in French Mandate Syria. 256 pages. Why, in the years around 1920, did the concept of 'minority' suddenly become prominent in public affairs worldwide? The author uses a study of Syria under the French mandate to show what historical developments led people to start describing themselves and others as 'minorities'. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JFSL1. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 14. Weight: 394.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748685400
ISBN
9780748685400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.85

Spiral bound. A comprehensive guide to teaching sex education to people with learning disabilities. Editor(s): McCarthy, Michelle. BIC Classification: JFFG; JNS; MBNH4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 315 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1856.
Publisher
Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd
Format
Spiralbound
Publication date
2016
Edition
4th Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911028406
ISBN
9781911028406
Spiralbound
Condition: New

€ 181.34

Paperback. Looks at portrayals of Havana in literature, music, and the visual arts in the post-Soviet era, as the city is reinvented as a destination for international tourists and business ventures. Editor(s): Birkenmaier, Anke; Whitfield, Esther Katheryn. Num Pages: 344 pages, 14 photographs, 1 illustration, 1 table, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBTV; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350705
ISBN
9780822350705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Hardback. Since the end of the Rwandan genocide, the new political elite has been challenged with building a unified nation. The book investigates this project of civic education, the explosion of neo-traditional institutions and activities, and the uses of camps and retreats that come together to shape the "ideal" Rwandan citizen. Series: Studies in Forced Migration. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; JFFD; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782388326
ISBN
9781782388326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.68

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