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Society & culture: general

Paperback. .
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781601632067
ISBN
9781601632067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.45

Hardback. This book is a thought-provoking study that expands on film scholarship on noir and feminist scholarship on postfeminism, subjectivity, and representation to provide an inclusive, sophisticated, and up-to-date analysis of the femme fatale, fille fatale, and homme fatal from the classic era through to recent postmillennial neo-noir. Num Pages: 216 pages, 12 figures. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137503589
ISBN
9781137503589
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.26

Paperback. Moving from meetings with artists to the creation of the first public museums in the 18th century, recounting the practice of inspirational figures such as Diaghilev, skipping between exhibitions, continents and centuries, the author argues that curation is far from a static practice. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 170 x 27. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
PENGUIN BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241950968
ISBN
9780241950968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. From the 1880s to World War II, Campbell Road, Finsbury Park (known as Campbell Bunk), had a notorious reputation for violence, for breeding thieves and prostitutes, and for an enthusiastic disregard for law and order. This title provides insight into the realities of life there. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJG; JFSG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712636254
ISBN
9780712636254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.03

Hardback. .
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2004th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402024740
ISBN
9781402024740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.54
€ 54.08

Paperback. Addresses the utopian developments of the modern media. This collection tracks the author's observations on the media as they are revealed in essays on the production and reception of art; on film, radio, and photography; and on the modern transformations of literature and painting. Editor(s): Jennings, Michael W.; Doherty, Brigid; Levin, Thomas Y. Translator(s): Jephcott, Edmund; Livingstone, Rodney; Eiland, Howard. Num Pages: 448 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674024458
ISBN
9780674024458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.18

Paperback. In a world driven by technology and ever-closer global networks, is humanity approaching a Golden Age, or is the notion of progress an illusion born in the West? Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786070760
ISBN
9781786070760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, proclamations rang out that gentrification had gone global. Series: Polity Urban Futures. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745671659
ISBN
9780745671659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.00

Paperback. Presents a study of Syrian immigration to the United States that places Syrians - and Arabs more generally - at the center of discussions about race and racial formation from which they have long been marginalized. This work focuses on the first wave of Arab immigration and settlement in the United States in the years before World War II. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520255340
ISBN
9780520255340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.86

Hardcover. Tomboy Style is a visual tour that chronicles those women who blur the line between masculinity and femininity. Lively commentary illuminates the tom-boy's history and captures a diversity of women who are bound together by their effortless ability to blend a rugged sensibility with classic, understated ellegance. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 Colour and Black and White Illustrations. BIC Classification: WJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 261 x 19. Weight in Grams: 780.
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847838424
ISBN
9780847838424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFT; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 194. 224 pages. We are healthier, longer lived, better fed, watered, educated and entertained than any generation in history. But we are not happier. Everything Now - where we can have whatever we want, whenever we want it - has infiltrated almost every area of our lives. Here, Steve McKevitt reveals how this is preventing us from addressing the biggest. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFFT; JFH. Dimension: 129 x 198 x 15. Weight: 190.
Publisher
Route
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901927511
ISBN
9781901927511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 106 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 161 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Tradeselect
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780983707912
ISBN
9780983707912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.41

Hardback. Editor(s): Gubrium, Jaber F.; Andreassen, Tone A.; Solvang, Per K. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JF; JHB; JKS; JKSN; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231171526
ISBN
9780231171526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.17
€ 56.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 173.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846275661
ISBN
9781846275661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.36

Paperback. Contemporary African Literature in English explores the contours of representation in contemporary Anglophone African literature, drawing on a wide range of authors including Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Aminatta Forna, Brian Chikwava, Ngug? wa Thiong'o, Nuruddin Farah and Chris Abani. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349478286
ISBN
9781349478286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801029189
ISBN
9780801029189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. Most labor and migration studies classify migrants with limited formal education or credentials as unskilled. This book uncovers these migrants' lifelong human capital and identifies mobility pathways associated with the acquisition and transfer of skills across the migratory circuit, including reskilling, job jumping, and entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283732
ISBN
9780520283732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.43

Paperback. Is Britain really under threat from ethnic diversity? This book explores contemporary claims about race and migration, combining an overview of the subject with research. It argues that the myths of race and migration are the real threat to an integrated society and proposes that diversity and mobility are expected and benign. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420077
ISBN
9781847420077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.34

Paperback. Informative and intelligent, this invaluable resource exposes the dangers of racist thought, and why it remains part of our everyday lives. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851685431
ISBN
9781851685431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.42

Paperback. By tracing the footprint of a unremarkable object across the globe, this book provides new ways of thinking about globalisation. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745334110
ISBN
9780745334110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.46

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