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Society & culture: general
Paperback. The result of fifteen years of research in over a dozen countries, this book applies a sharp lens on a little understood global dance culture that has mushroomed all over the world since its beginnings in the diverse psychedelic music scenes flourishing in Goa in the 1970s and 1980s. Series: Studies in Popular Music. Num Pages: 400 pages, 42 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGV; AVGW; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845539566
- ISBN
- 9781845539566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.57
€ 52.57
Paperback. Presenting the history of global electronic dance music countercultures, this title explores the trajectories of post-rave. This book documents a network of techno-tribes, exploring their pleasure principles and cultural politics. Series: Studies in Popular Music. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGV; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845536268
- ISBN
- 9781845536268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.14
€ 43.14
Paperback. This book looks beyond the common label of 'Ronald Reagan's America' to chart the complex intersection of cultures in the 1980s. In doing so it provides an insightful account of the major cultural forms of 1980s America and influential texts and trends of the decade. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748619108
- ISBN
- 9780748619108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.40
€ 38.99
€ 35.40
paperback. Estates of multi-storey housing present some of the most intractable problems for urban policy. Shelter is not enough is an up-to-date evaluation of the issues. Drawing on an analysis of past practice, a 'model framework' is defined which can help to create successful approaches for the regeneration of multi-storey housing. Num Pages: 276 pages, 22ill.13figs.16tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSG; JKSB; JPRB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861341563
- ISBN
- 9781861341563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.74
€ 38.99
€ 37.74
hardcover. An exciting contribution to the Radical Orthodoxy series, Graham Ward fills a major void in theological literature by offering the first detailed theological response to urban living for thirty-five years. Series: Routledge Radical Orthodoxy. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KB; 3JJPL; HRCM; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415202558
- ISBN
- 9780415202558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.85
€ 172.85
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718830588
- ISBN
- 9780718830588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.23
€ 30.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Healy, Grainne. Num Pages: 320 pages, Full Colour. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JFFJ; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 180. .
- Publisher
- Merrion Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785371165
- ISBN
- 9781785371165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.29
€ 24.99
€ 21.29
Hardback. Ho-Chunk powwows are the oldest powwows in the Midwest and among the oldest in the US, beginning in 1902 outside Black River Falls in west-central Wisconsin. Grant Arndt examines Wisconsin Ho-Chunk powwow traditions and the meanings of cultural performances and rituals in the wake of North American settler colonialism. Num Pages: 376 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; ASZP; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 278 x 33. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803233522
- ISBN
- 9780803233522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.69
€ 66.69
Paperback. Takes a fresh view of the culture of consumption. This book examines the interplay of culture and consumer behavior from the anthropologist's point of view and provides new insights into the way we view ourselves and our society. Series: A Midland Book. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253206282
- ISBN
- 9780253206282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.78
€ 18.99
€ 18.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816633173
- ISBN
- 9780816633173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.49
€ 27.99
€ 26.49
Paperback. After a playoff loss, Houston head coach, Jeff Van Gundy alleged that Yao Ming, his Chinese star center, was the victim of phantom calls. This book shows how this incident can be seen as a pivotal moment in the globalization of the NBA. It also explains how allegations of phantom calls challenge the fiction that America is a post-racial society. Num Pages: 100 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 118 x 6. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780976147534
- ISBN
- 9780976147534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.57
€ 13.99
€ 12.57
Paperback. In 1938 Action Comics number 1 introduced the world to Superman. In this book, the author draws on history, art, mythology, and his own journey to provide a true chronicle of the superhero. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AKLC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099546672
- ISBN
- 9780099546672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.11
€ 19.99
€ 15.11
Paperback. Discusses ancient Greek and Roman perceptions of India during a thousand-year period. Series: Greek Culture in the Roman World. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA1; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9780521175364
- ISBN
- 9780521175364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.93
€ 53.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, Comic illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: JFSC; JHBL; LNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 281 x 13. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Publisher
- Between the Lines
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771132572
- ISBN
- 9781771132572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.49
€ 20.99
€ 19.49
Hardback. The paperback edition of the critically-acclaimed, pioneering book on successful urban recovery. Two urban experts draw on their firsthand observations of downtown change across the country to identify a flexible, effective approach to urban rejuvenation. Num Pages: 384 pages, 90 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMVD; GTF; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 193 x 261 x 32. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471144175
- ISBN
- 9780471144175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.56
€ 69.56
Paperback. A history of San Francisco, this work traces the exploitation of both local and distant regions by prominent families - the Hearsts, de Youngs, Spreckelses, and others - who gained power through mining, ranching, water and energy, transportation, real estate, weapons, and the mass media. Num Pages: 437 pages, 85 b/w photographs, 7 maps, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 437
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520250086
- ISBN
- 9780520250086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.02
€ 33.99
€ 25.02
Paperback. Editor(s): Gray, Terrence L.; Evans, Sage F. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MMGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 122
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620818138
- ISBN
- 9781620818138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.90€ 65.98
€ 92.90
€ 65.98
Hardback. This textbook draws on original in-depth interviews with people of different ages to introduce contemporary scholarship on the family and to illustrate how Irish families have adapted and changed over time Num Pages: 272 pages, Line drawings, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JF; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719091513
- ISBN
- 9780719091513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.67
€ 144.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 134 pages, tabs. BIC Classification: JFS; JNSV; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 8. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- RAND United States
- Number of pages
- 134
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780833023810
- ISBN
- 9780833023810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99