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Society & culture: general

Paperback. In 1982, 20,000 Chinese American garment workers - mostly women - went on strike in New York's Chinatown and forced Chinese garment industry employers in the city to sign a union contract. This study explains how this militancy and organized protest, seemingly so at odds with traditional Chinese female behavior, came about. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 photographs; 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073502
ISBN
9780252073502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.96

Paperback. Demonstrates the urgent need to expand the sphere of urban activity - to define the city not only as a territory of exploitation, but as space of human existence in its fullest dimension. This book defines the conditions under which the city can develop as an entity without falling into the trap of arrogant self-sufficiency. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780993751
ISBN
9781780993751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.71

Paperback. How yoga, aromatherapy, teas and more can help you get well and stay well. Num Pages: 288 pages, 90 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP2; VXH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 253 x 19. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393711141
ISBN
9780393711141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.07

Paperback. Examines the role of American Jews in the entertainment industry. Series Editor(s): Short, Kenneth; Jowett, Garth; Culbert, David. Series: Cambridge Studies in the History of Mass Communication. Num Pages: 360 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFSR1; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 487.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780521798549
ISBN
9780521798549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.63

Paperback. Cinderella and Pygmalion stories provide inspiration for the plots of Hollywood romantic comedies, dramas, and even action films. This book examines a key aspect of film style: the costume. Series: International Library of Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 b/w integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
9781848850408
ISBN
9781848850408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.32

Paperback. This comprehensive introduction to Hollywood cinema provides an account of the world's most powerful film industry and examines its cultural and aesthetic significance. Num Pages: 712 pages, 43. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1208.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631216155
ISBN
9780631216155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.38

Paperback. Analyzes white fantasies of interracial desire in the history of popular American film. With readings of films like D W Griffith's 1915, "The Birth of a Nation" and of key forgotten films and censorship documents, this book argues that dominant fantasies of miscegenation have had a profound impact on the form and content of American cinema. Num Pages: 400 pages, 142 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFA; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691113050
ISBN
9780691113050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 42.52

Paperback. Editor(s): Desser, David; Jowett, Garth. Num Pages: 388 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 515.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816635139
ISBN
9780816635139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.52

Paperback. aeo This book is a major new assessment of the American movie industry in the 1990s. aeo The author considers Hollywood in its entirety -- home videos, cable tv and other communication technologies. She examines the impact of such technologies in areas such as distribution, production, exhibition, marketing and merchandising. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFD; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745603193
ISBN
9780745603193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.33

Paperback. China's entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001 ignited a race to capture new global media audiences. This book examines this compelling dynamic, where the distinctions between Hollywood's "dream factory" and the PRC's "Chinese dream" of global influence become increasingly blurred. Num Pages: 272 pages, 23 b/w, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; APF; JFD; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 401.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520294028
ISBN
9780520294028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.04

Paperback. In spite of its professed liberalism, Hollywood has always been risk-adverse, and most feature films deal with controversial issues long after the controversy is past. Hollywood Speaks Out explores that rare Hollywood feature that dared to tackle red-hot, social issues while America herself struggled to come to terms. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405178983
ISBN
9781405178983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.38

Hardback. From 1934 to 1954 Joseph I Breen, a media-savvy Victorian Irishman, reigned over the Production Code Administration, the Hollywood office tasked with censoring the American screen. This title tells the story of Breen's ascent to power and the widespread effects of his reign. Num Pages: 440 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; APFA; BGF; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231143585
ISBN
9780231143585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.49
€ 80.20

Paperback. This work offers insights into how specific films influenced the Americanization of the Holocaust and how the medium per se helped seed that event into the public consciousness. It provides an analysis of "Schindler's List" and the debate over the merit of Spielberg's vision of the Holocaust. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 272 pages, 37 photographs, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APFA; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629269
ISBN
9780815629269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HBTZ1; JFC. Dimension: 212 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838205120
ISBN
9783838205120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.31

Paperback. Editor(s): Goldberg, Esther Ann. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853036227
ISBN
9780853036227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.65

Mixed media pr. Editor(s): Goldberg, Esther Ann. Num Pages: 156 pages, maps (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 245 x 13. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853037248
ISBN
9780853037248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.06

Paperback. An astonishing analysis of Jewish mother-daughter relations before, during, and after the Shoah as described in daughters' memoirs Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 617.
Publisher
University Press of New England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611684766
ISBN
9781611684766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 39.42

Hardback. Representing scholars from different countries and different disciplines, this collection explores Holocaust survivors' return to everyday life and how their experience of Nazi persecution and the Holocaust impacted their process of integration into various countries. Thus, it offers a rich mix of perspectives, disciplines, and communities. Editor(s): Ofer, Dalia; Ouzan, Francoise S.; Baumel-Schwartz, Judith Tydor. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 tables and figs. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 173 x 233 x 24. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857452474
ISBN
9780857452474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 307 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HOLT MCDOUGAL
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268029791
ISBN
9780268029791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. Explores the ways in which food practices enabled women to exert control within the family and to define their religious vocations. This title describes what women meant by seeing their own bodies and God's body as food and what men meant when they too associated women with food and flesh. Series: The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics. Num Pages: 300 pages, 24ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC1; HRCR; HRCV; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 686. The Religious Significance of Food to Medieval Women. Series: The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics. 300 pages, 24ill. Explores the ways in which food practices enabled women to exert control within the family and to define their religious vocations. This title describes what women meant by seeing their own bodies and God's body as food and what men meant when they too associated women with food and flesh. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC1; HRCR; HRCV; JFSJ1. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 31. Weight: 686.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520063297
ISBN
9780520063297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.48

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