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Hardcover. * A new book by the award-winnning sociologist Eva Illouz on modern love. * Sets out to explain why love is such a painful experience for many people - why we invest so much in the search for love and why it so often disappoints us. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661520
- ISBN
- 9780745661520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.56
€ 79.56
Paperback. At a time when crises of morality, beliefs, value systems, and personal worth dominate both public and private spheres, Oprah's emergence as a cultural form - the Oprah persona - becomes clearer, as she successfully reiterates some of our pressing moral questions. This book looks at Oprah's method and her message. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 267 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231118132
- ISBN
- 9780231118132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.38
€ 40.99
€ 29.38
Paperback. It is commonly assumed that capitalism has created an a-emotional world dominated by bureaucratic rationality; that economic behavior conflicts with intimate, authentic relationships; that the public and private spheres are irremediably opposed to each other; and that true love is opposed to calculation and self-interest. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745639055
- ISBN
- 9780745639055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.58
€ 21.58
Paperback. * A new book by the award-winnning sociologist Eva Illouz on modern love. * Sets out to explain why love is such a painful experience for many people - why we invest so much in the search for love and why it so often disappoints us. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671079
- ISBN
- 9780745671079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.10
€ 19.10
Paperback. Examines the profound impact of therapeutic discourse on our lives and on our contemporary notions of identity. This book examines a range of sources to show how self-help culture has transformed contemporary emotional life and how therapy complicates individuals' lives even as it claims to dissect their emotional experiences and heal trauma. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434. Therapy, Emotions, and the Culture of Self-Help. 304 pages. Examines the profound impact of therapeutic discourse on our lives and on our contemporary notions of identity. This book examines a range of sources to show how self-help culture has transformed contemporary emotional life and how therapy complicates individuals' lives even as it claims to dissect their emotional experiences and heal trauma. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHMC; JM. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 18. Weight: 406.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253735
- ISBN
- 9780520253735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. A study of American love in the twentieth century that unravels the mass of images that define our ideas of love and romance, revealing that the experience of 'true' love is deeply embedded in the experience of consumer capitalism. It studies how individual conceptions of love overlap with the world of cliches and images. Num Pages: 332 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFD; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520205710
- ISBN
- 9780520205710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.55
€ 37.99
€ 28.55
Paperback. "Originally published in German as Der geheime Krieg: Verrat, Spionage und moderne Fiktion in 2007 by S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main." Translator(s): Winthrop-Young, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: DSBH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810127630
- ISBN
- 9780810127630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.35
€ 60.35
Paperback. A memoir that evokes with deep feeling the sense of uprootendess and exile created by this disruption, something which has been the experience of tens of thousands of people this century. It tells the story of Jewish post-war experience and the tragedies and discoveries born of cultural displacement. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1KBB; 3JJP; BGA; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099428664
- ISBN
- 9780099428664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
hardcover. No Trespassing is essential reading for all who care about culture and the future regulatory structures of access to it. Series: Studies in Book & Print Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802088352
- ISBN
- 9780802088352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.98
€ 75.98
paperback. No Trespassing is essential reading for all who care about culture and the future regulatory structures of access to it. Series: Studies in Book & Print Culture. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802086082
- ISBN
- 9780802086082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.41
€ 43.99
€ 39.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 45 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 5. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 45
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617284885
- ISBN
- 9781617284885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.03€ 45.30
€ 62.03
€ 45.30
Hardback. Reveals how Venezuela's revolutionary process has drawn more than simply the ire of Washington. This work details how millions of US taxpayer dollars are used to fund groups - such as the National Endowment for Democracy, and the Office for Transition - with the express purpose to support counter-revolutionary groups in Venezuela. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSV; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583671665
- ISBN
- 9781583671665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.15
€ 40.99
€ 34.15
Paperback. At the dawn of the twenty-first century, America finds itself on the brink of a racial consciousness. This title examines the processes of racial identification and their implications by looking at the case of American Indians. Num Pages: 250 pages, 7 line illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229778
- ISBN
- 9780520229778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.29
€ 30.99
€ 23.29
Paperback. Examines women's inclusion into and exclusion from positions of authority in Austria and Hungary in the latter half of the twentieth century. This book discusses the legacies of Austria's and Hungary's 'gender regimes' following the demise of state socialism and during the process of integration into the European Union. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DVH; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822330905
- ISBN
- 9780822330905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.99
€ 33.99
€ 30.99
Hardback. This volume consists of unique interdisciplinary contributions and approaches to providing early intervention services and early education for children with special needs in the early years. Editor(s): Nwokah, Eva E.; Sutterby, John A. Series: Advances in Early Education & Day Care. Num Pages: 152 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: JNLA; JNS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783504596
- ISBN
- 9781783504596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.63
€ 135.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479893577
- ISBN
- 9781479893577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479880911
- ISBN
- 9781479880911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.31
€ 97.31
Paperback. Offers an illustrated history of sexual politics in ancient Athens. This work examines the ideology and practices that underlay the reign of the phallus. It demonstrates that classical Athens was more sexually polarized and repressive of women than any other culture in Western history. Num Pages: 477 pages, 345 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 774. Sexual Politics in Ancient Athens. 477 pages, 345 b&w illustrations. Offers an illustrated history of sexual politics in ancient Athens. This work examines the ideology and practices that underlay the reign of the phallus. It demonstrates that classical Athens was more sexually polarized and repressive of women than any other culture in Western history. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JFSJ; JHM. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 20. Weight: 774.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 477
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520079298
- ISBN
- 9780520079298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.80
€ 45.99
€ 33.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 182 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589881013
- ISBN
- 9781589881013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.87
€ 20.99
€ 15.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 273 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589880627
- ISBN
- 9781589880627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.85
€ 27.99
€ 19.85