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Hardback. * One of the first volumes in Polity s new Theory and Media series. * Provides a concise introduction to the cult theorist Zizek specifically for students of media and cultural studies. * Examines Zizek s key concepts and themes and their particular implications for the study of the media. Series: Theory and Media. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745643670
- ISBN
- 9780745643670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.65
€ 59.65
Paperback. * One of the first volumes in Polity s new Theory and Media series. * Provides a concise introduction to the cult theorist Zizek specifically for students of media and cultural studies. * Examines Zizek s key concepts and themes and their particular implications for the study of the media. Series: Theory and Media. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745643687
- ISBN
- 9780745643687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.23
€ 23.23
Hardback. Every era, it is said, has its defining malady. Series: Dimensions of Security. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JP; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745643731
- ISBN
- 9780745643731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10
Hardback. Old and New Terrorism provides the most comprehensive account of the evolution of terrorism in the modern world, and a concise and careful analysis of the forces that have driven its transformation. Series: Understanding Terrorism. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745643755
- ISBN
- 9780745643755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.81
€ 71.81
Hardback. This book offers a fascinating and insightful overview of seven centuries of murder in Europe. It tells the story of the changing face of violence and documents the long-term decline in the incidence of homicide. Num Pages: 282 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745643779
- ISBN
- 9780745643779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Hardback. This book offers a fresh and uniquely sociological perspective on money and credit. As basic economic institutions, money and credit are easy to overlook when they work well. When they malfunction, as they did in the new millennium's global financial crisis, their importance becomes obvious and demands further investigation. Series: Polity Economy and Society Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745643915
- ISBN
- 9780745643915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Hardback. * This book is a highly original, path-breaking analysis of the huge increase in the number of cases of diagnosed autism in the US, the UK and other societies. It brings a distinctive sociological perspective to bear on the autism epidemic . Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, fig. BIC Classification: JHB; MJNA; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745643991
- ISBN
- 9780745643991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.04
€ 79.04
Hardback. With books such as Discourse Networks and Gramophone, Film, Typewriter and the collection Literature, Media, Information Systems, Friedrich Kittler has established himself as one of the world's most influential media theorists. He is also one of the most controversial and misunderstood. Series: Theory and Media. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644059
- ISBN
- 9780745644059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.65
€ 59.65
Hardback. The gap between rich and poor, included and excluded, advantaged and disadvantaged is steadily growing as inequality becomes one of the most pressing issues of our times. The new edition of this popular text explores current patterns of inequality in the context of increasing globalization, world recession and neoliberal policies of austerity. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644073
- ISBN
- 9780745644073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.09
€ 79.09
Hardback. A critical overview of one of the most pervasive digital technologies in the contemporary world. Written by two leading researchers in the field, with international renown and both industrial and academic experience. Series: Digital Media and Society. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644134
- ISBN
- 9780745644134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.57
€ 65.57
Paperback. A critical overview of one of the most pervasive digital technologies in the contemporary world. Written by two leading researchers in the field, with international renown and both industrial and academic experience. Series: Digital Media and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644141
- ISBN
- 9780745644141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.37
€ 24.37
Hardback. This fascinating volume brings together important contributions from key authors to examine the relationship between social justice and global justice. The introduction by the Editors provides a clear overview of the the articles featured as well as explaining the need to provide a modern conception of social justice in an era of globalization. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 705.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644196
- ISBN
- 9780745644196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Paperback. This fascinating volume brings together important contributions from key authors to examine the relationship between social justice and global justice. The introduction by the Editors provides a clear overview of the the articles featured as well as explaining the need to provide a modern conception of social justice in an era of globalization. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644202
- ISBN
- 9780745644202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.05
€ 37.05
Hardback. Looks at changes in technology, policy, economy and society, and makes an argument for a future where, by necessity, the car system will be re-designed and re-engineered. This book suggests that there are some hugely bleak dilemmas facing the twenty first century. It lays out what the authors' consider to be possible 'post-car' future scenarios. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFR; RPT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 219 x 23. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644219
- ISBN
- 9780745644219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardback. Daniel Miller is one of the leading anthropologists in Britain today and is well known for his work on material culture This new book is a manifesto for the study of material culture. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644233
- ISBN
- 9780745644233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Hardback. n Many people across the world know Antonio Negri as an internationally renowned political thinker whose book, Empire, co-authored with Michael Hardt, is an international bestseller.
Much less well known is the fact that, up until 1979, Negri was a university professor teaching in Paris and Padova. Translator(s): Emery, Ed. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BJ; BM; JKVP; JPVH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644257
- ISBN
- 9780745644257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.77
€ 72.77
Paperback. n Many people across the world know Antonio Negri as an internationally renowned political thinker whose book, Empire, co-authored with Michael Hardt, is an international bestseller.
Much less well known is the fact that, up until 1979, Negri was a university professor teaching in Paris and Padova. Translator(s): Emery, Ed. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BJ; BM; HPS; JPVH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644264
- ISBN
- 9780745644264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.98
€ 21.98
Hardback. Read the first chapter of this innovative new text here Social life is a collective process, and virtually all of social life in contemporary industrial nations is shaped by formal organizations and recognized social institutions. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; KJU. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 172 x 37. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644271
- ISBN
- 9780745644271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Hardback. Global Media Studies is unique in its coverage of places, peoples, institutions, and discourses. Toby Miller and Marwan M. Kraidy provide a comprehensive how-to guide to the study of media, going far beyond the established English-language literature and drawing on the best methods and research from around the world. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 173 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644318
- ISBN
- 9780745644318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.70
€ 72.70
Hardback. fascinating new book on obesity which charts its cultural history from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day very engaging and on a very topical subject - this book should attract lots of review coverage and a trade audience Sander L. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644400
- ISBN
- 9780745644400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44