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Invisible Stars: A Social History of Women in American Broadcasting

Donna Halper

Paperback. Num Pages: 382 pages, 34 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APW; HBJK; JFSJ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 40. Weight in Grams: 566.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2014
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition: 2nd Edition
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SKU: V9780765636706
ISBN: 9780765636706

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The Consumer Society: Myths and Structures

Hardback. Includes most organized discussion of mass media culture, the meaning of leisure, and anomie in affluent society. Series: Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Edition: Revised edition
Condition: New
SKU: V9781473982376
ISBN: 9781473982376

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Magical Marxism: Subversive Politics and the Imagination

Andy Merrifield

Paperback. Breathes new life into the Marxist tradition, applying previously unexplored approaches that reveal vital new modes of political activism and debate. Series: Marxism and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2011
Publisher: Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages: 240
Condition: New
SKU: V9780745330594
ISBN: 9780745330594

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Get Ready to Teach: A Guide for the Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT)

Verity Lush

Paperback. With a down-to-earth writing style, this text provides NQTs with the practical advice that they need to help quell those September nerves. It tackles the real-life issues that worry new teachers, with a focus on the period before starting the first job. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JNMT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages: 256
Condition: New
SKU: V9781408220399
ISBN: 9781408220399

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Theodore Zeldin - An Intimate History Of Humanity - 9780749396237 - 9780749396237

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An Intimate History Of Humanity

Theodore Zeldin

Paperback. The author of "The French", "Happiness" and "A History of French Passions" writes about the history of human feelings, habits, emotions and perceptions across time. Zeldin looks at the dilemmas of ordinary life, exploring the intimate experience of men and women through the ages. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 360.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 1995
Publisher: Vintage
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SKU: 9780749396237
ISBN: 9780749396237

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Graeme Kirkpatrick - Aesthetic Theory and the Video Game - 9780719077180 - 9780719077180

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Aesthetic Theory and the Video Game

Graeme Kirkpatrick

Paperback. This book analyses video games like Grand Theft Auto and Resident Evil as aesthetic objects. Drawing on philosophical theories of art from Kant to Ranciere, it focuses on what games feel like to players and argues that their appeal can only be adequately understood by relating them to developments in contemporary art and recent cultural history. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2011
Publisher: Manchester University Press
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SKU: 9780719077180
ISBN: 9780719077180

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Arresting Citizenship: The Democratic Consequences of American Crime C...

Amy E. Lerman

Paperback. One-third of America's adult population has passed through the criminal justice system and now has a criminal record. An assessment of the contemporary carceral state, this book argues that the broad reach of the criminal justice system has recast the relation between citizen and state, resulting in a sizable group of second-class citizens. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 22 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2014
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Condition: New
SKU: V9780226137834
ISBN: 9780226137834

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Globalization and the Environment: Capitalism, Ecology and Power

Pete Newell

Paperback. Globalization and the Environment critically explores the actors, politics and processes that govern the relationship between globalization and the environment. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; RNC; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition: 1st Edition
Number of pages: 224
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SKU: V9780745647234
ISBN: 9780745647234

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Female Genital Mutilation: Legal, Cultural And Medical Issues

Rosemarie Skaine

Paperback. This book discusses the definition and types of FGM and explores the common justifications for the practice, along with the incidence in Africa, global laws, legal issues, rights and religion. Ethical considerations are examined, as are progress and the role of culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations, maps, tables. BIC Classification: 1H; JFM; JHBT; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: McFarland
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: New
SKU: V9780786421671
ISBN: 9780786421671

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Reemerging Jewish Culture in Germany

Sander L. Gilman

Paperback. Explores the questions and doubts surrounding the revitalisation of Jewish life in Germany since the fall of the Wall. The volume includes topics such as the social and institutional role of Jews; the role of religion in daily life; and gender and culture in post-Wall Jewish writing. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 1994
Publisher: New York University Press United States
Number of pages: 302
Condition: New
SKU: V9780814730652
ISBN: 9780814730652

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Bisexuality and the Challenge to Lesbian Politics: Sex, Loyalty, and R...

Paula C Rust

Paperback. Series: Bisexuality and the Challenge to Lesbian Politics. Num Pages: 388 pages, 46 black and white charts. BIC Classification: JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 1995
Publisher: New York University Press United States
Number of pages: 388
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SKU: V9780814774458
ISBN: 9780814774458

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That Undeniable Longing: My Road to and from the Priesthood

Mark Tedesco

Paperback. Tedesco became a priest and then realized that he was gay. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HRCX4; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 168 x 14. Weight in Grams: 204.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers
Edition: 1st Edition
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SKU: V9780897335997
ISBN: 9780897335997

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Ridolfo Capoferro´s The Art and Practice of Fencing: A Practical Tran...

Tom Leoni

Paperback. Originally published: In Siena, al sopportico de Pontani: Apresso Saluestro Marchetti e Camillo Turi, 1610. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; JWXZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 255 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2011
Publisher: FreeLance Academy Press
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SKU: V9780982591192
ISBN: 9780982591192

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My Father's Paradise: A Son's Search for His Family's Past

Ariel Sabar

Paperback. In a remote corner of the world, forgotten for nearly three thousand years, lived an enclave of Kurdish Jews so isolated that they still spoke Aramaic, the language of Jesus. Mostly illiterate, they dwelt in harmony with their Muslim and Christian neighbors in the mountains of northern Iraq. This book tells their story. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; BM; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 376.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Edition: 1st Edition
Number of pages: 348
Condition: New
SKU: V9781565129337
ISBN: 9781565129337

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The Harvard Psychedelic Club: How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smit...

Don Lattin

Paperback. Tells the story of how three brilliant scholars and one ambitious freshman crossed paths in the early sixties at a Harvard-sponsored psychedelic-drug research project, transforming their lives and American culture and launching the mind/body/spirit movement that inspired the explosion of yoga classes, organic produce, and alternative medicine. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JFSS; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 447 x 33. Weight in Grams: 252.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2011
Publisher: HarperOne
Edition: Illustrated
Condition: New
SKU: V9780061655944
ISBN: 9780061655944

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American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. M...

Chris Kyle

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; BGHA; HBLX; HBWS5; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages: 496
Condition: New
Edition: Reprint
SKU: V9780062431646
ISBN: 9780062431646