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Hardback. New technologies, whether text message or telegraph, inevitably raise questions about emotion. This book investigates the context of such concerns, considering both how media technologies intersect with our emotional lives and how our ideas about these intersections influence how we think about and experience emotion and technology themselves. Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 317 pages, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814762790
- ISBN
- 9780814762790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.45
€ 97.45
Paperback. Feeling Like Crap explores how a young person's self is constructed, and what might help that self to feel more valued and confident. It demonstrates how listening to, engaging with and being respectful of young people can provide the support they need to help them repair their sense of self and offer them new possibilities and directions in life. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JMC; JNH; JNSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843106821
- ISBN
- 9781843106821
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Condition: New
€ 24.41
€ 24.41
Paperback. Italian American identity, now a mix of history and fantasy, flesh-and-bone people and all-too-familiar caricature, still has something to teach us. Contending that the media has become the primary vehicle of Italian sensibilities, the author explores a series of books, movies, paintings, and records in ten dramatic vignettes. Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 256 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; AB; JFCA; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727478
- ISBN
- 9780814727478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
paperback. Editor(s): Pascual, Nieves; Gonzalez, Antonio Ballesteros. Series: Transnational and Transatlantic American Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JMQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Lit Verlag
- Edition
- 1.,
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783825807900
- ISBN
- 9783825807900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.02
€ 34.99
€ 30.02
Paperback. Helps men and women with exaggerated concerns about their appearance break free from the mirror and get their lives back on track. Self-assessment tools help readers understand their problems and decide whether they should be evaluated for body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). Various guidelines teach them to overcome discouraging thoughts. Num Pages: 212 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JM; WJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Guilford Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572307308
- ISBN
- 9781572307308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.71
€ 19.71
Paperback. Whether global culture is merely a pale and sinister reflection of capitalist globalization is among the questions addressed in this text on nationalism, culturalism and the role of intellectuals in the age of globalization. Series: Cultural Front. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814775141
- ISBN
- 9780814775141
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. Exploring how feelings about gender have changed over three interrelated generations of women and men during the 20th century, this book explores how experiences are connected, what is continued, what triggers changes. It looks at how new feelings of gender gradually change gender norms from within, and how they contribute to new social practices. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349950812
- ISBN
- 9781349950812
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.31
€ 41.31
Paperback. Feeling Backward weighs the costs of the contemporary move to the mainstream in lesbian and gay culture. This title argues that instead of moving on, we need to look backward and consider how this history continues to affect us in the present. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032392
- ISBN
- 9780674032392
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.85
€ 34.99
€ 30.85
Paperback. Series: Postmodern Social Futures. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847687176
- ISBN
- 9780847687176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.82
€ 68.82
paperback. Presents a theoretical framework for understanding contemporary politics. This book considers what is to be done to revitalise the British left, challenge neoliberal hegemony, and develop a political project aimed at creating a greener, fairer, happier, more democratic and less divided Britain. Editor(s): Devine, Pat J.; Pearmain, Andrew; Purdy, David. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Lawrence & Wishart Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905007936
- ISBN
- 9781905007936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.72
€ 21.99
€ 20.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Beacon Press United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807001400
- ISBN
- 9780807001400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.37
€ 18.99
€ 16.37
Paperback. While the story of John B. Rayner is not widely known, this African American educator and Populist leader, the son of a politically powerful white slaveholder from North Carolina, was a political maverick who dared to challenge the Democratic Party and the Post-Civil War South's racial orthodoxy. Indeed, John B. Num Pages: 150 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harlan Davidson
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780882959610
- ISBN
- 9780882959610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.13
€ 32.13
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813573328
- ISBN
- 9780813573328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.74
€ 160.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 graphs, 11 tables. BIC Classification: JFCV; JFFA; JNF; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813573311
- ISBN
- 9780813573311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Paperback. A study of the implications of "feeding the family" from the perspective of those who do that work. Drawing from interviews conducted in 1982-83 in a diverse group of American households, DeVault reveals the effort and skill behind the "invisible" work of shopping, cooking, and serving meals. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 284 pages, 3 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226143606
- ISBN
- 9780226143606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. This social and cultural history of the provisioning of Salvador, Brazil, as it moved from colony to independent city encompasses a whole society by looking at a broadly defined occupation--the food trade--and showing the connections between and among social categories. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 b&w Photographs, 5 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292723269
- ISBN
- 9780292723269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Series: Peabody Museum Collections Series. Num Pages: 120 pages, 50 colour illustrations, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KB; AFKC; HDD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 202 x 12. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Peabody Museum Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873654036
- ISBN
- 9780873654036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.92
€ 27.99
€ 24.92
hardcover. Editor(s): Niehaus, Andreas. Num Pages: 404 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- SKU
- V9783319505527
- ISBN
- 9783319505527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.83
€ 229.83
Paperback. While in the West it is said that women can never be too thin, semi-nomadic Arabs in Niger cherish a feminine ideal of extreme fatness. Feeding Desire analyses this beauty ideal in the context of Islam, conceptions of health, and notions of desire Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b&w photographs and 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFDR; JFSJ1; VFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415280969
- ISBN
- 9780415280969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.99
€ 74.99
Paperback. This book focuses on how the transformation of the food habits of Chinese children-involving snack foods, soft drinks, and fast foods from such Western outlets as McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken-has changed the intimate relationship of childhood, parenthood, and family life. Editor(s): Jing, Jun. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 line diagrams 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804731348
- ISBN
- 9780804731348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.60
€ 29.99
€ 27.60