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Society & social sciences
Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349442294
- ISBN
- 9781349442294
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Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Paperback. "Modernist Nowheres explores connections in the Anglo-American sphere between early literary modernist cultures, politics, and utopia. Foregrounding such writers as Conrad, Lawrence and Wyndham Lewis, it presents a new reading of early modernism in which utopianism plays a defining role prior to, during and immediately after the First World War"-- Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349326723
- ISBN
- 9781349326723
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Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 66.02
Hardback. Editor(s): Radford, Andrew; Walton, Dr. Heather. Num Pages: 281 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; HRLK; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 219 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137530356
- ISBN
- 9781137530356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.97
€ 117.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: CJ; JN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 204 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772898681
- ISBN
- 9788772898681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.08
€ 29.99
€ 22.08
Paperback. aeo A clear and wide--ranging analysis of modernity and the a moderna from the perspective of geography. aeo Argues that there are three a prime modernitiesa which have been defined by the development of the modern world: from mercantile modernity to industrial modernity and then to todaya s consumer modernity. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTP; JH; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745621302
- ISBN
- 9780745621302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.29
€ 23.29
Paperback. * This is a brief, authoritative and accessible introduction to the idea of modernity, written by a leading social theorist. * Wagner shows that modernity was based on ideas of freedom, reason and progress, but he examines the extent to which these ideas have been, and can be, realized in the modern world. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652917
- ISBN
- 9780745652917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
Hardback. * This is a brief, authoritative and accessible introduction to the idea of modernity, written by a leading social theorist. * Wagner shows that modernity was based on ideas of freedom, reason and progress, but he examines the extent to which these ideas have been, and can be, realized in the modern world. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652900
- ISBN
- 9780745652900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.80
€ 59.80
Paperback. Gives an introduction to the history, sociology and ideas of modern society. Suitable for students who have no prior knowledge of sociology, this book is divided into three parts, corresponding to the formation, consolidation and prospects of modernity. It identifies four major social processes: the social, cultural, political, and the economic. Editor(s): Hall, Stuart; Hubert, Don; Held, David; Thompson, Kenneth. Num Pages: 688 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1186.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557867162
- ISBN
- 9781557867162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.46
€ 51.99
€ 51.46
Paperback. aeo This is a powerful and challenging new work offering a fresh and provocative account of the issues raised by the modernity/postmodernity debate. aeo Bauman is one of the leading social thinkers today. aeo The hardback was highly acclaimed and sold well. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745612423
- ISBN
- 9780745612423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.27
€ 28.27
Hardback. This remarkable and engaging book examines the intellectual and cultural life of turn--of--the--century Vienna, one of the most important centres of creativity in Europe. Le Rider uses the notion of identity to bring together diverse aspects of the Viennese fin de siecle in a new and illuminating way. Num Pages: 380 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; HBJD; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745609706
- ISBN
- 9780745609706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.98
€ 84.98
Paperback. Between the 1890s and the 1920s, cities in the vast region stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean were experiencing political, social, economic and cultural changes. This study provides a comparative analysis of contested versions of the concept of modernity. Editor(s): Fawaz, Leila; Bayly, C. A. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 1QSN; 3JH; 3JJ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114271
- ISBN
- 9780231114271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.70
€ 42.99
€ 30.70
Paperback. Modernity and Identity is a groundbreaking collective work which announces a radical new departure within contemporary debates on modernism and postmodernism. Editor(s): Lash, Scott; Friedman, Jonathan. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631175865
- ISBN
- 9780631175865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.50
€ 55.50
Paperback. What role does ritual play in the lives of modern Africans? How are "traditional" cultural forms deployed by people seeking empowerment in a world where "modernity" has failed to deliver. In this collection of essays, the authors address such concepts as modernity, ritual, power and history. Editor(s): Comaroff, Jean; Comaroff, John L. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 halftone, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1H; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114408
- ISBN
- 9780226114408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.59
€ 36.99
€ 29.59
Hardback. This study of urban identity and community looks at selected 20th century literary and film texts in the context of theorizations of modernism, postmodernism, postcoloniality and globalization. Brooker proposes a "reflexive modernism" which rewrites and re-imagines the urban scene. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333801680
- ISBN
- 9780333801680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Paperback. A study of metropolitan identities in literature and film. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AP; DSBH; J. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349421299
- ISBN
- 9781349421299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.92
€ 127.92
Paperback. This text provides an overview of 20th-century United States foreign policy, from the Roosevelt and Taft administrations through the presidencies of Kennedy and Johnson. The development of the global strategy from early in the century through to the Vietnam war is also examined. Num Pages: 436 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBLW; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226586519
- ISBN
- 9780226586519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 41.39
€ 51.99
€ 41.39
Hardback. Many scholars, both in Italy and abroad, question the perception of the South as a 'backward' and implicitly inferior society. Starting from this critical tradition, this book provides a systematic, and interdisciplinary approach that aims to re-interpret the premises behind Italy's imagined geography of modernity. Series: Studies in Ethnopolitics. BIC Classification: 1DST; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845450618
- ISBN
- 9781845450618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.24
€ 164.24
Paperback. This major study develops a new account of modernity and its relation to the self. Building upon the ideas set out in The Consequences of Modernity, Giddens argues that 'high' or 'late' modernity is a post traditional order characterised by a developed institutional reflexivity. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JH; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745609324
- ISBN
- 9780745609324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.17
€ 25.17
Paperback. This work proposes a new view of modernity, arguing that although it may variously be associated wtih the Renaissance, the discovery of the New World and other significant ruptures with primitive or premodern society, modernity fails as an idea if it only defines itself against what it replaces. Series: Richard Lectures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPM; JFC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919669
- ISBN
- 9780813919669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.60
€ 35.60
Paperback. Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences. Num Pages: 398 pages. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608463817
- ISBN
- 9781608463817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.69
€ 47.69