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Paperback. This collection critically examines twenty-first century representations of ageing, focusing on various media images and discourses as well as individuals' own experiences and self-presentations of ageing, drawing on innovative new empirical data. Editor(s): Ylanne, Virpi. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSJ; JFSP; JFSP31; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349323401
ISBN
9781349323401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. This collection critically examines twenty-first century representations of ageing, focusing on various media images and discourses as well as individuals' own experiences and self-presentations of ageing, drawing on innovative new empirical data. Editor(s): Ylanne, Virpi. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230272590
ISBN
9780230272590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.11

Paperback. Explores the complex connections between our imagining of animals and our cultural environment. This title examines the ways we talk, write, photograph, imagine, and otherwise represent animals. It includes topics such as pet cloning, fox hunting, animatronic characters, and how we displace our fear of aging onto our dogs. Editor(s): Rothfels, Nigel. Series: Theories of Contemporary Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 33 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253215512
ISBN
9780253215512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. Editor(s): Pramaggiore, Maria; Hall, Donald E. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814766347
ISBN
9780814766347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. This new study maps and synthesizes existing research on the ways in which journalism deals with death. Folker Hanusch provides a historical overview of death in the news, looks at the conditions of production, content and reception, and also analyzes emerging trends in the representation of death online. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349311477
ISBN
9781349311477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. This new study maps and synthesizes existing research on the ways in which journalism deals with death. Folker Hanusch provides a historical overview of death in the news, looks at the conditions of production, content and reception, and also analyzes emerging trends in the representation of death online. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230230460
ISBN
9780230230460
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.53

Hardcover. At least 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy. Thsi book seeks to understand the epileptic body as a literary or figurative device intelligible beyond a medical framework. It is suitable for cultural disability studies scholars and for those seeking greater understanding of this common condition. Series: Representations: Health, Disability, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JFFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846312373
ISBN
9781846312373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.68

Paperback. Providing a comparative view of religion and politics at the state level, these essays look at the issues facing states and how religious lobbies and organizations are addressing them. It examines the responses of different denominations and their rationales for involvement and also explores the diversity of interests present at the state level. Editor(s): Cleary, Edward L.; Hertzke, Allen D. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742534384
ISBN
9780742534384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.08

Paperback. This anthology explores the role of children and teenagers in Latin American and Spanish Film as protagonists, victims and witnesses of societies polarized by and still grappling with the consequences of political divisions. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFN; HBJK; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349440610
ISBN
9781349440610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.36
€ 47.16

Hardcover. This anthology explores the role of children and teenagers in Latin American and Spanish Film as protagonists, victims and witnesses of societies polarized by and still grappling with the consequences of political divisions. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KL; APFA; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137030863
ISBN
9781137030863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.36
€ 47.16

Paperback. Discusses aspects of terror with regard to human rights events across the globe, but especially in the United States, Latin America, and Europe. This title demonstrates that the need to question continuously and to engage in permanent critique does not contradict the need to seek answers, to advocate social change, and to intervene critically. Editor(s): McClennen, Sophia A.; Morello, Henry James. Series: Comparative Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 460 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPVH; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557535689
ISBN
9781557535689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.82

Hardback. Editor(s): Donnell, Alison; Polkey, Pauline. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312226671
ISBN
9780312226671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.56

Paperback. This book explores how the ideal of citizenship promised universality but excluded many on the basis of gender, class, and race. Editor(s): Dudink, Stefan; Hagemann, Karen; Clark, Anna. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFH; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSJ2; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2008 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230340152
ISBN
9780230340152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.04

Paperback. Editor(s): Rose, C.; Robertson, E. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 462 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st ed. 2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349631162
ISBN
9781349631162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.83

Hardcover. From examining 13 studies of representations of rape in medieval and early modern literature by such authors as Chaucer, Shakespeare and Spenser, this volume argues that some form of sexual violence against women serves as a foundation of Western culture. Editor(s): Rose, Christine; Robertson, Eliza. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 462 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312236489
ISBN
9780312236489
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.82

Hardback. Philosophy's traditional "man of reason"-independent, neutral, unemotional-is an illusion. That's because the "man of reason" ignores one very important thing-the woman. Representing Reason: Feminist Theory and Formal Logic collects new and old essays that shed light on the underexplored intersection of logic and feminism. Editor(s): Falmagne, Rachel Joffe; Hass, Marjorie. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPL; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847696680
ISBN
9780847696680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.83

Paperback. Editor(s): Plate, S. Brent. Series: Religion/Culture/Critique. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HRA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403960511
ISBN
9781403960511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.82

Hardback. Editor(s): Plate, S. Brent. Series: Religion/Culture/Critique. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HRA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403960504
ISBN
9781403960504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.48

Hardcover. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JPFB; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403967381
ISBN
9781403967381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.89

Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; AB; DSB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403945914
ISBN
9781403945914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.52

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