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Hardback. A sophisticated analysis of the complicated state of Irish masculinity Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 b&w Photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252035715
- ISBN
- 9780252035715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.55
€ 61.55
Paperback. Cameron debunks the myths about language and the sexes propagated in recent popular writing by drawing on more than 30 years of scientific research in language and gender studies. She explains what the findings really say about men and women and the way they communicate. Essential reading, whatever planet you come from. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199550999
- ISBN
- 9780199550999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.17
€ 17.99
€ 14.17
Hardback. This important book considers anew the globalization phenomenon in the media sphere. Rather than heralding globalization or warning of its dangers, as in many other books, Kai Hafez analyzes the degree to which media globalization is really taking place. Num Pages: 236 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745639086
- ISBN
- 9780745639086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.25
€ 71.25
Hardback. * Offers a fascinating introduction to the public debate over media violence. * Looks at the chronology of contemporary media violence, and explores reservations over communications medias throughout history. * Examines the forces behind the encouraged anxieties about media violence. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 168 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405133838
- ISBN
- 9781405133838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.32
€ 108.32
Paperback. * Offers a fascinating introduction to the public debate over media violence. * Looks at the chronology of contemporary media violence, and explores reservations over communications medias throughout history. * Examines the forces behind the encouraged anxieties about media violence. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405133852
- ISBN
- 9781405133852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.27
€ 35.27
Paperback. By diagnosing behaviour problems as 'mental illness', this book argues that psychiatry absolves the individual of responsibility for his actions, placing blame instead on the illness. It also argues that Freudian psychology is a dangerous pseudo-science, and critiques the overreach of psychology into the various aspects of modern life. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMA; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 50th Anniversary, Updated ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061771224
- ISBN
- 9780061771224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.80
€ 17.99
€ 12.80
paperback. BIC Classification: HBT; HP; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138829114
- ISBN
- 9781138829114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.14
€ 43.14
Paperback. The sister of King Arthur goes by many names: sorceress, kingmaker, death-wielder, mother, lover, goddess. The Myth of Morgan la Fey reveals her true identity through a comprehensive investigation of the famed enchantress' evolution - or devolution - over the past millennium and its implications for gender relations today. Series: Arthurian and Courtly Cultures. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBB; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349464807
- ISBN
- 9781349464807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.34
€ 118.34
Paperback. Offers an analysis, which contrasts the myths with the actual history of Europe's transformation between the fourth and ninth centuries - the period of grand migrations that nationalists hold dear. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691114811
- ISBN
- 9780691114811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.36
€ 37.99
€ 27.36
paperback. In a capitalist economy, taxes are the most important instrument by which the political system puts into practice a conception of economic and distributive justice. Taxes arouse strong passions, fueled not only by conflicts of economic self-interest, but by conflicting ideas of fairness. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JP; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195176568
- ISBN
- 9780195176568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.66
€ 57.66
paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822317135
- ISBN
- 9780822317135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.18
€ 28.18
Paperback. In this fascinating examination of popular culture, esteemed cultural critic Perry Meisel shatters conventionally held notions about the division between 'high' and 'low' culture with the provocative theory that popular culture has a sustained dialectical rhythm. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405199346
- ISBN
- 9781405199346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.21
€ 40.99
€ 40.21
Hardback. The Myth of Post-Racial America provides a history of race and racism in the United States. Num Pages: 242 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610480055
- ISBN
- 9781610480055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.99
€ 131.99
Paperback. Although eugenics is now widely discredited, some groups and individuals claim a new scientific basis for old racist assumptions. Pondering the continuing influence of racist research and thought, despite all evidence to the contrary, Robert Sussman explains why-when it comes to race-too many people still mistake bigotry for science. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHM; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674660038
- ISBN
- 9780674660038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.18
€ 26.99
€ 23.18
The Myth of Racial Color Blindness" Manifestations, Dynamics, and ...
Helen A. Neville, Miguel E. Gallardo, And Der...
Hardcover. Is the US today a "post-racial" society? Some might point to the election and re-election of a Black president as conclusive evidence of the progress made in race relations, but others are not so sanguine. In this volume, scholars in psychology, education, sociology, and related fields dissect the concept of colour-blind racial ideology. Editor(s): Neville, Helen A. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433820731
- ISBN
- 9781433820731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.86€ 80.71
€ 83.86
€ 80.71
Hardback. The Myth of Self-Reliance provides valuable insights into refugees' experiences of repatriation to Liberia after protracted exile and their responses to the ending of refugee status for remaining refugees in Ghana. Series: Forced Migration. Num Pages: 180 pages, 3 figures, 3 illustrations, 6 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; 1HFDL; JFFD; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785335648
- ISBN
- 9781785335648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.91
€ 150.91
Paperback. Myth of Seneca Falls: Memory and the Women's Suffrage Movement, 1848-1898 Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; JFFK; JFSJ1; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469633503
- ISBN
- 9781469633503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.29
€ 41.29
Hardcover. In this controversial book, David Ley debunks the myth of sex addiction, showing how labeling it a disorder has wrested responsibility away from philandering men and excused their bad behavior as being out of their control. He takes on those who would label it a disease and challenges us to reexamine our approach to male sexuality. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JMP; JMU; MMZR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442213043
- ISBN
- 9781442213043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.90
€ 65.90
Paperback. During World War II, there seemed to be a gap between the reality and what could be called the "myth of the Blitz". The author shows that this myth was not purely propaganda but was a deep-rooted, common conception of pastoral England and the perfect gentleman. Num Pages: 320 pages, 41 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712698207
- ISBN
- 9780712698207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.43
€ 33.99
€ 22.43
Hardcover. This book overturns the idea that psychiatric drugs work by correcting chemical imbalance and analyzes the professional, commercial and political vested interests that have shaped this view. It provides a comprehensive critique of research on drugs including antidepressants, antipsychotics and mood stabilizers. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMB; MMGW; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230574311
- ISBN
- 9780230574311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.38
€ 119.38