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Britannia: The Creation of a Roman Province by John Creighton 9780415487146
RRP: £43.99£38.44This book completely re-evaluates the evidence for, and the interpretation of, the rule of the kings of Late Iron Age Britain: Cunobelin and Verica. Within a few generations of their reigns, after one died and the other had fled, Rome's ceremonial... -
Museum Making: Narratives, Architectures, Exhibitions by Suzanne MacLeod 9780415676038
RRP: £47.99£42.21Over recent decades, many museums, galleries and historic sites around the world have enjoyed an unprecedented level of large-scale investment in their capital infrastructure, in building refurbishments and new gallery displays. This period has also seen... -
Struggle and Suffrage in Halifax: Women's Lives and the Fight for Equality by Helena Fairfax 9781526717771
RRP: £14.99£10.95Between 1800 and 1950 the town of Halifax grew beyond recognition. The booming mills and factories were built on the labour of women and their children, and yet their voices are almost completely missing from the history books. For the first time, this... -
Museums, Prejudice and the Reframing of Difference by Richard Sandell
RRP: £37.99£33.38How, if it all, do museums shape the ways in which society understands difference?In recent decades there has been growing international interest amongst practitioners, academics and policy makers in the role that museums might play in confronting... -
What is Sexual Capital? Dana Kaplan 9781509552320
RRP: £9.99£8.95This book does to sex what other sociologists did to culture: it shows that sex, no longer defined by religion, now plays a role in the economy and can yield tangible benefits in the realms of money, status, and occupation. How do people accumulate... -
The Making of Migration: The Biopolitics of Mobility at Europe's Borders by Martina Tazzioli
RRP: £34.99£28.71The Making of Migration addresses the rapid phenomenon that has become one of the most contentious issues in contemporary life: how are migrants governed as individual subjects and as part of groups? What are the modes of control, identification and... -
Erwin Olaf Walter Guadagnini 9788836646043
RRP: £21.00£14.36Photographer of excellence, and among the most appreciated in the contemporary art scene, the Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf (1959) is to be considered one of the greatest interpreters of modern portrait photography: he is known all over the world... -
Contentious Politics by Charles Tilly 9780190255053
RRP: £40.99£32.34Revolutions, social movements, religious and ethnic conflict, nationalism and civil rights, and transnational movements: these forms of contentious politics combine in Charles Tilly's and Sidney Tarrow's Contentious Politics. The authors present a set of... -
"A Trade like Any Other": Female Singers and Dancers in Egypt by Karin van Nieuwkerk
RRP: £19.99£17.54In Egypt, singing and dancing are considered essential on happy occasions. Professional entertainers often perform at weddings and other celebrations, and a host family's prestige rises with the number, expense, and fame of the entertainers they hire... -
Policing and Criminology by Craig Paterson 9780857254139
RRP: £34.99£28.81A concise and up to date introduction to criminology for those undertaking degrees and foundation degrees in policing, police studies and related subjects. It provides an introduction to criminological perspectives on the development of the police... -
American Islamophobia: Understanding the Roots and Rise of Fear by Khaled A. Beydoun
RRP: £25.00£19.59On Forbes list of "10 Books To Help You Foster A More Diverse And Inclusive Workplace"How law, policy, and official state rhetoric have fueled the resurgence of Islamophobia-with a call to action on how to combat it."I remember the four words that... -
Humour by Terry Eagleton
RRP: £10.99£9.77A compelling guide to the fundamental place of humour and comedy within Western culture-by one of its greatest exponents Written by an acknowledged master of comedy, this study reflects on the nature of humour and the functions it serves. Why do we... -
The Struggle to Stay: Why Single Evangelical Women Are Leaving the Church by Katie Gaddini
RRP: £30.00£23.29Evangelical Christianity is often thought of as oppressive to women. The #MeToo era, when many women hit a breaking point with rampant sexism, has also reached evangelical communities. Yet more than thirty million women in the United States still... -
The Devil's Cloth: A History of Stripes and Striped Fabric by Michel Pastoureau 9780231123662
£37.97Michel Pastoureau's lively study of stripes offers a unique and engaging perspective on the evolution of fashion, taste, and visual codes in Western culture. The Devil's Cloth begins with a medieval scandal. When the first Carmelites arrived in France... -
Selenidad: Selena, Latinos, and the Performance of Memory by Deborah Paredez 9780822345022
RRP: £21.99£19.19An outpouring of memorial tributes and public expressions of grief followed the death of the Tejana recording artist Selena Quintanilla Perez in 1995. The Latina superstar was remembered and mourned in documentaries, magazines, websites, monuments,... -
Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation by Carolyn Cocca
RRP: £28.99£25.62Winner of the 2017 Eisner Award in the Best Academic/Scholarly Work category 2017 Prose Awards Honorable Mention, Media & Cultural Studies Over the last 75 years, superheroes have been portrayed most often as male, heterosexual, white, and... -
Understanding Children's Social Care: Politics, Policy and Practice by Nigel Parton 9781412923507
RRP: £39.99£32.66"These two authors are always worth reading for their breadth and originality. Their new book offers a timely and stimulating analysis of modern children's services" David Berridge, Professor of Child and Family Welfare, University of Bristol... -
Involvement and Detachment by Norbert Elias 9781904558422
RRP: £50.00£48.10"Involvement and Detachment" is much more than a discussion of 'objectivity' in the social sciences. It is Elias' major exposition of his sociological theory of the growth of knowledge and the sciences as an aspect of overall human social development... -
Social Inequality by Louise Warwick-Booth 9781529768510
RRP: £31.99£26.83This book provides up to date discussion and evidence about inequalities, social divisions and stratification. Its innovative style engages readers and encourages them to reflect upon the many dimensions of social inequality. This updated third... -
Understanding Disaster Insurance: New Tools for a More Resilient Future Carolyn Kousky 9781642832259
RRP: £28.00£23.27The frequency and intensity of natural disasters-such as wildfires, hurricanes, floods, and storms-is on the rise, threatening our way of life and our livelihoods. Managing this growing risk will be central to economic and social progress in the coming... -
The Struggle to Stay: Why Single Evangelical Women Are Leaving the Church by Katie Gaddini 9780231196758
RRP: £22.00£17.36Evangelical Christianity is often thought of as oppressive to women. The #MeToo era, when many women hit a breaking point with rampant sexism, has also reached evangelical communities. Yet more than thirty million women in the United States still... -
Environmental Management: Guidelines for Museums and Galleries by May Cassar 9780415514927
RRP: £43.99£38.44The key to the survival of museum collections is a stable indoor environment and vital to this is a well-maintained building with effective environmental services. Environmental Management sets out clearly the theory and practice of achieving an... -
Beethoven: The Philosophy of Music by Theodor W. Adorno
RRP: £18.99£16.87Beethoven is a classic study of the composer's music, written by one of the most important thinkers of our time. Throughout his life, Adorno wrote extensive notes, essay fragments and aides-memoires on the subject of Beethoven's music. This book brings... -
Porn Studies by Linda Williams
RRP: £26.99£26.22In her pioneering book Hard Core, Linda Williams put moving-image pornography on the map of contemporary scholarship with her analysis of the most popular and enduring of all film and video genres. Now, fifteen years later, she showcases the next... -
Makes Me Wanna Holler by Nathan McCall 9780679740704
RRP: £11.99£11.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679740704Author Nathan McCallFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 311g -
Sexual Fields: Toward a Sociology of Collective Sexual Life by Adam Isaiah Green 9780226084992
RRP: £26.00£24.85The rise of urbanization and mass communication and the decoupling of sexuality from reproduction and moral regulation have contributed to the late modern expansion of specialized erotic worlds catering to a variety of sexual tastes. Organized by... -
The Natural Border: Bounding Migrant Farmwork in the Black Mediterranean by Timothy Raeymaekers 9781501773648
RRP: £31.00£27.76The Natural Border tells the recent history of Mediterranean rural capitalism from the perspective of marginalized Black African farm workers. Timothy Raeymaekers shows how in the context of global supply chains and repressive border regimes, agrarian... -
How to Write a Master's Thesis by Yvonne N. Bui 9781506336091
RRP: £54.00£47.56"This is the best textbook about writing an M.A. thesis available in the market." -Hsin-I Liu, University of the Incarnate Word The Third Edition of How to Write a Master's Thesis is a comprehensive manual on how to plan and write a... -
Transitional Justice Theories Susanne Buckley-Zistel 9781138924451
RRP: £47.99£41.81Transitional Justice Theories is the first volume to approach the politically sensitive subject of post-conflict or post-authoritarian justice from a theoretical perspective. It combines contributions from distinguished scholars and practitioners as well... -
Modern Social Theory: An Introduction by Austin Harrington
RRP: £56.99£53.61This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the core topics, theories and debates in modern social theory. Fourteen chapters have been written by leading specialists in the field, providing up-to-date guidance on the full sweep of the modern... -
The 14th Dalai Lama: Peacekeeping and Universal Responsibility by Mario I. Aguilar 9780367442606
RRP: £27.99£15.96This book outlines the life of spiritual diplomacy of the 14th Dalai Lama and his emergence as a global peace icon. It traces his evolution as a Tibetan Buddhist monk rooted in the Geluk tradition, as a Nobel laureate, and as an internationally... -
Gods & Monsters Myths & Tales: Epic Tales by Dr Liz Gloyn
RRP: £20.00£11.82Myths and legendary tales from around the world are packed with gigantic rivalries; gods, monsters and giants compete for supremacy over the land, the creatures within and the universe beyond. Zeus clashes with the all-powerful Typhon, Odin is destined... -
Haunting Prison: Exploring the Prison as an Abject and Uncanny Institution Tea Fredriksson (Stockholm University, Sweden) 9781804553695
RRP: £75.00£61.81Through a study of ten commercially published prison autobiographies, Haunting Prison: Exploring the Prison as an Abject and Uncanny Institution unveils how prison is narrativized and socially represented as an abject and uncanny institution, shedding... -
Gender(s) by Kathryn Bond Stockton
RRP: £15.99£10.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262542609Author Kathryn Bond StocktonFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
A Country of Refuge: An Anthology of Writing on Asylum Seekers by Lucy Popescu
RRP: £8.99£6.22A Country of Refuge is a poignant, thought-provoking and timely anthology of writing on asylum seekers from some of Britain and Ireland's most influential voices.Compiled and edited by human rights activist and writer Lucy Popescu, this powerful... -
Shadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, A New Urban World by Robert Neuwirth
RRP: £47.99£41.81In almost every country of the developing world, the most active builders are squatters, creating complex local economies with high rises, shopping strips, banks, and self-government. As they invent new social structures, Neuwirth argues, squatters are... -
Dreams of Africa in Alabama: The Slave Ship Clotilda and the Story of the Last Africans Brought to America by Sylviane A. Diouf
RRP: £25.99£17.61In the summer of 1860, more than fifty years after the United States legally abolished the international slave trade, 110 men, women, and children from Benin and Nigeria were brought ashore in Alabama under cover of night. They were the last recorded... -
EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: Race and Racism In 70's Britain by Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies
RRP: £28.99£25.09First Published in 1982. The Empire Strikes Back examines the place of 'race' and racism in the political transformation of Britain at the end of the seventies, and argues that Britain has entered a long term political and economic crisis which has... -
Lee Harvey Oswald Files Flip de Mey 9789401432962
RRP: £18.50£13.45De Mey received international appraisal for Cold Case Kennedy - 'Flip has written a very interesting book. I would recommend reading it.' Barry Ernest, author of bestselling JFK book The Girl on the Stairs. Lawyer and forensic auditor Flip de Mey has... -
The Routledge International Handbook of Goffman Studies by Michael Hviid Jacobsen 9780367750732
RRP: £43.99£38.84This book explores the fertility and enigma of Erving Goffman's sociological reasoning and its capacity to shed fresh light on the fundamental features of human sociality. Thematically arranged, it brings together the work of leading scholars of...