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Clampdown
By Rhian Jones
Paperback
Published 29-Mar-2013
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Political and media policing of female social and sexual autonomy, through the neglected but significant gendered dimensions of the discourse surrounding 'chavs', has been accompanied by a similar restriction and regulation of the expression of working-class femininity in music. This book charts the progress of this cultural clampdown.
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1913: The Last Year
By Charles Emmerson
Hardback
Published 25-Apr-2013
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A title that presents a panoramic view of a world crackling with possibilities, from St Petersburg to Shanghai and from Los Angeles to Jerusalem.
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Vader's Little Princess
By Jeffrey Brown
Hardback
Published 01-May-2013
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The hilarious sequel to the international bestseller Darth Vader and Son, following the parenting adventures of Darth Vader as he raises his teenage daughter, Princess Leia.
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New Digital Age
By Eric Schmidt
Hardback
Published 25-Apr-2013
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The must-read book for anyone concerned about the present and the future
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Mod
By Richard Weight
Hardback
Published 28-Mar-2013
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Tells the story of Britain's biggest and most influential youth cult. This title charts the origins of Mod in the Soho jazz scene of the 1950s, set to the cool sounds of Charlie Parker and Miles Davis. It explores Mod's heyday in Swinging London in the mid-60s.
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Bonfire of the Brands
By Neil Boorman
Paperback
Published 07-Aug-2008
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Average number of ads exposed to each day: 3000. Average number of ads exposed to by age of 65: 2 million. Average number of brand names memorised by a 10-year-old: 400. Worldwide advertising spend in 2006: $427 billion. This title assesses the impact of advertising on the individual.
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On the Muslim Question
By Anne Norton
Hardback
Published 15-Mar-2013
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In the post-9/11 West, there is no shortage of strident voices telling us that Islam is a threat to the security, values, way of life, and even existence of the United States and Europe. This title demolishes the notion that there is a "clash of civilizations" between the West and Islam.
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People's Car
By Berhard Rieger
Hardback
Published 19-Apr-2013
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Bernhard Rieger reveals how a car commissioned by Hitler and designed by Ferdinand Porsche became a global commodity on a par with Coca-Cola. The Beetle's success hinged on its uncanny ability to capture the imaginations of executives, engineers, advertisers, car collectors, suburbanites, hippies, and everyday drivers across nations and cultures.
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Pulphead
By John Jeremiah Sullivan
Paperback
Published 02-Aug-2012
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Takes us on a funhouse hall-of-mirrors ride through the other side of America - to the Ozarks for a Christian rock festival; to Florida to meet the straggling refugees of MTV's "Real World"; to Indiana to investigate the formative years of Michael Jackson and Axl Rose and then to the Gulf Coast in the wake of Katrina.
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Brief History of Nakedness
By Philip Carr Gomm
Paperback
Published 14-Dec-2012
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Traces our preoccupation with nudity in three distinct areas of human endeavour: religion, politics and popular culture. This book explores new territory - revealing the ways in which religious teachers, politicians, protestors and cultural icons have used nudity to enlighten or empower themselves, or simply to entertain us.
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