Folk Devils and Moral Panics: The Creation of the Mods and Rockers (Cohen Stanley)(Paperback)

Folk Devils and Moral Panics: The Creation of the Mods and Rockers (Cohen Stanley)(Paperback)

'Richly documented and convincingly presented' -- New Society Mods and Rockers, skinheads, video nasties, designer drugs, bogus asylum seeks and hoodies. Every era has its own moral panics. It was Stanley Cohen's classic account, first published in the early 1970s and regularly revised, that

All at Sea (Cooke John)(Paperback)

One man's voyage through lifeIt's the late 1960s - a decade of Mods and Rockers; Beats and Hippies and full of peace and love. Aged seventeen, John Cooke ventures out on the roads, hitch-hiking around the UK. On the South Coast, he gets caught up with the romance of the sea and foregoes his freedom

Fashion in the 1960s (Milford-Cottam Daniel)(Paperback)

From Mary Quant to Mods and Rockers, this is a colorful illustrated history of the most revolutionary decade for British fashion in the twentieth century: the 1960s. Perhaps more so than any other decade, the Sixties had the broadest impact on the twentieth century Western world. Across society,

Viking Folktales (Jackson J. K.)(Paperback)

Character-forming moral fables, Viking and Nordic folk and fairy tales take the magic of the natural world and combine it with the practical common sense of the everyday. Good folk are rewarded for their hard work, the honest and the faithful are valued by the gods: treasured tales from Hans

Creation and Anarchy: The Work of Art and the Religion of Capitalism (Agamben Giorgio)(Paperback)

Scroungers: Moral Panics and Media Myths (Morrison James)(Pevná vazba)

Scroungers, spongers, parasites ... These are just are some of the terms that are typically used, with increasing frequency, to describe the most vulnerable in our society, whether they be the sick, the disabled, or the unemployed. Long a popular scapegoat for all manner of social ills, under

Guillermo del Toro's The Devil's Backbone (Zoller Matt)(Pevná vazba)

Explore the creation of Guillermo del Toro's early masterpiece through this visually stunning and insightful look at the spine-chilling

The Devil's Elixirs (Hoffmann E. T. a.)(Paperback)

The Devil's Elixirs is a macabre masterpiece of German literature, and is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the Romantic movement, or the genres of fantasy and horror which it spawned. The son of a heinous sinner, Medardus is brought up in a monastery to atone for his father's

The New Creation and the Storyline of Scripture (Thielman Frank)(Paperback)

A Biblical Theology of the New Creation from Genesis to Revelation 'Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.' --Revelation 21:3 The Bible begins with the story of one perfectly good God

The Venetian Money Market: Banks, Panics, and the Public Debt, 1200-1500 (Mueller Reinhold C.)(Paperback)

Devil's Bargain - Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the storming of the presidency (Green Joshua)(Paperback / softback)

The House of the Seven Gables (Hawthorne Nathaniel)(Paperback)

FThis enduring novel of crime and retribution vividly reflects the social and moral values of New England in the 1840s. Nathaniel Hawthorne's gripping psychological drama concerns the Pyncheon family, a dynasty founded on pious theft, who live for generations under a dead man's curse until their

Moral Laboratories: Family Peril and the Struggle for a Good Life (Mattingly Cheryl)(Paperback)

Moral Laboratories is an engaging ethnography and a groundbreaking foray into the anthropology of morality. It takes us on a journey into the lives of African American families caring for children with serious chronic medical conditions, and it foregrounds the uncertainty that affects their

Discriminating Sex: White Leisure and the Making of the American Oriental (Sueyoshi Amy)(Paperback)

Freewheeling sexuality and gender experimentation defined the social and moral landscape of 1890s San Francisco. Middle class whites crafting titillating narratives on topics such as high divorce rates, mannish women, and extramarital sex centered Chinese and Japanese immigrants in particular. Amy

House Gun (Gordimer Nadine)(Paperback)

With the scaffolding of a courtroom drama and the moral underpinnings of the state's responsibility, the novel infuses an isolated crime of passion with the atmospheric pressure of a country reeling from its own past. --The Boston Sunday Globe A house gun, like a house cat: a fact of ordinary daily

Devils and Demonology: In the 21st Century (Boyd Katie)(Paperback)

Occultism, exorcism, and demonic entities exist in cultures around the world. Learn what devils and demons are and what you can do to ensure you are never a victim. Study demonic cases and people helped by a demonologist, the history of exorcisms and demonology, and ancient techniques to expel

The Creation of Patriarchy (Lerner Gerda)(Paperback)

A major new work by a leading historian and pioneer in women's studies, The Creation of Patriarchy is a radical reconceptualization of Western civilization that makes gender central to its analysis. Gerda Lerner argues that male dominance over women is not 'natural' or biological, but the product

Nice And The Good (Murdoch Iris)(Paperback / softback)

A work of coruscating moral brilliance, The Nice and the Good revolves around a happily married couple, Kate and Octavian, and the friends of all ages attached to their house in Dorset. The resonant sub plot involves murder and black magic in Whitehall, as the novel leads us through stress and

Dorset Folk Tales (Laycock Tim)(Paperback)

These lively and entertaining folk tales bring alive the landscape of Dorset's rolling hills and Jurassic coast. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, the 30 stories reflect the wisdom (and eccentricities) of the county and its

Hot Hand - The Mystery and Science of Winning Streaks (Cohen Ben)(Paperback / softback)

Creation as Sacrament: Reflections on Ecology and Spirituality (Chryssavgis John)(Paperback)

John Chryssavgis explores the sacred dimension of the natural environment, and the significance of creation in the rich theological history and spiritual classics of the Orthodox Church, through the lens of its unique ascetical, liturgical and mystical experience. The global ecological crisis

Daniel Boone (Bakeless John)(Paperback)

The life story of Daniel Boone, American explorer, pioneer and frontiersman and one of the first folk heroes of the United States. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colourful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a

Orkney Folk Tales (Muir Tom)(Paperback)

The Orkney Islands are a place of mystery and magic, where the past and the present meet, ancient standing stones walk and burial mounds are the home of the trows. Orkney Folk Tales walks the reader across invisible islands that are home to fin folk and mermaids, and seals that are often far more

God's Brilliantly Big Creation Story (Woolridge Dai)(Paperback)

Experience the wonder of creation and the power of God in this colourful retelling of Genesis. Full of rhythm and rhyme, God's Brilliantly Big Creation Story takes children on an incredible journey through the days of creation to teach about the world and the universe we live in. Featuring epic