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  • BEHIND THE TUBE
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    BEHIND THE TUBE
    ANDREW F. INGLIS
    Behind the Tube (1990) tells the story of the unseen foundation of modern radio, TV and cable – the technology that enables programming to reach an audience. It charts the evolution of this technology in all its facets – technical, personal, economic and social. It captures the efforts, strategies, achievements and failures of prominent and unheralded figures and companies in t...

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  • DRINKS IN VOGUE
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    DRINKS IN VOGUE
    DAVID INGLIS
    How do fashions in drinks work, and how are drinks fashions related to changing trends in clothes and apparel? These twin questions are posed and answered by the book Drinks in Vogue. Taking a radically cross-disciplinary set of perspectives and ranging far and wide across time and space, the book considers beverages as varied as cocktails, wine, Champagne, craft beer, coffee, ...

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  • ELECTRO SWING
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    ELECTRO SWING
    CHRIS INGLIS
    Electro swing is a relatively recent musical style and scene which combines the music of the swing era with that of the age of electronic dance music. Chris Inglis considers key questions about electro swing’s place in contemporary society, including what it may mean for a contemporary genre to be so reliant upon the influences of the past; the different ways in which jazz may ...

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  • A PASSION FOR CASTLES
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    A PASSION FOR CASTLES
    JANET BRENNAN-INGLIS
    In the 1880s two Edinburgh architects began to survey, measure and sketch the castles of Scotland, travelling the length and breadth of the country on trains, bicycles and on foot. Together they produced the five magnificent volumes of The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland, an unrivalled work of research that surveys more than 700 of Scotland’s castellated build...

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  • KAIKHOSRU SORABJI'S LETTERS TO PHILIP HESELTINE (PETER WARLOCK)
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    KAIKHOSRU SORABJI'S LETTERS TO PHILIP HESELTINE (PETER WARLOCK)
    BRIAN INGLIS / BARRY SMITH
    Two extraordinary personalities, and one remarkable friendship, are reflected in the unique corpus of letters from Anglo-Parsi composer-critic Kaikhosru Sorabji (1892-1988) to Philip Heseltine (Peter Warlock) (1894-1930): a fascinating primary source for the period 1913-1922 available in a complete scholarly edition for the first time. The volume also provides a new contextual,...

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  • AN INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL COGNITION
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    AN INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL COGNITION
    CAMILLA GILMORE / SILKE M. GÖBEL / MATTHEW INGLIS
    The last decade has seen a rapid growth in our understanding of the cognitive systems that underlie mathematical learning and performance, and an increased recognition of the importance of this topic. This book showcases international research on the most important cognitive issues that affect mathematical performance across a wide age range, from early childhood to adulthood. ...

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  • THE ROUTLEDGE INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK TO VEILS AND VEILING
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    THE ROUTLEDGE INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK TO VEILS AND VEILING
    ANNA-MARI ALMILA AND DAVID INGLIS
    Veils and veiling are controversial topics in social and political life, generating debates across the world. The veil is enmeshed within a complex web of relations encompassing politics, religion and gender, and conflicts over the nature of power, legitimacy, belief, freedom, agency and emancipation. In recent years, the veil has become both a potent and unsettling symbol and ...

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  • PERFORMANCE AND POPULAR MUSIC
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    PERFORMANCE AND POPULAR MUSIC
    IAN INGLIS
    Since the emergence of rock'n'roll in the early 1950s, there have been a number of live musical performances that were not only memorable in themselves, but became hugely influential in the way they shaped the subsequent trajectory and development of popular music. Each, in its own way, introduced new styles, confronted existing practices, shifted accepted definitions, and prov...

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  • THOMAS AQUINAS
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    THOMAS AQUINAS
    JOHN INGLIS
    This volume contains the seminal articles that define the influence of Aquinas within legal philosophical thought. A comprehensive reference for those new to the field, it covers such topics as the relation of virtue to law, the common good, natural law, natural rights and property rights; together with social and political issues like abortion, feminism, homosexuality, environ...

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  • THE SAGE HANDBOOK OF CULTURAL SOCIOLOGY
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    THE SAGE HANDBOOK OF CULTURAL SOCIOLOGY
    DAVID INGLIS, ANNA-MARI ALMILA
    Cultural sociology - or the sociology of culture - has grown from a minority interest in the 1970s to become one of the largest and most vibrant areas within sociology globally. In The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Sociology, a global range of experts explore the theory, methodology and innovations that make up this ever-expanding field. The Handbook′s 40 original chapters have bee...

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  • THE PRISON MEMOIRS OF A JAPANESE WOMAN
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    THE PRISON MEMOIRS OF A JAPANESE WOMAN
    KANEKO FUMIKO / MIKISO HANE / JEAN INGLIS
    Kaneko Fumiko (1903-1926) wrote this memoir while in prison after being convicted of plotting to assassinate the Japanese emperor. Despite an early life of misery, deprivation, and hardship, she grew up to be a strong and independent young woman. When she moved to Tokyo in 1920, she gravitated to left-wing groups and eventually joined with the Korean nihilist Pak Yeol to form a...

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  • POPULAR MUSIC AND TELEVISION IN BRITAIN
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    POPULAR MUSIC AND TELEVISION IN BRITAIN
    INGLIS, IAN, DR
    Listening to popular music and watching television have become the two most common activities for postwar generations in Britain. From the experiences of programmes like Oh Boy! and Juke Box Jury, to the introduction of 24 hour music video channels, the number and variety of television outputs that consistently make use of popular music, and the importance of the small screen a...

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  • SCIENCE FOR HAIRDRESSING STUDENTS
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    SCIENCE FOR HAIRDRESSING STUDENTS
    C. M. LEE / J. K. INGLIS
    Science for Hairdressing Students, Third Edition, has been revised in order to conform to recent examination demands and the more integrated approach to teaching applied science to hairdressing students. It is organized in such a manner as to make it a self-teaching text. All the information is broken up into small study topics with a glossary-index to guide readers. At the end...

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  • CHURCHES AND THE WORKING CLASSES IN VICTORIAN ENGLAND
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    CHURCHES AND THE WORKING CLASSES IN VICTORIAN ENGLAND
    KENNETH INGLIS
    First published in 2006. A listener to sermons, and even a reader of respectable history books, could easily think that during the nineteenth century the habit of attending religious worship was normal among the English working classes. ...

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  • LOVE
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    LOVE
    TOM INGLIS
    Love is a dominant theme in Western popular culture. It has become central to the meaning of everyday life, propagated through the media and the market. Being in love has become idealised. With the demise of institutional religion in the West, romantic love has become the dominant form of inner-worldly salvation. In Foucault’s terms, it has become a key component in the ‘arts o...

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  • KEY CONCEPTS IN EDUCATION
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    KEY CONCEPTS IN EDUCATION
    FRED INGLIS / LESLEY AERS
    [The SAGE Key Concepts series provides students with accessible and authoritative knowledge of the essential topics in a variety of disciplines. Cross-referenced throughout, the format encourages critical evaluation through understanding. Written by experienced and respected academics, the books are indispensable study aids and guides to comprehension.] ′Dipping into this short...

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  • GLOBAL IRELAND
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    GLOBAL IRELAND
    TOM INGLIS
    Global Ireland offers a concise synthesis of globalization's dramatic impact on Ireland. In the past fifteen years, Ireland has transformed from a sleepy and depressed European backwater to the 'emerald tiger', a country with a booming economy based on knowledge and high-tech industries. Not long ago it was one of the poorest and most traditional countries in Europe, yet now it...

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  • THE DELICIOUS HISTORY OF THE HOLIDAY
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    THE DELICIOUS HISTORY OF THE HOLIDAY
    FRED INGLIS
    Our holidays lie near the heart of our emotional life, enjoyed for a fortnight, fed on imagination for eleven months of the year. What we want from our holidays tells a lot about who we are and what we wish we were.In this charming account, Fred Inglis traces the rise of the holiday from its early roots in the Grand Tour, through the coming of Thomas Cook and his Blackpool pack...

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  • MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY AND THE CLASSICAL TRADITION
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    MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY AND THE CLASSICAL TRADITION
    JOHN INGLIS
    An initial chapter on the history of Islamic philosophy sets the stage for sixteen articles on issues across the three traditions. The goal is to see the Islamic tradition in its own richness and complexity as the context of most Jewish intellectual work. ...

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  • RAYMOND WILLIAMS
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    RAYMOND WILLIAMS
    FRED INGLIS
    In his life, Raymond Williams played many parts: child of the Black Mountains, inspirational adult lecturer, Cambridge professor, folk hero and guru of the left. After his death, he has remained a symbolic figure and his classic works, Culture and Society, The Long Revolution, The Country and the City continue to inspire new generations all over the world. In this first major b...

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  • THE USES OF SPORT
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    THE USES OF SPORT
    JOHN HUGHSON / DAVID INGLIS / MARCUS W. FREE
    This textbook puts sport in the spotlight of cultural inquiry for the first time. The authors provide the essential resources for the study of sport within culture and popular culture. Sport is an important part of cultural life, yet until recently it has tended to remain on the margins of academic cultural studies. Beginning by considering sport in relation to the pre-cultural...

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  • CULTURE AND EVERYDAY LIFE
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    CULTURE AND EVERYDAY LIFE
    DAVID INGLIS
    Culture is unquestionably a central topic in the contemporary social sciences. In order to understand how people think, feel, value, act and express themselves, it is necessary to examine the cultures they create, and are in turn created by. Here, David Inglis shows how the study of culture can be transformed by focusing in on how cultural forces shape, influence, structure - a...

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  • DELIVERING DIGITALLY
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    DELIVERING DIGITALLY
    ALASTAIR INGLIS / VERA JOOSTEN / PETER LING
    This text investigates courseware delivery where resources are based on the World Wibe Web and are computer-managed. It follows a structured approach and provides practical support on general principles, best practice, skills needed and decisions to be made. ...

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  • SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY
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    SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY
    ANDREW F INGLIS / ARCH LUTHER
    Satellite Technology, Second Edition is a complete update of this popular handbook exploring the world of communication satellites. It will help broadcast professionals and students fully understand these indispensable telecommunications tools. Written in easy-to-understand language, this book covers topics ranging from theories of satellite operation to practical instructions ...

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  • A FAMILY OF AVIATORS AT WAR
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    A FAMILY OF AVIATORS AT WAR
    ANTHONY INGLIS HOWARD-WILLIAMS
    The author’s family boasts an extraordinary lineage of nine Royal Air Force pilots, spanning from the First World War to the present day. Beginning with the Royal Flying Corps, the family has produced high-ranking officers and notable figures in aviation history. The author's great uncle, an Air Marshal, conceived the idea of sending the 'Little Ships' to Dunkirk and later beca...

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  • BARHOLM CASTLE
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    BARHOLM CASTLE
    JANET BRENNAN-INGLIS
    In 1999, Barholm Castle in Galloway had lain ruinous and derelict for over two hundred years when Janet Brennan-Inglis and her husband John bought it as a restoration project. Together with a team of architects, surveyors and builders, overseen by Historic Scotland, they turned this sixteenth-century tower house into a domestic residence once again – this time with central heat...

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  • GIFTING TRANSLATION IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND
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    GIFTING TRANSLATION IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND
    KIRSTEN INGLIS
    Translation was a critical mode of discourse for early modern writers. Gifting Translation in Early Modern England: Women Writers and the Politics of Authorship examines the intersection of translation and the culture of gift-giving in early modern England, arguing that this intersection allowed women to subvert dominant modes of discourse through acts of linguistic and inter-s...

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  • KENSINGTON IN THE GREAT WAR
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    KENSINGTON IN THE GREAT WAR
    G. I. S. INGLIS
    How the experience of war impacted on the town, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Kensington were committed to as the war stretched out over the next four years. A record of the growing disillusion of the people, their tragedies and hardships and...

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  • THE KENSINGTON BATTALION
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    THE KENSINGTON BATTALION
    G. I. S. INGLIS
    Raised by the Mayor of Kensington, the 22nd Royal Fusiliers (the Kensington Battalion) were a strange mixture of social classes (bankers and stevedores, writers and laborers) with a strong sprinkling of irreverent colonials thrown in. Such a disparate group needed a strong leader and, luckily, in Randle Barratt Barker, they found one, first as their trainer and then as the Comm...

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  • MICROBIOLOGIA
    MICROBIOLOGIA
    INGLIS
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    $175.00