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  • 'A Veritable Eden'. The Manchester Botanic Garden

    A History

    by Ann Brooks ...
    The Manchester Botanical and Horticultural Society was founded in 1827 to allow members the opportunity to study botany and horticulture and to create an ambience "not unlike a fashionable resort". Today the Garden is all but forgotten and only the former entrance gates and a street name remain. This book, illustrated with many contemporary engravings and postcards, charts the history of the ... Read more

    $21.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Popular Culture: Global Intercultural Perspectives

    by Ann Brooks ...
    Through popular culture, we can define, explore and experiment with our identities. This vibrant text provides an understanding of popular culture in a globalized world through the intersection of sociology and cultural studies, combining cultural theory with a wide range of examples from everyday life, including fashion, social networking and music, drawn from the United States, the UK and the ... Read more

    $44.59 USD

  • The Sociology of Emotions

    Feminist, Cultural and Sociological Perspectives

    by Ann Brooks ...
    This book offers a comprehensive overview of the field of the Sociology of Emotions, incorporating sociological, feminist and cultural perspectives.Structured around three dimensions - conceptualisation, theory and analysis of emotions - it provides new insights into the field, with a particular focus on contemporary social issues such as loneliness, depression, confidence, consumption, class, ... Read more

    $38.69 USD

  • Ferdinand The Fox

    by J. Hieb ...
    Illustrated by Ann Brooks ...
    Ferdinand the fox is afraid of the dark, but his Mama is nearby from the very start. He learns with her guidance to look up to the light, so that the world around him will always seem bright. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Blood Inside Me

    A Legacy of Blood and Loyalty

    by Ann Brooks ...
    Series Book 1 - The Dark Legacy Series
    A Legacy of Blood and LoyaltyAfter her mother's tragic death, Elly is uprooted from her city life and thrust into the eerie backwoods of rural Georgia to live with her grandparents. Isolated, shy, and struggling with her grief, Elly feels like an outsider in this strange new world. The one bright spot is Khalil, a kind-hearted neighbor who offers her friendship and solace.But Elly's newfound peace ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • The Routledge Companion to Romantic Love

    Edited by Ann Brooks ...
    Series series Routledge Companions to Gender
    The Routledge Companion to Romantic Love is a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary reference work essential for students and researchers interested in the field of love, romance and popular romance fiction. Thisfirst-of-its-kind volume illustrates the broad and interdisciplinary nature of love studies. International contributors, including leaders in their field, reflect a range of perspectives ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Emotions and Social Change

    Historical and Sociological Perspectives

    Edited by David Lemmings, Ann Brooks ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
    This edited collection takes a critical perspective on Norbert Elias’s theory of the "civilizing process," through historical essays and contemporary analysis from sociologists and cultural theorists. It focuses on changes in emotional regimes or styles and considers the intersection of emotions and social change, historically and contemporaneously. The book is set in the context of increasing ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Postfeminisms

    Feminism, Cultural Theory and Cultural Forms

    by Ann Brooks ...
    Once seen as synonymous with "anti-feminism" postfeminism i now understood as the theoretical meeting ground between feminism and anti-foundationalist movements such as postmodernism, post-structuralism and post-colonialsm. In this clear exposition of some of the major debates, theorists and practitioners, Ann Brooks shows how feminism is being redefined for the twenty first century. Individual ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Gender, Emotions and Labour Markets - Asian and Western Perspectives

    by Ann Brooks, Theresa Devasahayam ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
    Concepts of emotion and emotional labour have largely been defined in European and American terms and according to Euro-American sensibilities with little attention given to the question of whether emotional work or emotional labour is different globally. In particular little has been written about the issue of what defines emotions and emotional labour in public work contexts and how it is ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Women, Politics and the Public Sphere

    by Ann Brooks ...
    Women, Politics and the Public Sphere is a socio-historical analysis of the relationship between women, politics and the public sphere. It looks at the fault-lines established in the eighteenth century for later developments in social and political discourse and considers the implications for the political representation of women in the West and globally, highlighting how women public ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • Love and Intimacy in Contemporary Society

    Love in an International Context

    by Ann Brooks ...
    Love and Intimacy in Contemporary Society reflects on relationships in contemporary society and the role of love and intimacy in framing lives. The book draws on sociological perspectives, cultural sociology and gender theory perspectives.It looks at how love and intimacy is experienced differently and intersected by gender, ethnicity, race and sexuality. This book aims to encourage people to ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Consulting in Uncertainty

    The Power of Inquiry

    by Kathy Edwards, Ann Brooks ...
    The traditional model of consulting places an emphasis on diagnosing a problem and finding a cure. But in today’s business world of globalized organizations, rapid knowledge proliferation, and the intertwining of economies, that approach is becoming less and less viable; problems are quickly redefined, new knowledge (and ownership of that knowledge) is constantly surfacing and being challenged, ... Read more

    $73.99 USD