Donald M Lowe (43 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Condition: Fair.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In The Body in Late-Capitalist USA, Donald M. Lowe explores the varied social practices that code and construct the body. Arguing that our bodily lives are shaped by a complex of daily and ongoing practices-how we work, what we buy and consume-Lowe contends that as a result of the commodification of these and other social practices in the late-twentieth century, what we often understand to be the needs of the body are in fact means for capital accumulation.Moving beyond studies of representations and images of the body, Lowe focuses on the intersection of body practices, language, and the Social to describe concretely the reality of a lived body. His strongly synthetic work brings together Marxist critique, semiotics, Foucaultian discourse analysis, and systems and communications theory to examine those practices that construct the body under late capitalism: habits of work and consumption, the ways we give birth and raise children, socialization, mental and physical healing, reconstructions and contestations of sexuality and gender. Lowe draws upon a wide range of sources, including government and labor studies and statistics, diagnostic and statistical manuals on mental illness, computer manuals, self-help books, and guides to work-related stress disorders, to illustrate the transformation of the body into a nexus of exchange value in postmodern society.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In The Body in Late-Capitalist USA, Donald M. Lowe explores the varied social practices that code and construct the body. Arguing that our bodily lives are shaped by a complex of daily and ongoing practices-how we work, what we buy and consume-Lowe contends that as a result of the commodification of these and other social practices in the late-twentieth century, what we often understand to be the needs of the body are in fact means for capital accumulation.Moving beyond studies of representations and images of the body, Lowe focuses on the intersection of body practices, language, and the Social to describe concretely the reality of a lived body. His strongly synthetic work brings together Marxist critique, semiotics, Foucaultian discourse analysis, and systems and communications theory to examine those practices that construct the body under late capitalism: habits of work and consumption, the ways we give birth and raise children, socialization, mental and physical healing, reconstructions and contestations of sexuality and gender. Lowe draws upon a wide range of sources, including government and labor studies and statistics, diagnostic and statistical manuals on mental illness, computer manuals, self-help books, and guides to work-related stress disorders, to illustrate the transformation of the body into a nexus of exchange value in postmodern society.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Standard-sized.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD PAPERBACK Standard-sized.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. book, cover and text all in fine condition, binding tight and square , spine not creased, text clean and unmarked no names no stamps.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. The Body in Late-Capitalist USA (Post-Contemporary Interventions) (ISBN: 0822316722 / 0-8223-1672-2) Donald M. Lowe, Duke University Press Books, 1995, trade pb, covers bumped/scuffed, solid binding, highlighting in text on approximately 30 pages, rest of text clean, price sticker front cover--6.00.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Unmarked book. Fine dust jacket. Illustrated. 251p. Index. Previous owner's stamp on front end page. Offers an insider's perspective by Americans who taught in China.

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Issued. American First. Minimal wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition. Book.

Trade Paperback. Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Text unmarked, binding sound and square. Top corners of a number of pages are bent over, cover is bumped on the corners and edges, a bit rubbed in places, back cover shows some fading toward the spine.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 200 pp., Buff Brn Hardback, Fine as New in Fine as New DJ, 1st ed.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. ABout new book, unmarked, with slight spine sunning.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. University of California Press, 1966, 1st. 8vo., cloth, 200pp. VG+ $.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Ed. VG+ in Good dust jacket with tears. An examination of the different functions of China in the writings of Marx, Lenin & Mao. Asian Studies, China.

XIV/200 S./pp., Originalleineneinband (publisher's cloth binding), sehr gutes Exemplar / book in excellent condition, Sprache: englisch.

8vo, 197pp. A near fine hardback copy bound in black cloth. No dust jacket. Remainder mark.

Paperback (No Dust Wrapper.). Condition: Very Good. Condition Notes: Upper wrapper slighty curled otherwise a very well presented copy; Paperback; Measures 9¼" x 6" (0.7 kg); pp 197; Index; Bibliography; In the Post-contemporary Interventions series; First in this, paperback, edition. || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #178551 ||.…

Paperback. Condition: New. In The Body in Late-Capitalist USA, Donald M. Lowe explores the varied social practices that code and construct the body. Arguing that our bodily lives are shaped by a complex of daily and ongoing practices-how we work, what we buy and consume-Lowe contends that as a result of the commodification of these and other social practices in the late-twentieth century, what we often understand to be the needs of the body are in fact means for capital accumulation.Moving beyond studies of representations and images of the body, Lowe focuses on the intersection of body practices, language, and the Social to describe concretely the reality of a lived body. His strongly synthetic work brings together Marxist critique, semiotics, Foucaultian discourse analysis, and systems and communications theory to examine those practices that construct the body under late capitalism: habits of work and consumption, the ways we give birth and raise children, socialization, mental and physical healing, reconstructions and contestations of sexuality and gender. Lowe draws upon a wide range of sources, including government and labor studies and statistics, diagnostic and statistical manuals on mental illness, computer manuals, self-help books, and guides to work-related stress disorders, to illustrate the transformation of the body into a nexus of exchange value in postmodern society.…

Condition: near fine. pbk 206pp light shelfwear to covers prev owner's name neatly on front endpaper otherwise a very good clean tight unmarked copy almost as new.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Previous owner's sticker FFEP. Boards have some rubbing. Otherwise a clean unmarked copy in excellent condition. 206 pages.

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:0226494284.…