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Cultural studies

Paperback. A Critique of Judgment in Film and Television is a response to a significant increase of judgment and judgmentalism in contemporary television, film, and social media by investigating the changing relations between the aesthetics and ethics of judgment. Editor(s): Panse, Silke; Rothermel, Dennis. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
309
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349436798
ISBN
9781349436798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.11

hardcover. Drawing on research in plant science, systems ecology, environmental philosophy, and cultural anthropology, Andrew F. Smith shatters the distinction between vegetarianism and omnivorism. The book outlines the implications that these manufactured distinctions have for how we view food and ourselves as eaters. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFCV; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137554888
ISBN
9781137554888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.83

Paperback. "Across the Lines" is a study of how language mediates experience across cultures with regard to travel. The study is partly based on the books of various travel writers with no grasp of a foreign tongue and their perceptions using interpreters and guides. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFP; JFC; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
172
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181836
ISBN
9781859181836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.00
€ 24.15

Paperback. This book aims to address this neglect in the European context with concentration on the UK case. Conceptually, it explores the meanings of diaspora and whether this is an appropriate concept to refer to Latin American migration to Europe in particular Editor(s): McIlwaine, Cathy. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 278 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JHB; JPS; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349291175
ISBN
9781349291175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Hardcover. A comprehensive survey of the key areas of research in cross-cultural communication, based on the authors' experience in organizing and delivering courses for undergraduate and postgraduate students and in business training in the UK and overseas. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230391130
ISBN
9780230391130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.52

Hardback. This work presents research conducted in Ireland, Kenya, Japan, the Philippines, Canada, the USA, India, Brazil, and Venezuela. It illustrates the useful techniques of projective techniques as a means for eliciting culturally relevant information from informants. Editor(s): Vos, George A. De; De Vos, Eric S. Series: Psychocultural Research with the Thematic Apperception Test. Num Pages: 576 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JHM; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 37. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742526747
ISBN
9780742526747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 203.99

Hardcover. This book illuminates our understanding of what happens when different cultures meet. Twelve cultural historians explore the mechanism and inner dynamic of such encounters, and demonstrate that while they often occur on the wave of global forces and influences, they only acquire meaning locally, where culture inherently resides. Editor(s): Rozbicki, Michal Jan; Ndege, George O. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230339972
ISBN
9780230339972
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 481 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; KJMV; TNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
481
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811012808
ISBN
9789811012808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 123.72

Paperback. Various international and cross-cultural partnerships have been established, often with impressive speed, to facilitate the protection of natural resources and the environment. However, many problems exist within these partnerships. This book is based on these difficulties. Editor(s): Arler, Finn; Svennevig, Ingeborg. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 17. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9788778383471
ISBN
9788778383471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.03

Hardback. Num Pages: 146 pages, 18 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137574541
ISBN
9781137574541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFC; JFSJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349288496
ISBN
9781349288496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.67
€ 45.12

Paperback. A guide to the meanings of the postmodern era, that charts the options before us as we seek alternatives to the joyless and artificial culture of consumption. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 283.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Third Impression
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226066271
ISBN
9780226066271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.52

paperback. In the summer of 2000, the authors were in Santiago de Cuba, a city on the southeastern coast of Cuba. A chance encounter led them to the home of Santiago Castaneda Vera, a priest-practitioner of Santeria and Palo Monte. This book includes images of elaborate Santeria altars and Palo spirit cauldrons, as well as of Santiago and his godchildren. Num Pages: 280 pages, 157 photographs (incl. 39 in color). BIC Classification: 1KJC; HRKT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1120.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke Univ Pr (Tx) United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822340393
ISBN
9780822340393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.94

Paperback. Crossovers brings together four decades of popular and academic writings by folklorist, anthropologist, and jazz scholar John Szwed. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVG; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219722
ISBN
9780812219722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.10

Hardback. Crossroads in Literature and Culture focuses on the idea of crossing boundaries in English literary and cultural texts. Authors from various disciplines analyse texts from varying periods of history and cultures, in search of what similarities exist between them. Editor(s): Fabiszak, Jacek; Urbaniak-Rybicka, Ewa; Wolski, Bartosz. Series: Second Language Learning and Teaching. Num Pages: 532 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 938.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
2012
Number of pages
532
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642219931
ISBN
9783642219931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.37

Hardback. Examines the representations of masses - the crowd scenes - in Hollywood films from "The Birth of a Nation" through such popular love stories as "Gone with the Wind", "The Sound of Music", and "Dr Zhivago". This work then contrasts these with similar scenes in early Soviet and Nazi films. Num Pages: 162 pages, 27 b&w illus. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 14. Weight in Grams: 403.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823229017
ISBN
9780823229017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.61

Paperback. Examines the representations of masses - the crowd scenes - in Hollywood films from "The Birth of a Nation" through such popular love stories as "Gone with the Wind", "The Sound of Music", and "Dr Zhivago". This work then contrasts these with similar scenes in early Soviet and Nazi films. Num Pages: 162 pages, 27 b&w illus. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823229024
ISBN
9780823229024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.81

Paperback. Examines the way in which education and the media act as immobilizing social forces to shape the Latino world that exists despite the best efforts of many Mexican Americans and other Latinos. This book focuses on social issues that impede the progress of Latinos. Num Pages: 257 pages, 1 b&w photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFD; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 458. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781566397438
ISBN
9781566397438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.24

Paperback. Describes the way in which the Internet has broken down traditional employer/employee relationships to create vibrant new enterprises that are 'staffed' by informal, often large gatherings of enthusiasts. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905211159
ISBN
9781905211159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.38

Hardcover. The nineteenth century saw a complete transformation of the practice and reputation of surgery. This book follows its increasingly optimistic evolution, drawing from the examples of surgical textbooks with a focus on the extraordinary visual materials of the mid-nineteenth century. Num Pages: 256 pages, 350 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; JFCA; MNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 946.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500518106
ISBN
9780500518106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.34

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