Cultural studies
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Cultural studies
Paperback. This reader introduces core cultural and historic themes of Russia's civilisation. Each text has resonance throughout the arts - in Rublev's icons, Meyerhold's theatre, Mousorgsky's operas, and Prokofiev's symphonies. The material is supported by introductions, annotations and bibliographies. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations, multi-media resource guides. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DQ; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 921.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563244223
- ISBN
- 9781563244223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.10
€ 57.10
Paperback. Argues for the importance of recognizing - and archiving - accounts of trauma that belong as much to the ordinary and everyday as to the domain of catastrophe. This title contends that the field of trauma studies, limited by too strict a division between the public and the private, has overlooked the experiences of women and queers. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 368 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822330882
- ISBN
- 9780822330882
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Hardback. Although the post-colonial situation has attracted considerable interest over recent years, one important colonial power - Portugal - has not been given any attention. This volume explores notions of ethnicity, "race", culture, and nation in the context of the debate on colonialism and postcolonialism. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571816078
- ISBN
- 9781571816078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.32
€ 156.32
Paperback. This is a history of the environment of England, Wales and Scotland, and of the interactions of people, place and nature since the last ice sheet withdrew some ten thousand years ago. Num Pages: 432 pages, 50 photographs, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JFC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748612833
- ISBN
- 9780748612833
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.63
€ 40.99
€ 36.63
Paperback. A detailed discussion of Immanuel Kant's moral philosophy and Frances Power Cobbe's own theistic beliefs, first published in 1855. Series: Cambridge Library Collection -Philosophy. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284. 2 Volumes
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 198
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781108020268
- ISBN
- 9781108020268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Paperback. Through the figure of the "heterological historian", this text creates a framework for the understanding of history and the ethical duties of the historian. It also weighs the impact of modern archival methods, such as film and the Internet, which add new constraints to the writing of history. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: HBA; HPQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226920450
- ISBN
- 9780226920450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.65
€ 41.99
€ 32.65
Paperback. Highlighting social tensions that confront the liberal tradition, this book draws a portrait of what we, citizens of modern liberal democracies, have become. It argues that the frequent incapacity of the morally neutral, democratic state to further social causes derives from the liberal stance that political life does not serve a higher purpose. Translator(s): Balinski, Rebecca. Series: New French Thought Series. Num Pages: 142 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691029115
- ISBN
- 9780691029115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 32.81
€ 43.99
€ 32.81
Paperback. Presents the history of twentieth-century lingerie. This book examines the ways cultural meanings are orchestrated by the 'fashion-industrial complex,' and the ways in which individuals and groups embrace, reject, or derive meaning from these everyday, yet significant, intimate articles of clothing. Num Pages: 392 pages, 71 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 636. Women, Lingerie, and Sexuality. 392 pages, Illustrations. Presents the history of twentieth-century lingerie. This book examines the ways cultural meanings are orchestrated by the 'fashion-industrial complex,' and the ways in which individuals and groups embrace, reject, or derive meaning from these everyday, yet significant, intimate articles of clothing. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ1. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 26. Weight: 558.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520252615
- ISBN
- 9780520252615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.50
€ 38.99
€ 28.50
Paperback. A wide range of images of women are considered in the context of currrent debates which centre around the body. Num Pages: 254 pages, 15pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: ACX; AGH; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415110853
- ISBN
- 9780415110853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.13
€ 54.13
Hardback. Contemporary American Fiction introduces the work of a range of American authors, all of whom can be said to engage with postmodernism. Num Pages: 272 pages, glossary, index, bibliographies. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748613809
- ISBN
- 9780748613809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.66€ 138.11
€ 143.66
€ 138.11
Paperback. Offers a conceptual overview of the cultural, social and economic significance of computer and video games and traces the history of game culture and the emergence of game studies as a field of research. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412934466
- ISBN
- 9781412934466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.43
€ 62.43
Hardback. This comprehensive introduction explores the theories and new information and communication technologies that we now take to be-but often fail to really understand-as "cyberculture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405181679
- ISBN
- 9781405181679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.72
€ 102.72
Paperback. In this guide to the major theories of popular culture, Dominic Strinati provides a critical assessment of the ways in which these theories have helped us to understand and evaluate popular culture in modern societies. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, further reading. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415235006
- ISBN
- 9780415235006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.39
€ 47.39
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319528021
- ISBN
- 9783319528021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 519.92€ 499.65
€ 519.92
€ 499.65
Paperback. Presents an introduction to the field of cultural semiotics. This book features practical examples of how semiotics can be used. It is suitable for those who want to understand the whys and wherefores of semiotics. Series: Advances in Semiotics. Num Pages: 432 pages, 7 b&w photos, 53 figures. BIC Classification: CFG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253212986
- ISBN
- 9780253212986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.75
€ 29.99
€ 26.75
Hardback. Sho Konishi traces the emergence from 1860 to 1930 of transnational networks of Russian and Japanese "cooperatist anarchists" devoted to creating a state-free society. Arguing that this radical movement forms one of the intellectual foundations of modern Japan, Konishi offers a new approach to Japanese history that challenges Western narratives. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPJ; HBJF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073319
- ISBN
- 9780674073319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.05
€ 53.99
€ 45.05
Paperback. Pluto Classic edition of this 'manifesto' for anarchism, written during the Spanish Civil War by one of the movement's most well-known voices. With an introduction by Noam Chomsky. Series: Pluto Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JFCX; JPA; JPFB; JPFF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745313870
- ISBN
- 9780745313870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 22.36
€ 32.99
€ 22.36
Hardback. Through the pioneering work of Duchenne de Boulogne, Franois Delaporte provides a remarkable philosophical and historical examination of expressive physiology during the mid-19th century, and considers the science of emotion as a means of revealing inner life-thoughts, feelings-upon the surface of the face. Editor(s): Meyers, Todd. Translator(s): Emanuel, Susan. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 table, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCX; MFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758505
- ISBN
- 9780804758505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.69
€ 124.69
Hardback. Provides a personal view of a maquiladora worker's struggles with factory labor conditions, poverty, and violence as she journeys toward education, financial opportunity, and, ultimately, empowerment Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLC; JFC; JHM; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292744264
- ISBN
- 9780292744264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.36
€ 63.36
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 85. BIC Classification: AC; HDDA; JFCX; JHM; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801435492
- ISBN
- 9780801435492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.19
€ 104.19