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Cultural studies

Hardback. Bitter, brownish and sticky, opium - the sap of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum - has been cultivated from the earliest of times. This book presents an account of the illicit production and trade of opium across the centuries. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFCA; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845119737
ISBN
9781845119737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.75
€ 48.56

Paperback. In this presentation of a biblical and logical perspective, Groothuis unveils how truth has come under attack and how it can be defended in the vital areas of theology, apologetics, ethics and the arts. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRCM; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Inter-Varsity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851115245
ISBN
9780851115245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.22

Paperback. Daren Kemp surveys the whole range of descriptions of New Age, from a wide variety of angles. New Agers themselves are consulted, as well as their critics in the Churches, the media and other interest groups including rationalists, feminists and Native American Indians. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 352. A Guide. 224 pages, Illustrations. Daren Kemp surveys the whole range of descriptions of New Age, from a wide variety of angles. New Agers themselves are consulted, as well as their critics in the Churches, the media and other interest groups including rationalists, feminists and Native American Indians. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRQC; JFCX. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight: 352.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748615322
ISBN
9780748615322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.98

Paperback. The social system of 'courtly love' soon spread after becoming popularized by the troubadours of southern France in the twelfth century. This book codifies life at Queen Eleanor's court at Poitiers between 1170 and 1174 into "one of those capital works which reflect the thought of a great epoch, which explain the secret of a civilization." Translator(s): Parry, John Jay. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 218 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ADL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
218
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231073059
ISBN
9780231073059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.13

Hardback. This book attempts to address the paradoxes inherent in international modernism (a literary movement which at once strove to cross borders of nation, language, and tradition yet which at the same time often endorsed nationalist and 'racial' models of identity. Editor(s): Manning, Susan; Taylor, Andrew. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Transatlantic Literatures. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748625260
ISBN
9780748625260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.08
€ 118.09

Paperback. Alexander Korda's masterpiece "The Private Life of Henry VIII" was arguably the most important British film of the pre-war period and a critical and box-office success. Greg Walker's book examines the film itself, its makers and its place in the cinematic and cultural history of the period. Series: British Film Guides. Num Pages: 128 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860649097
ISBN
9781860649097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.38

Paperback. Is the France of 2015 still French in the same way or to the same degree as the France of 1985? Where do the most significant challenges to "Frenchness" now lie? These are among the issues addressed by contributors to this volume, spanning a wide range of topics and disciplinary approaches including politics, literature, film and sport. Series: Nottingham French Studies. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; JFC; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 165. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474406604
ISBN
9781474406604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.61

Hardcover. This text reveals that ideas on race crossed racial boundaries in a process that produced not only well-known theories of biological racism but also countertheories that were early expressions of cultural relativism, cultural pluralism and latter-day Afrocentrism. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCX; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 38. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009462
ISBN
9780674009462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226077635
ISBN
9780226077635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.72

Hardcover. A collection of essays exploring the modern history of Middle East societies by looking at the interaction between the internal history of ideas and the social transformation of local elites under Western impact. Editor(s): Ma'oz, Moshe; Pappe, Ilan. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 413.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860640124
ISBN
9781860640124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.39
€ 135.17

Paperback. A crisp and engaging book that proposes how to save the dying humanities Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 211 x 12. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
172
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439909836
ISBN
9781439909836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.32

Hardback. The funeral laments of Upper Egypt have an elaborate and ancient history stretching back more than 5,000 years. This book explores the performance, motifs and meanings of the laments and reveals their relation to myth, religion, cosmology and the ancient Egyptian funerary texts. Num Pages: 328 pages, 32 black and white integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; JFC; JHBZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 878.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
328
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848850507
ISBN
9781848850507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.50
€ 93.96

Paperback. Blaikie explores how our different ways of seeing influence the relationship between place and belonging. He argues that our memories, however brief or complex, invoke imagined pasts. But do our recollections share a common frame of reference? Blaikie's cross-disciplinary exploration sets out to answer this question. Includes numerous case studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 b+w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 186 x 232 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617876
ISBN
9780748617876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.64

Hardback. Editor(s): Pettey, Homer B. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; APFA; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784995171
ISBN
9781784995171
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.15

Paperback. This book examines the relationship between women's fashion, female representation and femininity in Britain throughout the 1900s. The authors unpick the dynamics of the fashion system and set fashion into the context of British social life. Num Pages: 192 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; ACX; AKTA; JFCK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860645068
ISBN
9781860645068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 21.47

Hardback. A contemporary and lively introduction to the study of popular culture through one central case study. Editor(s): Whiteley, Sheila. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 519.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748628087
ISBN
9780748628087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.08
€ 118.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 364 pages, 14 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JFC; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 317 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
364
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226468143
ISBN
9780226468143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.63

Hardback. In 2005, a Turkish woman was shot dead by her son in honour killing for appearing on a popular women's talk show on television. Looking at popular women's talk shows, this title explores the way in which groups with political power control public discourse and public sphere in Turkey and how urban/rural and Islamist/secular oppositions play out. Series: Library of Modern Turkey. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JFC; JFD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780763927
ISBN
9781780763927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.39
€ 134.32

Paperback. 'The Waltons',about John and Olivia Walton, their parents and their seven children in 1930s and 40s America was a successful show throughout the 1970s. In 2008 - perhaps significantly - the first six series of the show were released on DVD. This is classic television with continued relevance, still running on cable TV and remembered affectionately. Num Pages: 208 pages, Black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; APT; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848850293
ISBN
9781848850293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.38

Hardback. This book deals with narratives of cultural legitimation in nineteenth-century US literature, in a transatlantic context. Editor(s): Manning, Susan; Taylor, Andrew. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Transatlantic Literatures. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748635740
ISBN
9780748635740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.08
€ 118.23