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Cultural studies
Paperback. In the rural America of the past, a woman's reputation was sometimes made by her cherry pie - of her chocolate layer cake, or her biscuits. This work shows how cooking evolved during the 20th century as new challenges arose to replace the old. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFC; JFSJ1; WBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
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- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558493339
- ISBN
- 9781558493339
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€ 44.98
€ 44.98
Paperback. In this volume, 11 scholars explore the role of ethnic food in American culture, with a particular focus on women. They argue that ethnic cooking represents both a source of sustenance and a complex form of communication. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
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- New
- SKU
- V9781558492868
- ISBN
- 9781558492868
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€ 44.98
€ 44.98
Paperback. A collection of readings that explore the role of black style in American culture. While each essay focuses on a different aspect of African-American culture, together they seek to reveal a set of creative principles, techniques and practices - a cultural aesthetic - that is consistent. Editor(s): Caponi, Gena Dagel. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 735.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558491830
- ISBN
- 9781558491830
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€ 51.19
€ 51.19
Paperback. A study of 19th-century tourism and its role in shaping American culture, this text gives an analysis of the contribution of certain tourist spots to America's cultural awareness. Num Pages: 256 pages, 85 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; JFC; KNSG; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
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- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558491625
- ISBN
- 9781558491625
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€ 41.17
€ 41.17
Paperback. The author of this text considers the way art museums have depicted and continue to depict American society and the American past. He explores issues from the absence of art museums before the Civil War, to the dilemma of the Museum of Modern Art over their "West as America" exhibition. Num Pages: 200 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; GM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558491182
- ISBN
- 9781558491182
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€ 40.48
€ 40.48
Paperback. These essays examine the ways in which the material qualities of books profoundly affect how they have been read and understood. Included are chapters on the reception of Dante's works in America, the binding styles of Ticknor and Fields and the packaging of literature for American high schools. Editor(s): Moylan, Michele; Stiles, Lane. Series: Studies in Print Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, 39 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFC; KNTP; TDPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 558.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press Amherst
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558490635
- ISBN
- 9781558490635
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€ 45.48
€ 45.48
Paperback. A complete text of this key document in the history of Western racial thought. The book includes a substantial biography of Gregoire and an analysis of the historical context in which he wrote and the impact of his work. Translator(s): Cassirer, Thomas; Briere, Jean-Francois (Associate Professor, Department of French Studies, State University of New York, Albany, USA). Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
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- New
- SKU
- V9781558490321
- ISBN
- 9781558490321
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€ 40.65
€ 40.65
Paperback. Series: Comparative Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536051
- ISBN
- 9781557536051
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€ 58.64
€ 58.64
Paperback. Discusses aspects of terror with regard to human rights events across the globe, but especially in the United States, Latin America, and Europe. This title demonstrates that the need to question continuously and to engage in permanent critique does not contradict the need to seek answers, to advocate social change, and to intervene critically. Editor(s): McClennen, Sophia A.; Morello, Henry James. Series: Comparative Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 460 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPVH; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557535689
- ISBN
- 9781557535689
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€ 77.66
€ 77.66
Paperback. Analyzes identity formation in the multicultural border region of Sleswig. This book highlights the changeability of national sentiments and explores what has motivated local inhabitants to define themselves as Germans or Danes. Num Pages: 183 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557535245
- ISBN
- 9781557535245
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€ 41.88
€ 41.88
Paperback. Shows how a small New York group, predominantly Jewish, moved from communist and socialist roots to become a primary voice of liberal humanism and, in the case of a few, to launch a new conservative movement. This book concentrates on Lionel Trilling as the paradigmatic liberal intellectual and also includes reconsiderations of Irving Howe. Editor(s): Goffman, Ethan; Morris, Daniel. Series: Shofar Supplements in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFCX; JFSR1; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534811
- ISBN
- 9781557534811
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€ 45.69
€ 45.69
Paperback. Analyzes contemporary texts that bond together two seemingly antithetical sensibilities: the sentimental and the postmodern. This book presents case studies of audience responses to "The Piano", "Kiss of the Spider Woman", and "Northern Exposure". It argues that sentimental postmodernism deepened leftist political engagement. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; DSBH; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534798
- ISBN
- 9781557534798
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€ 57.22
€ 57.22
Paperback. Examines contemporary French society's relationship with violence in an era of increased media dominance. This book presents an interdisciplinary approach which integrates media, cinema, and literary studies. It analyzes how media and politicians use the crime story as a tool for upholding the dominant ideology. Series: Comparative Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFC; JFD; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 161 x 11. Weight in Grams: 263.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534330
- ISBN
- 9781557534330
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€ 46.30
€ 46.30
Paperback. Fojas engages the work of Enrique Gomez Carrillo, the travel writings of Aurelia Castillo de Gonzalez, and Rodo's Ariel, which share a common principle of the practical application of cosmopolitanism. They sometimes conceptualize models of hospitality and sometimes fail, but keep the broken promise of utopist spaces and their imagined cities. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 331.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557533821
- ISBN
- 9781557533821
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€ 46.73
€ 46.73
Paperback. Violence and increasing public awareness of violence mark our contemporary condition. September 11, 2001 made this condition even more indelible. Cultural Shaping of Violence proposes that violence cannot be described, let alone understood or addressed, unless tied to the cultural settings that influence it. Editor(s): Anderson, Myrdene. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557533739
- ISBN
- 9781557533739
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€ 30.99€ 27.84
€ 30.99
€ 27.84
Paperback. This is the second annual of "CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture", a thematic volume with selected papers from material published in the journal in volumes 3.1-4 (2001) and 4.1-4 (2002). Editor(s): Fitz, Earl E.; McClennen, Sophia. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSB; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557533586
- ISBN
- 9781557533586
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€ 47.24
€ 47.24
Hardback. Takes readers beyond familiar images of religious politicians and populations steeped in spirituality. This book shows how critical reason and Christian convictions have combined in surprising ways as African Christians confront issues such as national constitutions, gender relations, and the continuing struggle with HIV/AIDS. Editor(s): Englund, Harri. Series: Cambridge Centre of African Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HRC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821419458
- ISBN
- 9780821419458
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Condition: New
€ 96.82
€ 96.82
Paperback. This collection of essays drawn from a range of disciplines explores American paranoia and the continuum of fear that has centred on enemies real and imagined in American culture. Contributors examine areas such as theoretical constructions of fear, racial discrimination and religious intolerance. Editor(s): Schultz, Nancy Lusignan (Professor of English, Salem State College, Salem, Massachusetts, USA). Num Pages: 456 pages, notes, bibliography, index, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFC; JHM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 630.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557531155
- ISBN
- 9781557531155
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Condition: New
€ 21.27
€ 21.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGH; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 187 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557287939
- ISBN
- 9781557287939
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Condition: New
€ 25.56
€ 25.56
Hardback. This work is an examination of the stories that grew out of the dust-bowl experience. Across America, newpapers, magazines, and books, produced imagery of blight for mass audiences. This book seeks to provide insight into the history of the cultural narratives that have come to define an era. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; DSBH; HBTB; JFC; RNA; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 534. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821413753
- ISBN
- 9780821413753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.74
€ 56.74