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Cultural studies

Paperback. Calypso music is an integral part of Trinidad's national identity. But in a nation as diverse as Trinidad, why is it that calypso has emerged as the emblematic music? This book examines conditions that have enabled calypso to be valorized, contested, and targeted as a field of cultural politics in Trinidad. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 halftones, 8 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; AV; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226310602
ISBN
9780226310602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.40

Paperback. A history of women's political organizing and state formation in Mexico before and during the populist regime of Cardenas, challenging assumptions that all Mexican women were conservative and anti-revolutionary Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 photos, 4 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822336655
ISBN
9780822336655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.65

Paperback. * The first anthology of critical and literary theoristsa readings of the Bible. * Engages students with the different ways of making the Bible part of the a postmoderna world. * Represents a body of work which introduces new complexities, controversies and insights into biblical studies. Editor(s): Jobling, David; Pippin, Tina; Schleifer, Ronald, Ph.D. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2. BIC Classification: HRCG; HRCM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 23. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219620
ISBN
9780631219620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.64

Paperback. Focusing on the period of colonization in the Andean region, this title argues that the European cultural literacy that the authors imposed on the indigenous population was not just a tool for oppression and control but was used by the local people as a means to assert their own cultural identity. Series: Narrating Native Histories. Num Pages: 392 pages, 58 b&w illustrations, 2 charts, 9 color plates. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822351283
ISBN
9780822351283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.82

Paperback. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 280 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBAH; HBJK; JFC; JFHF; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822319726
ISBN
9780822319726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.70

Paperback. Looking at what it meant to be mestizo (of mixed parentage) in early colonial Spanish America, Joanne Rappaport finds fluid identification processes rooted in an epistemology entirely distinct from modern racial discourses. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBG; HBLL; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356363
ISBN
9780822356363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Paperback. Series: Dover Fashion and Costumes. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 227 x 6. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486286280
ISBN
9780486286280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.15

Paperback. An anthology of writings that examine the TV sitcom in terms of its treatment of gender, family, class, race and ethnic issues. The selections range from early shows such as "I Remember Mama" to the more recent "Roseanne". Series: Television S. Num Pages: 320 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629832
ISBN
9780815629832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.31

Paperback. A look at how the modern woman was envisioned in postrevolutionary Mexican popular culture and how she figured in contestations over Mexican national identity. Num Pages: 216 pages, 68 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822342380
ISBN
9780822342380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.39

Hardback. This important reference takes an in-depth journey in the phenomenal ascent of costume jewelry through the 20th century. The costume jewelry designers are discussed individually and their work is displayed in hundreds of magnificent photographs, along with significant unsigned masterpieces. Num Pages: 208 pages, 540+ color photos. BIC Classification: JFCK; WCP; WCR; WFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1248.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887409004
ISBN
9780887409004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 43.12

Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 209 x 16. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628924732
ISBN
9781628924732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. A ground-breaking interpretation of Russian culture from prehistory to the present, dealing with the feminine myth as a central cultural force Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253208422
ISBN
9780253208422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.29

Paperback. Fiercely intelligent, always provocative, Joanna Bourke turns to the subject of the human animal Num Pages: 480 pages, Integrated: 20, int photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844086450
ISBN
9781844086450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. The story of pain and suffering since the eighteenth century. Prize-winning historian Joanna Bourke charts how our understanding of pain (and how to cope with it) has changed completely over the last three centuries. Num Pages: 416 pages, 31 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 3J; HBTB; JFCX; MBX; MMBP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199689439
ISBN
9780199689439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Hardback. This three-volume anthology contains excerpts and full-length articles from primary source materials in European history. Documents have been selected on the basis of their inherent historical value, their ability to illuminate a particular period, and their readability. Num Pages: 447 pages, 2ill.4M. BIC Classification: HB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 29. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
447
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810821880
ISBN
9780810821880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.23

Paperback. Over the past century the figure of the vampire has undergone many transformations--from Bram Stoker's original Dracula to Anne Rice's VAMPIRE CHRONICLES. BLOOD READ examines a wide range of vampire narratives from the perspective of both writers and scholars and shows how these transformations reflect ongoing changes in postmodern culture. Editor(s): Gordon, Joan; Hollinger, Veronica. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216288
ISBN
9780812216288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Paperback. The concept of obscenity is an ancient one. But as Joan de Jean suggests, its modern form, the same that today's politicians decry, was invented in seventeenth century France. This work also casts a fresh light on the mythical link between sexual impropriety and all things French. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; JFC; JFMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226141411
ISBN
9780226141411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.63

Paperback. As the end of the 20th century approaches, many predict that it will mirror the 19th-century decline into decadence. The author of this text finds a closer analogy with the culture wars of France in the 1690s - a battle of the books known as the "Quarrel between the Ancients and Moderns". Num Pages: 236 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; HBA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226141381
ISBN
9780226141381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.91

paperback. Charting the cultural imagination of Haiti, this text argues for the recognition of both vodou rituals and narrative fictions as repositories of history. The book gives human dimensions to the 18th-century French colony and provides a template for understanding the Haiti of today. Num Pages: 362 pages, 34 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034743
ISBN
9780520213685
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. The US and Mexican border regions have experienced rapid demographic and economic growth. This title is a study of cross-border economic issues and developments comparing the disparate industrial growth and income gap between the regions on either side of the US-Mexico border. Num Pages: 304 pages, 29 b&w illustrations, 49 figures, 3 maps, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; KCM; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292717190
ISBN
9780292717190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.19