Cultural studies
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Cultural studies
Paperback. Presents an interpretive overview of Italian American literary history. This book develops a perspective variously historical, philosophical, and cultural by which American writers of Italian descent can be read, increasing the discursive power of an ethnic literature that has received too little serious critical attention. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; DSK; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822317395
- ISBN
- 9780822317395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.37
€ 46.37
paperback. Culture, Raymond Williams once wrote, is one of the most difficult words in language. Since then the concept has become part of our everyday vocabulary; it is used in a variety of different contexts: to describe the behaviour of corporations or criminals; to provide personal and national identity; it even gives its name to a Department of State. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBCY; JFC; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Polity
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033986
- ISBN
- 9780745623818
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Culture, Raymond Williams once wrote, is one of the most difficult words in language. Since then the concept has become part of our everyday vocabulary; it is used in a variety of different contexts: to describe the behaviour of corporations or criminals; to provide personal and national identity; it even gives its name to a Department of State. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 370. Series: Key Concepts. 200 pages. Culture, Raymond Williams once wrote, is one of the most difficult words in language. Since then the concept has become part of our everyday vocabulary; it is used in a variety of different contexts: to describe the behaviour of corporations or criminals; to provide personal and national identity; it even gives its name to a Department of State. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFC. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 21. Weight: 370.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745623801
- ISBN
- 9780745623801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.23
€ 88.23
Hardback. Arguing that celebrity is a mirror reflecting some of the worst as well as some of the best aspects of modern history itself, this book considers how the lives of the rich and famous provide not only entertainment but also social cohesion and, like morality plays, examples of what - and what not - to do. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135625
- ISBN
- 9780691135625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.40
€ 40.40
Paperback. What is, or are, Cultural Studies? In this outstanding critical and historical account, Fred Inglis, strips away the philosophical incoherence of Cultural Studies to reveal a common focus within the protean subject--matter and complex history of the field. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631184546
- ISBN
- 9780631184546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.37
€ 66.37
Hardback. Fred Inglis tells this gripping tale of a figure of great significance to anyone who cherishes the stuff of culture, and tells it vividly and directly. It is a tale of a good man with which to edify the present, and to teach us of all that now threatens our best national (and international) forms of expression: our art, our culture, ourselves. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651712
- ISBN
- 9780745651712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.41
€ 20.41
Hardcover. Examination of some prominent recent figures in Southern fiction. Hobson focuses on the differing ways in which such writers as Bobbie Ann Mason, Lee Smith and Barry Hannah have responded to the influences of commercial culture, such as television, rock music and theme parks. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820312750
- ISBN
- 9780820312750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.25
€ 156.25
Paperback. Editor(s): Fujino, Diane C. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: AB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816656851
- ISBN
- 9780816656851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.80
€ 33.80
Hardcover. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GL; GM; JFCA; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Popular Press 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879721626
- ISBN
- 9780879721626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.93
€ 27.93
Paperback. A consideration of the role of clothes in establishing personality, and the influence and significance of changing fashion as a social and cultural phenomenon. Num Pages: 238 pages, 12 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344. 238 pages, 12 halftones, 5 line drawings. A consideration of the role of clothes in establishing personality, and the influence and significance of changing fashion as a social and cultural phenomenon. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFCK. Dimension: 210 x 143 x 14. Weight: 336.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226138091
- ISBN
- 9780226138091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.90
€ 31.90
Paperback. This photojournal looks at the traditional folkways and cultural heritage of one of the American South's most distinctive regions. It looks at the places and the people that perpetuate the music, the stories, and the crafts indigenous to the region. Num Pages: 150 pages, 109 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 1KBBSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press Alabama
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0212530
- ISBN
- 9780945477143
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. This photojournal looks at the traditional folkways and cultural heritage of one of the American South's most distinctive regions. It looks at the places and the people that perpetuate the music, the stories, and the crafts indigenous to the region. Num Pages: 150 pages, 109 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 1KBBSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press Alabama
- Number of pages
- 150
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- KEX0212529
- ISBN
- 9780945477143
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
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
€ 87.22
€ 87.22
Paperback. Challenges the dominant legal history of American Indians and their tribes - a history that concedes far too much power to the laws and courts of the 'conqueror'. This book makes an urgent call for the advancement of tribal sovereignty and of tribal court systems that are based on Indian culture and values. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFCX; JFSL9; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520208940
- ISBN
- 9780520208940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.74
€ 44.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 277 x 20. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Trine Day
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634240994
- ISBN
- 9781634240994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ASDX; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Popular Press 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879725709
- ISBN
- 9780879725709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.52
€ 29.52
Paperback. Presents an examination of those who survived Guatemala's civil war, and the mindset that helped them transform their society in the face of state-sanctioned terrorism. This book is drawn from interviews conducted in the early 1990s with more than eighty survivors of the state-sanctioned violence. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292716773
- ISBN
- 9780292716773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.80
€ 33.80
Paperback. The Inkan empire did not have writing as it is usually understood. The Inkas kept track of information - including their social and political organization - on khipus, knotted cords of cotton or wool. This book offers a reading of the khipus of one Andean village, where villagers have conserved a set of these enigmatic cords to the present day. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 368 pages, 55 photos (incl. 16 in color), 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 1KLSX; HB; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333906
- ISBN
- 9780822333906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.16
€ 53.16
Hardcover. * Explores the development, content, and impact of world culture * Traces world culture back from the mid-19th century to the present day * Includes numerous illustrations of key issues and empirical research * Written in lively, accessible language for the student and general scholar . Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631226765
- ISBN
- 9780631226765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.06
€ 153.06
Paperback. * Explores the development, content, and impact of world culture * Traces world culture back from the mid-19th century to the present day * Includes numerous illustrations of key issues and empirical research * Written in lively, accessible language for the student and general scholar . Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631226772
- ISBN
- 9780631226772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.51
€ 51.51
Paperback. This text analyzes the notion of "honour". Drawing on information about Western ideas of honour from diverse sources and comparing the European ideas with the ideas of a non-Western society - the Bedouin - the author argues that honour must be understood as a right, basically a right to respect. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226774084
- ISBN
- 9780226774084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.66
€ 38.66
Paperback. What is 'nothing'? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - a void - exist? This Very Short Introduction explores the science and history of the elusive void: from Aristotle's theories to black holes and quantum particles, and why the latest discoveries about the vacuum tell us extraordinary things about the cosmos. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 20 B&W halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199225866
- ISBN
- 9780199225866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.25
€ 13.99
€ 13.25
Hardcover. Alexis de Tocqueville is a widely-shared icon of Franco-American political culture. This study seeks to allow for a clearer understanding of Tocqueville's writings by supplying their missing French context for English-speaking readers. Translator(s): Raps, Beth G. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917788
- ISBN
- 9780813917788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.86
€ 82.86
Paperback. Series: Reading Women Writing. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801481802
- ISBN
- 9780801481802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.27
€ 51.27