Cultural studies
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Cultural studies
Paperback. Presents the history of Western ideas about the nature of human experience. This book explores Western discourse since the sixteenth century onwards, asking why the concept of experience has been such a magnet for controversy. Num Pages: 441 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 441
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248236
- ISBN
- 9780520248236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.98
€ 36.99
€ 32.98
Hardcover. This volume introduces a new concept that boldly breaks through the traditional dichotomy of high and low culture while offering a fresh approach to both: unpopular culture. Editor(s): Luthe, Martin; Pohlmann, Sascha. Num Pages: 340 pages, 1 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9789089649669
- ISBN
- 9789089649669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.17
€ 194.17
Hardback. Num Pages: 608 pages, 96 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; DSB; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231166324
- ISBN
- 9780231166324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.64
€ 65.64
Hardcover. This book examines the cultural, social, and historical affinities between the Francophone Caribbean and the American South, considering figures as diverse as Barack Obama, Frantz Fanon, Miles Davis, James Brown, Edouard Glissant, William Faulkner, Maryse Conde and Lafcadio Hearn. Editor(s): Munro, Martin; Britton, Celia. Series: Francophone Postcolonial Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 1KJ; AB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846317538
- ISBN
- 9781846317538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.94
€ 57.94
Paperback. Martin Polley provides a survey of sport in Britain since 1945 and examines sport's place in British culture. He discusses issues of class, gender, race, commerce and politics, as well as analysing contemporary sport. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBTB; JFC; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415142175
- ISBN
- 9780415142175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.95
€ 56.95
Hardcover. Tribe is a beautifully produced visual and literary tribute to the aesthetics and iconic styles of Britain's vibrant young underbelly and the passionate cauldron of creativity they continue to stir up. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 189. .
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906191290
- ISBN
- 9781906191290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.12
€ 17.99
€ 13.12
Hardcover. Editor(s): Reed, Martin S. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; HRC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 259 x 185 x 21. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590333952
- ISBN
- 9781590333952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.71€ 60.85
€ 78.71
€ 60.85
Paperback. Presents the voices of three musicians - queer nightclub star Zeki Muren, arabesk originator Orhan Gencebay, and pop diva Sezen Aksu - who collectively have dominated mass media in Turkey since the early 1950s. Using these three singers as a lens, the author examines Turkey's repressive politics and civil violence as well as its public life. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 halftones, 1 map, 20 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DVT; AVG; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 226 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226775067
- ISBN
- 9780226775067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.95
€ 50.95
Hardcover. Presents the voices of three musicians - queer nightclub star Zeki Muren, arabesk originator Orhan Gencebay, and pop diva Sezen Aksu - who collectively have dominated mass media in Turkey since the early 1950s. Using these three singers as a lens, the author examines Turkey's repressive politics and civil violence as well as its public life. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 halftones, 1 map, 20 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DVT; AVG; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226775050
- ISBN
- 9780226775050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.32
€ 143.32
Hardcover. In this study of desire in late Imperial China, the author argues that the development of traditional Chinese fiction as a narrative genre was closely related to changes in conceptions of the fundamental nature of desire. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSA; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005136
- ISBN
- 9780674005136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.03
€ 54.03
The Rise and Fall of Soul and Self. An Intellectual History of Persona...
Martin, Raymond; Barresi, John
Traces the development of Western ideas about personal identity and reveals the larger intellectual trends, controversies, and ideas that have revolutionized the way we think about ourselves. This title considers ancient Greece, where the ideas of Plato, Aristotle, and the materialistic atomists laid the groundwork for future theories. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137447
- ISBN
- 9780231137447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.48
€ 149.48
Hardcover. Martin Buber's embrace of Hasidism at the start of the twentieth century was instrumental to the revival of this popular form of Jewish mysticism. This title analyzes Buber's writings and sources to explore his interpretation of Hasidic spirituality as a form of cultural criticism. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRJX; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226842707
- ISBN
- 9780226842707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.00
€ 56.00
Paperback. Translator(s): Lotbiniere-Harwood, Susanne De. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Between the Lines
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771131858
- ISBN
- 9781771131858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.43
€ 24.99
€ 21.43
Spiral bound. With standardising our food, our social customs and even our language, where can the overseas visitor find a truly British experience? The answer lies in "The How To Be British Collection". Num Pages: 64 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 210 x 119 x 15. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Lee Gone Publications
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Spiralbound
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780952287018
- ISBN
- 9780952287018
Spiralbound
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.74
€ 11.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. This volume is a collection of contemporary and classic literature on consumption and consumer society. From Karl Marx to Jean Baudrillard, it introduces students and researchers to the topics, themes, and preoccupations of 20th-century consumer culture. Editor(s): Lee, Martyn J. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 186 x 19. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631207986
- ISBN
- 9780631207986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.17
€ 65.17
paperback. Lee brings together the discourses of political economy and cultural studies in order to shed light on our social situations. Lee sees the commodity as the vital touchstone behind both analysis of the economy and culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; JFC; KCB; KCC; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415084147
- ISBN
- 9780415084147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.50
€ 57.50
Most theories of material culture, transnationalism, and globalization have failed to incorporate a focus on emotions even though an increasing number of scholars in recent years have explored emotion-dense processes. This book fills the gap and examines how "emotions" can be theorized and serve as a useful analytical tool for understanding.. Editor(s): Svasek, Maruska. Series: Material Mediations: People and Things in a World of Movement. Num Pages: 300 pages, 45 ills and tables. BIC Classification: ABA; JFCD; JFFN; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526. Transnationalism, Cultural Productions and Emotions. Series: Material Mediations: People and Things in a World of Movement. 300 pages, 45 ills and tables. Editor(s): Svasek, Maruska. Most theories of material culture, transnationalism, and globalization have failed to incorporate a focus on emotions even though an increasing number of scholars in recent years have explored emotion-dense processes. This book fills the gap and examines how "emotions" can be theorized and serve as a useful analytical tool for understanding. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: ABA; JFCD; JFFN; JHM. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight: 526.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857453235
- ISBN
- 9780857453235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 148.96
€ 148.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 242 pages, 7 b/w & 8 color illus. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFCA; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837625110
- ISBN
- 9783837625110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 34.91
€ 48.99
€ 34.91
Paperback. Uncovers the ways in which the spectator's memory informs theatrical reception. Series: Theater: Theory/Text/Performance. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: AN; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472089376
- ISBN
- 9780472089376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.10
€ 39.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679724681
- ISBN
- 9780679724681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.71
€ 17.99
€ 15.71
Hardback. This text presents Marvin Harris' view on the nature of culture, and offers a materialist perspective on contemporary issues including the IQ question and the fall of communism. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761990208
- ISBN
- 9780761990208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.14
€ 152.14
Hardback. Editor(s): Robertson, Marvin R.; Schmidt, Jeffery I. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; TV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634846943
- ISBN
- 9781634846943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.41€ 130.46
€ 177.41
€ 130.46
Paperback. Analyses the ways hybridity has been used, from the first century AD to today, offering an enlightening look at cultural mixture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592131440
- ISBN
- 9781592131440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.93
€ 39.93
Hardback. Investigates how postmodern techniques are used to create works that embody contemporary contradictions. The author proposes a poststructuralist/postmodern film theory which enhances the analysis of this type of film. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; APF; HBT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810840980
- ISBN
- 9780810840980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.06
€ 130.06