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Cultural studies
paperback. Showcases directions in Asian American cultural studies. This book examines the relationship between Chinese restaurants and American culture, issues of sexuality and race brought to the fore in the video performance art of Bruce Lee-channeling drag queen, and television viewers' dismayed reactions to a "not Chinese enough" Chinese American chef. Editor(s): Nguyen, Mimi Thi; Tu, Thuy Linh Nguyen. Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; GTB; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5665 x 3963 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339229
- ISBN
- 9780822339229
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Condition: New
€ 47.35
€ 47.35
Paperback. Examining specific environmental debates, this study suggests the environment is a concept and a set of cultural values constructed by our use of language. It explores how genres such as nature writing have influenced discourse, and investigates the impact of cultural traditions. Editor(s): Herndl, Carl G.; Brown, Stuart C. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 b&w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; JFC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299149949
- ISBN
- 9780299149949
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Condition: New
€ 30.66
€ 30.66
Paperback. The question of land ownership in America is central to a fundamental conflict that can pit private property rights advocates against government policymakers and environmentalists. This text explores different perspectives on the question of property rights in the United States. Editor(s): Jacobs, Harvey M. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JPVH3; LNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299159948
- ISBN
- 9780299159948
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Condition: New
€ 33.89
€ 33.89
Queer Frontiers: Millennial Geographies, Genders, and Generations
. Ed(S): Boone, Joseph Allen; Etc.; Dupuis, M...
paperback. From the history of gay and lesbian studies to the emergence of video bars, from an interview with Cherrie Moraga to a photo record of 1950s gay Los Angeles these essays tackle the past, present and future of gay sexuality from all directions. Editor(s): Boone, Joseph Allen; etc.; Dupuis, Martin; Meeker, Martin; Quimby, Karin; Sarver, Cindy; Silverman, Debra; Weatherston, Rosemary. Num Pages: 392 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299160944
- ISBN
- 9780299160944
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Condition: New
€ 40.43
€ 40.43
Identity Technologies: Constructing the Self Online (Wisconsin Studies...
. Ed(S): Poletti, Anna; Rak, Julie
paperback. Editor(s): Poletti, Anna; Rak, Julie. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; GTC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299296445
- ISBN
- 9780299296445
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Condition: New
€ 45.41
€ 45.41
Performing Brazil: Essays on Culture, Identity, and the Performing Art...
. Ed(S): Albuquerque, Severino J.; Bishop-San...
paperback. These essays on Brazilian performance culture comprise the first English-language book to study the varied manifestations of performance in and beyond Brazil, from carnival and capoeira to gender acts, curatorial practice, and political protest. Editor(s): Albuquerque, Severino J.; Bishop-Sanchez, Kathryn. Num Pages: 284 pages, 18 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; AS; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299300647
- ISBN
- 9780299300647
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Condition: New
€ 45.24
€ 45.24
Hardcover. Founded in 1909 as a "garden suburb" of the Mediterranean port of Jaffa, Tel Aviv soon became a model of Jewish self-rule and was celebrated as a jewel in the crown of Hebrew revival. Combining historical approach and cultural analysis, this work explores the different myths that have been part of the vernacular and perception of the city. Series: Space, Place, and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 black-&-white illustrations, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631293
- ISBN
- 9780815631293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.20
€ 42.20
Paperback. Harold Schecter looks at the impossible tales and images of popular art - the space odysseys and extraterrestrial civilizations, the caped crusaders and men of steel, and monsters from the ocean floor. He finds close connections between religious myth and popular entertainment. Num Pages: 180 pages, 17 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 249.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Popular Press 3
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879728687
- ISBN
- 9780879728687
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Condition: New
€ 33.01
€ 33.01
Paperback. From Hank Williams to hip hop, Aunt Jemima to the Energizer Bunny, scrapbooking to NASCAR racing, this volume invites readers to reflect on a sampling of modern myths, icons, archetypes, and rituals. Ray B. Browne has mined both scholarly and mainstream media to bring together essays that critical doors into the study of popular culture. Editor(s): Browne, Ray B. Series: Ray & Pat Browne Book S. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Popular Press 3
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879728694
- ISBN
- 9780879728694
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Condition: New
€ 40.43
€ 40.43
paperback. A history of Russia's mighty culture. It covers the lives of those who have shaped its culture, and the enduring spirit of a people. Num Pages: 768 pages, 32pp colour illustrations, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AB; HBJD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 552. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. Lightly toned, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0039584
- ISBN
- 9780140297966
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.47
€ 5.47
hardcover. Taking an historical and philosophical view of the subject of conversation, the author reveals why good conversation matters, and why it is in decline. He cites that technology, insistence on unguarded forthrightness, and the fear of being judgemental as powerful forces that diminish the art of conversation. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 520. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. Lightly toned, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0039731
- ISBN
- 9780300110302
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
paperback. Collected essays on popular culture by a major critic. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Publisher
- Zer0 Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781780992266
- ISBN
- 9781780992266
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Condition: New
€ 17.29
€ 17.29
Paperback. To understand why it took France so long to react to the AIDS crisis, this work analyzes the intersections of three discourses - the literary, the medical and the political - and traces the origin of French attitudes about AIDS to 19th century anxieties about nationhood, masculinity and sexuality. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299172947
- ISBN
- 9780299172947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.28
€ 27.28
Paperback. This extensive analysis of Nazi culture contains selections from newspapers, novellas, plays and diaries as well as the public pronouncements of Nazi leaders, churchmen and professors. It describes national Socialism in practice and explores what it meant for the average German. Series: George L. Mosse Series In Modern European Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299193041
- ISBN
- 9780299193041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.73
€ 43.73
Paperback. Combines ethnographic and historic strategies to reveal how dance plays crucial cultural roles in various regions of the world, including Tonga, Java, Bosnia-Herzegovina, New Mexico, India, Korea, Macedonia, and England. This work finds a balance between past and present and examines how dance practices are core identity and cultural creators. Editor(s): Buckland, Theresa. Series: Studies in Dance History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 b/w photos, 6 maps, 2 drawings. BIC Classification: ASD; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299218546
- ISBN
- 9780299218546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.36
€ 34.36
Paperback. Editor(s): Michael, George. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813061986
- ISBN
- 9780813061986
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Condition: New
€ 40.60
€ 40.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HRA; HRLP1; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Edition
- First Edition, Underlining
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824811426
- ISBN
- 9780824811426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.56
€ 26.56
paperback. To broaden the interpretive scope of critical theory and increase its usefulness, this text draws tradition-based views of language and anti-humanistic theories from their abstract frameworks into the field of cultural studies. It examines major thinkers and contemporary writers. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University South Carolina Pr United States
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570031618
- ISBN
- 9781570031618
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Condition: New
€ 35.92
€ 35.92
Paperback. One woman's determination to educate Malawian girls and change the future of a nation. Series: Wayfarer. Num Pages: 440 pages, 29. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; BGB; JFC; JFSJ1; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772120868
- ISBN
- 9781772120868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 31.82
€ 44.99
€ 31.82
Hardback. A Companion to Food in the Ancient World presents a comprehensive overview of the cultural aspects relating to the production, preparation, and consumption of food and drink in antiquity. Editor(s): Wilkins, John; Nadeau, Robin. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 472 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 253 x 30. Weight in Grams: 920.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405179409
- ISBN
- 9781405179409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.31
€ 205.31
Paperback. Editor(s): Babayan, Kathryn; Najmabadi, Afsaneh. Series: Harvard Middle Eastern Monographs. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSR2; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032040
- ISBN
- 9780674032040
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Condition: New
€ 29.43
€ 29.43
Paperback. Explores the contours of religious and cultural transformation in traditional China from the point of view of an everyday commodity. The work traces the development of tea drinking from its mythical origins to the nineteenth century and examines the changes in aesthetics, ritual, science, health, and knowledge that tea brought with it. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFCV; WBXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824839642
- ISBN
- 9780824839642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.29
€ 37.29
Paperback. Series: Culture Smart!. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Kuperard
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- Second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857338690
- ISBN
- 9781857338690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
Hardback. Galician culture has experienced an unprecedented period of growth since the re-establishment of democracy and the development of its political autonomy. This volume intends to explore some of these dramatic changes which have taken place in the Galician cultural landscape and argues for a perspectival shift towards a postnational and more. Series: Contemporary Hispanic and Lusophone Cultures. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JFC; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163. .
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786940308
- ISBN
- 9781786940308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.00
€ 171.00