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Cultural studies
Hardcover. Questions how cinema is ranked and, in doing so, uncovers a history of critical conflict, with different aesthetic positions battling for dominance. This book contains chapters which provide a summary of the film's plot and discuss the historical context, the individuals who made the film, and initial and subsequent popular and critical responses. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APF; JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Berg Publishers
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- English Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845206529
- ISBN
- 9781845206529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.35€ 134.32
€ 152.35
€ 134.32
Paperback. Series: Contemporary Food Studies: Economy, Culture and Politics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 8 bw illus. BIC Classification: JFCV; KCT; KNAC; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472581112
- ISBN
- 9781472581112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.57
€ 35.99
€ 30.57
Paperback. Examines the contradictions of fundamentalism as they appear in prophecy, sermon, film and fiction, including work by Gore Vidal, Peter Matthiesen, Thom Jones, Alison Lurie and Pete Dexter. Series: Tendencies: Identities, Texts, Cultures. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748609789
- ISBN
- 9780748609789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.50
€ 42.99
€ 37.50
Paperback. A revealing exploration of how art acquires its financial value. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: ABQ; AC; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- PENGUIN BOOKS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718192457
- ISBN
- 9780718192457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
Hardcover. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813935461
- ISBN
- 9780813935461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.80
€ 86.80
Paperback. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813935478
- ISBN
- 9780813935478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.90
€ 44.90
Hardcover. "The range of Manas performance traditions captured here is immense. What is wonderful and remarkable is that each is presented vividly, with careful ethnographic detail, so that they become living traditions to the reader."--Susan Wadley, Syracuse University Series: Philip E.Lilienthal Books. Num Pages: 450 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BM; DSB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 39. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780520066908
- ISBN
- 9780520066908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.65
€ 98.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; RNFF; TVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408846346
- ISBN
- 9781408846346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.47
€ 19.99
€ 14.47
Paperback. The two-sided traditions of multiple births in Africa Editor(s): Peek, Philip M. Num Pages: 376 pages, 36 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; JFC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223074
- ISBN
- 9780253223074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.29
€ 37.29
Paperback. This text traces how propaganda has formed part of the fabric of conflict since the dawn of warfare and how in its broadest definition it has been part of a process of persuasion at the heart of human communication. The third edition has been revised and expanded in the light of recent conflicts. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFCX; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 27. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719067679
- ISBN
- 9780719067679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.14
€ 26.99
€ 26.14
Hardback. * Concise introduction to the key thinker Manuel Castells and his relation to media and communication. * As with all volumes in the theory and media series, this book is written specifically for undergraduate students of media and communication. Series: Theory and Media. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652580
- ISBN
- 9780745652580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.67
€ 60.67
Paperback. * Concise introduction to the key thinker Manuel Castells and his relation to media and communication. * As with all volumes in the theory and media series, this book is written specifically for undergraduate students of media and communication. Series: Theory and Media. Num Pages: 160 pages, figures. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 208 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652597
- ISBN
- 9780745652597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.19
€ 23.19
Paperback. What exactly does it mean to be North American? The Labyrinth of North American Identities is a long essay that attempts to learn more about North America as a unit and its individual countries by exploring the idea of a shared North American identity. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC; JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442605527
- ISBN
- 9781442605527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.32
€ 40.32
Hardcover. Inaugurates a trilogy that signals the summation of cultural theorist and Freud scholar Philip Rieff's lifework. Rieff takes aim at significant "deathworks" in modern literature, art, and history and seeks to show what is at stake in the "culture wars" raging over euthanasia, education, medical research, sexuality, race, class, and gender. Editor(s): Piver, Kenneth S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925165
- ISBN
- 9780813925165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.18
€ 93.18
Hardcover. Philip Rieff earned recognition as one of the most profound social theorists of culture. Through such works as "Freud: The Mind of the Moralist", he proved himself an incisive interpreter of Freud and his legacy. Here, he elaborates on his critique of our culture as distinguishable only by its rejection of any and all visions of sacred order. Editor(s): Woolfolk, Alan. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926766
- ISBN
- 9780813926766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.61
€ 70.61
Hardcover. Tracing the evolution of the "Jew of culture", this title provides an insight into author's theory of society and the self. Editor(s): Piver, Kenneth S.; Eisen, Arnold M.; Lewis-Kraus, Gideon. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927060
- ISBN
- 9780813927060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.13
€ 121.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; HBT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816636389
- ISBN
- 9780816636389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.29
€ 37.29
hardcover. Challenging the denigration of western-educated Africans as a culturally barren "kleptocratic" elite, this work shows that they occupied a shifting medial position between colonizers and colonized. In the process they created an intellectual culture grounded in indigenous and European sources. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFCX; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813919072
- ISBN
- 9780813919072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.74
€ 100.74
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138859647
- ISBN
- 9781138859647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.49
€ 37.49
Paperback. The new edition of Cultural Theory: An Introduction is a concise, student friendly introduction to the field of cultural theory and sociology of culture. The second edition of this important text covers fields such as symbolic interactionism, structuralism, and psychoanalysis, and leading thinkers like Foucault, Bourdieu, Habermas, and Giddens. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405169073
- ISBN
- 9781405169073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.67
€ 47.67
Paperback. Denies that punishment is about justice, reason, and law. This book shows that punishment is an essentially irrational act founded in ritual as a means to control evil without creating more of it in the process. It looks at issues ranging from public executions and the development of the prison to the invention of the guillotine. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226766102
- ISBN
- 9780226766102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.12
€ 40.12
Hardback. Denies that punishment is about justice, reason, and law. This book shows that punishment is an essentially irrational act founded in ritual as a means to control evil without creating more of it in the process. It looks at issues ranging from public executions and the development of the prison to the invention of the guillotine. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226766096
- ISBN
- 9780226766096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.33
€ 127.33
Hardback. * Provides a highly accessible introduction to the complex issues and thinkers in cultural theory. * Covers a wide range of theoretical perspectives developed over the past century. * Includes extensive pedagogy, with summaries, biographical notes, suggestions for further reading, and heavy cross--referencing. . Series: 21st Century Sociology. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631211754
- ISBN
- 9780631211754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.69
€ 183.69
Paperback. This volume offers an introduction to a frequently marginalized field. The author provides a wide-ranging overview of contemporary cultural theory, covering the major thinkers and key concepts that have appeared and developed over the 20th century. Series: 21st Century Sociology. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631211761
- ISBN
- 9780631211761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.41
€ 57.41