Cultural studies
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Cultural studies
Paperback. This is the first book to explore comparatively how magic-usually portrayed as the antithesis of the modern-is also at home in modernity. Editor(s): Meyer, Birgit; Pels, Peter. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HRQX2; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804744645
- ISBN
- 9780804744645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.59
€ 41.59
Paperback. Global Icons considers how highly visible public figures such as Mother Theresa become global icons capable of galvanizing intense affect and sometimes even catalyzing social change. Num Pages: 400 pages, 38 illustrations (incl. 3 frontispieces). BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822350163
- ISBN
- 9780822350163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.82
€ 56.82
Hardcover. This multidisciplinary collection of essays represents studies on Japan and Korea mainly from the Nordic countries, but also from other parts of Europe, and from the USA, Canada, Korea and Japan. The full range of contemporary Japanese studies is covered. Editor(s): Frellesvig, Bjarke; Starrs, Roy. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772886893
- ISBN
- 9788772886893
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.63
€ 37.63
Paperback. Series: "Ethnologia Europaea: Journal of European Ethnology". Num Pages: 182 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPR; GBCY; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 170 x 6. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772895376
- ISBN
- 9788772895376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.34
€ 14.99
€ 12.34
Paperback. Situates dance within a larger Chicago landscape of segregated social practices. Focusing on new forms of appropriation in an era of multiculturalism, the author underscores the institutionalization of racial disparities and offers insights into the intersection of race and culture in America. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226043104
- ISBN
- 9780226043104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.08
€ 46.08
Hardcover. Situates dance within a larger Chicago landscape of segregated social practices. Delving into two Chicago dance worlds, lindy hop and steppin', the author uses a combination of participant observation and interviews to bring to the surface the racial tension that surrounds white use of black cultural forms. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226043074
- ISBN
- 9780226043074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.23
€ 124.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; AGC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 272 x 227 x 13. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Government of British Columbia Canada
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780771895470
- ISBN
- 9780771895470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.02
€ 25.99
€ 25.02
Paperback. From the South's pageant queens to the importance of beauty parlors to African American communities, it is easy to see the ways beauty is enmeshed in southern culture. But as Blain Roberts shows in this incisive work, the pursuit of beauty in the South was linked to the tumultuous racial divides of the region. Num Pages: 384 pages, 43 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; 3JJ; JFCK; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469629865
- ISBN
- 9781469629865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.13
€ 41.13
Paperback. His work is a rare instance of original research told in an engaging and compelling voice. Num Pages: 432 pages, 31, 31 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; HBJK; JFC; JHB; WQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405940
- ISBN
- 9781421405940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.68
€ 34.68
Hardcover. Offers a look at the extraordinary ways that architecture mirrors our values - and shapes our everyday lives. This title gathers the best of the author's writings along with reflections on an era framed by the destruction of the World Trade Center and the opening of the world's tallest skyscraper. Num Pages: 320 pages, 83 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMC; AMVD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226423111
- ISBN
- 9780226423111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.33
€ 46.33
Paperback. Sets out and assesses the work of famous sexologists as well as the cultural context and impact of their work. Contributions from a range of scholars in different disciplines which gives the volume a true interdisciplinary appeal. Individual chapters outline a broad range of critical methodologies. Editor(s): Bland, Lucy; Doan, Laura L. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; JFC; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745619835
- ISBN
- 9780745619835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.82
€ 32.82
Hardback. aeo Sets out and assesses the work of famous sexologists as well as the cultural context and impact of their work. aeo Contributions from a range of scholars in different disciplines which gives the volume a true interdisciplinary appeal. aeo Individual chapters outline a broad range of critical methodologies. Editor(s): Bland, Lucy; Doan, Laura L. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; JFC; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745619828
- ISBN
- 9780745619828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.47
€ 87.47
Hardback. Sexology Uncensored brings together, for the first time, many of the key documents of the modern science of sexuality that emerged in the late nineteenth century. The early pioneers of the new field of sexology examined and classified sexual behaviours, identities and relations. Editor(s): Bland, Lucy; Doan, Laura (State University of New York, USA). Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745621128
- ISBN
- 9780745621128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.08
€ 89.08
Paperback. Translator(s): MacDonogh, Giles. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV; WBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430. Balls in Cooking and Culture. 288 pages, Illustrations. It is part cookery book, part dictionary and part cultural study of testicles: human and animal. Their culinary use is the bedrock, although it would be impossible to ignore the wider implications of these anatomical jewels. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFCV; WBT. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight: 430. Translator(s): MacDonogh, Giles.
- Publisher
- Prospect Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018835
- ISBN
- 9781903018835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.08
€ 25.99
€ 22.08
Paperback. Addresses the formation and fragmentation of identity in today's postmodern world. It surveys the range of 20th-century sociology to deconstruct those nostrums of subjective meaning, personal power and autonomous selfhood that comprise its semantics of agency. Series: Postmodern Social Futures. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847691791
- ISBN
- 9780847691791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.27
€ 70.27
Paperback. With Jackie in a pill-box hat and Marilyn crooning to the president, the 1960s opened with women hovering at the fringes of the public imagination - and ended with a feminist movement that outpaced anything NASA could concoct. A compelling story, but did it really happen that way? Yes and no, argue Lauri Umansky and Avital Bloch. Editor(s): Bloch, Avital H.; Umansky, Lauri. Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 342 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799109
- ISBN
- 9780814799109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.19
€ 51.19
paperback. Sports Matters brings critical attention to the centrality of race within the politics and pleasures of the massive sports culture that developed in the U.S. during the past century and a half. Editor(s): Bloom, John; Willard, Michael Nevin. Num Pages: 368 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814798829
- ISBN
- 9780814798829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.64
€ 38.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: AN; ASZW; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816626311
- ISBN
- 9780816626311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.74
€ 35.74
Series: Who Did it First?. Num Pages: 318 pages, 48 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVD; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 233 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442230675
- ISBN
- 9781442230675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.47
€ 69.47
Paperback. Luminous essays on the nexus of music, politics, and technology Num Pages: 208 pages, 25 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: AV; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076466
- ISBN
- 9780252076466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.52
€ 29.52