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Cultural studies
Paperback. Offering a one-of-a-kind approach to music and literature of the Americas, this book examines the relationships between musical protagonists from Colombia, Cuba, and the United States in novels by writers such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Alejo Carpentier, Zora Neale Hurston, and John Okada." Series: Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AV; DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349492640
- ISBN
- 9781349492640
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Condition: New
€ 65.84
€ 65.84
Hardcover. Translated for the first time into English, The Myth of the Superhero looks beyond the cape, the mask, and the superpowers, presenting a serious study of the genre and its place in a broader cultural context. Translator(s): Richards, Jamie. Num Pages: 216 pages, 66, 66 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409108
- ISBN
- 9781421409108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Paperback. Translated for the first time into English, The Myth of the Superhero looks beyond the cape, the mask, and the superpowers, presenting a serious study of the genre and its place in a broader cultural context. Translator(s): Richards, Jamie. Num Pages: 216 pages, 66, 66 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409535
- ISBN
- 9781421409535
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Condition: New
€ 38.05
€ 38.05
Paperback. An analysis of how Gore Vidal, as a public intellectual, negotiates the print/screen media divide Series: Public Planet Books. Num Pages: 176 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; APT; JFC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3480 x 13. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822336402
- ISBN
- 9780822336402
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Presents food as a new way to chronicle the American South's larger history. Marcie Cohen Ferris tells a richly illustrated story of southern food and the struggles of whites, blacks, Native Americans, and other people of the region to control the nourishment of their bodies and minds, livelihoods, lands, and citizenship. Num Pages: 496 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; HBTB; JFCV; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 875.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469629957
- ISBN
- 9781469629957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.52
€ 33.99
€ 32.52
Hardback. Volume 22 explores the complex relationships between gender and food in a variety of locations and time periods using a range of research methods. Gender inequality as it affects the struggle for access to land, the affordability of food, and its nutritional value is identified as a major social policy issue. Editor(s): Segal, Marcia Texler; Demos, Vasilikie P. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 175 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786350541
- ISBN
- 9781786350541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.71
€ 150.71
paperback. Rancheros hold a distinct place in the culture and social hierarchy of Mexico. This work provides insight into the lives of rancheros, as seen from their own perspectives. It focuses on three culturally salient styles of speaking that characterize rancheros: franqueza; respeto; and relajo. Num Pages: 342 pages, 26 b&w photos, 4 maps, 4 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 663.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292714830
- ISBN
- 9780292714830
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.05
€ 34.99
€ 32.05
Paperback. Interprets the development of the modern west, with its political and psychological complexities, in terms of mankind's changing relation to religion. This book views Western history as a movement away from religious society, beginning with prophetic Judaism, gaining momentum in Christianity, and leading to the rise of the political state. Translator(s): Burge, Oscar. Series: New French Thought Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691029375
- ISBN
- 9780691029375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.44
€ 54.99
€ 39.44
Hardcover. How and when did the kiss become a vital sign of romance and love? In this wide-ranging book, pop culture expert Marcel Danesi takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the history of the kiss, from poetry and painting to movies and popular songs, and argues that its romantic incarnation signaled the birth of popular culture. Series: Semiotics and Popular Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137376831
- ISBN
- 9781137376831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. This work takes a look at cultural influences on teenagers and adolescents. Based on interviews with teens, pre-teens, and parents, it sketches out a facet of the adolescent's cultural portrait, from body image and slang to peer pressure and drugs. Num Pages: 208 pages, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742528550
- ISBN
- 9780742528550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.86
€ 62.86
Hardback. This work takes a look at cultural influences on teenagers and adolescents. Based on interviews with teens, pre-teens, and parents, it sketches out a facet of the adolescent's cultural portrait, from body image and slang to peer pressure and drugs. Num Pages: 208 pages, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742528543
- ISBN
- 9780742528543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.50
€ 165.50
Paperback. Presents an introduction to the field of cultural semiotics. This book features practical examples of how semiotics can be used. It is suitable for those who want to understand the whys and wherefores of semiotics. Series: Advances in Semiotics. Num Pages: 432 pages, 7 b&w photos, 53 figures. BIC Classification: CFG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253212986
- ISBN
- 9780253212986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Hardback. A visual and textual journey through the cultural contributions of Puerto Rican artists in the United States Series: Latinos in Chicago and Midwest. Num Pages: 232 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJP; JFC; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252036460
- ISBN
- 9780252036460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Paperback. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, did symbolic as well as literal damage. This book includes two interlinked essays that proposes the notion of virtual traumato that describe the cultural wound that this name-date both deflects and relays. It examines the historical and philosophical infrastructure of the notion of war on terror. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFC; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823231249
- ISBN
- 9780823231249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Hardback. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, did symbolic as well as literal damage. This book includes two interlinked essays that proposes the notion of virtual traumato that describe the cultural wound that this name-date both deflects and relays. It examines the historical and philosophical infrastructure of the notion of war on terror. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFC; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823231232
- ISBN
- 9780823231232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Hardback. How did wine surpass all other beverages to achieve global domination? In Wine, Marc Millon travels back to the origins of modern man to find the answer, discovering that this heady drink is intertwined with the roots of civilization itself. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 40 colour, 20 black and white. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780231112
- ISBN
- 9781780231112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Chronicles the history of Indigenous political activism in Ecuador, from the creation of the local agricultural syndicates in the 1920s through the protests of 1990. This work reveals the central role of women in Indigenous movements and the history of productive collaborations between rural Indigenous activists and urban leftist intellectuals. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; JFC; JFSL9; JHM; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822342793
- ISBN
- 9780822342793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.79
€ 36.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Translator(s): Conley, Tom. Num Pages: 120 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816656417
- ISBN
- 9780816656417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.87
€ 19.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. Translator(s): Conley, Tom (Professor of Romance Languages, Harvard University, USA). Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816634378
- ISBN
- 9780816634378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.87
€ 19.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. African Americans today face a systemic crisis of mass underemployment, mass imprisonment, and mass disfranchisement. This comprehensive reader makes clear to students the mutual constitution of these three crises. Series: Critical Black Studies. Num Pages: 391 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 391
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537730
- ISBN
- 9781349537730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.83
€ 67.83