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Paperback. Bringing together scholarly insights and research by both Japanese and non-Japanese experts, Jessica Milner Davis bridges the differences between humor in Japan and the West and examines the spectrum of Japanese humor, from ancient traditions and surviving rituals of laughter to the norms of joke-telling in conversation in Japan and America. Editor(s): Davis, Jessica Milner. Series: Humor in Life & Letters S. Num Pages: 264 pages, 27 illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814331651
- ISBN
- 9780814331651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.65
€ 43.65
Hardcover. Editor(s): Smith, Aaron C. T.; Haimes, Gervase A. Num Pages: 215 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 261 x 18. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621001706
- ISBN
- 9781621001706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.69€ 158.44
€ 231.69
€ 158.44
Paperback. Considers the work of the most influential postmodern theorists, including Lyotard and Jameson, and offers accounts both of the work of newly emerging theorists and new areas of postmodernist culture which have developed over the years, especially in law, music, dance, spatial theory, ethnography, ecology, and the new technologies. Num Pages: 340 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631200529
- ISBN
- 9780631200529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.60
€ 56.60
Paperback. If there is one genre that has captured the imagination of people in all walks of life throughout the world, it is the fairy tale. This book presents a provocative theory about why fairy tales were created and retold - and why they became such an indelible and infinitely adaptable part of cultures around the world. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: DSY; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159553
- ISBN
- 9780691159553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.68
€ 26.99
€ 20.68
Paperback. The profound impact of information technology on intellectual and cultural life is universally acknowledged. This title brings together American and European scholars, scientists, and artists to consider how the precipitous growth of digital information and its associated technologies transform the ways we think and act. Editor(s): Bartscherer, Thomas; Coover, Roderick. Num Pages: 392 pages, 40 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: AB; JFC; JFD; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226038315
- ISBN
- 9780226038315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.73
€ 43.99
€ 33.73
Contemporary Chinese Societies: Continuity and Change
University Of Pittsburgh Chinese Studies Facu...
Hardback. Introducing students to Chinese society, this CD-ROM features six themes that address issues across several fields in the social sciences and humanities including, unity of diversity; views of time and space; adapting to a changing world; and others. It provides video introductions for each unit; and interactive maps; Web links; and a glossary. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 129 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139823
- ISBN
- 9780231139823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.40€ 68.33
€ 88.40
€ 68.33
Paperback. Editor(s): Arizpe, Lourdes; Amescua, Cristina. Series: SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace. Num Pages: 145 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 23 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; LNKJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319008547
- ISBN
- 9783319008547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.64
€ 76.64
paperback. The extraordinary historical consequences of errors and fictional inventions. Translator(s): Weaver, William. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8Col.ill. BIC Classification: CFB; DSA; JFCX; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174. The extraordinary historical consequences of errors and fictional inventions. Translator(s): Weaver, William. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8Col.ill. BIC Classification: CFB; DSA; JFCX; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174. Very good clean copy showing light age and shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- W&N London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0025142
- ISBN
- 9780753808788
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. The author of "The Name of the Rose" considers a wide range of topics, from "Superman" and "Casablanca", Federico Fellini and Michelangelo Antonioni, Jim Jones and mass suicide, and Woody Allen, to pop festivals and football, and not least the social and personal implications of tight jeans. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749396282
- ISBN
- 9780749396282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. Discussing the notions of nation, identity and tradition, this text shows how Western and Third World scholars have misrepresented Third World cultures and feminist agendas. It examines the underlying problems which "culture" poses for the respect of difference and cross-cultural understanding. Series: Thinking Gender S. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415914192
- ISBN
- 9780415914192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Paperback. Editor(s): Meinhof, Ulrike Hanna. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JPA; JPP; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349546145
- ISBN
- 9781349546145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
paperback. Series: Studien Zur Schul- Und Bildungsforschung. Num Pages: 259 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer vs United States
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783658060428
- ISBN
- 9783658060428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Paperback. This is a topical and saleable theme, and should attract a wide general audience. Ulrich Beck is one of today's leading European sociologists, he is best known for his work The Risk Sociey (Sage 1992). This book will have a wide cross-disciplinary appeal. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745613826
- ISBN
- 9780745613826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.08
€ 26.08
Paperback. aeo Concerns debates now at the core of social and political theory -- particularly the debate about the nature of modernity. aeo Provides an accessible introduction to the basic ideas of the theory of reflexive modernization. aeo Each of the three contributors is very well--known at an international level. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745612782
- ISBN
- 9780745612782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.22
€ 25.22
Paperback. Underpinning this examination of Western societies is the notion of the 'risk society'. The changing nature of society's relation to production and distribution is related to the environmental impact as a totalizing, globalizing economy based on scientific and technical knowledge becomes more central to social organization and social conflict. Translator(s): Ritter, Mark. Series: Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803983465
- ISBN
- 9780803983465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.79
€ 64.79
Hardcover. Series: Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Num Pages: 580 pages, 49 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA; HP; HRAB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 276 x 214 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1920.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 541
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772896205
- ISBN
- 9788772896205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.81€ 95.55
€ 118.81
€ 95.55
Hardback. Chomsky, Zizek, Sontag and other world class scholars show how governments and other institutions exploit people's fear for political gain. Editor(s): Linke, Uli; Smith, Danielle Taana. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745329666
- ISBN
- 9780745329666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.00€ 84.39
€ 101.00
€ 84.39
Paperback. Chomsky, Zizek, Sontag and other world class scholars show how governments and other institutions exploit people's fear for political gain. Editor(s): Linke, Uli; Smith, Danielle Taana. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745329659
- ISBN
- 9780745329659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81
Paperback. Editor(s): Hedetoft, Ulf (Professor of International Studies, Aalborg University, Denmark); Hjort, Mette. Series: Public Worlds Series. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816639373
- ISBN
- 9780816639373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Hardback. This collection focuses on the multi-layered links between international events and identity discourses. With a unique line-up of international scholars, this book offers a diverse range of exciting case studies, including sports competitions, music festivals, exhibitions, fashion shows and royal celebrations. Series: Leisure Studies in a Global Era. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFFP; JHBS; WSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137394927
- ISBN
- 9781137394927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07