Cultural studies
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Cultural studies
Hardcover. Throughout southwestern Nigeria, Yoruba men and women create objects called aale to protect their properties-farms, gardens, market goods, piles of collected firewood-from the ravages of thieves and Vigilant Things argues that aale are keys to understanding how images function in Yoruba social and cultural life. Num Pages: 416 pages, 87 illus., 77 in color. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; ACBK; JFCD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 185 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1228.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295990736
- ISBN
- 9780295990736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.09
€ 66.09
Paperback. A study of the social theorist Pierre Bourdieu's work, this work focuses on a central theme, the complex relationship between culture and power, and explains that sociology for Bourdieu is a mode of political intervention. The book aims to clarify Bourdieu's concepts and correct misinterpretations. Num Pages: 340 pages, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226785950
- ISBN
- 9780226785950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.59
€ 37.99
€ 29.59
Hardback. Proposing that the 'forbidden fruit' eaten by Adam and Eve was in fact a fig rather than an apple, this book explores the history of the fruit in fascinating detail, from the Crusaders to the wonderful fig festivals of the modern world. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 40 colour, 20 black & white. BIC Classification: JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780233499
- ISBN
- 9781780233499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.45
€ 17.99
€ 16.45
Paperback. From Tin Pan Alley to grand opera, player-pianos to phonograph records, this title explores the rise of music as big business and the creation of a radically new musical culture. It uncovers the origins of the culture industry in music and chronicles how music ignited an auditory explosion that penetrated various aspects of society. Num Pages: 368 pages, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; JFCA; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674064041
- ISBN
- 9780674064041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.00€ 30.65
€ 32.00
€ 30.65
Paperback. Shows what politically progressive creative writers were feeling in the wake of George W Bush's re-election. This book presents the work of essayists who look beyond the passions of the moment - the war in Iraq, the rallying of the Right around social issues, the Democrats' failure in 2004 - to the need for unity. Editor(s): Starkey, David. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478. 416 pages, 3 maps. Editor(s): Starkey, David. Shows what politically progressive creative writers were feeling in the wake of George W Bush's re-election. This book presents the work of essayists who look beyond the passions of the moment - the war in Iraq, the rallying of the Right around social issues, the Democrats' failure in 2004 - to the need for unity. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- Softcover Ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803260085
- ISBN
- 9780803260085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.76
€ 20.76
Hardback. Showcases over a hundred treasures from the collections of the National Museum of Scotland. Editor(s): Souden, David. Num Pages: 320 pages, c300 colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; GM; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 250 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1676.
- Publisher
- NMSE - Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910682050
- ISBN
- 9781910682050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.84
€ 40.99
€ 33.84
Hardback. After introducing modern India and reviewing definitions of Hinduism and modernity, the author presents key aspects of Hinduism, ancient and modern, in such a way as to form a critique of modernist theory. Hinduism is shown to be a dynamic world view which challenges Western notions of modernity. Series: Religion and Spirituality in the Modern World. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631208617
- ISBN
- 9780631208617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.81
€ 142.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226759463
- ISBN
- 9780226759463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.48
€ 40.99
€ 31.48
Paperback. Opening with a historical overview of the field, and positing what cyberculture's future might look like, this volume brings together a multidisciplinary group of scholars from around the world to assess the state of the field. It also explores issues of race, class, and gender and digital media's ties to capital and commerce. Editor(s): Silver, David; Massanari, Adrienne. Num Pages: 323 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740248
- ISBN
- 9780814740248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.53
€ 33.99
€ 30.53
Hardback. From the late fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries, the imagination came to be recognized in South Indian culture as the defining feature of human beings. Shulman elucidates the distinctiveness of South Indian theories of the imagination and shows how they differ radically from Western notions of reality and models of the mind. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3J; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 242 x 28. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674059917
- ISBN
- 9780674059917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.31€ 54.73
€ 59.31
€ 54.73
Paperback. aeo Contains 28 newly commissioned essays written by the most distinguished historians and literary scholars. aeo Situates Shakespeare in the historical and cultural conditions in which he wrote. Editor(s): Kastan, David Scott. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 536 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSGS; GBC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 536
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218784
- ISBN
- 9780631218784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.96
€ 53.96
Hardback. Omens of Adversity is a profound critique of postcolonial temporality. David Scott argues that the palpable sense of the present as time stalled, without hope for emancipatory futures, has had far-reaching effects on how we think about justice and the nature of political action. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356066
- ISBN
- 9780822356066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.15
€ 110.15
Hardback. This book presents a set of critical engagements by writers from a variety of disciplines with the work of noted anthropologist Talal Asad. Editor(s): Scott, David; Hirschkind, Charles. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752657
- ISBN
- 9780804752657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.38
€ 138.38
Paperback. Offers a profound critique of the experience of postcolonial, postsocialist temporality. This title presents the case study at its core is the demise of the Grenada Revolution (1979-83), and the repercussions of its collapse. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356219
- ISBN
- 9780822356219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. Using classical, popular, and avant-garde music as texts, this title addresses such questions as: why do bodies develop goose bumps when listening to music and why does music sound so good when heard 'all around'. It shows how the historical conditions under which music is created affect the listening experience. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 b&w photograph, 65 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; JFC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822319221
- ISBN
- 9780822319221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.67
€ 33.99
€ 30.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JFCA; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Paperback edition 2006
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226738697
- ISBN
- 9780226738697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. Attempts to account for the widespread phenomenon of sport. Drawing upon ethnological findings to demonstrate the ritual character of sport, the text explores the relationship between ancient Greek sport and sacrificial ritual and traces elements common to both back to primitive origins. Num Pages: 136 pages, with 24 figs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBTB; JFC; JHM; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 36.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520080959
- ISBN
- 9780520080959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.68
€ 40.68
paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226422022
- ISBN
- 9780226422022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.32
€ 25.99
€ 21.32
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813570631
- ISBN
- 9780813570631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 42.80
€ 47.99
€ 42.80
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252063091
- ISBN
- 9780252063091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.21
€ 24.99
€ 23.21