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Hardcover. Crisis in the Global Mediasphere examines the evolution of contemporary global crises as an effect of mediation and cultural change. The book argues that a crisis consciousness has emerged through the interaction of crisis conditions and a more expansive human desire for pleasure. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402. Desire, Displeasure and Cultural Transformation. 256 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables. Crisis in the Global Mediasphere examines the evolution of contemporary global crises as an effect of mediation and cultural change. The book argues that a crisis consciousness has emerged through the interaction of crisis conditions and a more expansive human desire for pleasure. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JFD. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 21. Weight: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247420
- ISBN
- 9780230247420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.36
€ 67.36
Hardcover. The modern world seems trapped between fantasies of infinite pleasure and the prospects of total global catastrophe. Global Media Apocalypse explores these contrary imaginings through an evolving cultural ecology of violence. Articulated through the global media, these apocalyptic fantasies express a profoundly human condition of crisis. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137005441
- ISBN
- 9781137005441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Paperback. Describes the way in which the Internet has broken down traditional employer/employee relationships to create vibrant new enterprises that are 'staffed' by informal, often large gatherings of enthusiasts. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905211159
- ISBN
- 9781905211159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.91
€ 20.99
€ 16.91
Paperback. In December 2001, Jeff Ferrell quit his job as a tenured professor, moved back to his hometown in Texas, and, with a place to live but no real income, began an eight-month odyssey of living off of the street. This book tells the story of this unusual journey into the often illicit worlds of scrounging, recycling, and second-hand living. Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 222 pages, 46 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 203 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727386
- ISBN
- 9780814727386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. Editor(s): Haynes, Jeff. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HRA; JFC; JFFS; JFSL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312215729
- ISBN
- 9780312215729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Paperback. A folkloric examination of mass-produced material culture in the United States. This book examines the gendered sculptural forms that are among the most visible, including Barbie and GI Joe dolls. It locates these various objects of folk art within a discussion of the post-women's movement discourse on gender. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252071355
- ISBN
- 9780252071355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Hardcover. At least 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy. Thsi book seeks to understand the epileptic body as a literary or figurative device intelligible beyond a medical framework. It is suitable for cultural disability studies scholars and for those seeking greater understanding of this common condition. Series: Representations: Health, Disability, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JFFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846312373
- ISBN
- 9781846312373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.68
€ 142.68
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119922
- ISBN
- 9780691119922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.01€ 69.07
€ 89.01
€ 69.07
Hardcover. Using courtly song as a window, this work examines the culture of the French royal court. It considers the role of the "air de cour" in defining patronage hierarchies at court, and the relationship to the world beyond its own confines. Num Pages: 576 pages, 9 halftones, 8 tables, 34 musical examples. BIC Classification: 3JB; AVGC2; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 177 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226075877
- ISBN
- 9780226075877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.48€ 113.06
€ 136.48
€ 113.06
Hardback. Why did the passion for food--gastronomy--originate in France? The key, it turns out, is France itself. In its climate, diversity of soils, abundant resources, and varied topography lie the roots of France's food fame. Pitte masterfully reveals the ways in which cultural phenomena surrounding food and eating in France relate to space and place. Translator(s): Gladding, Jody. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 33 photos, 8 maps. BIC Classification: HBT; JFC; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124164
- ISBN
- 9780231124164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. A systematic examination of French texts that address matters relating to America. The book shows how prominent French intellectuals have represented America as myth and metaphor, covering the entire ideological spectrum from Maurras to Duhamel, and from Sartre to Aron. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADF; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226510644
- ISBN
- 9780226510644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.84
€ 42.99
€ 33.84
Paperback. "This major new contribution to the study of consumption examines how dominant groups express and display their sense of superiority through material and aesthetic attributes, demonstrating that differences from one society to another, and across historical periods, challenge current understandings of elite distinction"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JHB; JHM; JHMC; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349305872
- ISBN
- 9781349305872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Hardback. The 21st century will be the century of Africa. This continent was once seen as empty, rural, animist, poor, and forgotten by the world. This book presents the different facets of Africa, which will soon have a billion people, at the midpoint of the rapid population boom that humanity has ever known. Num Pages: 334 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFC; JP; KCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651576
- ISBN
- 9780745651576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Hardback. This innovative book puts modernist literature in its cultural, intellectual, and global context, within the framework of the year 1913. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405151177
- ISBN
- 9781405151177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.67
€ 112.67
Paperback. Addresses anxieties about theory and claims that it still has a crucial role to play. This book sketches its genealogy, particularly its relation to surrealism, philosophy, and the hard sciences. It proposes that theory, like hysteria, consistently points out the inadequacies of official, serious and 'masterful' knowledge. Series: Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631230137
- ISBN
- 9780631230137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.32
€ 41.32
Paperback. The river Niger, a source of life and danger for the people in impoverished eastern Mali, is also the origin of elaborate mythology. From his travels through Mali and down the Niger in a dugout canoe, Jean-Marie Gibbal has created a personal documentary of the cultures of the region. Translator(s): Raps, Beth G. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; JFC; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226290522
- ISBN
- 9780226290522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Exploring culinary evolution and eating habits in a cornucopia of cultures from ancient Mesopotamia to modern America and from the Byzantine Empire to Jewish Mediterranean culture in the Middle Ages, Food: A Culinary History is a rich banquet for readers. Culinary customs, the writers reveal, offer great insight into societies past and present. Editor(s): Flandrin, Jean-Louis; Montanari, Massimo. Translator(s): Sonnenfeld, Albert. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 172 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1090.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111553
- ISBN
- 9780231111553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.60
€ 26.99
€ 20.60
Paperback. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFS; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816619245
- ISBN
- 9780816619245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.21
€ 24.99
€ 23.21
Hardback. Exploring culinary evolution and eating habits in a cornucopia of cultures from ancient Mesopotamia to modern America and from the Byzantine Empire to Jewish Mediterranean culture in the Middle Ages, Food: A Culinary History is a rich banquet for readers. Culinary customs, the writers reveal, offer great insight into societies past and present. Editor(s): Flandrin, Jean-Louis; Montanari, Massimo. Translator(s): Sonnenfeld, Albert. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 624 pages, 34 photographs. BIC Classification: HBT; JFC; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1320.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111546
- ISBN
- 9780231111546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.05
€ 91.05
Paperback. Many definitions of postmodernism focus on its nature as the aftermath of the modern industrial age when technology developed. This book extends that analysis to postmodernism by looking at the status of science, technology, and the arts, the significance of technocracy, and the way the flow of information is controlled in the Western world. Translator(s): Bennington, G.; Massumi, B. Num Pages: 144 pages, index. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719014505
- ISBN
- 9780719014505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.16
€ 15.16