Cultural studies
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Cultural studies
Hardback. This work outlines the duduk, a cylindrical double-reed aerophone made of apricot wood, and its relation to the American identity. It aims to deepen our understanding of musical instruments through an examination of musical features, and also through the application of a socio-cultural framework. Num Pages: 144 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUR; 1KBB; AVRN; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810840751
- ISBN
- 9780810840751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.57
€ 97.57
Paperback. Breathes new life into the Marxist tradition, applying previously unexplored approaches that reveal vital new modes of political activism and debate. Series: Marxism and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745330594
- ISBN
- 9780745330594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.83
€ 33.99
€ 22.83
hardcover. A theory is outlined which distinguishes between the meanings of a music and some culture-insensitive element that interacts with context to produce the effect cultural relativists and postmodern ethnomusicologist cannot adequately explicate through their notion of an insider-outsider dichotomy. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index, chronology, footnotes. BIC Classification: AVA; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810841222
- ISBN
- 9780810841222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.89
€ 77.89
Paperback. In his timely book Music, Style, and Aging, cultural sociologist Andy Bennett explains how people move on from youth and effectively grow older with popular music. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: AVGN; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439908082
- ISBN
- 9781439908082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.19
€ 30.99
€ 27.19
Paperback. What happens to punks, goths, break-dancers and queer scene participants as they become older? Tackling assumptions that spectacular 'youth cultures' involvement ceases with the onset of adulthood, this book features original case studies to explore how participants reconcile their continuing involvement with ageing bodies and shifting identities. Editor(s): Hodkinson, Paul; Bennett, Andy. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 bw illus. BIC Classification: AVG; JFCK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847888358
- ISBN
- 9781847888358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.98
€ 50.99
€ 50.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 162 b&w illustrations, 18 colour plates. BIC Classification: AMC; AMV; AMX; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816673056
- ISBN
- 9780816673056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
paperback. "Talking turkey" about the bird you thought you knew Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076879
- ISBN
- 9780252076879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.74
€ 23.99
€ 21.74
Paperback. This work explains the recent history of lesbian and gay studies (founded on the radical confidence of the black power movement of the 1960s) and its debates, principles and controversies. In so doing, it provides students with a broad overview of the field. Editor(s): Merck, Mandy; Segal, Naomi; Wright, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557867025
- ISBN
- 9781557867025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.21
€ 73.21
Paperback. A collection of essays that illustrates the ways in which music - as a cultural practice, a commercial product, and an aesthetic form - has become enmeshed in debates about human rights, international law, and struggles for social justice. Editor(s): Weintraub, Andrew N.; Yung, Bell. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: AVA; JFC; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076626
- ISBN
- 9780252076626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.14
€ 27.99
€ 26.14
Paperback. A tribute to the enduring power of the printed word. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DS; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782069423
- ISBN
- 9781782069423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Hardcover. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JM; HBG; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 273 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634823029
- ISBN
- 9781634823029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 289.12€ 213.19
€ 289.12
€ 213.19
Hardback. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634634236
- ISBN
- 9781634634236
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.25€ 114.28
€ 168.25
€ 114.28
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954384586
- ISBN
- 9780954384586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.42
€ 73.42
Paperback. Ten scholars with diverse geographical, theoretical, and topical interests take a close, critical look at the vexed relationship between public identities and the intimate spheres in which they are made. They ask how scholars and activists can engage more creatively with problems encountered on this awkward terrain. Editor(s): Shyrock, Andrew. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750073
- ISBN
- 9780804750073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.19
€ 40.99
€ 36.19
Paperback. Examines the history of political and intellectual life in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Bengal to show how the concept can take on a life of its own in different contexts. This interdisciplinary study is suitable for historians and anthropologists, as well as scholars of South Asia and colonialism. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226734941
- ISBN
- 9780226734941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.96
€ 31.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. Any listener knows the power of music to define a place, but few can describe the how or why of this phenomenon. This title showcases how American jazz defined a culture particularly preoccupied with place. It analyzes both the performances and cultural context of leading jazz figures, including the many famous venues where they played. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 halftones, 11 line drawings, 10 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; AVGJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044958
- ISBN
- 9780226044958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.15
€ 42.99
€ 33.15
Hardcover. Any listener knows the power of music to define a place, but few can describe the how or why of this phenomenon. This title showcases how American jazz defined a culture particularly preoccupied with place. It analyzes both the performances and cultural context of leading jazz figures, including the many famous venues where they played. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 halftones, 11 line drawings, 10 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; AVGJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044941
- ISBN
- 9780226044941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.76€ 93.78
€ 113.76
€ 93.78
Paperback. Bringing the psychology of uncertainty together with contemporary case studies, this book is a sweeping diagnostic for-and antidote to-ineffective political discourse in a globalized world that imports bads as well as goods. Series: Themes in Global Social Change. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFC; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421419602
- ISBN
- 9781421419602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.66
€ 38.99
€ 32.66
Paperback. Writing is a defining marker of civilisation; without it there could be no accumulation of knowledge. Andrew Robinson tells the fascinating story of the history of writing, considering its development, and examining the enormous variety of writing and scripts we use today. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 15 b&w halftone. BIC Classification: CBX; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199567782
- ISBN
- 9780199567782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 482 pages, 20 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662. 482 pages, 20 line drawings, 2 tables. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PDA. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight: 682.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 482
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226668017
- ISBN
- 9780226668017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.93
€ 52.99
€ 40.93