Cultural studies
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Cultural studies
Paperback. Editor(s): Hansen, Hans Lauge. Num Pages: 246 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CJA; CJBG; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772899404
- ISBN
- 9788772899404
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.64
€ 47.99
€ 34.64
Hardback. While focusing on social thought, this book draws on many disciplines, including philosophy, anthropology, and political science. It demonstrates the profound difficulties social thinkers - including liberals, socialists, and those intellectuals who could be regarded as the sociologists - had in coming to terms with the phenomenon of war. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150840
- ISBN
- 9780691150840
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€ 52.99€ 38.10
€ 52.99
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Hardback. Written by Hans Joas, one of Europea s leading social theorists. Asks how contemporary social and political thought can come to terms with the ongoing proliferation of war and state violence. Draws on a wide range of material, from World War I and Vietnam to the Gulf War and the conflicts in the Balkans. Translator(s): Livingstone, Rodney. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFE; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745626444
- ISBN
- 9780745626444
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Condition: New
€ 79.40
€ 79.40
Paperback. Investigates habits, practices, and meanings of water through case studies from around the world. With its wide range and diversity, this volume explores water practices in different cultures and shows that water is much more than a commodity, a resource, or a substance - it is a focal point that reflects local culture. Editor(s): Hahn, Hans Peter; Cless, Karlheinz; Soentgen, Jens. Num Pages: 250 pages, 73 colour plates, 7 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Campus Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783593396101
- ISBN
- 9783593396101
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Condition: New
€ 57.03€ 48.63
€ 57.03
€ 48.63
Paperback. An Account of Cannibal Captivity in Brazil. 296 pages, 65 illustrations. Editor(s): Whitehead, Neil L. In 1550, the German adventurer Hans Staden was serving as a gunner in a Portuguese fort on the Brazilian coast. This title tells the story of his nine-month captivity among the Tupi Indians. It presents a dramatic first-person account of his capture, captivity, and eventual escape. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFC; JHMC. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 18. Weight: 442. Translator(s): Harbsmeier, Michael.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822342311
- ISBN
- 9780822342311
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.64
€ 30.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 233 x 7. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231163613
- ISBN
- 9780231163613
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.40
€ 30.99
€ 22.40
Hardback. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231163606
- ISBN
- 9780231163606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.25€ 64.39
€ 83.25
€ 64.39
Paperback. Moving from meetings with artists to the creation of the first public museums in the 18th century, recounting the practice of inspirational figures such as Diaghilev, skipping between exhibitions, continents and centuries, the author argues that curation is far from a static practice. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 170 x 27. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- PENGUIN BOOKS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241950968
- ISBN
- 9780241950968
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.72
€ 15.99
€ 11.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 341 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572410510
- ISBN
- 9781572410510
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.14
€ 32.99
€ 24.14
Hardback. The Oxford Companion to Cheese answers a clear call for the kind of subject-defining reference work that The Oxford Companion to Wine achieved. It is the first truly comprehensive cheese book, containing 855 A-Z scholarly, yet accessible entries on the history, culture, and science of cheese making and cheese enjoyment, worldwide. Editor(s): Donnelly, Dr Catherine. Series: Oxford Companions. Num Pages: 888 pages, Approx. 150 images, three 8-page colour inserts. BIC Classification: GBC; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 261 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1546.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199330881
- ISBN
- 9780199330881
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Condition: New
€ 70.26
€ 70.26
Hardback. This is a translation into English of the complete "Yin-Hai Jing-Wei", a classic 15th-century text on Chinese ophthalmology. This work offers an unprecedented view of the practice of medicine, and specifically eye care, in pre-modern China. Editor(s): Unschuld, Paul U.; Kovacs, Jurgen. Translator(s): Kovacs, Jurgen; Unschuld, Paul U. Series: Comparative Studies of Health Systems & Medical Care. Num Pages: 525 pages, 4 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; JFCX; MJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 233 x 36. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 525
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520080584
- ISBN
- 9780520080584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.25€ 63.75
€ 83.25
€ 63.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white halftones, colour illust. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Drag City United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780965618311
- ISBN
- 9780965618311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.02
€ 32.99
€ 29.02
Paperback. Harold Rosenberg was undoubtedly the most important American art critic of the twentieth century. It was he who first coined the term "Action Painters" to refer to the American Abstract Expressionists Num Pages: 285 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; ACXD1; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306805967
- ISBN
- 9780306805967
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.64
€ 25.99
€ 22.64
paperback. This work shows how common sociological themes such as socialization, social interaction, the social construction of time, and deviance are experienced in work settings as diverse as the factory, the night club, the restaurant, and to offices of high tech professionals. Num Pages: 504 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780742519183
- ISBN
- 9780742519183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.06
€ 80.06
Hardback. Many people think of 'social problems' as involving poor and powerless individuals in society. This work seeks to improve the balance by adding a focus on important and powerful institutions. It discusses policy sciences, public policy analysis and public management. It addresses operations and design issues for government organizations. Editor(s): Hartman, Harriet. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 598. Challenges, Practices, and Potentials. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. 300 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Hartman, Harriet. Many people think of 'social problems' as involving poor and powerless individuals in society. This work seeks to improve the balance by adding a focus on important and powerful institutions. It discusses policy sciences, public policy analysis and public management. It addresses operations and design issues for government organizations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFC; JFMG. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 29. Weight: 598.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848552982
- ISBN
- 9781848552982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.81
€ 182.81
Paperback. A history of the ideologies and personalities of the feminist peace movement in the US. This study explores: connections between militarism and violence against women; women as the "mothers" of society; women as naturally responsible citizens; and the desire to be independent of male control. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 360 pages, 42 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; GTJ; JFCX; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815602699
- ISBN
- 9780815602699
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Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
Paperback. A lively comparison of musical meaning in Ohio's Jazz, metal, and hard rock scene. Series: Music Culture S. Num Pages: 350 pages, 14 illus. 3 figs. 13 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; AVGJ; AVGT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819563767
- ISBN
- 9780819563767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.62
€ 38.62
Paperback. Figures of a Changing World develops an account of culture change that is based on the distinction between the two rhetorical figures of metaphor and metonymy. These figures are applied both to the large-scale interpretation of tensions in culture change and to the micro-interpretation of tensions within particular texts. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823257485
- ISBN
- 9780823257485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.53
€ 30.53
Hardback. Figures of a Changing World develops an account of culture change that is based on the distinction between the two rhetorical figures of metaphor and metonymy. These figures are applied both to the large-scale interpretation of tensions in culture change and to the micro-interpretation of tensions within particular texts. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 147 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823257478
- ISBN
- 9780823257478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.01
€ 92.01
Paperback. Examines the work of a generation of Japanese intellectuals who, like their European counterparts, saw modernity as a spectacle of ceaseless change that uprooted the dominant historical culture from its fixed values and substituted a culture based on fantasy and desire. Num Pages: 480 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691095486
- ISBN
- 9780691095486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.41€ 50.75
€ 65.41
€ 50.75