Cultural studies
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Cultural studies
Paperback. Presents an up-to-date look at the social processes and consequences of China's rapid economic growth. Editor(s): Davis, Deborah S.; Feng, Wang. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 312 pages, 29 tables, 8 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JHB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804761161
- ISBN
- 9780804761161
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. What role do objects play in realist narratives as they move between societies and their different systems of value as commodities, as charms, as gifts, as trophies, or as curses? This book explores how the struggle to represent objects in British colonial realism corresponded with historical struggles over the material world and its significance. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349350933
- ISBN
- 9781349350933
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Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardback. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 194 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253018182
- ISBN
- 9780253018182
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Condition: New
€ 97.45
€ 97.45
Paperback. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 194 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253018229
- ISBN
- 9780253018229
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. This work investigates the power behind classical music and dance in Bangkok, the capital and sacred center of Buddhist Thailand. Focusing on the ritual of honouring teachers of music and dance, Deborah Wong reveals a complex network of connections among kings, teachers, knowledge and performance. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 378 pages, 63 halftones, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FMT; AS; AVGD; AVGW; HRE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226905860
- ISBN
- 9780226905860
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.39
€ 52.99
€ 41.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816631131
- ISBN
- 9780816631131
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Presents a feminist study that argues against the idea that the popularity of body work means that women are enslaved to a male-fashioned 'beauty myth'. This title demonstrates that women actually use body work to escape that beauty myth. Num Pages: 181 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFC; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 181
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520228566
- ISBN
- 9780520228566
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.00
€ 33.99
€ 25.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Reynolds, Dee; Reason, Matthew. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 171 x 19. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Intellect Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841504919
- ISBN
- 9781841504919
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 46.10
€ 47.99
€ 46.10
Paperback. What is rock? This book offers a new and systematic approach to understanding rock by applying sociological concepts in a historical context. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVC; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 192 x 24. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442600157
- ISBN
- 9781442600157
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 44.41
€ 48.99
€ 44.41
Paperback. At the start of the 18th century, literary "characters" referred as much to letters and typefaces as it did to persons in books. However, this text shows how, by the 19th century, readers used transactions with characters to accommodate themselves to newly-commmercialized social relations. Num Pages: 326 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK; JFC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226498201
- ISBN
- 9780226498201
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFCA; JFCK; JNKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469629919
- ISBN
- 9781469629919
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Condition: New
€ 39.89
€ 39.89
Paperback. Majestic, noble, brave lions, with their tawny coats and luminous eyes, have inspired countless stories, traditions and beliefs. Whether we are seduced by their beauty or drawn to danger, we want to be near them. This book draws on the scientific research, folklore, travel literature, and lion tamers' memoirs to guide readers on a cultural safari. Series: Animal. Num Pages: 224 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, 71 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861896551
- ISBN
- 9781861896551
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Hardback. Editor(s): DeKoven, Marianne; Lundblad, Michael. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152822
- ISBN
- 9780231152822
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Condition: New
€ 103.43€ 80.25
€ 103.43
€ 80.25
Hardback. This text provides a critical interpretation of the construction of Irish national identity in the longer perspective of history. Drawing on recent sociological theory, the authors argue that national identity was invented and codified by a nationalist intelligentsia in the late 19th century. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC; JH; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333627976
- ISBN
- 9780333627976
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Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; ASD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 251.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349480166
- ISBN
- 9781349480166
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Condition: New
€ 65.45
€ 65.45
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Hazard Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 155
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953940721
- ISBN
- 9780953940721
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.64
€ 52.99
€ 47.64
Hardback. Considering issues such as pain and fertility, and exploring both the language of medical discourse and the silence of personal mystery, she reveals the numerous ways in which giving birth is narrated in the contemporary U.S. Pollock draws on cultural criticism, performance studies, and narrative theory to unpack this long-ignored genre. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFHF; JHBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109147
- ISBN
- 9780231109147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.54€ 90.75
€ 117.54
€ 90.75
Paperback. Chronicles how Indians came to represent themselves in Wild West shows, Hollywood films, sports, music, and their use of the automobile. This book examines longstanding stereotypes of Indians as invariably violent, suggesting that, even as such views continued in American popular culture, they were also transformed by the violence at Wounded Knee. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 312 pages, 51 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHMP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614592
- ISBN
- 9780700614592
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Condition: New
€ 38.10
€ 38.10
Hardback. Containing 17 essays by 16 contemporary literary critics, this text presents late-1990s thinking of 17th- to 18th-century literature. It aims to help students and teachers find new approaches to central canonical works and also provides introductions to several of the less well known writers. Editor(s): Robert Demaria., Prof (Vassar College, New York USA). Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631197393
- ISBN
- 9780631197393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.26
€ 143.26
Paperback. Reading is both a social process and a social formation, as this book illustrates across centuries and cultural contexts. Highlighting links evident in reading communities from literary salons to online environments, each essay reflects the rich repertoire of research methods available to reading scholars. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSBF; DSBH; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349335558
- ISBN
- 9781349335558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38