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Cultural studies
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€ 33.80
€ 46.99
€ 33.80
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
€ 136.77€ 112.90
€ 136.77
€ 112.90
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
€ 89.20€ 67.92
€ 89.20
€ 67.92
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€ 27.65
€ 30.99
€ 27.65
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781446259160
- ISBN
- 9781446259160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.78
€ 56.78
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€ 29.87
€ 32.99
€ 29.87
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
€ 21.99€ 16.87
€ 21.99
€ 16.87
Paperback. A guide to doing research in the burgeoning field of food studies. It details the predominant research methods in the field, provides a series of interactive questions and templates to help guide a project, and includes suggestions for food-specific resources such as archives, libraries and reference works. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: GPS; JFCV; JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845206819
- ISBN
- 9781845206819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.15
€ 55.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Folklore Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926677729
- ISBN
- 9781926677729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 32. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1900
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816695744
- ISBN
- 9780816695744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.13
€ 24.99
€ 23.13
Paperback. Series: Beginnings. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719067891
- ISBN
- 9780719067891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.61
€ 23.61
Hardback. Placing the therapeutic process in its socio-cultural context, this work offers encouragement to therapists in evolving their own personal understanding and direction. The text adopts a binocular vision of the therapist as subject and object in its analysis. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JH; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 145 x 215 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568215457
- ISBN
- 9781568215457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.88
€ 155.88
Paperback. From essays about the Salem witch trials to literary uses of ghosts by Twain, Wharton, and Bierce to the cinematic blockbuster The Sixth Sense, this book is the first to survey the importance of ghosts and hauntings in American culture across time. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Popular Press 3
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299199548
- ISBN
- 9780299199548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 503 photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCK; KJ; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1356.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764302114
- ISBN
- 9780764302114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 32.53
€ 43.99
€ 32.53
Num Pages: 288 pages, 900 color photos. BIC Classification: 3J; JFCK; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 239 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1822.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887405495
- ISBN
- 9780887405495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.11€ 53.67
€ 76.11
€ 53.67
Paperback. Addresses the conflicted meanings associated with the figure of the action heroine as she has evolved in various media forms since the late 1980s. Jeffrey A. Brown discusses this immensely popular character type, the action heroine, as an example of, and challenge to, existing theories about gender as a performance identity. Num Pages: 278 pages, 13|13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; APT; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617039409
- ISBN
- 9781617039409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.72
€ 39.72
Paperback. Explores the brighter side of eternity: heaven. Dispensing with the images of goodness that can make even heaven seem unbearable, this book stimulates our imagination with a history of how the joy of paradise has been conceived by writers, philosophers, and artists for whom heaven was an imminent reality. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRLB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691006840
- ISBN
- 9780691006840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.11
€ 43.99
€ 31.11
Paperback. In this book Jeffrey Alexander develops the view that cultural sociology and cultural pragmatics are vital for understanding the structural turbulence and political possibilities of contemporary social life. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509518135
- ISBN
- 9781509518135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.51
€ 23.51
Hardback. * This is a new study of the relationship between performance and power from one of the world s leading social theorists * In this volume, Jeffrey Alexander develops a cultural pragmatics that shifts cultural sociology from texts to gestural meanings and examines the elements of social performance. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745648170
- ISBN
- 9780745648170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.18
€ 73.18
Hardback. In this book Jeffrey Alexander develops the view that cultural sociology and cultural pragmatics are vital for understanding the structural turbulence and political possibilities of contemporary social life. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509518128
- ISBN
- 9781509518128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.41
€ 72.41