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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

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

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

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

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9781446259160
ISBN
9781446259160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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