Cultural studies
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Cultural studies
Paperback. Demonstrating how the Buddhist revival in Tibet must contend with tensions between the Chinese state and aspirations for greater Tibetan autonomy, the authors discuss ways that Tibetan Buddhists are restructuring their religion through a process of social, political and economic adaptation. Editor(s): Goldstein, Melvyn C.; Kapstein, Matthew T. Num Pages: 235 pages, 37 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; JFC; JHM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 49. Religious Revival and Cultural Identity. 235 pages, 37 b&w photographs. Editor(s): Goldstein, Melvyn C.; Kapstein, Matthew T. Demonstrating how the Buddhist revival in Tibet must contend with tensions between the Chinese state and aspirations for greater Tibetan autonomy, the authors discuss ways that Tibetan Buddhists are restructuring their religion through a process of social, political and economic adaptation. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; JFC; JHM; JPS. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211315
- ISBN
- 9780520211315
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Santos, Goncalo; Harrell, Stevan. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 black & white tables, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; HBJF; JFC; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999821
- ISBN
- 9780295999821
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Editor(s): Pultar, Gonul. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633426
- ISBN
- 9780815633426
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Condition: New
€ 66.12
€ 66.12
Paperback. Since it first emerged from Britain's punk-rock scene in the late 1970s, goth subculture has haunted postmodern culture and society, reinventing itself inside and against the mainstream. This title offers a collection of scholarly essays devoted to this enduring yet little examined cultural phenomenon. Editor(s): Goodlad, Lauren M. E.; Bibby, Michael. Num Pages: 456 pages, 67 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339212
- ISBN
- 9780822339212
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 31.02
€ 41.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. The so-called science wars pit science against culture, and nowhere is the struggle more contentious than in the realm of genetics. A constructive response, this volume brings together biological and cultural anthropologists to conduct a dialogue that bridges the science/culture divide. Editor(s): Goodman, Alan H.; Heath, Deborah; Lindee, M. Susan. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 b/w photographs, 6 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520237933
- ISBN
- 9780520237933
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. This work suggests that gossip has unexpected virtues. The contributors argue that gossip contributes to community cohesion and helps individuals better understand their own predicaments, problems and personal idiosyncrasies in the light of knowledge about the life experiences of others. Editor(s): Goodman, Robert F.; Ben-Ze'ev, Aaron. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700606702
- ISBN
- 9780700606702
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Condition: New
€ 37.58
€ 37.58
Hardback. In this text, the authors take on the corporate educators, media monopolies and oil companies. They show how corporate-produced curricula, films and corporate-promoted books often use depictions of family love, childhood innocence and compassion in order to sell the public on policies. Series: Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742516342
- ISBN
- 9780742516342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.14
€ 191.14
Paperback. In this text, the authors take on the corporate educators, media monopolies and oil companies. They show how corporate-produced curricula, films and corporate-promoted books often use depictions of family love, childhood innocence and compassion in order to sell the public on policies. Series: Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742516359
- ISBN
- 9780742516359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.69
€ 67.69
Hardback. Based on the views of teenagers across Europe and in the Far East, this book argues that we need to reconsider how we judge schools and what they are for. It shows that the treatment of pupils in schools makes more difference to teenagers' views on society, and on what it means to be fair, than it does to differences in attainment. Num Pages: 210 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBC; JNKS; JNL; YNGL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230230255
- ISBN
- 9780230230255
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Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardback. Editor(s): Gorawala, Prathamesh; Mandhatri, Srushti. Num Pages: 305 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629483771
- ISBN
- 9781629483771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.18€ 158.44
€ 229.18
€ 158.44
Paperback. Series: Societas. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Societas
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907845386
- ISBN
- 9780907845386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.54
€ 14.54
Hardback. Hills identifies the need for cross-cultural orientation for non-Native field workers, for libraries and librarians to become more community-minded, and for library education to be more field-responsive and active. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: GLC; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 30. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810831384
- ISBN
- 9780810831384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.89
€ 166.89
Hardcover. Presents an introduction to key theories and debates in popular cultural studies. This title presents a reasoned argument about the distinctive contribution that theology can make to the study of popular culture. It is suitable for beginning students and more advanced researchers. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7. BIC Classification: HRCM; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405117470
- ISBN
- 9781405117470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.79
€ 131.79
Paperback. Understanding Theology and Popular Culture is one of the first books to give an overview of the key issues and methods in this field of study. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7. BIC Classification: HRCM; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405117487
- ISBN
- 9781405117487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
paperback. This work takes an anthropological approach to the fundamental question of what makes life worth living. It considers the issue by examining nine pairs of similarly situated individuals in the United States and Japan. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520201330
- ISBN
- 9780520201330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.56
€ 38.99
€ 28.56
paperback. Editor(s): Paul, Heike. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Transcript Publishing Germany
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837627213
- ISBN
- 9783837627213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.88€ 42.56
€ 52.88
€ 42.56
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619207
- ISBN
- 9780700619207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.51
€ 87.51
Paperback. This book analyses video games like Grand Theft Auto and Resident Evil as aesthetic objects. Drawing on philosophical theories of art from Kant to Ranciere, it focuses on what games feel like to players and argues that their appeal can only be adequately understood by relating them to developments in contemporary art and recent cultural history. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719077180
- ISBN
- 9780719077180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.63
€ 29.99
€ 21.63
Hardback. Editor(s): Huggan, Graham. Num Pages: 166 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFC; JFF; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137588166
- ISBN
- 9781137588166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.22
€ 72.22
Hardback. A long-overdue challenge to the commonplace assumption that the Second World War was a period of consumer austerity in Canada. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBWQ; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 0. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774823630
- ISBN
- 9780774823630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.64
€ 107.64