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Cultural studies
Paperback. Focuses on Laweyan, a production center of batik textiles that had embraced modernity under Dutch colonial rule, only to fend off the modernizing forces of Indonesia during the twentieth century. This book portrays a merchant enclave clinging to its forms of social life and highlights the power of women in the marketplace and the home. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 halftones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691016924
- ISBN
- 9780691016924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.08
€ 74.08
Small Batch details the history and changing social implication of artisanal foods, from the days of early American settlers to the present explosion of small-batch and artisanal food businesses. Interviewing over fifty artisanal producers, Cope details the influences, challenges, and evolving identity of these modern craft industries. Series: Rowman & Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy. Num Pages: 244 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442227347
- ISBN
- 9781442227347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Paperback. As the author traces the evolution of Motown from a small record company to an international music industry giant, she looks at cultural politics at the grassroots level and sees the music not as a mere soundtrack for its historical moment but as an active agent in politics of the time. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; AVGQ; JFC; JFSL3; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- a
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005464
- ISBN
- 9780674005464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.67
€ 34.99
€ 29.67
paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in the History of Psychiatry. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484506
- ISBN
- 9780801484506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.60
€ 46.99
€ 41.60
Paperback. The long overdue first UK publication of one of Sven Lindqvist's best-loved books - and the one for which he is most famous in his home country - an exquisitely written meditation on the author's relationship with art. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 145 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847085221
- ISBN
- 9781847085221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.93
€ 17.99
€ 12.93
Hardcover. From political debates about global free markets to local free lunches, the word 'freedom' is in danger of becoming a distorted cliche. This book explores the history of the idea of freedom, from its origins in ancient Greece, suggesting that our attempts to imagine freedom should occupy the space of not only 'what is' but also 'what if'. Num Pages: 376 pages, 19 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226069739
- ISBN
- 9780226069739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.38
€ 123.38
Paperback. Bring your cosplay dreams to life with your own two hands! Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; WFB; WJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 275 x 16. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- IMPACT
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781440345166
- ISBN
- 9781440345166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.82
€ 27.99
€ 22.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 89 b/w illustrations, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFC; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 255 x 19. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816679324
- ISBN
- 9780816679324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.56
€ 32.99
€ 29.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; ASDT; AV; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816526321
- ISBN
- 9780816526321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.86
€ 36.86
Hardback. Disrobed explores how clothing reflects the state of the world and where it might be headed. Syl Tang brilliantly links the clothes we wear to world concerns such as the environment, water security, culture clashes, and economic booms and busts. Readers will never think about clothing the same way again. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: AKT; JFCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442270992
- ISBN
- 9781442270992
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.88
€ 54.88
hardcover. Originally a royal court dance, "baakisimba" asserted the authority of the king as the head of Baganda society. Integrating a study of the performance genre with a detailed analysis of gender among the Baganda, this book illuminates the complex relationship between "baakisimba" and Baganda culture. Series: Current Research in Ethnomusicology: Outstanding Dissertations. Num Pages: 316 pages, 34 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; ASD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415967761
- ISBN
- 9780415967761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.18
€ 154.18
paperback. This book explores the impact of media representations of violence during the Vietnam War on people in the U.S., specifically how images of violence done to and by the Vietnamese were traumatic in ways that deeply affected the American psyche. Num Pages: 384 pages, 84 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; APFA; HBJK; HBWS2; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822348542
- ISBN
- 9780822348542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.23
€ 41.99
€ 37.23
Hardback. A unique, lively history of sweet melons and watermelons. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 144 pages, 55 illustrations, 50 in colour. BIC Classification: JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 247 x 18. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780235844
- ISBN
- 9781780235844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.45
€ 26.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFCA; TTA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837622027
- ISBN
- 9783837622027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.56
€ 54.99
€ 39.56
Paperback. Illuminates the cultural processes through which sentiments, desires, and commitments motivate and shape capitalist family firms. This book shows how flexible specialization is produced through the cultural dynamics of capital accumulation, management succession, firm expansion and diversification, and the reproduction and division of firms. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 map. 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFC; JHM; JPFK; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691095103
- ISBN
- 9780691095103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.35
€ 69.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: APF; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Wallflower Press London
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903364673
- ISBN
- 9781903364673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.52
€ 31.52
Hardcover. This text shows how different collective identities in Latin America shape the access to, and participation in, the public domain. Collective identities were previously thought to be primordial components that would not survive the modern world, but now theorists think of them as a modern creation. Editor(s): Roniger, Luis; Sznajder, Mario. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898723776
- ISBN
- 9781898723776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.76
€ 160.76
Paperback. Considers the misappropriation of African American popular culture through various genres, largely Hip Hop, to argue that while such cultural creations have the potential to be healing agents, they are still exploited -often with the complicity of African Americans- for commercial purposes and to maintain white ruling class hegemony. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108974
- ISBN
- 9780230108974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.95€ 48.98
€ 76.95
€ 48.98
Paperback. A feminist - and former model - scrutinizes hip-hop culture Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFCA; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740644
- ISBN
- 9780814740644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.86
€ 37.86
Paperback. In this collection of provocative essays on Third World art and culture, filmmaker and theorist Trinh Minh-ha offers new challenges to Western regimes of knowledge. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415904315
- ISBN
- 9780415904315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.40
€ 55.40