Cultural studies
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Cultural studies
Hardback. Draws on 12 months of fieldwork with diamond consumers in New York City as well as an analysis of the iconic De Beers campaign that promised romance, status, and glamour to anyone who bought a diamond to show that this thematic pool is just one resource among many that diamond owners draw upon to engage with their own stones. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: JFCD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479810666
- ISBN
- 9781479810666
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Condition: New
€ 82.04
€ 82.04
Paperback. Shows how mythologies of meritocracy, the land of opportunity, and the American dream remain firmly in place while simultaneously erasing injustices and the struggles of the working poor Num Pages: 277 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; BG; JFC; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479814664
- ISBN
- 9781479814664
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€ 38.69
€ 38.69
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479879908
- ISBN
- 9781479879908
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.64
€ 30.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. A look at how the history of country and folk dancing in America is deeply intermeshed with that of political liberalism and the "old left" Series: NYU Series in Social & Cultural Analysis. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479890354
- ISBN
- 9781479890354
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.99
€ 33.99
€ 30.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509500338
- ISBN
- 9781509500338
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Condition: New
€ 73.14
€ 73.14
Hardback. Information overload, the shallows, weapons of mass distraction, the googlization of minds: countless commentators condemn the flood of images and information that dooms us to a pathological attention deficit. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509503728
- ISBN
- 9781509503728
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Condition: New
€ 73.14
€ 73.14
Paperback. In this important new book Rein Raud develops an original theory of culture understood as a loose and internally contradictory system of texts and practices that are shared by intermittent groups of people and used by them to make sense of their life-worlds. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509511259
- ISBN
- 9781509511259
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Condition: New
€ 26.05
€ 26.05
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397025
- ISBN
- 9781566397025
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.09
€ 34.99
€ 32.09
Paperback. Describes music as a metaphor of the society in which it takes place. This book examines various contexts in which music is produced, experienced, and evaluated. It includes the dynamics of orchestra rehearsals in the conservatory, "master class" lessons with a distinguished performer-pedagogue, and the ritual characteristics of solo recitals. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 210 x 10. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566398916
- ISBN
- 9781566398916
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571134288
- ISBN
- 9781571134288
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Condition: New
€ 98.65
€ 98.65
Hardcover. Brecht and the GDR: Politics, Culture, Posterity. Series: Edinburgh German Yearbook. 250 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Bradley, Laura; Leeder, Karen. Brecht's activities in the GDR, the regime's marginalizing response and posthumous appropriation of his legacy, and creative responses in the GDR and after. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSB; GBCY; JFC. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Camden House
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571134929
- ISBN
- 9781571134929
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Condition: New
€ 98.65
€ 98.65
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135483
- ISBN
- 9781571135483
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Condition: New
€ 98.59
€ 98.59
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Camden House
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135506
- ISBN
- 9781571135506
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Condition: New
€ 98.65
€ 98.65
Hardcover. Essays examining representations of disaster in German and international contexts, exploring the nexus between disruption and recovery through narrative from the eighteenth century to the present. Editor(s): Gerstenberger, Katharina; Nusser, Tanja. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 244 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571139016
- ISBN
- 9781571139016
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Condition: New
€ 98.58
€ 98.58
Hardcover. Transformations in Kalanga and Ndebele Societies, 1860-1990. Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. 320 pages, 8, 8 black and white. A comparative study of identity shifts in two large ethnic groups in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JH; JFC; JHMC. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 31. Weight: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464185
- ISBN
- 9781580464185
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Condition: New
€ 116.50
€ 116.50
Hardcover. Examines Mendelssohn's relationship to the past, shedding light on the construction of historical legacies that, in some cases, served to assert German cultural supremacy only two decades after the composer's death. Editor(s): Thym, Jurgen. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 350 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 31 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464741
- ISBN
- 9781580464741
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Condition: New
€ 116.50
€ 116.50
Paperback. A study of the iconic Brillo box through the theories of design, aesthetics, and art Num Pages: 144 pages, 34 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AK; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 203 x 12. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Dartmouth
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584657019
- ISBN
- 9781584657019
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.24
€ 26.99
€ 22.24
Paperback. What does it mean to be a "citizen" today, in an age of unbridled consumerism, terrorism, militarism, and multinationalism? This book provides the answer to this question. It looks at media coverage of September 11th and the Iraq invasion as well as "infotainment" to see how US TV is serving its citizens as part of "the global commodity chain". Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 Tables, 1 Figure, 1 b&w photo. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592135615
- ISBN
- 9781592135615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. The amazing story behind the classic Christmas character Num Pages: 224 pages, 78 full-colour illus. BIC Classification: 5HC; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 248 x 13. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of New England
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611687354
- ISBN
- 9781611687354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.30
€ 25.99
€ 21.30
Paperback. The role of Judaism in the formation of Western aesthetics Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRC; HRJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Brandeis University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611687781
- ISBN
- 9781611687781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.89
€ 32.99
€ 25.89