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Cultural studies

Paperback. In the postcolonial era, Arab societies have been ruled by a variety of authoritarian regimes. Focusing on his native Morocco and building on the work of Foucault, the author of this text explores the ideological and cultural foundations of this persistent authoritarianism. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 115 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226315287
ISBN
9780226315287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 27ill. BIC Classification: AC; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226316925
ISBN
9780226316925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

Paperback. Argues that the humanities - the academic disciplines that study the potential of the human - represent a 'dream of America.' This title explores a number of linked problems: the role, at once inspiring and disturbing, played by modern philology in the discipline's formation; and, the reasons behind the humanities' perpetual state of crisis. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: H; JFCX; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226316994
ISBN
9780226316994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Hardcover. Outside of Italy, the country's culture and its food appear to be essentially synonymous. This book elucidates the guiding principle of the Italian table - a delicate balance between the structure of tradition and the joy of improvisation. It presents the history of food in Italy, including the 500-old story of the country's cookbooks. Num Pages: 352 pages, 160 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFC; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 263 x 185 x 23. Weight in Grams: 940.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317243
ISBN
9780226317243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.78

Hardcover. For millions of people around the world, Tibet is a domain of undisturbed tradition, the Dalai Lama a spiritual guide. This book addresses the question of who has the right to represent Tibet in museums and beyond. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 colour plates, 50 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; AB; GM; HBJF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 256 x 32. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317472
ISBN
9780226317472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 79.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 462 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTP; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
462
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317588
ISBN
9780226317588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.03
€ 49.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; JFC; JFSL; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226318561
ISBN
9780226318561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HRK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226323015
ISBN
9780226323015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBTB; JFC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226324326
ISBN
9780226324326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226325309
ISBN
9780226325309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.36

Paperback. This text presents 15 lectures by Hermann von Helmholtz, a leading 19th-century scientist who was concerned with the implications of science for philosophy and culture. Topics covered include: the origins of the planetary system; the problems of perception; and the relation of optics to painting. Num Pages: 400 pages, 71 engravings. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; JFC; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226326597
ISBN
9780226326597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. This text challenges the assumptions that the theory of relativity in physics sprang in its essence from the genius of Albert Einstein, and that scientific relativity is unconnected to ethical, cultural or epistemological relativisms. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 443.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327334
ISBN
9780226327334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. This unique study of boy-inseminating rituals among the Sambia of New Guinea challenges our deepest assumptions about the role of culture in understanding homosexuality and gender-identity development. Num Pages: 401 pages, 2 halftones, 1 map, 2 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFC; JFSJ; JFSK2; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
401
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327495
ISBN
9780226327495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. This text examines and critiques the norms, assumptions, historical conditions and institutions that have framed the development and uses of art theory. It looks at the work of major figures in the avant-garde movement, such as John Cage, Jean-Francois Lyotard and Andy Warhol. Num Pages: 370 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; AVGC6; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226328928
ISBN
9780226328928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFC; JFSJ; JFSK; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226348308
ISBN
9780226348308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.57
€ 102.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFC; JFSJ; JFSK; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226348445
ISBN
9780226348445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.61

Hardcover. Editor(s): Kaiser, David; McCray, Patrick. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226372884
ISBN
9780226372884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 79.61

Paperback. The media uses variations of the word "monster" to describe unthinkable acts of violence. This work explores the social construction of monstrousness in public discourse - tabloids, television, magazines, sermons, and poular fiction - arguing that the monster serves as a moralizing function. Num Pages: 342 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226380070
ISBN
9780226380070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. Anxieties about the potential loss of national identity and continuity disturb many in Japan, despite widespread insistence that it has remained culturally intact. This ethnographic, historical and cultural study examines marginalized events, sites and cultural practices in Japan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JHM; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226388335
ISBN
9780226388335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. In "Restless nation" James M. Jasper isolates a narrative that lies very close to the core of the American character. From colonial times to the present day, Americans have always had a deep-rooted belief in the 'fresh-start' philosophy, explored in this work. Num Pages: 276 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226394794
ISBN
9780226394794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

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