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Cultural studies

Hardcover. Not all original works invoke the encore impulse in their audiences. Those that do generally spawn replications - sequels, spin-offs, or re-makes. This book presents a theory of why some replications succeed and others fail across genres and media. Num Pages: 257 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137373182
ISBN
9781137373182
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.36

Paperback. "If the Sex Pistols and The Clash represented punk's sacred, then The Stranglers were its profane. Strangled sets out to explain why this most taboo of bands have for so long been the subject of a collective cultural Omerta. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGU; AVH; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782797975
ISBN
9781782797975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.58

Paperback. Editor(s): Lopez Jr, Donald S. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; HRE; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226391236
ISBN
9780226391236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Hardcover. Editor(s): Lopez Jr, Donald S. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; HRE; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226493183
ISBN
9780226493183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.03
€ 79.61

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

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

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition,None
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813538525
ISBN
9780813538525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.95

Paperback. This collection uses the concept of 'story' to connect literary materials and methods of analysis to wider issues of social and political importance. Drawing on a range of texts, themes include post-colonial literatures, history in literature, old stories in contemporary contexts, and the relationship between creativity and criticism. Editor(s): Shaw, J.; Kelly, P.; Semler, Dr. L. E. Num Pages: 361 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBV; DSA; DSB; DSBB; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
361
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349468201
ISBN
9781349468201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.01

Paperback. John Weich pinpoints the iconic 'moments' that helped transform storytelling from a fringe communication movement into a pop culture phenomenon. Num Pages: 176 pages, 60 Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
BIS Publishers B.V. Netherlands
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9789063693114
ISBN
9789063693114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.88

Paperback. Why do screen narratives remain so different in an age of convergence and globalisation that many think is blurring distinctions? This collection attempts to answer this question using examples drawn from a range of media, from Hollywood franchises to digital comics, and a range of countries, from the United States to Japan Editor(s): Pearson, R. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349481927
ISBN
9781349481927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Through a professional story-teller's sometimes humorous commentary on culture and literature from The Odyssey on, the book suggests that literature is not an artifact to be studied but a living process. Often irreverent, crossing literary and scholarly lines, Penn aims to discover what literature does for an imaginatively engaged reader. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349473724
ISBN
9781349473724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.57

Hardback. "Where once cultures valued storytellers for lauding, lamenting and laughing at those in power, this thoughtful book illuminates the hopes, practices and achievements of the myriad amateur storytellers who populate today's globalised and digitalized cultures. Editor(s): Hartley, John; McWilliam, Kelly. Num Pages: 330 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405180597
ISBN
9781405180597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.50

Paperback. "Where once cultures valued storytellers for lauding, lamenting and laughing at those in power, this thoughtful book illuminates the hopes, practices and achievements of the myriad amateur storytellers who populate today's globalised and digitalized cultures. Editor(s): Hartley, John; McWilliam, Kelly. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405180580
ISBN
9781405180580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.69

Paperback. Children's literature came into existence in printed form in the 18th century. This book charts its development by examining concurrent developments in society such as the spread of education, the developments in printing techniques and changes in the definition of childhood. Editor(s): Butts, Dennis. Series: Insights Series. Num Pages: 143 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSY; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 215.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
143
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333522479
ISBN
9780333522479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.36

Hardback. Renowned fashion editor Phyllis Posnick presents the first-ever collection of her iconic, sometimes shocking, photo editorials for Vogue Num Pages: 256 pages, 200 full-colour photographs. BIC Classification: AJC; AKT; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 322 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2294.
Publisher
Abrams
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419722448
ISBN
9781419722448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.89
€ 44.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; WCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062334701
ISBN
9780062334701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. Reveals the stories underlying the clothes we wear in this stylish tour of the most important developments in the history of fashion, from ancient times to the present day. This title shows how the way we dress is inextricably bound up with considerations of aesthetics, sex, gender, class and lifestyle and more. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: AKTH; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847947277
ISBN
9781847947277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.90

Hardback. How adequate are our theories of globalisation for analysing the worlds we share with others? In this provocative new book, Henrietta Moore asks us to step back and re-examine in a fresh way the interconnections normally labeled 'globalisation'. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745636450
ISBN
9780745636450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

Paperback. Is the France of 2015 still French in the same way or to the same degree as the France of 1985? Where do the most significant challenges to "Frenchness" now lie? These are among the issues addressed by contributors to this volume, spanning a wide range of topics and disciplinary approaches including politics, literature, film and sport. Series: Nottingham French Studies. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; JFC; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 165. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474406604
ISBN
9781474406604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

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

€ 48.99
€ 32.61

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