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Cultural studies
Paperback. This richly illustrated catalogue, the fourth in a series sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, features essays on the subject of costume and a substantial bibliography on the topic of costumes in art and an exhibition checklist. Editor(s): Weaver, Elissa B.; Rodini, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 110 pages, 8 colour plates, 40 halftones, bibliography. BIC Classification: ACN; ACQ; ACV; AGC; AKTA; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 204 x 11. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 110
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780935573350
- ISBN
- 9780935573350
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.93
€ 21.99
€ 18.93
Paperback. This book describes how an awareness of culture must be applied to the study and provision of welfare in Europe. It shows how the cultures underpinning social welfare systems are starting to be exposed and explored. The assumption that the values and beliefs which constitute welfare systems are universal and absolute has been overturned. Editor(s): Chamberlayne, Prue; etc.; Cooper, Andrew (Professor of Social Work, Tavistock Clinic and University of East London); Freeman, Richard (Lecturer in European Policy and Politics, Department of Politics, University of Edinburgh). Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFC; JFF; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853027000
- ISBN
- 9781853027000
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Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
Paperback. Looks at a range of commercial objects and phenomenon, from television and toys to comic books and magazines. The author looks at the often unspoken assumptions about class, nation, ethnicity, race, and sexual orientation that underscored both media images (like those of 1960s space missions) and social policies of the mass-produced suburb. Series: Console-ing Passions. Num Pages: 440 pages, 37 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JJP; GTB; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822326960
- ISBN
- 9780822326960
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. The construction of "midlife", most often rendered in chronological, biological and medical terms, has become an accepted reality to European Americans. This study explores the significance of this pervasive cultural representation compared to other cultures where "middle age" does not exist. Series: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development. Num Pages: 318 pages, 21 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSP3; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226756080
- ISBN
- 9780226756080
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.92
€ 40.99
€ 31.92
Paperback. Provides an account of the English and a portrait of its people and a story about being an alien in your own land. This book shows a country in which the familiar becomes strange, and the strange familiar. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862079984
- ISBN
- 9781862079984
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.05
€ 11.99
€ 10.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Blue Bike Books
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897278581
- ISBN
- 9781897278581
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. Dioramas and panoramas, freaks and magicians, waxworks and menageries, obscure relics and stuffed animals - a dazzling assortment of curiosities attracted the gaze of the nineteenth-century spectator at the dime museum. This title recaptures this ephemeral and scarcely documented institution of American culture from the margins of history. Num Pages: 214 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZ; GM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814718865
- ISBN
- 9780814718865
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. This study revisits Weimar Germany via the lens of metropolitan visual culture, analyzing the power that 1920s Germany holds for today's visual codes of consumerism. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 374 pages, 63 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; AM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544. Urban Visual Culture in 1920s Germany. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. 374 pages, 64 b&w photographs. This study revisits Weimar Germany via the lens of metropolitan visual culture, analyzing the power that 1920s Germany holds for today's visual codes of consumerism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; AM; JFC. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 28. Weight: 568.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 374
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520222991
- ISBN
- 9780520222991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.64
€ 38.99
€ 28.64
Paperback. Takes on the 'obesity epidemic,' challenging many widely held assumptions about its causes and consequences. This title examines fatness and its relationship to health outcomes to ask if our efforts to prevent 'obesity' are sensible, efficacious, or ethical. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFCV; JHB; MMZF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520266254
- ISBN
- 9780520266254
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer vs United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783658038403
- ISBN
- 9783658038403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.52
€ 83.52
Hardcover. What can post/colonial studies and their approaches contribute to our understanding of the Austro-Hungarian (k u k) occupation and administration of Bosnia-Herzegovina from 1878 to 1914? This anthology presents some possible answers to this research question. Editor(s): Ruthner, Clemens; Cordileone, Diana Reynolds; Reber, Ursula; Detrez, Raymond. Series: Austrian Culture. Num Pages: 427 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBH; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 28. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 427
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820497259
- ISBN
- 9780820497259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.30€ 64.26
€ 101.30
€ 64.26
Paperback. A selection of Max Weber's most important political writings. Editor(s): Lassman, Mr. Peter. Translator(s): Speirs, Ronald. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. Num Pages: 426 pages, notes, chronology, annotated bibliography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 530. Political Writings. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. 426 pages, notes, chronology, annotated bibliography. Editor(s): Lassman, Peter. A selection of Max Weber's most important political writings. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JFCX; JP. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 12. Weight: 574. Translator(s): Speirs, Ronald.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 426
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521397193
- ISBN
- 9780521397193
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Condition: New
€ 35.10
€ 35.10
Paperback. One woman's determination to educate Malawian girls and change the future of a nation. Series: Wayfarer. Num Pages: 440 pages, 29. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; BGB; JFC; JFSJ1; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772120868
- ISBN
- 9781772120868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.93
€ 45.99
€ 32.93
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 512 color photos. BIC Classification: ACX; AKTA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 225 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1378.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764307195
- ISBN
- 9780764307195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.65€ 39.78
€ 54.65
€ 39.78
Paperback. An expert in artificial intelligence and robotics examines our favourite science fiction tales (Avatar, Star Trek, The Terminator, Blade Runner, Robocop, Wall-E, The Jetsons, Iron Man, and others) to reveal which robots actually exist today and what we can expect to see in the not-too-distant future. Num Pages: 240 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: FL; JFCA; TJFM1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 190 x 14. Weight in Grams: 41.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781599219431
- ISBN
- 9781599219431
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.30
€ 21.99
€ 18.30
Paperback. Are black men cool, or are they despised? This text goes beyond the usual analysis of the black male - difficult childhood, white racism, poverty - to ask questions which other books are unwilling to address, examining what black males fear most and probing the depths of their longing for intimacy, for fathers and for meaningful relationships. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415969277
- ISBN
- 9780415969277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.02
€ 49.02
paperback. "We Heal From Memory" shows how poetry allows us to witness to and heal from traumatic histories, both individual and collective. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSC; JFC; JFSJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349629831
- ISBN
- 9781349629831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. This book sets out a variety of reasons why we should move away from seeing the recent era as 'postmodern' and our culture as 'postmodernist' through a series of analyses of contemporary culture. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748643448
- ISBN
- 9780748643448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.94€ 103.50
€ 106.94
€ 103.50
Paperback. Editor(s): Berger, Melody. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Seal Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580051828
- ISBN
- 9781580051828
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
Paperback. The author invites the reader to consider: if we are what we eat, who are we? Amid wrangling over immigration and tribal differences in the USA, this text argues that on a basic level, in the way life is sustained and pleasure is sought, Americans are all multi-cultural. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHBT; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 200 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674001909
- ISBN
- 9780674001909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.20
€ 41.99
€ 35.20