Cultural studies
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Cultural studies
Paperback. In the 1920s, the 'hard-boiled' stories published in "Black Mask", "Dime Detective", "Detective Fiction Weekly", and "Clues" featured a new kind of hero and soon challenged the popularity of the British mysteries. This title examines the culture that produced and supported this form of detective story through the 1940s. Num Pages: 215 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397698
- ISBN
- 9781566397698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. This work argues that the prevailing view of happiness being defined as "well-feeling" is dangerous in politics as well as ethics. It suggests that it creates individuals with no other sense of obligation than finding personal satisfaction, regardless of the cost to themselves or others. Num Pages: 168 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847681402
- ISBN
- 9780847681402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.91
€ 74.91
Paperback. An Account of Cannibal Captivity in Brazil. 296 pages, 65 illustrations. Editor(s): Whitehead, Neil L. In 1550, the German adventurer Hans Staden was serving as a gunner in a Portuguese fort on the Brazilian coast. This title tells the story of his nine-month captivity among the Tupi Indians. It presents a dramatic first-person account of his capture, captivity, and eventual escape. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFC; JHMC. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 18. Weight: 442. Translator(s): Harbsmeier, Michael.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822342311
- ISBN
- 9780822342311
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. First ancient seat of the royal house, then centre of the French colonial empire in Indochina, and finally the birthplace of Vietnamese independence, Hanoi is today a thriving urban centre. This is a vivid portrait of a city that is now awakening to the modern era. Translator(s): Duiker, Claire. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMV; GTB; HBJF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742516557
- ISBN
- 9780742516557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.65
€ 43.65
Paperback. Examines the aspects of Hannah Arendt's life and thought including: her complex identity as a German Jew; her commitment to and critique of Zionism and the state of Israel; her works on "totalitarianism", Nazism, and the Eichmann trial; and, her intimate and tense connections to German culture. Editor(s): Aschheim, Steven E. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; JFC; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520220577
- ISBN
- 9780520220577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.64
€ 38.99
€ 28.64
Paperback. In linking forms of cultural expression to labour, occupational injuries and deaths, this title centres what is usualyy decentred - the complex culture of working class people. Num Pages: 240 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSC; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813534350
- ISBN
- 9780813534350
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
hardcover. The Handbook of World Families clarifies and promotes a cross-cultural perspective on the family by an examination of 25 countries worldwide, with the same topics covered in parallel fashion for each. The result is a totally unique resource for use in the comparative studies of the family and childhood. Num Pages: 664 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1293.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761927631
- ISBN
- 9780761927631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.66
€ 200.66
Paperback. This essential handbook explores the relationship between the postcolonial critique and the field of archaeology, a discipline that developed historically in conjunction with European colonialism and imperialism. Series: World Archaeological Congress Research Handbooks. Num Pages: 525 pages. BIC Classification: HD; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 182 x 27. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Left Coast Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 525
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598741834
- ISBN
- 9781598741834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.95
€ 71.95
Hardback. The Handbook of Musical Identities explores three features of psychological approaches to musical identities and four real-life contexts in which musical identities have been investigated. The multidisciplinary breadth of the Handbook reflects the changes that are taking place in music, in digital technology, and in their role in society. Editor(s): MacDonald, Raymond; Hargreaves, David J. Num Pages: 896 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; JFCA; JMH; JMQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 896
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780199679485
- ISBN
- 9780199679485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 261.62
€ 261.62
This popular and critically acclaimed Handbook is now available in paperback. Editor(s): Tilley, Christopher; Keane, Webb; Kuechler-Fogden, Susanne; Rowlands, Mike; Spyer, Patricia. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 252 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1198.
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412900393
- ISBN
- 9781412900393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.40
€ 191.40
Paperback. This popular and critically acclaimed Handbook is now available in paperback. Editor(s): Kuechler-Fogden, Susanne; Keane, Webb; Rowlands, Mike; Tilley, Christopher; Spyer, Patricia. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 176 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781446270561
- ISBN
- 9781446270561
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.81
€ 40.99
€ 40.81
Hardback. The newest volume of the benchmark bibliography of Latin American studies Editor(s): McCann, Katherine D.; North, Tracy. Series: Handbook of Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 649 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; GBCR; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1043.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 649
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292722637
- ISBN
- 9780292722637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.40
€ 134.40
Hardback. Emphasizing the intellectual diversity of the discipline, the Handbook presents a comprehensive statement of the relationship between the cultural imagination and the geographical imagination while also looking at resonances between cultural geography and other disciplines. Editor(s): Anderson, Kay; Domosh, Mona; Pile, Steve; Thrift, Nigel. Num Pages: 580 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFC; JH; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 184 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 580
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780761969259
- ISBN
- 9780761969259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.29
€ 194.29
Paperback. Presents diverse examples by the hundreds, from pouches worn in the Dark Ages and early chatelaines and pockets of the Middle Ages to contemporary handbags. The trail follows the handbag's evolution as it has related to fashion and influenced by history. For the collector current prices are provided with each item pictured. Num Pages: 192 pages, 450 color photos. BIC Classification: JFCK; WCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764317224
- ISBN
- 9780764317224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.45
€ 37.99
€ 25.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 560 pages, 25 color illus. BIC Classification: JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 40. Weight in Grams: 982.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691163871
- ISBN
- 9780691163871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 853.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bonus Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566251822
- ISBN
- 9781566251822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.39
€ 27.99
€ 27.39
Hardback. BIC Classification: JFC. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan US
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312294328
- ISBN
- 9780312294328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Paperback. Charting the cultural imagination of Haiti, this text argues for the recognition of both vodou rituals and narrative fictions as repositories of history. The book gives human dimensions to the 18th-century French colony and provides a template for understanding the Haiti of today. Num Pages: 362 pages, 34 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520213685
- ISBN
- 9780520213685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.75
€ 36.99
€ 26.75
paperback. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSBH; JFC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312164904
- ISBN
- 9780312164904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.52
€ 126.52
Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605989556
- ISBN
- 9781605989556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.72
€ 30.99
€ 24.72