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Cultural studies
Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Though...
Melissa Victoria Harris-Lacewell
Paperback. Using statistical and ethnographic methods, this book offers a modern perspective on the way public opinion and ideologies are formed at the grassroots level. It identifies four political ideologies that constitute the framework of black political thought: Black Nationalism, Black Feminism, Black Conservatism and Liberal Integrationism. Num Pages: 368 pages, 4 halftones. 12 line illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSL3; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780691126098
- ISBN
- 9780691126098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.80
€ 45.99
€ 33.80
Hardback. This is the first volume ever to explore old-time barbershop items: poles, chairs, mugs, bottles, razors, signs, and much more. It documents the occupational history of traditional barbershops, which are fading today. More than 900 items appear in over 650 color photographs with current market prices. Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors. Num Pages: 244 pages, 655 color photos and 16 b/w drawings. BIC Classification: JFCA; VFV; WC; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1384.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764306952
- ISBN
- 9780764306952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.57
€ 48.99
€ 32.57
Paperback. Draws readers inside the circle of intellectuals, scientists, politicians, businessmen, and clergymen who brought Charles Darwin's controversial ideas to post - Civil War America. This title situates Darwinism in the context of the Gilded Age. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFCX; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226893846
- ISBN
- 9780226893846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.31
€ 25.99
€ 21.31
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780235714
- ISBN
- 9781780235714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.32
€ 17.99
€ 14.32
Paperback. Examines the history of banana-producing areas of Latin America and the Caribbean in comparative perspective, asking why different regions developed distinct patterns of property and labor mobilization. This collection also reveals how the banana industry marshaled workers of differing nationalities, ethnicities, and languages. Editor(s): Striffler, Steve; Moberg, Mark. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8 illustrations, 16 tables, 11 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; KCLT; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822331964
- ISBN
- 9780822331964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.22
€ 41.99
€ 37.22
Hardcover. Just as the art of the table became a centrepiece of French mores, Balzac used it as a connecting thread in his novels, showing how food can evoke character, atmosphere, class, and social climbing. This title describes the ways food and the art of the table feature in Honore de Balzac's writings. Translator(s): Hunter, Adriana. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; DSRC; JFCV; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907973222
- ISBN
- 9781907973222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. Beautifully illustrated with many captivating images of Paris design, dress, interiors, objects, art and media of the time, Ballets Russes Style is a much-needed account of how Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes influenced Parisian fashion, interior design, advertising and the decorative arts in the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 256 pages, 90. BIC Classification: JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861897572
- ISBN
- 9781861897572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.87
€ 50.87
This updated and expanded edition of the classic hatpin reference is enhanced with hundreds of new color photographs depicting a wide array of collectors' treasures. Victorian hatpins and the holders used to store them are shown in close-up views with extensive text to interpret their use and place them among popular historical fashion accessories. Num Pages: 204 pages, 566 photos. BIC Classification: AKTA; JFCK; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764304859
- ISBN
- 9780764304859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.57
€ 48.99
€ 32.57
paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; APFA; JFC; JFD; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816626250
- ISBN
- 9780816626250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.78
€ 34.99
€ 31.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 179 pages, 35. BIC Classification: JFCK; VFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583229040
- ISBN
- 9781583229040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.70
€ 14.99
€ 14.70
Hardback. "Bad Girls Throughout History features some of the fiercest women of all time - the famous, the infamous, and the ones you haven't even heard of yet. Explore the notable works, impressive feats, and striking portraits of these wild women from around the globe who challenged the status quo"-- Num Pages: 216 pages, Hardcover, spot gloss, deboss; 100 full colour watercolour portraits. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781452153933
- ISBN
- 9781452153933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.39
€ 19.99
€ 15.39
Paperback. Turning the tables on the pornography debate, this is an analysis of taboo-shattering fiction, film and performance art. It investigates the role of fantasy in art, politics and popular culture and shows how technological advances in science and medicine have altered concepts of the human body. Num Pages: 324 pages, 36 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: A; DSBH; JFC; JFD; JFMP; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520210325
- ISBN
- 9780520210325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.80
€ 35.99
€ 26.80
Paperback. Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 5SL; HBJK; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469623788
- ISBN
- 9781469623788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.38
€ 38.38
Paperback. Takes the reader through a tour of the lives, times, and writings of such key bachelors of Science as Bacon, Descartes, Newton, and Gassendi. This book situates these empiricist philosophers and their canonical reputations within the larger framework of the de facto 'masculinization of science' and 'scientizing of masculinity' in the 17th century. Series: Themes in the History of Philosophy S. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; HPC; JFCX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566394369
- ISBN
- 9781566394369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.54
€ 40.99
€ 36.54
Paperback. Carefully considers the complicated relationships between the modern queer bachelor and interior design, material culture and aesthetics in Britain between 1885 and 1957 Series: Studies in Design & Material Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 65 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFCD; JFSK2; WJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 240 x 26. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784991098
- ISBN
- 9781784991098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.05
€ 33.99
€ 33.05
Paperback. An ethnographic exploration of the relationship between music and social and political consciousness on the island of Trinidad. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; AV; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3971 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822341659
- ISBN
- 9780822341659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.32
€ 36.99
€ 34.32
hardcover. Originally a royal court dance, "baakisimba" asserted the authority of the king as the head of Baganda society. Integrating a study of the performance genre with a detailed analysis of gender among the Baganda, this book illuminates the complex relationship between "baakisimba" and Baganda culture. Series: Current Research in Ethnomusicology: Outstanding Dissertations. Num Pages: 316 pages, 34 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; ASD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415967761
- ISBN
- 9780415967761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.48
€ 149.48
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 224. BIC Classification: JFCA; WSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- powerHouse Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576877388
- ISBN
- 9781576877388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.86
€ 41.99
€ 35.86
Paperback. Avon has been a major supplier of costume jewelry since the 1970s and much is found in collectibles markets today. This guide has 450 color photos and current values for more than a thousand pieces including popular holiday creations, replicas of historic masterpieces, men's watches, children's charms, novelty wear, perfumed pins and more. Num Pages: 160 pages, 447 color photos. BIC Classification: JFCK; WCP; WCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764305238
- ISBN
- 9780764305238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.42
€ 36.99
€ 25.42
Hardback. Examines the Independence holiday, exploring how this most important public festival in the civic calendar has given Mexicans a rich tradition of national celebration that is part creation myth, part official pomp, and part popular merrymaking. This work looks at how Independence Day festivities have provided a medium for informal education. Editor(s): Beezley, William H.; Lorey, David E. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 261 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ASZP; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029148
- ISBN
- 9780842029148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.90
€ 167.90