Cultural studies
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Cultural studies
Hardcover. Redolent of everything sensual and hedonistic, chocolate is synonymous with our idea of indulgence. It is adored around the world and has been since the Spanish first encountered cocoa beans in South America in the sixteenth century. This title explores the origins and growth of this almost universal obsession. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV; WBTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861895240
- ISBN
- 9781861895240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.16
€ 17.99
€ 14.16
Hardcover. "When I moved to northern New Mexico thirty-three years ago," writes John Nichols, "I immediately fell in with my neighbours and commenced laughing." As folklorist Nasario Garcia explains in his introduction to this collection, falling in with the voices of laughter and comic relief is a timeless, vital aspect of Hispanic culture. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; JFC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890134306
- ISBN
- 9780890134306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.90
€ 41.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. "When I moved to northern New Mexico thirty-three years ago," writes John Nichols, "I immediately fell in with my neighbours and commenced laughing." As folklorist Nasario Garcia explains in his introduction to this collection, falling in with the voices of laughter and comic relief is a timeless, vital aspect of Hispanic culture. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; JFC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 123 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890134313
- ISBN
- 9780890134313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.23
€ 27.99
€ 21.23
Hardback. Helps us to understand violence in borderland regions generally around the world. Series: Borderlands and Transcultural Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 17 maps, 1 glossary. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JFFE; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803237667
- ISBN
- 9780803237667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Hardcover. Editor(s): Des Forges, Roger; Minglu, Gao; Chiao-mei, Liu; Saussy, Haun. Series: Cornell East Asia Studies. Num Pages: 496 pages, colour & b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: GT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University East Asia Program United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947143
- ISBN
- 9781933947143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.38
€ 138.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HPDF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 202 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226120300
- ISBN
- 9780226120300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.81
€ 32.99
€ 25.81
Hardcover. Presents a multimedia, interdisciplinary study of Chinese modernity in the context of globalization since the late nineteenth century. This book draws on Chinese literature, film, art, photography, and video to broadly map the emergence of modern China in relation to the capitalist world-system in the economic, social, and political realms. Num Pages: 264 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; AB; DSBH; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824831110
- ISBN
- 9780824831110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.07
€ 85.07
Paperback. Suitable for students and scholars of modernism, Chinese literature and history, film studies, and cultural studies, this book offers both a historical narrative and a critical analysis of the cultural visions and experiences of China's post-Mao era. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 448 pages, 12 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822318460
- ISBN
- 9780822318460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.43
€ 32.99
€ 29.43
From yellow-face performance in the 19th century to Jackie Chan in the 21st, this book examines articles of clothing and modes of adornment as a window on how American views of China have changed in the past 150 years. It provides a cultural history of three iconic objects in theatrical and cinematic performance. Num Pages: 316 pages, 35 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFCK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253012470
- ISBN
- 9780253012470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.99
€ 91.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Nyiri, Pal; Tan, Danielle. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 maps, 9 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 9 b&w illus., 4 maps, 3 ta. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; HBJF; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999302
- ISBN
- 9780295999302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.81
€ 37.99
€ 33.81
Hardcover. Editor(s): Nyiri, Pal; Tan, Danielle. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 maps, 9 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 9 b&w illus., 4 maps, 3 ta. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; HBJF; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 629.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999296
- ISBN
- 9780295999296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.83
€ 116.83
paperback. An anthology that provides a prismatic look at the cross-fertilization between Chinese film and global popular culture. It explores how issues of immigration, class, race and economic displacement are viewed on a global level, providing an understanding of the impact of Chinese filmmaking at home and abroad. Editor(s): See-Kam, Tan; Feng, Peter X.; Marchetti, Gina. Num Pages: 311 pages, 25 halftones, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592132683
- ISBN
- 9781592132683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.19
€ 40.99
€ 36.19
Paperback. What is it like to be a Westerner teaching political philosophy in an officially Marxist state? Why do Chinese sex workers sing karaoke with their customers? And why do some Communist Party cadres get promoted if they care for their elderly parents? This title provides an account of Chinese culture and debunks various stereotypes. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145853
- ISBN
- 9780691145853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.41
€ 26.99
€ 20.41
Hardback. Translator(s): Baker, Timothy D., Jr.; Duke, Michael S. Series: Masters of Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 632 pages, Halftones: 62,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231159203
- ISBN
- 9780231159203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.90€ 100.42
€ 133.90
€ 100.42
Paperback. Translator(s): Baker, Timothy D., Jr.; Duke, Michael S. Series: Masters of Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 632 pages, 62 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 848. A New Cultural History. Series: Masters of Chinese Studies. 632 pages, 62 black & white halftones. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFC. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 31. Weight: 848. Translator(s): Baker, Timothy D., Jr.; Duke, Michael S.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 632
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231159210
- ISBN
- 9780231159210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.36
€ 50.99
€ 36.36
paperback. This work offers a mapping of the cultural landscape of China in the late 20th century. By focusing on Chinese cultural formations and critical discourses of the last decade of the century, the book dissects the intellectual, economic and political contradictions of a turbulent era. Num Pages: 344 pages, 32 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804742047
- ISBN
- 9780804742047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 47.75
€ 48.99
€ 47.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484766
- ISBN
- 9780801484766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.50
€ 44.99
€ 39.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press Chicago
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226239576
- ISBN
- 9780226239576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.72
€ 52.99
€ 40.72
paperback. Fine clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1900
- SKU
- KTJ0025425
- ISBN
- 9780349108742
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. This study looks at the way that the consumption of commodities defined by the concept of nationality not only helped create the idea of "modern China" but also became the primary means by which the Chinese learned to see themselves as citizens of a modern nation. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 425 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 425
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674012141
- ISBN
- 9780674012141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.06
€ 54.99
€ 46.06