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Cultural studies
Tells the story of who and what made Ellington's composition of a fourteen-bar choruses of rhythm and dissonance, played on the night of July 7, 1956, so compelling and how one piece of music reflected the feelings and shaped the sensibilities of the postwar generation. Num Pages: 336 pages, 107 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; AVGJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813542829
- ISBN
- 9780813542829
Condition: New
€ 48.94
€ 48.94
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
€ 36.00
€ 36.00
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€ 32.94
€ 33.99
€ 32.94
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€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
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
€ 147.52
€ 147.52
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
€ 43.99€ 35.90
€ 43.99
€ 35.90
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€ 25.06
€ 36.99
€ 25.06
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
€ 169.44
€ 169.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349231775
- ISBN
- 9781349231775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.02
€ 89.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; FA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- New Falcon Publications,U.S. United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781561841288
- ISBN
- 9781561841288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.53
€ 21.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. These essays set out to explore the connections between autobiography and postmodernism. They examine the response of various writers to the culturally specific pressures of genre; how these constraints are negotiated; and what self-representation reveals about the politics of identity. Editor(s): Ashley, Kathleen M.; Gilmore, Leigh; Peters, Gerald (all Professors of English, University of Southern Maine, USA). Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870239007
- ISBN
- 9780870239007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.95
€ 34.95
Paperback. An investigation of how popular modernist writers handled their fame. Num Pages: 243 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KBB; BG; C; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814731604
- ISBN
- 9780814731604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.53
€ 33.99
€ 30.53
Hardcover. Examining the connection between the concept of authority and the transformation of the Ismaili imamate, Authority without Territory is the first study of the imamate in contemporary times with a particular focus on Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary leader of Shi'a Imami Ismaili Muslims. Series: Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 diagrames. BIC Classification: HRHP; JFC; JFSR2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137428790
- ISBN
- 9781137428790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.45
€ 128.45
Paperback. Examining the connection between the concept of authority and the transformation of the Ismaili imamate, Authority without Territory is the first study of the imamate in contemporary times with a particular focus on Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary leader of Shi?a Imami Ismaili Muslims. Series: Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World. Num Pages: 277 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRH; JFC; JFSR; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349491599
- ISBN
- 9781349491599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84
Hardback. Editor(s): Fresco, Karen L. Series: MIP Studies in Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 250 pages, 8 full color. BIC Classification: ACK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 41.
- Publisher
- Medieval Institute Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580442206
- ISBN
- 9781580442206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.31
€ 103.31
Paperback. Examining texts ranging from the Homeric epics and the Platonic dialogues, to Virgils "Aeneid" and the Book of Revelation, this book reveals how certain strategic metaphors embedded in the early Western literacy canon have promoted (and continue to promote) systems of inequality and social control. Num Pages: 196 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFCX; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847682393
- ISBN
- 9780847682393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.24
€ 63.24
Paperback. Argues that brands are about culture as much as they are about economics Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 279 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 279
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814787144
- ISBN
- 9780814787144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.58
€ 29.58
Hardcover. Argues that brands are about culture as much as they are about economics Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 279 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814787137
- ISBN
- 9780814787137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.31
€ 96.31
Paperback. Explains how New Orleans became a tourist town, a locale known as much for its excesses as for its quirky Southern charm. This title examines various image-building campaigns and promotional strategies to disseminate a palatable image of New Orleans on a national scale. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; JFC; KNSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814731864
- ISBN
- 9780814731864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.58
€ 29.58
Paperback. Presents the Harlem Renaissance, exploring early challenges to the idea that race is a static category. Drawing on vernacular theories of African American literature from figures such as Henry Louis Gates Jr and Houston Baker, this book looks at the work of four fiction writers: James Johnson, Nella Larsen, George Schuyler, and Jean Toomer. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822323457
- ISBN
- 9780822323457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.43
€ 29.43