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Cultural studies

Hardback. A major new book in the Polity series of publications which make available Adorno's previously unpublished writings. This volume comprises some of Adorno's most important writings on music and radio and deals with themes for which he is particularly well known, such as the critique of the culture industry. Editor(s): Adorno, Theodor W. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations, recorded music items. BIC Classification: AV; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 43. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745642857
ISBN
9780745642857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.98

Paperback. A major new book in the Polity series of publications which make available Adorno's previously unpublished writings. This volume comprises some of Adorno's most important writings on music and radio and deals with themes for which he is particularly well known, such as the critique of the culture industry. Editor(s): Adorno, Theodor W. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations, recorded music items. BIC Classification: APW; AVA; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 37. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745642864
ISBN
9780745642864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.81

These twenty-nine original essays focuses on how cultural and literary genres and norms have developed in response to historical and cross-cultural influences. Editor(s): Heinrich, Amy Vladeck. Num Pages: 480 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 35. Weight in Grams: 953.
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231096966
ISBN
9780231096966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 113.21

Paperback. Winner of the Outstanding Book Award" 2015 from the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum (AATC), this book shows an holistic approach to education, conservation, and community development that uses place as an integrating context for learning. Series: Complicated Conversation. Num Pages: 119 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JKS; JNA; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 8. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433125102
ISBN
9781433125102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.71

Paperback. Explores the relationship between globalization and South Asia through food, covering the cuisine of the colonial period to the contemporary era, investigating its material and symbolic meanings. Editor(s): Ray, Krishnendu; Srinivas, Tulasi. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270121
ISBN
9780520270121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1MBF; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226429205
ISBN
9780226429205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Analyses tattoos as art, work, decoration and defiance. This title covers the history, anthropology, and sociology of body modification practices; the occupational experience of the tattooist; the process and social consequences of becoming a tattooed person; and, the prospects of "serious" tattooing becoming an accepted art form. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 line art, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 208 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Temple University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592138883
ISBN
9781592138883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.13

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348221
ISBN
9780822348221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. With a focus on collage and appropriation art, essays exploring the legal ramifications of such practices in an age when private companies can own culture using copyright and trademark law Editor(s): McLeod, Kembrew; Kuenzli, Rudolf. Num Pages: 376 pages, 28 illustrations, incl. 4 in color. BIC Classification: AB; JFCA; LNRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822348115
ISBN
9780822348115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.56

Paperback. Translator(s): Bononno, Robert. Series: Electronic Mediations. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816636105
ISBN
9780816636105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

hardcover. What does cynicism really mean? This book defines the nature of American cynicism and traces its historical roots. It presents an examination of the American mood as it swings from expectation to disappointment, from certainty to uncertainty, in politics, finance, work, religion, family, class, race, ethics, art, and crime. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574889857
ISBN
9781574889857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.88

Paperback. Today we face America's most terrifying enemy ever: an indigenous insurgent army made up of millions of our own citizens. We snipe at each other from behind impregnable barricades of cynicism, mocking efforts to move ahead and scoffing at once-cherished national ideals. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971034
ISBN
9781597971034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. A vivid, engaging, and colorful description of life in Ancient Greece from the perspective of ordinary people. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; HBLA1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624661297
ISBN
9781624661297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.33

Paperback. Presents an examination of the major aspects of daily life - from food and sports to religion, education, and politics - of ancient Rome's 'common people', including slaves. This book offers generous selections from a variety of primary source materials. It includes 30 illustrations, a chronology of Roman history, and a bibliography. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
164
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209572
ISBN
9780872209572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.05

Paperback. A re-evaluation of the provocative, visually influential work of Salvador Dali. Series: Art & Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages. Dimension: 218 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714834115
ISBN
9780714834115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.41

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382. Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists. 224 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFCA. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 18. Weight: 382.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274709
ISBN
9780520274709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. In Amazonian folktales, dolphins take human form, seduce men and women, and carry them away to a city beneath the river. This book examines these stories, both as folk narratives and as representations of culture and conflict in the Amazon. Num Pages: 326 pages, 24 halftones, 1 map, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; JFC; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226761848
ISBN
9780226761848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.73

Hardcover. A dazzling exploration of a seductive, glittery culture Num Pages: 294 pages, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ASDR; JFCA; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814722664
ISBN
9780814722664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.21

Hardback. For centuries, the rite of the tarantula was the only cure for those 'bitten' or 'possessed' by the mythic Apulian spider. Its victims had to dance to the local tarantella or 'pizzica' for days on end. Today, the pizzica has returned to the limelight, bringing to the forefront issues of performance, gender, identity and well-being. Series: Epistemologies of Healing. Num Pages: 19 ills. BIC Classification: 1DST; ASDX; AVG; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845454456
ISBN
9781845454456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.59

Paperback. One of the first anthologies to focus on Mexican dance practices on both sides of the border Editor(s): Najera-Ramirez, Olga; Cantu, Norma E.; Romero, Brenda M. Num Pages: 432 pages, 37 black and white photographs; 6 line drawings; 1 map; 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ASD; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252076091
ISBN
9780252076091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.05

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