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Cultural studies

Paperback. Tania Lewis, Fran Martin, and Wanning Sun analyze the complex social and cultural significance of lifestyle television programming in China, India, Taiwan, and Singapore, showing how it adds insight into late Asian modernity, media cultures, and broad shifts in the nature of private life, identity, citizenship, and social engagement. Series: Console-ing Passions. Num Pages: 328 pages, 64 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; APT; HBJF; JFCA; JFDT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362043
ISBN
9780822362043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.79

Hardcover. The telegraph, telephone, and television, not to mention the Internet and mobile telephony, are all forms of communication that move information faster than the speed at which objects move. Both labor and capital and armies and commodities once moved at the same speed as the information organizing them. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745653983
ISBN
9780745653983
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback. Television and Society is a textbook designed to introduce students to the role of television in contemporary society. It explores the structure of the television text, the way in which that text is produced and the way it is consumed. The first section deals with the analysis of television programmes as texts. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745614366
ISBN
9780745614366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.08

Paperback. This book is about the question of existence, the meaning of life . It is an enquiry into the contemporary human situation as disclosed by television. Passionate and sweeping in scale, this new book from a leading media scholar is a major contribution to our understanding of the media today. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; HP; JFC; JFDT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745662558
ISBN
9780745662558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFCA; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813562698
ISBN
9780813562698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.74

Hardback. Series: Library of Gender and Popular Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFDT; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780769769
ISBN
9781780769769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.34

Hardback. Considering issues such as pain and fertility, and exploring both the language of medical discourse and the silence of personal mystery, she reveals the numerous ways in which giving birth is narrated in the contemporary U.S. Pollock draws on cultural criticism, performance studies, and narrative theory to unpack this long-ignored genre. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFHF; JHBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109147
ISBN
9780231109147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.91
€ 90.75

Hardback. The contributors to this volume address global, regional and local landscapes, cosmopolitan and indigenous cultures, and human and more-than-human ecology as they work to reveal place-specific tensional dynamics. Editor(s): Backhaus, Gary; Murungi, John. Num Pages: 228 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739105610
ISBN
9780739105610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.63

Hardback. A lively history of tequila, an unusual liquor that can only be produced in Mexico. This book relates the beginnings of tequila and how it was introduced into the global market, and contains many recipes for tequila-based cocktails, as well as advice on buying, storing, tasting and serving tequila. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 60 illustrations, 40 in colour. BIC Classification: JFCV; WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 206 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780234359
ISBN
9781780234359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Analyzes the politics of difference enacted by specific place-based ethnic and environmental movements in the context of neoliberal globalization. This book offers an ethnographic account of Proceso de Comunidades Negras (PCN's) visions, strategies, and practices, and chronicles and analyzes the movement's struggles for autonomy, and territory. Series: New Ecologies for the Twenty-first Century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 5 tables, 2 maps, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JFC; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 33. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822343271
ISBN
9780822343271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

hardcover. This volume of twelve essays focuses on two interrelated issues: first, it addresses the historical and cultural determinants that have given rise to what frequently has been described as the French exception; second, the contributors assess the exhaustion of this tradition in recent years. Editor(s): Goux, Jean-Joseph; Wood, Philip R. (QC (Hon)). Num Pages: 236 pages, index, reference. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 515.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804729697
ISBN
9780804729697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.31

Paperback. Feminist and human rights activists, attorneys, and scholars from Latin America and the U.S. respond to the escalation in violence against women in Latin America during the past two decades. Editor(s): Fregoso, Rosa Linda; Bejarano, Cynthia L. Num Pages: 416 pages, 13 photos, 2 line drawings, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; JFSJ1; JKV; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346814
ISBN
9780822346814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. Feminist and human rights activists, attorneys, and scholars from Latin America and the U.S. respond to the escalation in violence against women in Latin America during the past two decades. Editor(s): Fregoso, Rosa Linda; Bejarano, Cynthia L. Num Pages: 416 pages, 13 photos, 2 line drawings, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; JFSJ1; JKV; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 30. Weight in Grams: 731.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346692
ISBN
9780822346692
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.20

Paperback. The Mexican stereotypes - Speedy Gonzalez, 'Mexican Spitfire' Lupe Velez, and The Frito Bandito - are not a people but a text, a carefully woven, articulated, and consumer-ready commodity. This book deconstructs Tex[t]-Mexicans in films, television, advertising, comic books, toys, literature, and even critical theory. Num Pages: 264 pages, 26 color and 150 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6466 x 4531 x 661. Weight in Grams: 663.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292714571
ISBN
9780292714571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.60

Paperback. The first translation into English of essays on modern Japanese literature, culture, and urban ethnography written by the late Ai Maeda, arguably the most prominent 20th century Japanese literary and cultural critic Editor(s): Fujii, James A. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 408 pages, 16 illus., 7 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSB; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822333463
ISBN
9780822333463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.90

Hardcover. The Banjara - an ethnic group composed of nomadic tribes, centered in the Indian state of Rajasthan - are renowned for their highly colourful textiles, often embellished with mirrors and intricate embroidery and produced from natural resources. This book is devoted to the traditions and embroidery of the Banjara. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229. .
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500518373
ISBN
9780500518373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.92

Paperback. Freighted with the mythical legacies of stonemasons' guilds and the Newtonian revolution, English Freemasonry arrived in colonial America with a vast array of cultural baggage. This book shows how Freemasonry has contributed to a broader understanding of the multiple influences that have shaped religion in American culture. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; JFSV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287600
ISBN
9780520287600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.31

Paperback. Provides a facing-page translation of the "Book of Chivalry". This book describes the prowess and piety of knights, their capacity to express themselves, their common assumptions, and their views on masculine virtue, women, and love. Editor(s): Kaeuper, Richard W.; Kennedy, Elspeth. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HBJD; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812215793
ISBN
9780812215793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.45

paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVP; AB; JFCA; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Transcript Publishing Germany
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837636291
ISBN
9783837636291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.31

Paperback. Journey back fifty years to explore the decade of baby boomers, the Red scare, and the birth of rock and roll with Robert Rodriguez's The 1950s' Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Rock & Roll Rebels, Cold War Crises, and All-American Oddities. Rodriguez gives you a whole decade's worth of fun, facts, and all-important memories. Series: Most Wanted S. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887150
ISBN
9781574887150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.29

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