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Cultural studies
Paperback. The global beauty business permeates our lives, influencing how we perceive ourselves and what it is to be beautiful. This book provides the first authoritative history of the global beauty industry from its emergence in the 19th century to the present day, exploring how today's global giants such as Avon, Coty, Estee Lauder, and L'Oreal, grew. Num Pages: 432 pages, 32 colour plates; 20 black and white images. BIC Classification: JFCK; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199639625
- ISBN
- 9780199639625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.69
€ 93.69
Because of the Kids: Facing Racial and Cultural Differences in Schools...
Obidah, Jennifer E. (Assistant Professor, Gra...
paperback. Here, the authors recount how they set out on a collaborative three-year study to explore the impact of racial and cultural differences in one of their urban, middle school classrooms. They describe how they learned to confront and deal with the challenges they faced. Series: Practitioner Inquiry Series. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL1; JNA; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Teachers College Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807740125
- ISBN
- 9780807740125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.44
€ 34.44
Hardback. Undisputedly one of the world's most famous men, Beckham has transcended sport to become an all-purpose cultural icon for the twenty-first century. Series: Polity Celebrities Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BGS; JFCA; WSJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633664
- ISBN
- 9780745633664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.18
€ 73.18
Paperback. Undisputedly one of the world's most famous men, Beckham has transcended sport to become an all-purpose cultural icon for the twenty-first century. Series: Polity Celebrities Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; JFCA; WSJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 317 x 22. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633671
- ISBN
- 9780745633671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.50
€ 23.50
Hardback. Explores the notion of yellowness and shows that this label originated not in early travel texts or objective descriptions, but in the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century scientific discourses on race. This title weaves together multiple narratives to tell the complex history of a problematic term. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 color illus. 16 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140315
- ISBN
- 9780691140315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.48€ 50.39
€ 65.48
€ 50.39
Paperback. Informative, and truly entertaining, this book illustrates the finer points of beer advertising in over 500 color photographs of many sharp or pointed objects associated with beer advertising. Information about the breweries and brands advertised, the makers, a price guide, and a detailed index make it a sharp beer reference. Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors. Num Pages: 176 pages, 520 color photos. BIC Classification: JFCA; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 220 x 14. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764311680
- ISBN
- 9780764311680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.42
€ 37.99
€ 25.42
paperback. Beginning where stories of colonial liquor control and exploitation leave off, this title looks at the commerce of beer, it's valorising of male sociability and sports, and the corporate culture of South African Breweries, the world's most successful brewing company. Series: African Systems of Thought. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFCV; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221803
- ISBN
- 9780253221803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
Hardback. Informative and highly entertaining, Beer explores a legion of brews from Mexico to Milwaukee, Beijing to Bruges, in this superb study of the origins and contemporary consumption habits of one of the world's most popular drinks. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 60, 40 in colour. BIC Classification: JFCV; WBXD2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780232607
- ISBN
- 9781780232607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.32
€ 17.99
€ 14.32
Paperback. In this enlightening cultural history of bees and beekeeping in the United States, Horn, herself a beekeeper, shows how the honey bee was one of the first symbols of colonization and how bees' societal structures have shaped our ideals about work, family, community, and leisure. Num Pages: 352 pages, 52 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCA; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813191638
- ISBN
- 9780813191638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.87
€ 30.87
hardcover. Seeks to understand the composer as he exists in the American imagination and explores how Beethoven became a cultural icon Num Pages: 418 pages, 61 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC4; AVH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 36. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253357045
- ISBN
- 9780253357045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.69
€ 47.69
Hardback. The period between 1880 and 1915 marked the first sustained migration of black people into New York City as blacks and whites, both together and in opposition, forged the contours of race relations that would affect the city for decades to come. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812239614
- ISBN
- 9780812239614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.01
€ 88.01
Hardcover. Animal studies and biopolitics are two of the most dynamic areas of interdisciplinary scholarship. Bringing these two emergent areas of thought into direct conversation, this book fosters a new discussion about the status of nonhuman animals and the shared plight of humans and animals under biopolitics. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFCX; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226922409
- ISBN
- 9780226922409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.24€ 78.93
€ 95.24
€ 78.93
Paperback. Departing from earlier studies of kokugaku (which means "the study of our country"), this title considers how three of the more marginalized participants in the movement challenged its principal founder and engaged its fundamental concerns about what defines the Japanese nation and unifies those within it. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822331728
- ISBN
- 9780822331728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. Series: Beginnings. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719067891
- ISBN
- 9780719067891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.94
€ 23.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ; DNF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816680788
- ISBN
- 9780816680788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.45
€ 30.99
€ 27.45
Hardback. What is meaningful about the experience of travelling abroad? What feeds the impulse to explore new horizons? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBS; JHMC; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774809771
- ISBN
- 9780774809771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.69
€ 113.69
Paperback. What is meaningful about the experience of travelling abroad? What feeds the impulse to explore new horizons? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA; JHM; KNSG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774809788
- ISBN
- 9780774809788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.54
€ 40.99
€ 36.54
Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Berg Publishers Oxford
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KNW0008570
- ISBN
- 9781859731062
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. An excellent, clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Berg Publishers Oxford
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KRS0018301
- ISBN
- 9781859731062
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardback. Instructors in feminist, cultural, and media studies who are looking for global perspectives will find that this fresh and provocative volume encourages students to see new connections among a variety of trends in contemporary scholarship. Editor(s): Mesropova, Olga M.; Weber-Feve, Stacey. Series: A Feminist Formations Reader. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18, 18 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AN; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894947
- ISBN
- 9780801894947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.35
€ 91.35