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Hardback. A concise yet comprehensive account of the origins, varieties and technology used for the quintessentially red-blooded pursuit, barbecue, examining the customs and curious activities associated with this predominantly male activity. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 60, 40 in colour. BIC Classification: JFCV; WBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780232591
- ISBN
- 9781780232591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.49
€ 26.49
Hardback. This is the first volume ever to explore old-time barbershop items: poles, chairs, mugs, bottles, razors, signs, and much more. It documents the occupational history of traditional barbershops, which are fading today. More than 900 items appear in over 650 color photographs with current market prices. Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors. Num Pages: 244 pages, 655 color photos and 16 b/w drawings. BIC Classification: JFCA; VFV; WC; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1384.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764306952
- ISBN
- 9780764306952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.25
€ 48.99
€ 32.25
Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Though...
Melissa Victoria Harris-Lacewell
Paperback. Using statistical and ethnographic methods, this book offers a modern perspective on the way public opinion and ideologies are formed at the grassroots level. It identifies four political ideologies that constitute the framework of black political thought: Black Nationalism, Black Feminism, Black Conservatism and Liberal Integrationism. Num Pages: 368 pages, 4 halftones. 12 line illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSL3; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780691126098
- ISBN
- 9780691126098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.31
€ 58.31
Paperback. An examination and celebration of the Baroque culture of excess. Translator(s): Fontanive, Karen. Num Pages: 240 pages. Dimension: 253 x 291 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714838601
- ISBN
- 9780714838601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.10
€ 50.10
Hardback. An exhaustive, engrossing lexicon of blues idioms Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KB; 3JJG; AVGK; GBC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252033476
- ISBN
- 9780252033476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.49
€ 152.49
Paperback. Explains the most unusual, obscure, and curious words and expressions from vintage blues music. This book unravels the nuances of more than twelve hundred idioms and proper or place names found on oft-overlooked 'race records' recorded between 1923 and 1949. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KB; 3JJG; AVGK; GBC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076602
- ISBN
- 9780252076602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.25
€ 27.99
€ 26.25
Paperback. In this book, Gilberto Rosas draws on his in-depth ethnographic research among the members of Barrio Libre to understand why they have embraced criminality and how neoliberalism and security policies on both sides of the border have affected the youths' descent into Barrio Libre. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; JFC; JFSL9; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822352372
- ISBN
- 9780822352372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.54
€ 32.99
€ 29.54
Paperback. The histories of baseball and country music run in parallel, evolving with American society through wartime, the Civil Rights movement and into the age of superstars. Don Cusic offers an analysis of their growth, looking at race, gender, class, ethnicity, business, media and celebrity. Series: A Ray & Pat Browne Book. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGL; HBJK; JFC; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879728588
- ISBN
- 9780879728588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.20
€ 15.99
€ 15.20
Hardcover. "Baseball and Rhetorics of Purity, "by Michael Butterworth, is an investigation into the culture and mythology of baseball, a study of its limits and failures, and an invitation to remake the game in a more democratic way. It pays special attention to baseball s role in the reconstruction of American identity after September 11, 2001." Series Editor(s): Lucaites, John Louis. Series: Rhetoric, Culture & Social Critique. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; WSJT. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817317102
- ISBN
- 9780817317102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.64
€ 53.64
Paperback. Celebrates the globalization of baseball while highlighting the different histories and cultures of the nations in which the sport is played. This collection of essays tells the story of America's national pastime as it spread across the world and underwent instructive, entertaining, and sometimes quirky changes in the process. Editor(s): Gmelch, George; Nathan, Daniel A. Num Pages: 528 pages, 28 photographs, 3 illustrations, 2 graphs, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFCA; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803276826
- ISBN
- 9780803276826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.14
€ 26.99
€ 25.14
paperback. This work tells the story of 19th century Basel, this seemingly anachronistic hybrid of commercialism and classical republicanism, and of four thinkers who retreated there: Jacob Burckhardt, Johann Jakob Bachofen, Franz Overbeck and Nietzsche. It gives an analytical biography of these figures. Num Pages: 622 pages, 4 colour plates, 31 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DFH; HBJD; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 622
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305004
- ISBN
- 9780226305004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.88
€ 60.88
Hardback. Describes an empirically validated method for analyzing the thematic content of narratives as a tool for comparative research in Anthropology, Cultural Psychology and Ethnopsychiatry. Series: Psychocultural Research with the Thematic Apperception Test. Num Pages: 576 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JHM; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742500020
- ISBN
- 9780742500020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.81
€ 194.81
Paperback. aeo Offers an elegant introduction to Bataille. aeo Contains major essays by eminent theorists. aeo Reveals Batailles pivotal position for theorists including Baudrillard, Blanchot, Derrida, Foucault, and Habermas. Editor(s): Botting, Fred; Wilson, Scott. Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; DSB; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631199571
- ISBN
- 9780631199571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.70
€ 64.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HBJQ; JFCA. Dimension: 211 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Blue Bike Books
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780973911619
- ISBN
- 9780973911619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.43
€ 10.99
€ 9.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; WDKX. Dimension: 212 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Blue Bike Books
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780973911602
- ISBN
- 9780973911602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.43
€ 10.99
€ 9.43
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Henaff, Patrick. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA. Dimension: 209 x 55. .
- Publisher
- Blue Bike Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897278284
- ISBN
- 9781897278284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.45
€ 10.99
€ 9.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 418 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Daimon Verlag Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783856306205
- ISBN
- 9783856306205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 35.14
€ 48.99
€ 35.14
Paperback. The story of the dramatic struggle to define collective memory in Chile during the violent, repressive dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet. Series: Latin America Otherwise: Languages, Empires, Nations. Num Pages: 576 pages, 36 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 35. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822338413
- ISBN
- 9780822338413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.02
€ 51.02
Paperback. With hundreds of illustrated examples, this groundbreaking book explores the jewels, craftsmanship, technological development, and history of Bohemia. Gorgeous color photos show the area's artistry, its most significant designers and manufacturers, and their contributions to the art of jewelry, button, and bead making. Num Pages: 176 pages, 384 color photos. BIC Classification: 1DVK; JFCK; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 277 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 828. The Heritage of Bohemia. 176 pages, 384 color photos. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DVK; JFCK; WC. Dimension: 275 x 196 x 15. Weight: 814.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Schiffer Pub Ltd
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887404672
- ISBN
- 9780887404672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.16
€ 31.99
€ 25.16
Hardback. The author argues against much recent work on Baudelaire that assumes his modernism by emphasizing his relationship to current critical preoccupations such as issues of race and gender or by "correcting" his politics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSC; HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804728096
- ISBN
- 9780804728096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.48
€ 83.48