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Cultural studies

Paperback. * Provides an unparalleled insight into the influence of one of the centurya s exemplary public intellectuals. * Includes a detailed historical and theoretical introduction. * Incorporates extracts from key works as well as less well--known texts and seminal essays. . Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631213116
ISBN
9780631213116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.60

Hardback. This volume offers an insight into the formative influence of the 20th century's most distinguished oppositional public intellectuals, Raymond Williams. This reader presents a survey of the whole body of Williams' existing work, Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631213109
ISBN
9780631213109
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.90

Our era is defined by the model. From Victoria's Secret and America's Next Top Model to the snapshots we post on Face-book and Twitter, our culture is fixated on the pose, the state of existing simultaneously as artifice and the real thing. The author shows us the very meaning of the arts in the process of transformation. Num Pages: 232 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: ACX; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226772196
ISBN
9780226772196
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. An important work by one of the leading social thinkers of the late twentieth century. This book is one of Luhmann's most systematic statement about the nature of the media. He examines the media from the distinctive perspective of his theory of social systems. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 9. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745621326
ISBN
9780745621326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.76

paperback. Attacking the illusion of simplicity which has dominated positivistic approaches and the out-dated identification of anthropology with non-Western, primitive, and tribal societies, Barrett contends that power and privilege everywhere should be the basic concerns of anthropological inquiry. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802067180
ISBN
9780802067180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. This work illustrates how America was a key factor in the economic and political recovery of European democracies that had been devastated by World War II. It provides an analysis of important aspects of Western society at this time, such as politics, economics, culture and science. Num Pages: 745 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1Q; 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW3; JFC; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
745
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847681983
ISBN
9780847681983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.08

paperback. This book explores the cross-cultural reception of Derrida's work, specifically how that work in all its diversity, has come to be identified with the word deconstruction. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; HP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2006
SKU
V9781349542369
ISBN
9781349542369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.74

Paperback. A collection of essays that assert that the recipe in all its cultural and textual contexts - from the quintessential embodiment of lifestyle choices to the reflection of artistic aspiration - is a complex form of cultural expression. It addresses questions raised by the recipe and its context, cultural moment, and mode of expression. Editor(s): Floyd, Janet; Forster, Laurel. Series: At Table. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803233614
ISBN
9780803233614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardcover. An interdisciplinary collection of essays exploring the complex and conflicted topic of beauty in cultural, arts and medicine, looking back through the long cultural history of beauty, and asking whether it is possible to 'recover beauty'. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; DSB; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137426734
ISBN
9781137426734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.09

Paperback. Demonstrates how crucial French films were in making 'going to the movies' popular in the United States, first in vaudeville houses and then in nickelodeons. This book exposes the consequences of that popularity. It offers a revealing cultural history of American cinema's nationalization. Num Pages: 328 pages, 54 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APF; JFC; JPFN; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520214781
ISBN
9780520214781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

paperback. An original collection of essays by leading international Soviet cinema scholars, covering seventy years of cinema history, providing a clear understanding of the aesthetic developments and sociopolitical function of Soviet cinema. Editor(s): Lawton, Anna. Num Pages: 356 pages, 6ill. BIC Classification: 1DVU; APF; GTC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415078191
ISBN
9780415078191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.18

Paperback. This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the perspective and approaches to Afghan security taken by the states bordering and in close proximity to Afghanistan, and the transnational dynamics that interconnect these states with Afghanistan and one another. Editor(s): Aris, Stephen. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFC; JPA; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349460823
ISBN
9781349460823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.52

Paperback. The concept of obscenity is an ancient one. But as Joan de Jean suggests, its modern form, the same that today's politicians decry, was invented in seventeenth century France. This work also casts a fresh light on the mythical link between sexual impropriety and all things French. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; JFC; JFMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226141411
ISBN
9780226141411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. This groundbreaking work explores media scholar Sut Jhally's thesis that advertising functions as a religion in late capitalism and relates this to critical theological studies. Sheffield argues that advertising is not itself a religion, but that it contains religious dimensions - analogous to Durkheim's description of objects as totems. Series: Religion/Culture/Critique. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; HRAB; HRAM; JFC; KJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 281 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2006
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349535453
ISBN
9781349535453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. Series: Religion/Culture/Critique. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRLP5; JFC; KNTY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403974709
ISBN
9781403974709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.52

Paperback. The first comprehensive portrait of the Roman Renaissance world. Num Pages: 480 pages, 37 b&w photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253212085
ISBN
9780253212085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.25

Paperback. Shows that traditionalism and modernity reinforce each other among the priests at the Minakshi Temple. This book also shows that the priests have become more 'professional' and modern-minded while also insisting on the legitimacy of tradition. It concludes by critiquing the analysis of modernity and tradition in social science. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; HRLP1; HRLP7; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116587
ISBN
9780691116587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Translator(s): Maraniss, James E. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSC; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822318651
ISBN
9780822318651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Examines how the recent boom in the museum and heritage industry has led to its increasing commercialisation, which, Walsh argues, frequently serves only to distance us from our own heritage. Series: Heritage: Care-Preservation-Management. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBB; GM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415079440
ISBN
9780415079440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.79

Paperback. The Republic of Elsewhere is a sequel to Carty's thought-provoking, critically acclaimed Intimacy with Strangers: a Life of Brief Encounters. It employs a similar structure of overlapping conversations and personal memories to reveal how leading writers see the world differently. BIC Classification: BM; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843516743
ISBN
9781843516743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.00
€ 14.39

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