Cultural studies
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Cultural studies
Paperback. The sexual revolution: an evocative term, but what meaning can be given to it today? How does sexuality come into being and what connections does it have with the changes that have affected personal life on a more general plane? This book answers such questions and disputes many of the interpretations of the role of sexuality in modern culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745612393
- ISBN
- 9780745612393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.84
€ 24.84
Paperback. This work analyzes the Palestinians' travail as they move from revolutionary movement to state. It outlines the problems in the transition arising from history, society and diplomatic agreements and discusses the search for a national identity, economic system and the structure of government. Num Pages: 304 pages, none, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBP; GTB; HBJF1; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674007178
- ISBN
- 9780674007178
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.82
€ 41.99
€ 34.82
The Translatability of Cultures. Figurations of the Space Between.
. Ed(S): Budick, Sanford; Iser, Wolfgang
hardcover. These essays-which consider a wide variety of cultures from ancient Egypt to contemporary Japan- describe the conditions under which cultures that do not dominate each other may yet achieve a limited translatability of cultures. Editor(s): Budick, Sanford; Iser, Wolfgang. Series: Irvine Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 364 pages, 2 half-tones. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804724845
- ISBN
- 9780804724845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.58
€ 150.58
Paperback. These essays-which consider a wide variety of cultures from ancient Egypt to contemporary Japan- describe the conditions under which cultures that do not dominate each other may yet achieve a limited translatability of cultures. Editor(s): Budick, Sanford; Iser, Wolfgang. Series: Irvine Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 364 pages, 2 half-tones. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804725613
- ISBN
- 9780804725613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.99
€ 36.99
€ 33.99
paperback. Offering a multifaceted approach to the Mexican-born director Guillermo del Toro, this volume examines his wide-ranging oeuvre and traces the connections between his Spanish language and English language commercial and art film projects. Editor(s): Shaw, D.; Tierney, Dolores. Num Pages: 223 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; APF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349488261
- ISBN
- 9781349488261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 159.51
€ 159.51
Paperback. In The Transparent Society Vattimo develops his own distinctive views on postmodernism and its philosophical and cultural relevance. Vattimo argues that the post--modern condition is linked to the development of the mass media and the diffusion of systems of communication. Num Pages: 129 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 129
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745610474
- ISBN
- 9780745610474
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Condition: New
€ 21.60
€ 21.60
Paperback. From the names of cruise lines and bookstores to an Australian ranch and a nudist camp outside of Atlanta, the word serendipity - that happy blend of wisdom and luck by which something is discovered not quite by accident - is ubiquitous. This book traces the word's eventful history from its 1754 coinage into the twentieth century. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 halftone. 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFCX; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126302
- ISBN
- 9780691126302
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.50
€ 54.99
€ 39.50
Paperback. 155 pages. The Treatise of Walter of Bibbesworth is a didactic poem in Anglo-Norman which surveys a host of practical matters, ranging from childbirth and our passage through life, to estate management and life in fields, workshops, to activities in the home, the kitchen and the dining-hall, to the flora and fauna (and even the weather) of .. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSC; HBTB; JFCV. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 13. Weight: 232. Translator(s): Dalby, Andrew.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Prospect Books
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 155
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018866
- ISBN
- 9781903018866
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.82
€ 26.99
€ 23.82
Hardback. Explores the origins and causes of the litigation trend, its implications for academic freedom, and what lawyers, judges, and academics themselves can do to limit the potential damage. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JNA; JNM; LNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035676
- ISBN
- 9780674035676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.29€ 48.11
€ 51.29
€ 48.11
Paperback. In this history of manhood and masculinity, the author argues that modern formulations of masculinity, despite any sense of naturalness and constancy, are in fact, idealized cultural products of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 316 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500683
- ISBN
- 9780226500683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.48
€ 40.99
€ 31.48
Paperback. This book analyzes and offers fresh insights into the trickster tradition including African American, American Indian, Euro-American, Asian American, and Latino/a stories, Morgan examines the oral roots of each racial/ethnic group to reveal how each group's history, frustrations, and aspirations have molded the tradition in contemporary literature. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349466153
- ISBN
- 9781349466153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. The first scholarly study of the only religion which England has ever given the world; modern pagan witchcraft. It tells the story of its development and nature, and uses that story as a microhistory for a general consideration of attitudes to paganism, witchcraft, and magic in British society since 1800. Num Pages: 512 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; JFC; VXWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 502
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192854490
- ISBN
- 9780192854490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.12
€ 41.12
Hardback. This book examines the myriad ways in which war is culturally reassembled, appropriated, and commodified as it manifests itself in our culture and invades our public imagination and becomes an indelible part of our landscape through fashion, movies, graphic novels, television etc. Num Pages: 82 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137550767
- ISBN
- 9781137550767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.22
€ 66.22
Paperback. What do your Eggs Benedict say about your notions of class? Series: Exploded Views. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFSC; WBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 120 x 3. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Coach House Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552452851
- ISBN
- 9781552452851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.51
€ 15.99
€ 14.51
Hardback. Editor(s): Baker, Houston A.; Simmons, K. Merinda. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231169349
- ISBN
- 9780231169349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. Bruce A. Kimball attacks the widely held assumption that the idea of American "professionalism" arose from the proliferation of urban professional positions during the late nineteenth century. This first paperback edition of The "True Professional Ideal" in America argues that the professional ideal can be traced back to the colonial period. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; KCF; KCZ. 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
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847681433
- ISBN
- 9780847681433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.07
€ 68.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; JFCA; JPHC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0014807
- ISBN
- 9780062686480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This book was written with a view to sorting our some of the muddles and misreadings -- especially misreadings of Kant -- that have charaterized recent postmodernist and post--structuralist thought. For these issues have a relevance, as Norris argues, far beyond the academic enclaves of philosophy, literary theory, and cultural criticism. Num Pages: 344 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631187189
- ISBN
- 9780631187189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.67
€ 49.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JMH; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Plume
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780142181669
- ISBN
- 9780142181669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.54
€ 18.99
€ 16.54
Hardback. A fascinating history of Tudor food and drink, from swan-neck soup to roasted-alive goose. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBTB; JFCV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445648743
- ISBN
- 9781445648743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.13
€ 14.13