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Cultural studies

Paperback. Analyzing slavery and other forms of servitude in six non-state indigenous societies of tropical America at the time of European contact, this work offers a fresh approach to the study of slavery based on the notion of 'political economy of life'. Num Pages: 316 pages, 40 halftones in section, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; HB; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292719132
ISBN
9780292719132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.35

Paperback. Examines the Independence holiday, exploring how this most important public festival in the civic calendar has given Mexicans a rich tradition of national celebration that is part creation myth, part official pomp, and part popular merrymaking. This work looks at how Independence Day festivities have provided a medium for informal education. Editor(s): Beezley, William H.; Lorey, David E. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 261 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ASZP; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842029155
ISBN
9780842029155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 51.09

Hardback. Russian thinker, pedagogue, musicologist, amateur scientist, and public servant Odoevsky (1804-69) was mentioned in the same breath as Pushkin and Gogol during his day, and is now enjoying (we presume) a revival as a writer of Romantic and Gothic fiction. Cornwell (Russian and comparative literature Series: Studies in Slavic Literature, Culture & Society. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571819079
ISBN
9781571819079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.24

Paperback. An introduction to Vodou practices and beliefs, with a focus on Haiti. Editor(s): Michel, C.; Bellegarde-Smith, Patrick. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAX; JFC; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349533053
ISBN
9781349533053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 160.92

Hardback. Editor(s): Michel, C.; Bellegarde-Smith, Patrick. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAX; JFC; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403971616
ISBN
9781403971616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.13

Paperback. Examines art music by Haitian and African American composers who were inspired by Haiti's history as a nation created by slave revolt. This title also highlights the contributions of many Haitian and African American composers who wrote music that brought rhythms and melodies of the Vodou ceremony to local and international audiences. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 5 halftones, 28 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KJH; AVGW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 181 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Enlarged edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226468655
ISBN
9780226468655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Looks behind the generalities of debates about globalization to explore the personal impact of global forces on the Peruvian poor. This ethnography offers insight into how the people have coped with extreme poverty and rapid population growth - and their creation of lives and customs in the process. Num Pages: 280 pages, 42 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 182 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292713000
ISBN
9780292713000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. A mosaic of photographs, words and songs which tells the turbulent story of the Appalachian South in the 20th century. Focusing on the abuses of the coal industry and the grassroots struggle against mine owners that began in the 1960s, the authors have gathered quotations from a variety of sources. Editor(s): Carawan, Guy; Carawan, Candie. Series: Brown Thrasher Books. Num Pages: 256 pages, 151 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820318820
ISBN
9780820318820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.25

Hardcover. From its humble "straw mat" origins to its paradoxical status as a national treasure, "p'ansori" has survived centuries of change and remains the primary source of Korean narrative and poetic consciousness. Chan Park celebrates "p'ansori" as a living tradition, adapting to an ever-shifting context. Series: Hawaii Studies on Korea. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 2GK; AVGE; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824825119
ISBN
9780824825119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.07

Hardback. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this volume offers an overview of the role of writers, intellectuals, citizens, and the churches both before, but particularly after, 1989 in the GDR and the new Germany. Friedrich Schorlemmer provides the focal point, giving the book its coherence. Editor(s): Rock, David. Series: Culture and Society in Germany. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; GTB; JFC; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571819598
ISBN
9781571819598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.51

Paperback. This interdisciplinary book explores how the post-war discourse on urban decline in the United States has articulated the contradictions of capitalist development, the ambivalence Americans have towards their cities and the nature of social responsibilities in an urban society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557864420
ISBN
9781557864420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.50

Paperback. Series: First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816679225
ISBN
9780816679225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.32

paperback. Editor(s): Bourne, Bill; Eichler, Udif. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851244822
ISBN
9780851244822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.48

Hardback. This is a critical engagement with the issues, problems, and meanings of contemporary Chinese intellectual thought. The contributors explore concerns over the role of the intellectual and the outcomes of knowledge production in the humanities and offer a range of conflicting perspectives. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFCX; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509337
ISBN
9780742509337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 199.63

Paperback. This is a critical engagement with the issues, problems, and meanings of contemporary Chinese intellectual thought. The contributors explore concerns over the role of the intellectual and the outcomes of knowledge production in the humanities and offer a range of conflicting perspectives. Editor(s): Davies, Gloria. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFCX; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509344
ISBN
9780742509344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1288.
Publisher
Feral House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
URBAN
Condition
New
SKU
V9780922915965
ISBN
9780922915965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.48

Hardback. '..a fascinating analysis of the status of the obscene and its representation in pornography in modern culture.. Caputi's thesis is masterfully argued..'-James Glass, University of Maryland Series: New Feminist Perspectives. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFK; JFMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847678853
ISBN
9780847678853
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.54

Paperback / so. Series: Duv Sozialwissenschaft. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Deutscher Universit?tsverlag United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9783824440856
ISBN
9783824440856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.19

Hardback. As new nations emerge in the Pacific Islands region, political change is everywhere marked by efforts to reconceptualize identities, histories, and futures. This volume brings together a diverse range of analysis and commentary that aim to challenge simplistic paradigms of "area study". Series: Pacific Formations: Global Relations in Asian & Pacific Perspectives. Num Pages: 456 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1M; 1QSP; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 705.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742500440
ISBN
9780742500440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 223.07

Paperback. Investigates how "W" stands for women. This book contains ten feminist scholars who analyze various aspects of Bush' persona, language, and policy to show how his administration has shaped a new politics of gender. Editor(s): Ferguson, Michaele L.; Marso, Lori Jo. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822340423
ISBN
9780822340423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.99

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