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Cultural studies

Hardback. "A study of the influences of Clifton Fadiman, Lionel Trilling, and Jacques Barzun on Heilbrun's own literary development, but the book is far broader than that-really, a history of Columbia University in the turmoil of the sixties and beyond. And this isn't for women only!"-Maxine Kumin, Ploughshares Editor(s): Heilbrun, Carolyn G. Series: Personal Takes. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812236323
ISBN
9780812236323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.36

Paperback. A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Talking to you in English', he said, 'is like touching you with gloves.' Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; CJC; JFC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008100629
ISBN
9780008100629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.37

Paperback. Marrying great storytelling to an exploration of the intersection of science, journalism, fame, and legend, this book is a groundbreaking contribution to our understanding of health and illness. Num Pages: 354 pages, 13, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; MB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801892271
ISBN
9780801892271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.61

Paperback. In the year 1570, at the age of thirty-seven, Michel de Montaigne gave up his job as a magistrate and retired to his chateau to brood on his own private grief - the deaths of his best friends, his brother, and his first-born child. This title offers a celebration of perhaps one of the most joyful and yet profound of all Renaissance writers. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map, port. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571234585
ISBN
9780571234585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.97

Paperback. Drawing on eye-witness accounts, official Ming histories, and African, Arab and Indian sources, this work shows readers the inside of China's most illustrious scientific and technological era. It sheds light on the historical and cultural context in which this great civilization thrived. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pp halftones, line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195112078
ISBN
9780195112078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.74

Paperback.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804740265
ISBN
9780804740265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.55

Paperback. What's Wrong with Fat? examines the social implications of understanding fatness as a medical health risk, disease, and epidemic. Examining the ways in which debates over fatness have developed, Abigail Saguy argues that the obesity crisis literally makes us sick, intensifies negative body image, and justifies weight-based discrimination. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 b/w line, 22 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199377114
ISBN
9780199377114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.40

Paperback. The rampant use of genetically modified food incites public debate among activists, ethicists, scientists, regulators and industry representatives. But why is it so controversial? This timely and balanced book explores the many myths and arguments surrounding this extremely topical issue. Series: Food Controversies. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; JFMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 121 x 200 x 22. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780236681
ISBN
9781780236681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Demeter Press Canada
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926452180
ISBN
9781926452180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.51

Paperback. Presents studies attempting to define and dissect American humor for students and scholars. Editor(s): Walker, Nancy A. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842026888
ISBN
9780842026888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.51

Hardback. Presents studies attempting to define and dissect American humor for students and scholars. Editor(s): Walker, Nancy A. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842026871
ISBN
9780842026871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.51

Paperback. A bestselling account of why the Islamic world has been losing the conflict with the West for 300 years - and the frustration and humiliation this has produced. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRAX; HRH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753816752
ISBN
9780753816752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271025407
ISBN
9780271025407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 34.27

paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Line illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JPHL; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Portico
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KAC0004678
ISBN
9781911042785
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 maps, 46 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVU; HBJD; JFCA; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231182706
ISBN
9780231182706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.29

Paperback. Arthur Asa Berger is back with the second edition of his popular, user-friendly guide for students who want to understand the social meanings of objects. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611329049
ISBN
9781611329049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.30

Paperback. In What Makes us Human? some of the world's most brilliant thinkers offer their answers to this perennial puzzle, shedding new light on how and why our ancestors produced such clever, talented, and unlikely progeny. Editor(s): Pasternak, Charles. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; JMR; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 265.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851685196
ISBN
9781851685196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.48

paperback. This work takes an anthropological approach to the fundamental question of what makes life worth living. It considers the issue by examining nine pairs of similarly situated individuals in the United States and Japan. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780520201330
ISBN
9780520201330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.87

Hardcover. In the aftermath of the First World War, the poet Paul Valery wrote of a crisis of spirit , brought about by the instrumentalization of knowledge and the destructive subordination of culture to profit. Recent events demonstrate all too clearly that that the stock of mind, or spirit, continues to fall. Translator(s): Ross, Daniel. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFCD; JMH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745662701
ISBN
9780745662701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.01

Paperback. In the aftermath of the First World War, the poet Paul Valery wrote of a crisis of spirit , brought about by the instrumentalization of knowledge and the destructive subordination of culture to profit. Recent events demonstrate all too clearly that that the stock of mind, or spirit, continues to fall. Translator(s): Ross, Daniel. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFCD; JMH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Polity
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745662718
ISBN
9780745662718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.29

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