Cultural studies
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Cultural studies
paperback. Intended for undergraduates on various education and sport related degree courses, this book covers the issues in the field of sociology of sport and physical education. It covers the importance of sport in culture, its theoretical background, and methodological issues in research. It discusses gender, race and ethnicity, class, and equality. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA; WSDP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415235945
- ISBN
- 9780415235945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.86
€ 56.86
Paperback. During the German occupation of Norway during World War II, the Norwegians kept spirits high and fostered resistance by humour. The author examines how this seemingly frivolous humour in fact contributed to the development of a resistance mentality in a country stunned by the German invasion. Num Pages: 280 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299154448
- ISBN
- 9780299154448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80
Hardcover. This compact volume is a fresh and accessible guide to the best fun and excitement Ireland has to offer. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 2AFR; JFC; WHL; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360. This compact volume is a fresh and accessible guide to the best fun and excitement Ireland has to offer. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 2AFR; JFC; WHL; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Gill Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780717170210
- ISBN
- 9780717170210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 7.60
€ 7.60
Hardback. Having returned to Russia in 1990 after two decades, the writer known as Abram Tertz creates a vivid picture of today's Russian intelligentsia and its role as conscience and critic since the fall of communism, as well as a chilling portrait of economic and political stagnation under Yeltsin. Translator(s): Visson, Lynn. Series: Harriman Lectures S. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPR; DSA; JFC; JFSC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231107266
- ISBN
- 9780231107266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.52€ 42.34
€ 53.52
€ 42.34
paperback. Late in 1976 a record called "Anarchy in the UK" was issued in London, and this event launched a transformation of pop music all over the world. The song distilled, in crudely poetic form, a critique of modern society once set out by a small group of Paris intellectuals. This title unravels the secret history of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 221 x 38. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571277100
- ISBN
- 9780571277100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.36
€ 24.99
€ 17.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 map illustration. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; JFCA; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216. Extraordinary But True Stories. 176 pages, 1 map. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; JFCA; WGF. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 16. Weight: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Anova Books
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907554971
- ISBN
- 9781907554971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.67
€ 13.99
€ 10.67
paperback. At the center of pluralistic societies like that of the United States is the question of how to make broadly consensual social policy in light of the different moral values held by a heterogeneous population and more. This book develops an approach to deal with conflicting values in the policymaking process. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822330936
- ISBN
- 9780822330936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.48
€ 31.99
€ 28.48
paperback. The Spanish terms cursi and cursileria are not easily translated, but they refer to a cultural phenomenon widely prevalent in Spanish society since the nineteenth century. This book examines the social meanings of cursi, viewing it as a window into modern Spanish history and particularly into the development of middle-class culture. Num Pages: 424 pages, 19 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822329978
- ISBN
- 9780822329978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.20
€ 47.20
paperback. Shows how female cosmopolitanism re-contextualises the well-known Western male romance with the Orient: Japanese women are now the agents, narrating their own desires for the "modern" West in ways that seem to defy Japanese nationalism as well as long-standing relations of power not only between men and women but between Japan and the West. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 312 pages, 23 b&w photos, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JFSJ1; JHBK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5588 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822328162
- ISBN
- 9780822328162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
paperback. Assesses various aspects of Edward Said's work - his contributions to postcolonial theory, his work on racism and ethnicity, his aesthetics and his resistance to the aestheticization of politics, his concepts of figuration, his assessment of the role of the exile in a metropolitan culture, and his work on music and the visual arts. Editor(s): Bove, Paul A. Series: A Boundary 2 Book. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New ed
- SKU
- V9780822325222
- ISBN
- 9780822325222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.08
€ 37.99
€ 34.08
paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages, 24 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; HBJF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415546744
- ISBN
- 9780415546744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.56
€ 58.56
Paperback. Addresses fundamental questions about the social and political purposes of performance through an investigation of post-war alternative and community theatre. A detailed analysis of oppositional theatre as radical cultural practice. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 123 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415057639
- ISBN
- 9780415057639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.56
€ 55.56
paperback. India is an immensely diverse country with many distinct pursuits, vastly different convictions, widely divergent customs and a veritable feast of viewpoints. This title brings together an illuminating selection of writings on contemporary India. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141012117
- ISBN
- 9780141012117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
paperback. Celebrates Wales and things Welsh. This study it reflects the bilingual literature and folklore of Wales, the buildings and varied landscapes, the national character and humour, the historical predicaments and the political condition of this small but extraordinary country. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16pp b&w photographs, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140274844
- ISBN
- 9780140274844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.98
€ 20.99
€ 15.98
paperback. The songlines are the invisible pathways that criss-cross Australia, ancient tracks connecting communities and following ancient boundaries. This is an account which recalls the authors' travels across the length and breadth of Australia seeking to find the truth about the songs and unravel the mysteries of their stories. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 2AB; FA; JFC; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099769910
- ISBN
- 9780099769910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.20
€ 13.99
€ 11.20
paperback. Packed with facts and stories, this book helps you to learn how we would be as freezing cold as Siberia without the Gulf Stream; why we drive on the left-hand side of the road; and why the Midlands became the home of the British curry. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8pp black 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780670919147
- ISBN
- 9780670919147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. In this collection of provocative essays on Third World art and culture, filmmaker and theorist Trinh Minh-ha offers new challenges to Western regimes of knowledge. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415904315
- ISBN
- 9780415904315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.56
€ 55.56
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861898074
- ISBN
- 9781861898074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.56
€ 46.56
Paperback. In this work, the author discusses four interrelated spheres of activity, namely, the traditional rural sector, the port cities, the coastal trade and the overseas trade links. He argues that the creative use of clan organizations was key to the growth of the Amoy network along the coast as well as overseas. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBLH; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971697730
- ISBN
- 9789971697730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.95
€ 39.95
Paperback. Group marriages along with prescriptions for sex, pregnancies and births, were a central feature of the remaking of Cambodia society and contributed to the dissolution of the country's ritual practices. This title argues that suffering was intensified by ritual tampering on the part of the Khmer Rouge period (1975-1979) of Cambodia. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map. BIC Classification: 1FMC; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971694722
- ISBN
- 9789971694722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.86
€ 34.86