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Cultural studies

Hardback. A Companion to Food in the Ancient World presents a comprehensive overview of the cultural aspects relating to the production, preparation, and consumption of food and drink in antiquity. Editor(s): Wilkins, John; Nadeau, Robin. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 472 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 253 x 30. Weight in Grams: 920.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405179409
ISBN
9781405179409
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.01

Paperback. One woman's determination to educate Malawian girls and change the future of a nation. Series: Wayfarer. Num Pages: 440 pages, 29. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; BGB; JFC; JFSJ1; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772120868
ISBN
9781772120868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.93

Hardback. This book provides an outstanding collection of interdisciplinary and international essays examining the food-place relationship. It explores such topics as the history of food and agriculture, the globalization and localization of food, and the role of place in defining the broader societal consequences of this ever-changing phenomena. Editor(s): Fitzpatrick, Kevin M.; Willis, Don. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 maps, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFCV; RGC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137408365
ISBN
9781137408365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.45

hardcover. Conventional wisdom qualifies the Mediterranean Muslim woman as a passive person subjected to the tyranny and misogyny of her religion, society, and male relatives. These studies bear witness to the fact that individual women play pivotal roles in private domains of society and in the public realm. Editor(s): Deguilhem, Randi; Marin, Manuela. Series: Islamic Mediterranean. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRH; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
I.B. Tauris United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
0th Edition
SKU
V9781860646973
ISBN
9781860646973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.03

paperback. Num Pages: 370 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white tables, 16 black & white halftones, 4 bla. BIC Classification: DS; JFCA; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138929937
ISBN
9781138929937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99

Paperback. Series: Interpretations. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DN; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522844931
ISBN
9780522844931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.00

paperback. This book introduces students to the key concepts and debates surrounding the relationship between bodily boundaries, abject materiality and spaces. It uses interviews, focus group data and case studies and will critically engage the students. Series: Critical Geographies. Num Pages: 176 pages, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA; PSX; RGC; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415189675
ISBN
9780415189675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.63

Paperback. "It has the power to wrench familiar aspects of history into new and surprising shapes."-Laura Miller, Salon Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393337716
ISBN
9780393337716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.85

paperback. Editor(s): Ramet, Sabrina Petra. Series: Post-Communist Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFC; JPFM; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271018119
ISBN
9780271018119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 39.33

hardcover. Available for the first time in English, Roger's masterwork of intellectual history situates the life sciences within the larger context of French Enlightenment thought and the history of institutions. Editor(s): Benson, Keith R. Translator(s): Ellrich, Robert. Num Pages: 804 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; JFCX; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 161 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
804
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725781
ISBN
9780804725781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.84

Paperback. This work seeks to attain a true understanding of the postmodern predicament. Peter Lawler reflects on the flaws of postmodern thought, the futility of pragmatism, and the spiritual emptiness of existentialism. He examines postmodernism by interpreting the writings of five American authors. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; DSBH; JFC; JHM; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847694266
ISBN
9780847694266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.56

Six historical case studies-two from Britain, one each from France and Germany, and two from the United States-illustrate the concept's fascinating development and provide context for the meanings of, and uses for, efficiency today and in the future. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10, 8 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801886935
ISBN
9780801886935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.16

Essential to the appreciation of Spanish culture, this book explores--and puts into context-- regional cuisines, typical dishes, drinking and dining habits, cooking and the Spanish kitchen, celebrations, the venerable Mediterranean diet, and more. Series: Food Culture Around the World Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JFCV; JHBT; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313328190
ISBN
9780313328190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.47

Structures of Feeling in Seventeenth-Century Cultural Expression explores how artists made use of various cultural forms - notably the visual arts, poetry, theatre, music, and dance - to grapple with human values in the increasingly heterodox world of the 1600s. Series: UCLA Clark Memorial Library Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 halftones; 1 figure. BIC Classification: 3JD; DSBD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442640627
ISBN
9781442640627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.53

In their dependence on late-Victorian models, the cultural narratives of 1990s America imply a crisis of "storylessnessdeeply implicated in the sense of injury that haunts the close of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; JFC; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Baltimore Maryland
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801857874
ISBN
9780801857874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.19

Highlights Clinton Jencks's dramatic influence on the history of labour culture in the American Southwest through a lifetime devoted to progress and change for the social good. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BG; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252037559
ISBN
9780252037559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.04

Shedding light on many topics of current interest, especially the commodification and globalization of museums, this study makes a lively contribution to museum studies and cultural studies. Series: Cultural Spaces. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: GM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442644434
ISBN
9781442644434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.67

Publisher
United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439900048
ISBN
9781439900048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.40

Publisher
United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822330233
ISBN
9780822330233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.67

This book provides a clear and concise introduction to the concept of consumption and to the wide--ranging debates about the nature and consequences of consumer society. Community and social class appear to be in irreversible decline. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745625294
ISBN
9780745625294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

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