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Cultural studies

Paperback. Investigates the history, values, rituals, and shared consciousness that created whiteness in the United States, as well as the representations that sustain its influence on both cultural and literary vision. This title formulates an understanding of whiteness by tracing its literary and cultural evolution. Num Pages: 227 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814713129
ISBN
9780814713129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.03

hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, 32, 12 black & white halftones, 13 tables, 7 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK; JFCV; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801454042
ISBN
9780801454042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; MFKC; MJT; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816626236
ISBN
9780816626236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.86

Paperback. Re-assesses the myths that have come to shape and limit our understanding of the Nazi genocide as well as totalitarianism's broader, constitutive, and recurrent features Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814769768
ISBN
9780814769768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.37

Paperback. A history of the way costume and fashion have been studied and exhibited from the 17th century to the present. Num Pages: 144 pages, 40 colour and B/W illustrations. BIC Classification: AKTA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 211 x 11. Weight in Grams: 518. 144 pages, 40 colour and B/W illustrations. A history of the way costume and fashion have been studied and exhibited from the 17th century to the present. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: AKTA; JFCK. Dimension: 252 x 211 x 11. Weight: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Batsford
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713488753
ISBN
9780713488753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.71

Hardback. On the surface, naming is simply a way to classify people and their environments. This study is based on the premise that it is much more - a form of social control, a political activity, and a key to identity maintenance and transformation. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 illustrations, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451653
ISBN
9781845451653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.51

Paperback. This work offers an account of the Russians' 400 years of experience in Siberia. Rasputin looks at the the peculiar physical and character traits of the Siberian Russian type, and at the gap between dreams and reality that have plagued Russians in Siberia. Translator(s): Winchell, Margaret; Mikkelson, Gerald. Num Pages: 443 pages, 16 photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCS; HBJF; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
Translated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810115750
ISBN
9780810115750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.31

Paperback. Meat eating is often a contentious subject, whether considering the technical, ethical, environmental, political, or health-related aspects of production and consumption. This book is a wide-ranging and interdisciplinary examination and critique of meat consumption by humans, throughout their evolution and around the world. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
276
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118278727
ISBN
9781118278727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.40

Paperback. A penetrating survey of this tormented continent by one of the literary heavyweights of our age Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330522717
ISBN
9780330522717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Based upon historical and archival research, as well as the author's fieldwork in indigenous communities, this work analyzes value from the perspective of the Napo Runa people of the Amazonian Ecuador. It views that Napo Runa personifies value by transforming things into people through a process of subordinating them to human relationships. Series: Interpretations of Culture in the New Millennium. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 photographs; 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072550
ISBN
9780252072550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Hardback. * A wide--ranging and engagingly written social history of the duel* Presents a new argument: that the duel didna t die out in the 19th century as was previously thought, but continued until the 1st World War and beyond* A topic of potential media interest; it should be widely reviewed. . Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFC; JFSJ; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745611976
ISBN
9780745611976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.58

Hardback. One of the first books in a new Food Histories series from Reaktion, Beyond Bratwurst takes a close look at food culture in Germany, illuminating the surprisingly exciting and diverse culinary history and contemporary appetite of the European Nation. Series: Foods and Nations. Num Pages: 384 pages, 100 black & white, 20 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 239 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1074.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780232720
ISBN
9781780232720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QSP; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226896809
ISBN
9780226896809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.16

Paperback. An ethnography of Wall Street culture, this book offers a picture of how the market and its denizens work. Not merely masses of individuals striving independently, here, markets appear as socially constructed institutions in which the behaviour of traders is suspended in a web of customs. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 line illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674006881
ISBN
9780674006881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.16

Paperback. Bringing together scholarly insights and research by both Japanese and non-Japanese experts, Jessica Milner Davis bridges the differences between humor in Japan and the West and examines the spectrum of Japanese humor, from ancient traditions and surviving rituals of laughter to the norms of joke-telling in conversation in Japan and America. Editor(s): Davis, Jessica Milner. Series: Humor in Life & Letters S. Num Pages: 264 pages, 27 illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814331651
ISBN
9780814331651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.83

Paperback. Offering a view of Jewish society and culture, the essays in this volume shed light on a little-known chapter of Jewish history. Written by scholars from Israel, Turkey, Europe and the United States, it presents a broad historical canvas that brings together different perspectives and viewpoints. Editor(s): Levy, Avigdor. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 301 pages, 4 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBTB; HRJ; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629412
ISBN
9780815629412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.45

Paperback. After immersing himself in the culture of a remote Australian Indigenous community for close to a year, a Japanese scholar emerged with a new world view. Gurindji Journey tells of his experience living with the Gurindji people of Daguragu and Kalkaringi in the Northern Territory, absorbing their way of life. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1MBFX; HBAH; HBTB; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
UNSW Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742232683
ISBN
9781742232683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.57

Paperback. This book, ambitious in both length and scope, offers the Whedon fan and scholar alike a diversity of current, insightful, original scholarship by dozens of Whedon Studies most established and respected writers. Editor(s): Wilcox, Rhonda V.; Cochran, Tanya R.; Masson, Cynthea; Lavery, David. Series: Television and Popular Culture. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: APT; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610380
ISBN
9780815610380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.50

Paperback. This text contends that Helen of Troy, and in particular the use of her image, is a crucial emblem for much of Western thought and literature and suggests that it has been stolen, appropriated, imitated, extorted and coveted throughout the course of history. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HBG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299171247
ISBN
9780299171247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; AC; GM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
NUS Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789971698195
ISBN
9789971698195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.54

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