Cultural studies
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Cultural studies
Paperback. Ten scholars with diverse geographical, theoretical, and topical interests take a close, critical look at the vexed relationship between public identities and the intimate spheres in which they are made. They ask how scholars and activists can engage more creatively with problems encountered on this awkward terrain. Editor(s): Shyrock, Andrew. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750073
- ISBN
- 9780804750073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.14
€ 49.14
Paperback. Examines the history of political and intellectual life in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Bengal to show how the concept can take on a life of its own in different contexts. This interdisciplinary study is suitable for historians and anthropologists, as well as scholars of South Asia and colonialism. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226734941
- ISBN
- 9780226734941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.81
€ 45.81
Paperback. Any listener knows the power of music to define a place, but few can describe the how or why of this phenomenon. This title showcases how American jazz defined a culture particularly preoccupied with place. It analyzes both the performances and cultural context of leading jazz figures, including the many famous venues where they played. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 halftones, 11 line drawings, 10 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; AVGJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044958
- ISBN
- 9780226044958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.67
€ 53.67
Hardcover. Any listener knows the power of music to define a place, but few can describe the how or why of this phenomenon. This title showcases how American jazz defined a culture particularly preoccupied with place. It analyzes both the performances and cultural context of leading jazz figures, including the many famous venues where they played. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 halftones, 11 line drawings, 10 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; AVGJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044941
- ISBN
- 9780226044941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.12
€ 149.12
Paperback. Bringing the psychology of uncertainty together with contemporary case studies, this book is a sweeping diagnostic for-and antidote to-ineffective political discourse in a globalized world that imports bads as well as goods. Series: Themes in Global Social Change. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFC; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421419602
- ISBN
- 9781421419602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.61
€ 40.61
Paperback. Writing is a defining marker of civilisation; without it there could be no accumulation of knowledge. Andrew Robinson tells the fascinating story of the history of writing, considering its development, and examining the enormous variety of writing and scripts we use today. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 15 b&w halftone. BIC Classification: CBX; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199567782
- ISBN
- 9780199567782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.44
€ 13.99
€ 11.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 482 pages, 20 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662. 482 pages, 20 line drawings, 2 tables. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PDA. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight: 682.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 482
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226668017
- ISBN
- 9780226668017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardback. Argues that cultural politics - specifically America's often covert patronage of the arts - played a highly important role in the transfer of imperial authority from Britain to the United States during a critical period after World War II. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJP; DSBH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154152
- ISBN
- 9780691154152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.36
€ 61.36
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
€ 13.91
€ 13.91
hardcover. Argues that Fremont used both a radical form of the picturesque and an imaginary map to create an aesthetic craving for expansion Num Pages: 1 photograph, 23 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; HBJK; JFC; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bison Books United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803238077
- ISBN
- 9780803238077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.89
€ 30.99
€ 27.89
Paperback. Offers a framework for understanding contemporary debates as they have evolved in Europe and the United States. From the visionary museums of Boullee in the eighteenth century to the new Guggenheim in Bilbao and beyond, this book explores various aspects of museum theory and practice: ideals and mission; architecture; the public and commercialism. Num Pages: 364 pages, 112 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AC; GM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1018. 364 pages, Illustrations. Offers a framework for understanding contemporary debates as they have evolved in Europe and the United States. From the visionary museums of Boullee in the eighteenth century to the new Guggenheim in Bilbao and beyond, this book explores various aspects of museum theory and practice: ideals and mission; architecture; the public and commercialism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AC; GM; JFC. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 24. Weight: 986.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251267
- ISBN
- 9780520251267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.55
€ 42.99
€ 37.55
Paperback. Exploring what is unique about the Catholic worldview and culture and what distinguishes it from Protestantism, this text examines the religious imagination that shapes Catholic life. In doing so, it challenges assumptions and makes a case for the vitality of contemporary Catholic culture. Num Pages: 213 pages, 23 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HRCC7; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520232044
- ISBN
- 9780520232044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.41
€ 39.41
Hardback. Offers a new way of thinking about the largely unacknowledged "productivity of the unproductive" Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; JFC; JFSJ2; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814748909
- ISBN
- 9780814748909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.07
€ 115.07
Paperback. Offers a new way of thinking about the largely unacknowledged "productivity of the unproductive" Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; JFC; JFSJ2; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814789391
- ISBN
- 9780814789391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.01
€ 52.01
Paperback. This volume offers information on how, for 50 years, the bush Kaliai in Melanesia have worked the deserted cargo left by US Marines during World War II into their indigenous culture. The author seeks to show how cargo cults in general bring together past, present and future. Series: New Directions in Anthropological Writing S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1MKL; JFC; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299158040
- ISBN
- 9780299158040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.26
€ 36.26
Hardcover. Firsthand experience and research shed light on claims that Euro Disneyland is nothing but American cultural imperialism. A former employee goes beyond media bites and academic scorn to examine Europe's love/hate relationship with the park and some of the undiscussed issues surrounding it. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JJPR; GTB; JFC; JFFS; KJVG; KNSG; WTHT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press Of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700609895
- ISBN
- 9780700609895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.15
€ 85.15
Hardback. Series: America in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815634805
- ISBN
- 9780815634805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.21
€ 86.21
Paperback. Shows how the issues confronted America in the late twentieth century have roots in the fifties, some apparent at the time, others only in retrospect: civil rights, environmentalism, the counterculture, and "movements" on behalf of women, Chicanos, and Native Americans. This book is useful for instructors of American history survey courses. Series: America in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 336 pages, 11 black-&-white photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631286
- ISBN
- 9780815631286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.38
€ 35.38
Hardback. A history of postcolonial state power, the cultural politics of youth and gender, and global visions of modern style in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania during the 1960s and early 1970s. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822347491
- ISBN
- 9780822347491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.86
€ 151.86
Paperback. Youth, Gender, and Modern Style in 1960s Dar es Salaam. 312 pages, 22 illustrations. Sheds new light on the connections between culture and politics in early postcolonial East Africa. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFG; JFC. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight: 396.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347705
- ISBN
- 9780822347705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06