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The Senses of Humor: Self and Laughter in Modern America

Daniel Wickberg

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 499.

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Publication date: 2015
Publisher: Cornell University Press
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The Insubordination of Signs: Political Change, Cultural Transformatio...

Paperback. Theorizes the cultural reactions - within the realms of visual arts, literature, and the social sciences - to the oppression of the Chilean dictatorship. This title considers the importance of Walter Benjamin for the theoretical self-understanding of the Latin American intellectual left. Translator(s): Richard, Nelly; Tandeciarz, Silvia R. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; DS; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3556 x 6. Weight in Grams: 204.

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Publication date: 2004
Publisher: Duke University Press United States
Number of pages: 152
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SKU: V9780822333395
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A Revolution for Our Rights: Indigenous Struggles for Land and Justice...

Laura Gotkowitz

Paperback. Providing a re-assessement of the cause of Bolivia's 1952 revolution, this book argues that the revolution had deeper roots in the indigenous struggles for land and justice that swept through Bolivia during the first half of the twentieth century. It demonstrates that rural indigenous activists helped shape populist projects of 1930s and 1940s. Num Pages: 416 pages, 26 b&w photos, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; HBTV; JFC; JFSL9; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.

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Publication date: 2008
Publisher: Duke University Press
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SKU: V9780822340676
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The International Encyclopedia of Media Effects, 4 Volume Set

Patrick Rössler (Ed.)

Hardcover. The International Encyclopedia of Media Effects presents a comprehensive collection of the most up-to-date research on the uses and impacts of media throughout the world. Editor(s): Rossler, Patrick. Series: ICAZ - Wiley Blackwell-ICA International Encyclopedias of Communication. Num Pages: 2336 pages. BIC Classification: GBA; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 200. Weight in Grams: 4325.

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Publication date: 2017
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition: 1st Edition
Number of pages: 2336
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SKU: V9781118784044
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Desis in the House

Maira

Paperback. Explores the world of second-generation Indian American youth to learn how they manage the contradictions of gender roles and sexuality, how they handle their "model minority" status and expectations for class mobility in a society that still racializes everyone in terms of black or white. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; GTB; JFCA; JFSL1; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.

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Publication date: 2002
Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages: 256
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Advances in Military Sociology: Essays in Honor of Charles C. Moskos

Giuseppe Caforio (Ed.)

Multiple-component retail product. A selection of the papers presented at RC01's international conference in Seoul (July 2008). It offers an overview of the panorama of social studies on armed forces and conflict resolution in a context of fast-moving change. It presents studies that move beyond the very concept of globalization. Editor(s): Caforio, Giuseppe. Series Editor(s): Chatterji, Manas. Series: Contributions to Conflict Management. Num Pages: 900 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFC; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 83. Weight in Grams: 1838.

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Publication date: 2009
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages: 900
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OurSpace: Resisting the Corporate Control of Culture

Christine Harold

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 29 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.

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Publication date: 2009
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition: Illustrated
Number of pages: 232
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India by Design: Colonial History and Cultural Display

Saloni Mathur

Paperback. Maps a series of historical events - since the Raj in the mid-nineteenth century - through which India was made fashionable to Western audiences within the popular cultural arenas of the imperial metropole. This book presents an examination of India as represented in department stores, exhibitions, painting, and picture postcards of the era. Num Pages: 230 pages, 48 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; 3JJ; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 59.

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Publication date: 2007
Publisher: University of California Press United States
Edition: 1st Edition
Number of pages: 230
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SKU: V9780520252318
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Archæologies of Colonialism: Consumption, Entanglement, and Violence ...

Michael Dietler

Paperback. Analyzing archaeological data and ancient texts, this book explores these colonial encounters over six centuries, focusing on material culture, urban landscapes, economic practices, and forms of violence. It also shows how selective consumption linked native societies and colonists and created transformative relationships for each. Num Pages: 480 pages, 43 b/w photographs, 52 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1QDA; 3B; HDDA; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1007.

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Publication date: 2016
Publisher: University of California Press
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SKU: V9780520287570
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Respect Yourself, Protect Yourself

Lorena Garcia

Hardcover. Provides an important understanding of the sexual lives of a traditionally marginalized group Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.

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Publication date: 2012
Publisher: New York University Press United States
Number of pages: 240
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ISBN: 9780814733165

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America Town: Building the Outposts of Empire

Mark L. Gillem

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 86 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSG; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.

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Publication date: 2007
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages: 392
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Edition: First Edition
SKU: V9780816649532
ISBN: 9780816649532

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The Erotic in Sports

Allen Guttmann

Hardback. From Greek athletic competitions to the cult of body-building at Gold's Gym, this text examines literature, art, television, and movies to uncover a vast array of evidence that cultures across the ages have reflected at length, in celebration and censure, on the erotic nature of sports. Num Pages: 232 pages, 48 illus. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; VFVC; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 220 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.

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Publication date: 1996
Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages: 232
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ISBN: 9780231105569

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Ends Of Globalization

Mohammed A. Bamyeh

Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 295.

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Publication date: 2000
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages: 212
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The Postmodernism Debate in Latin America

Beverley

Paperback. Explores the Latin American engagement with postmodernism in an effort to situate it in a transnational framework. Editor(s): Beverley, John R.; Oviedo, Jose; Aronna, Michael. Series: A Boundary 2 Book. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.

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Publication date: 1995
Publisher: Duke University Press United States
Number of pages: 336
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ISBN: 9780822316145

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The Muses on Their Lunch Hour

Marjorie Garber

Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages: 216
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SKU: V9780823273720
ISBN: 9780823273720