Cultural studies
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Cultural studies
Paperback. Told through a case study of Tsinghua University - China's premier school of technology - this book traces how Red engineers were groomed in the early years of socialism, survived the Cultural Revolution, and triumphed in the post-Mao years by uniting with communist officials. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760782
- ISBN
- 9780804760782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.53
€ 33.99
€ 30.53
Paperback. What is the history of knowledge? This engaging and accessible introduction explains what is distinctive about the new field of the history of knowledge (or, as some scholars say, knowledges in the plural ) and how it differs from the history of science, intellectual history, the sociology of knowledge or from cultural history. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745669847
- ISBN
- 9780745669847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.48
€ 22.48
Paperback. Intends to make sense of 21st Century pop. Pulling together parallel threads from music, fashion, art, and new media, this title confronts a central paradox of our era: from iPods to YouTube, we're empowered by mind-blowing technology, but too often it's used as a time machine or as a tool to shuffle and rearrange music from yesterday. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571232093
- ISBN
- 9780571232093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.88
€ 21.99
€ 15.88
Hardback. What do prostitutes, referees, and Renaissance clowns have in common? They all wear stripes, and The Devil's Cloth tells us why. Pastoureau's lively study of stripes offers a unique perspective on the evolution of fashion, taste, and visual codes in Western culture. Translator(s): Gladding, Jody. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 160 pages, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236. A History of Stripes and Striped Fabric. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 160 pages, 14 halftones. What do prostitutes, referees, and Renaissance clowns have in common? They all wear stripes, and The Devil's Cloth tells us why. Pastoureau's lively study of stripes offers a unique perspective on the evolution of fashion, taste, and visual codes in Western culture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCK. Dimension: 184 x 157 x 15. Weight: 236. Translator(s): Gladding, Jody.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123662
- ISBN
- 9780231123662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.77
€ 53.77
Paperback. "First published in 2002 by The National Gallery Company." Num Pages: 208 pages, 144 colour illus. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AKTH; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 275 x 16. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474251648
- ISBN
- 9781474251648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.66
€ 42.99
€ 30.66
Paperback. *A shocking expose of prostitution and the trafficking of women in Asia that goes way beyond the sex tourism we hear about *A sustained assault on the Asian values of the Tiger Economies Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; JFC; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210. *A shocking expose of prostitution and the trafficking of women in Asia that goes way beyond the sex tourism we hear about *A sustained assault on the Asian values of the Tiger Economies Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; JFC; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210. Good Clean Copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Virago London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- SKU
- KDK0019593
- ISBN
- 9781860499036
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403964441
- ISBN
- 9781403964441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.41
€ 68.41
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199661084
- ISBN
- 9780199661084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.62
€ 13.99
€ 11.62
Paperback. These essays reveal an erotic overflow that cannot be contained within any one gendered identity. They examine how the erotic escapes containment and disclose problems inherent in the intersections of gender and desire. Editor(s): Siegel, Carol; Kibbey, Ann. Series: Genders. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567. Fine copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KST0009701
- ISBN
- 9780814779996
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Donna Haraway analyses accounts, narratives, and stories of the creation of nature, living organisms, and cyborgs (cybernetic components); showing how deeply cultural assumptions penetrate into allegedly value-neutral medical research. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Free Association Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 2 ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853431395
- ISBN
- 9781853431395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.31
€ 30.31
Paperback. Graham Huggan examines some of the processes by which value is given to postcolonial works within their cultural field using both literary-critical and sociological methods of analysis. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 27. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415250344
- ISBN
- 9780415250344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.62
€ 57.62
Paperback. Illustrates how neoliberalism influences the production, branding, and regulation of local foods and drinks. This book also challenges the strategy of relying on "alternative" markets to protect food cultures and rural livelihoods. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 b/w, 2 maps, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCV; JHMC; WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520281059
- ISBN
- 9780520281059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. Presents an ethnography of the engineering division of a large American high-tech corporation. This book offers a critical analysis of an American company's well-known and widely emulated "corporate culture." Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 Tables, 5 Figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBL; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592135462
- ISBN
- 9781592135462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.88
€ 35.99
€ 32.88
Hardback. An innovative exploration of the ethical and political relationship between Cultural Studies and Post-Marxist theory. Series: Taking on the Political. Num Pages: 248 pages, No. BIC Classification: JFC; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617623
- ISBN
- 9780748617623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.83€ 103.24
€ 110.83
€ 103.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFCV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Prospect Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909248373
- ISBN
- 9781909248373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.79
€ 21.79
Paperback. A clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1930s America: literature and drama, music and radio, film and photography, art and design, and case studies of influential texts and practitioners of the decade. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; AB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748622597
- ISBN
- 9780748622597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.94
€ 34.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. A sequel to Awkwardness and Why We Love Sociopaths, Creepiness explores popular culture to examine the worst character trait of all. Num Pages: 137 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFDT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782798460
- ISBN
- 9781782798460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.32
€ 13.99
€ 13.32
Paperback. "The L Word" captured international attention when it appeared on American screens in 2004. Aiming to uncover what makes this show so compelling, this collection brings together leading academics, feminist critics, and journalists to discuss "The L Word". It also includes interviews with the actors Erin Daniels and the writer, Guinevere Turner. Series: Reading Contemporary Television. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: APT; JFCA; JFD; JFSK1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845111793
- ISBN
- 9781845111793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.74
€ 21.74
Paperback. An entertaining and informative journey exploring the many popular myths and misconceptions about the French. Num Pages: 352 pages, 50 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 334. 8vo. Nice copy of standard paperback edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KEX0292937
- ISBN
- 9781781854464
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. By focusing on such controversies and conflicts as the status of women, relations between the sexes, class antagonisms and the growth of a commercial mass culture, this book offers a new interpretation of the key decade of the 1920s and its significance for contemporary Thailand. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742501560
- ISBN
- 9780742501560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 211.20
€ 211.20