Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Soap opera speaks a universal language, presenting characters and plots that resonate far beyond the culture that creates them. This book presents an analysis of telenovelas and narco-dramas. It assesses the dynamic role of melodrama in creating meaningful cultural images to explain why these genres have become so successful. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; APT; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st PB Edition
- SKU
- V9780292717121
- ISBN
- 9780292717121
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.91
€ 26.99
€ 26.91
Paperback. Providing an introduction to cultural studies, regardless of chronological or geographic focus, and presenting various readings from Latin American writers, this book brings the concepts of cultural studies and postmodernism. It guides readers through five identity constructs, including nation, race, and gender. Num Pages: 368 pages, 19 b&w illus., 2 line drawings, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292717503
- ISBN
- 9780292717503
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.75
€ 37.99
€ 35.75
Paperback. Placing texts of Chicana/o indigenism and nationalism alongside European and Euro-American ethnographic, travel, and journalistic writing, this is the first comprehensive, comparative literary study of its kind Series: Chicana Matters Series. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292717978
- ISBN
- 9780292717978
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.82
€ 24.99
€ 22.82
Paperback. A critical analysis of the important ways in which La Llorona--the Weeping Woman--has shaped Mexican cultural identity, from folktales to acts of political resistance. Num Pages: 302 pages, 30 halftones, 12 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFCA; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292718128
- ISBN
- 9780292718128
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.26
€ 32.99
€ 31.26
Paperback. A richly satisfying journey into the world of barbecue as food and culture Series: Bridwell Texas History Series. Num Pages: 108 color and 12 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292719989
- ISBN
- 9780292719989
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.71
€ 23.99
€ 23.71
Paperback. Presents the history of League of United Latin-American Citizens (LULAC). This book also provides evidence that perceptions of LULAC as a petite bourgeoisie, assimilationist, conservative, anti-Mexican, anti-working class organization belie the realities of the group's early activism. Num Pages: 330 pages, 25 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFSL4; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 448.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292721326
- ISBN
- 9780292721326
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.35
€ 32.99
€ 29.35
Hardback. The newest volume of the benchmark bibliography of Latin American studies Editor(s): McCann, Katherine D.; North, Tracy. Series: Handbook of Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 649 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; GBCR; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1043.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 649
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292722637
- ISBN
- 9780292722637
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Condition: New
€ 132.62
€ 132.62
Paperback. Using interdisciplinary performance studies and cultural studies frameworks, this title examines the cultural representation of queer sexuality in the contemporary cultural production of Mexican female and Chicana performance and visual artists. Series: Chicana Matters. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 b&w photos, 8 color photos in section. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AB; JFFK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780292722880
- ISBN
- 9780292722880
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Bringing together diverse perspectives, including feminism, Marxism, critical race theory, semiotics, and textual analysis, this is the first anthology to focus exclusively on the murders of more than five hundred women and girls in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Editor(s): Gaspar de Alba, Alicia; Guzman, Georgina. Series: Chicana Matters Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 40 b&w photos, 1 figure, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSJ1; JFSL4; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292723177
- ISBN
- 9780292723177
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.54
€ 34.99
€ 31.54
Paperback. Combines a modern folkloric perspective with literary analysis of ghost stories from classical antiquity to shed light on the stories, and folk roots. This book examines ancient Greek and Roman beliefs about death and the departed and the various kinds of ghost stories that arose from these beliefs. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; DSBB; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292725089
- ISBN
- 9780292725089
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.75
€ 20.99
€ 20.75
Hardback. Using a wide variety of archaeological and archival evidence of indigenous clothing, jewelry, and hairstyles, scholars trace the history of costume in Ecuador from prehistory to the twentieth century. Series: Joe R. and Teresa Lozana Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art and Culture. Num Pages: 382 pages, 9 color and 194 b&w photos, 7 line drawings, 8 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292725911
- ISBN
- 9780292725911
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Condition: New
€ 70.24
€ 70.24
Hardback. This magnificent ethnographic photo-essay presents the modern Maya of Yucatan who - resilient, resourceful, creative, and armed with intimate knowledge of the place where they live - have survived centuries of upheaval Series: The William and Bette Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 368 pages, 385 duotones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AJC; HBJK; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7747 x 5817 x 915. Weight in Grams: 2212.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292726932
- ISBN
- 9780292726932
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Condition: New
€ 63.64
€ 63.64
Paperback. An anthology of international voices, exploring provocative images of Muslim women from around the globe in literature, visual arts, journalism, and other media Editor(s): Shirazi, Faegheh. Num Pages: 319 pages, 30 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HRJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292728844
- ISBN
- 9780292728844
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27
Paperback. This pathfinding ethnography investigates how Indian concepts of the soul offer a new way of understanding personhood and historical memory in highland Chiapas, Mexico. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 284 pages, 18 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292737471
- ISBN
- 9780292737471
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Condition: New
€ 27.21
€ 27.21
Paperback. Based on research in both American and foreign archives, this first book-length study of doping in the Olympics connects the use and regulation of performance-enhancing drugs to developments in the larger global environment. Series: Terry and Jan Todd Series on Physical Culture and Sports. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBNH; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292737495
- ISBN
- 9780292737495
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.95
€ 26.99
€ 26.95
Paperback. This colourful examination of "translated" television characters in Italy looks at the implications for transnational intersections of commerce and culture. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; HRJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292737556
- ISBN
- 9780292737556
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.61
€ 20.99
€ 20.61
Paperback. A moving ethnographic account of Hurricane Katrina survivors rebuilding their lives away from the Gulf Coast Editor(s): Weber, Lynn; Peek, Lori A. Series: The Katrina Bookshelf. Num Pages: 284 pages, 2 maps, 2 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292737648
- ISBN
- 9780292737648
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Hardback. Offering an intriguing new approach to American cultural history through one of its enduring icons, Larzer Ziff traces the rise and flourishing of an ideal type once represented by such figures as George Washington and Tom Sawyer - a type immensely popular before antiheroes like Holden Caulfield captured our imagination Series: Discovering America. Num Pages: 154 pages, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780292738928
- ISBN
- 9780292738928
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Condition: New
€ 24.26
€ 24.26
Paperback. This first in-depth study of a cosmetics direct selling organization in Latin America considers how women's experiences in the informal employment sector can illuminate our understandings of work and gender in Ecuador and other developing countries Series: Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series. Num Pages: 261 pages, 10 b&w photos, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; 1QFG; JFSJ1; KCCD; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292743915
- ISBN
- 9780292743915
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Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
paperback. Bringing cognitive methodologies to the analysis of Chicano/a fiction for the first time, this book maps ethics of "persistence" and "transformation" in the fiction of Rudolfo Anaya, Ana Castillo, Denise Chavez, Rolando Hinojosa, Arturo Islas, John Rechy, Alfredo Vea, and Helena Maria Viramontes Series: Cognitive Approaches to Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292743977
- ISBN
- 9780292743977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.95
€ 26.99
€ 26.95