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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. When Jimi Hendrix died, the idea of a black man playing lead guitar in a rock band seemed exotic. Yet ten years earlier, Chuck Berry had stood among the most influential rock and roll performers. Why did rock and roll become white? Jack Hamilton challenges the racial categories that distort standard histories of rock music and the 60s revolution. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 halftones, 5 music illustrations. BIC Classification: AVG; JFCA; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 218 x 32. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674416598
- ISBN
- 9780674416598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.91
€ 33.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; BTC; JFSS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Milo Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908479860
- ISBN
- 9781908479860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. This work takes readers on a tour of American landscapes past and present, showing how surroundings reflect important changes in culture. The book examines the new vernacular landscape of trailers, parking lots, roads and shopping malls. Num Pages: 222 pages, 62 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMA; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1/22/96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300063974
- ISBN
- 9780300063974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.52
€ 26.99
€ 20.52
Paperback. With this book Paul Virilio inaugurated the new science whose object of study is the "dromocratic" revolution. Translator(s): Polizzotti, Mark. Series: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents. Num Pages: 174 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Autonomedia United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584350408
- ISBN
- 9781584350408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.60
€ 19.99
€ 15.60
Paperback. Seeks to discover why we deny our children the freedoms of space, time and the natural world. Visiting communities as far apart as West Papua and the Arctic, as well as the UK, and delving into history, philosophy, language and literature, this book explores how children's affinity for nature is an essential and universal element of childhood. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141039459
- ISBN
- 9780141039459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.67
€ 23.99
€ 17.67
Hardback. This lively account uncovers for the first time how great love songs came to be, and explains who the 'Galway Girl' was, or if there was a real-life 'Nancy Spain'. Learn the often surprising, sometimes bittersweet but always absorbing stories of the real women who inspired some of the world's finest love songs. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVG; AVH; BGF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848892873
- ISBN
- 9781848892873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.44
€ 19.99
€ 16.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 4th Revised, Expanded ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594773174
- ISBN
- 9781594773174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.01
€ 25.99
€ 20.01
Hardback. This exciting collection of new work proposes a major paradigm shift in debates on sexuality: a shift away from discourse, identity and signification, to a radical new conception of bodily materialism. Editor(s): Nigianni, Chrysanthi; Storr, Merl; Buchanan, Ian. Series: Deleuze Connections. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 437.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748634040
- ISBN
- 9780748634040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.22€ 119.62
€ 124.22
€ 119.62
Hardback. Editor(s): Tappata, Laura. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JM; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 175 x 16. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624179693
- ISBN
- 9781624179693
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.97€ 172.23
€ 251.97
€ 172.23
Hardback. From farming, cooking and feasting scenes depicted in the Middle Ages in books of hours to the fish and fruit of ancient frescoes and mosaics, Food in Art gives fresh insights into how food items were cultivated, hunted, trapped, stored, traded, prepared and served throughout the ages. Num Pages: 288 pages, 170 colour, 10 black & white. BIC Classification: AC; AGN; JFCV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 259 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1234.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780233628
- ISBN
- 9781780233628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.43
€ 52.99
€ 44.43
Paperback. This book will inspire policy makers, practitioners, academics and journalists to rediscover courage in tackling child sexual abuse. Sarah Nelson proposes new models for child-centred, perpetrator-focussed child protection, for community prevention, and for work with survivor-offenders. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447313878
- ISBN
- 9781447313878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.85
€ 34.99
€ 33.85
Paperback. In-depth look at social, political, and economic conditions affecting farm workers' struggles for their rights. Editor(s): McDonald, Shirley A.; Barnetson, Bob. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSF; LNH; LNKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772121384
- ISBN
- 9781772121384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.72
€ 34.99
€ 25.72
Paperback. Series: Traditions in American Cinema Eup. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; APFG; GBC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474413060
- ISBN
- 9781474413060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.31
€ 38.99
€ 35.31
paperback. A long-awaited second edition of this classic cultural studies textbook. A seminal text brought right up to date for a new generation of students and teachers. Series: Culture, Media and Identities Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 189 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849205504
- ISBN
- 9781849205504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.13
€ 53.13
Paperback. Despite increased economic opportunities for women, sexual commerce has not only thrived in the Western world, it has diversified along technological, spatial, and social lines. This work paints a picture of the state of global sexual commerce and its relationship to a burgeoning consumer culture. Series: Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender & Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 halftones, 6 maps, 6 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFMX; JHBL; KNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044583
- ISBN
- 9780226044583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.71
€ 37.99
€ 29.71
Paperback. Describes that cultural theory must start thinking ambitiously - not so that it can hand the West its legitimation, but so that it can seek to make sense of the grand narratives in which it is embroiled. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141015071
- ISBN
- 9780141015071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.84
€ 13.00
€ 11.84
Paperback. A meditation on the mysteries of color and the fascination they provoke. It uses color to explore further dimensions of what the author calls 'the bodily unconscious' in an age of global warming. Drawing on classic ethnography as well as the work of Benjamin, Burroughs, and Proust, it takes up the notion that color invites the viewer into images. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226790060
- ISBN
- 9780226790060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Cartoon Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 2AB; JFCA; WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 299 x 34. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- Country Publications Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855683532
- ISBN
- 9781855683532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.65
€ 13.99
€ 11.65
Hardcover. Questions the thought of three major Jewish philosophers of the 20th century - Franz Rosenzweig, Martin Buber, and Emmanuel Levinas - to help the author reconcile the philosophical and religious sides of his life. This work explains the leading ideas of each of these great thinkers. Series: Helen & Martin Schwartz Lectures in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253351333
- ISBN
- 9780253351333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.16
€ 27.16
Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHBA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781400076703
- ISBN
- 9781400076703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.27
€ 17.99
€ 13.27