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paperback. This text aims to provide a fresh view of contemporary geography. The authors explore the role of four traditional themes in the "new cultural geography" including the interplay between the evolution of particular biophysical niches and the activities of the culture groups that inhabit them. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; RNA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742501065
- ISBN
- 9780742501065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.40
€ 86.40
Paperback. Examines how "otherness" has been constituted, communicated and transformed in cultural representation. Covering a diverse range of media, the contributors explore the cultural politics of Europe's encounters with Brazil, India, Israel, Australia and Africa. Editor(s): Hallam, Elizabeth; Street, Brian. Series: Sussex Studies in Culture and Communication. Num Pages: 320 pages, 66 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415202800
- ISBN
- 9780415202800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.11
€ 56.11
Hardback. An A-to-Z encyclopedia devoted to the penis, offering refreshing, thoughtful, and wide-ranging insight into how we have thought about this malleable, meaningful body part over the centuries and across cultures. Editor(s): Kimmel, Michael; Milrod, Christine; Kennedy, Amanda. Num Pages: 262 pages, 27 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: GBC; JFC; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 179 x 21. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759123120
- ISBN
- 9780759123120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.58
€ 152.58
Hardback. Explores cultural influences in relation to concerns of ergonomics and human factors. These include scientific-philosophical considerations, aircraft and maritime safety, cross-national training, effective use of the world-wide web, multinational decision making, third-world industrial development, implementation of technology transfer, and more. Editor(s): Kaplan, Michael. Series: Advances in Human Performance & Cognitive Engineering Research. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762310494
- ISBN
- 9780762310494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.40
€ 142.40
Hardcover. Covering a range of topics, including fads, public policy, the spread of religion, and herd behavior in markets, this title shows that human culture is itself an evolutionary process that exhibits the key Darwinian mechanisms of variation, competition, and inheritance. It focuses on the ways cultural phenomena can be studied scientifically. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226520438
- ISBN
- 9780226520438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.90€ 90.06
€ 106.90
€ 90.06
Paperback. Tim Lewens explores what it means to take an evolutionary approach to cultural change, and why this approach is often treated with suspicion. He makes an original case for the value of evolutionary thinking for students of culture, and shows why the concerns of sceptics should not be dismissed as mere prejudice, confusion, or ignorance. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JF; JH; JM; PDA; PSAJ. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198801191
- ISBN
- 9780198801191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.49
€ 46.49
Paperback. Covering a range of topics, including fads, public policy, the spread of religion, and herd behavior in markets, this title shows that human culture is itself an evolutionary process that exhibits the key Darwinian mechanisms of variation, competition, and inheritance. It focuses on the ways cultural phenomena can be studied scientifically. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226520445
- ISBN
- 9780226520445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.36
€ 41.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271025322
- ISBN
- 9780271025322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 38.98
€ 49.99
€ 38.98
Hardback. Series: Jews, Christians and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBTB; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156996
- ISBN
- 9780691156996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.86€ 42.47
€ 52.86
€ 42.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 462 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTP; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317588
- ISBN
- 9780226317588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.38€ 49.00
€ 56.38
€ 49.00
Paperback. Cultural Forests of the Amazon is a comprehensive and diverse account of how indigenous people transformed landscapes and managed resources in the most extensive region of tropical forests in the world. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780817358327
- ISBN
- 9780817358327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.72
€ 41.99
€ 39.72
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813552439
- ISBN
- 9780813552439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.94
€ 160.94
paperback. Series: Genocide, Political Violence and Human Rights. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; JHMC; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813553498
- ISBN
- 9780813553498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.70
€ 41.99
€ 37.70
Paperback. Drawing on diverse research literature from the fields of anthropology, cultural studies, cultural geography, and media studies, Cultural Globalization: A User's Guide presents a new perspective through which to raise questions about globalization, a perspective framed by the concepts of territory, identity, and culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 220 x 12. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631235392
- ISBN
- 9780631235392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.98
€ 56.98
Paperback. Considers how the terms of critical debate in literary and cultural studies in Canada have shifted with respect to matters of race, nation, and difference. Editor(s): Kim, Christine; McCall, Sophie; Baum Singer, Melina. Num Pages: 284 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 285
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554583362
- ISBN
- 9781554583362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.87
€ 63.87
Hardback. Series: Interp Culture New Millennium. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; 3JJ; 3JM; HBTB; HBTV; JHMC; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252040276
- ISBN
- 9780252040276
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.94
€ 118.94
Paperback. Showcases Australia's leading historians writing about cultural history, both in theory and practice. Editor(s): Hsu-Ming Teo; White, Richard. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBTB; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868405896
- ISBN
- 9780868405896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.09
€ 32.09
Paperback. Editor(s): Rogge, Joerg. Num Pages: 260 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837617245
- ISBN
- 9783837617245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.89
€ 44.99
€ 32.89
Hardback. However we react to it, the global trend towards mixing or hybridization is impossible to miss, from curry and chips to Thai saunas, Zen Judaism, Nigerian Kung Fu, 'Bollywood' films or salsa or reggae music. Some people celebrate these phenomena and others condemn them. This book considers these phenomena. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745646961
- ISBN
- 9780745646961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.45
€ 60.45
Paperback. Critiques the politics of cultural identity, exploring the difference between political roles and collective identities. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252. 208 pages. Critiques the politics of cultural identity, exploring the difference between political roles and collective identities. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA. Dimension: 139 x 215 x 12. Weight: 252.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748623884
- ISBN
- 9780748623884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.54
€ 38.99
€ 35.54