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Paperback. Since its founding in 1964 Tanzania has used music, dance and other cultural productions as ways of imagining and legitimizing the new nation. Focusing on the politics surrounding Swahili performance, Kelly Askew demonstrates the crucial role of popular culture in Tanzania's history. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 392 pages, 22 halftones, 5 maps, 4 line drawings, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 1M; ASZ; AVGE; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
74
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226029818
ISBN
9780226029818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.10
€ 43.89

Paperback. Series: Cultural Sociology. BIC Classification: JHMC. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349695140
ISBN
9781349695140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.52

Hardcover. During the 1970s a wave of "counter-culture" people moved into rural communities in many parts of Australia. This study focuses in particular on the town of Kuranda in North Queensland and the relationship between the settlers and the local Aboriginal population, concentrating on a number of linked social dramas.. Series: Space and Place. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL9; JFSS; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512. Aboriginal Australians, Hippies and the State. Series: Space and Place. 284 pages, 17 ills, 3 maps. During the 1970s a wave of "counter-culture" people moved into rural communities in many parts of Australia. This study focuses in particular on the town of Kuranda in North Queensland and the relationship between the settlers and the local Aboriginal population, concentrating on a number of linked social dramas. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL9; JFSS; JHMC. Dimension: 161 x 229 x 19. Weight: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857455086
ISBN
9780857455086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.55

Hardback. Num Pages: 146 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 282 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319310466
ISBN
9783319310466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.15

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292717084
ISBN
9780292717084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.44

Hardcover. This text provides an analysis of the social and cultural impacts of war, social unrest and political violence in two societies that have undergone traumatic conflict and upheaval. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1HFMS; JFSJ; JHB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633433
ISBN
9780815633433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.03

Paperback. Visitors to Cuba will notice that Afro-Cuban figures and references are everywhere. In this book, the author examines how the animation of Cuba's colonial past and African heritage through such figures and performances not only reflects but also shapes the Cuban experience of Blackness. Num Pages: 344 pages, 56 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226119052
ISBN
9780226119052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. The jali - a member of a hereditary group of Mandinka professional performers - is a charismatic but contradictory figure. This book shows how the jali's talents at performance make him a genius at representation - the ideal figure to tell us about the "Africa" that the world imagines, which is always a thing of illusion, magic, and contradiction. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; AS; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691074894
ISBN
9780691074894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138789029
ISBN
9781138789029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.52

Paperback. Throughout this text the author shows his awareness that the actual past remains fundamentally irreplicable. He asserts all histories to be culturally crafted artifacts, commensurate with folk tales, stage plays, or films. Num Pages: 312 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: HBA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226142982
ISBN
9780226142982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.27

Hardback. * This is a new study of the relationship between performance and power from one of the world s leading social theorists * In this volume, Jeffrey Alexander develops a cultural pragmatics that shifts cultural sociology from texts to gestural meanings and examines the elements of social performance. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745648170
ISBN
9780745648170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.21

Paperback. An insight into the meaning and value of popular forms of expression during a time of political and social change in East Africa. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; GTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219121
ISBN
9780253219121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Series: Princeton Studies in Complexity. Num Pages: 248 pages, 9 halftones. 21 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156262
ISBN
9780691156262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.43

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Czech Institute of Egyptology Czech Republic
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861591886
ISBN
9780861591886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.57

Hardback. Addresses questions about how feminist scholars conceptualize gender and view it in relationship to other attributes of individuals and of social systems. This book strives for intersectional analyses broadening that approach beyond the gender, race and class paradigm to include sexuality, employing a variety of methodologies. Editor(s): Demos, Vasilikie P.; Segal, Marcia Texler. Series Editor(s): Demos, Vasilikie P. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 322 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848557529
ISBN
9781848557529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.98

Paperback. Peoplewatching is the culmination of a career of watching people - their behaviour and habits, their personalities and their quirks. Desmond Morris shows us how people, consciously and unconsciously, signal their attitudes, desires and innermost feelings with their bodies and actions, often more powerfully than with their words. Num Pages: 544 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; JMAL; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 556.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099429784
ISBN
9780099429784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMC; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816638604
ISBN
9780816638604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814720042
ISBN
9780814720042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Investigates habits, practices, and meanings of water through case studies from around the world. With its wide range and diversity, this volume explores water practices in different cultures and shows that water is much more than a commodity, a resource, or a substance - it is a focal point that reflects local culture. Editor(s): Hahn, Hans Peter; Cless, Karlheinz; Soentgen, Jens. Num Pages: 250 pages, 73 colour plates, 7 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Campus Verlag Germany
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9783593396101
ISBN
9783593396101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.04
€ 48.54

Paperback. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447311379
ISBN
9781447311379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.04

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