Cultural Studies
"Sport in Britain Since 1945"
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"Making Contemporary Britain" series; An account of the changing nature of sport in Britain since the end of World War II. The book examines: the changing patterns of participation; commercialization; the role of the media in promoting sport and its stars; and Britain's role in international sport and its attendant political problems. With 0. Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 346g.
Author: Holt, Richard Mason, Tony
ISBN: 0631171541
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date: 2000 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Cultural Studies
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"Access All Eras"Tribute Bands and Global Pop Culture
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Examines the tribute and cover band phenomenon and its place within the global popular music industry. This book also looks at music industry attitudes towards imitation, including copyright issues and the use of multimedia performance techniques to deliver the 'authentic' tribute experience. With illustrations. Paperback, 272 pages. Size: 228 x 152 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Homan, Shane
ISBN: 0335216900
Publisher: Open University Press
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) Cultural Studies
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"In Praise of Slow"How a Worldwide Movement is Challenging the Cult of Speed
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Across the western world more and more people are slowing down. Slower is better: better work, better productivity, better exercise, better sex, better food. New ed. Paperback, 352 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 272g.
Author: Honore, Carl
ISBN: 0752864149
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Cultural Studies
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"Feminism is for Everybody"Passionate Politics
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A basic guide to feminism. Rooted in lived experience, Feminism is for Everybody is designed for both men and women alike. It provides a primer to the question What is feminism? and provides a critical evaulation of the successes and failures of the feminist movement. Hardback, 140 pages. Size: 215 x 135 mm. Weight: 270g.
Author: Hooks, Bell
ISBN: 0745317324
Publisher: Pluto Press
Date: 2000 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Cultural Studies
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"Feminist Theory"From Margin to Centre
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In this updated text of sexual politics, bell hooks argues that the contemporary feminist movement must establish a new direction for the future. She contends that the foundation of the women's movement has not fully accounted for the complexity and diversity of female experience. With notes, references, bibliography, index. Paperback, 190 pages. Size: 215 x 135 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Hooks, Bell (City University, New York, Usa)
ISBN: 0745316638
Publisher: Pluto Press
Date: 2000 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Cultural Studies
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"The Neurotic Personality of Our Time"
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In this work, Karen Horney explores the basic structure of neuroses in the context of their cultural assumptions. Her topics range from the neurotic need for affection, to guilt feelings and the quest for power, prestige and possession. New ed. Paperback, 300 pages. Size: 210 x 139 mm. Weight: 284g.
Author: Horney, Karen
ISBN: 0393310973
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Ltd
Date: 1994 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Cultural Studies
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"Loving the Machine"The Art and Science of Japanese Robots
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While the US sponsors robot-on-robot destruction contests, Japan's feature tasks that mimic non-violent human activities. Why is this? What accounts for Japan's unique relationship with robots as potential colleagues in life, rather than potential adversaries? This book answers this query by looking at Japan's historical connections with robots. With 96 colour illustrations. Hardback, 160 pages. Size: 250 x 190 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author: Hornyak, Tim
ISBN: 4770030126
Publisher: Kodansha Europe Ltd
Date: 2006 (Japan)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Cultural Studies
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"The Swahili"
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"The Peoples of Africa" series; This study integrates documentary sources and the latest archaeological evidence to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date account of Swahili history, language and culture. It considers the numerous theories that have been advanced concerning the people's origins. With 10. Hardback, 288 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 558g.
Author: Horton, Mark Middleton, John (Yale University, Usa)
ISBN: 063118919X
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date: 2001 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Cultural Studies
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"Amish Society"
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Explains the Amish culture, and the nature of religious beliefs and ceremonies, community and family life, tensions with worldly values, and interactions with outsiders. The book has been updated and expanded to reflect current research on Amish history and culture, as well as new concerns. With 91 illustrations. 4 rev ed. Paperback, 448 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 725g.
Author: Hostetler, John A.
ISBN: 0801844428
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Date: 1993 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Cultural Studies
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"The Victorian Frame of Mind, 1830-70"
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"Yale Paperbound, Y-99" series; This work carefully scrutinizes the emotional and intellectual attitudes of the Victorian era. Paperback, 484 pages. Size: 213 x 130 mm. Weight: 496g.
Author: Houghton, Walter E.
ISBN: 0300001223
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date: 1977 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Cultural Studies
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"The Memory of Bones"Body, Being and Experience Among the Classic Maya
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"Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture" series; All of human experience flows from bodies that feel, express emotion, and think about what such experiences mean. But, is it possible for us to know how people of long ago thought about the body and its experiences? This book argues that the Classic Maya (ca AD 250 to 850) developed a coherent approach to the human body. With illustrations. Hardback, 352 pages. Size: 284 x 221 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author: Houston, Stephen Stuart, David Taube, Karl
ISBN: 0292712944
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Cultural Studies
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"The Myth of the Titanic"
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This is a critical analysis of the Titanic as modern myth, focusing on the second of the two Titanics. The first was the physical Titanic, now resting in the north Atlantic. The second is the mythical Titanic which emerged just as its tangible predecessor slipped from view on 15 April 1912. With plates, bibliography. Hardback, 224 pages. Size: 222 x 141 mm. Weight: 490g.
Author: Howells, Richard
ISBN: 0333725972
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Date: 1999 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Cultural Studies
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"The Body in Society"An Introduction
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Gives an introduction to the sociology of the body. This title examines what certain aspects of our bodies, such as the size, shape, smell and demeanor, reveal about the social organization of everyday life and how the body is crucial to the way we engage with the world and the people around us. With 0. Paperback, 208 pages. Size: 228 x 154 mm. Weight: 311g.
Author: Howson, Alexandra
ISBN: 074562538X
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Cultural Studies
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"Spain 1474-1598"
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"Questions & Analysis in History" series; How did Spain become the greatest power in sixteenth century Europe? This book examines whether the sixteenth century was a golden age for Spain culturally as well as in terms of society and economy. With illustrations geneal table., maps. Paperback, 160 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 198g.
Author: Hunt, Jocelyn
ISBN: 0415222664
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2000 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Cultural Studies
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"Critique of Exotica"Music, Politics and the Culture Industry
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Using the growing popularity of Asian culture in the West as a case study, this text questions the meaning of hybridity. It looks at just who benefits from the intermingling of culture, asking whether Cherie Blair wearing a sari to a public dinner is simply cultural appropriation. Paperback, 176 pages. Size: 215 x 135 mm. Weight: 408g.
Author: Hutnyk, John
ISBN: 0745315496
Publisher: Pluto Press
Date: 2000 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Cultural Studies
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