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"The Best of June and Schoolfriend"
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Schoolfriend was the biggest-selling girls' comic throughout the '50s, followed closely by the slightly more modern June, then publishers Fleetway combined the two in the 1960s, keeping the most popular features of each. This book is a collection of the best of those, from the 1960s and 1970s. With illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). Hardback, 144 pages. Size: 280 x 225 mm. Weight: 736g.
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ISBN: 1853756253
Publisher: Prion Books Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Popular Culture
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"Between Sacred and Profane"Researching Religion and Popular Culture
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There has been an explosion of interest in how religion and the sacred connect with the media and cultures of everyday life. This book offers a review of this field of scholarship, highlighting both its achievements and flaws, and setting out an agenda for its next phase of study. Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 216 x 134 mm. Weight: 274g.
Author: (Lynch, Gordon, ed.)
ISBN: 1845115406
Publisher: I B Tauris & Co Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Popular Culture
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"Beyond Barbie and Mortal Kombat"New Perspectives on Gender and Gaming
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Women may be warriors in World of Warcraft, but they are also scantily clad both babes whose sex appeal is used to promote games at trade shows. This title looks at how gender intersects with the broader contexts of digital games: gaming, game industry and design, and serious games. With 36 colour illustrations, 42 black & white illustrations. Hardback, 352 pages. Size: 229 x 178 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author: (Kafai, Yasmin B., ed.)
ISBN: 0262113198
Publisher: Mit Press Ltd
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Further/Higher Education Popular Culture
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"The Biggest Jackie Annual Ever!"The Best Thing for Girls - Next to Boys
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Includes fashion and beauty tips, puzzles and quizzes to help you find out, for example, the difference between loving someone and being in love with someone, recipes, horoscopes and enthralling Readers' True Experiences, as well as a smattering of romantic picture story strips. Hardback, 280 pages. Size: 271 x 195 mm. Weight: 1106g.
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ISBN: 1853756679
Publisher: Carlton Books Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Popular Culture
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"The Breaks"Stylin' and Profilin' 1982-1990
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A collection of images charting the explosion of the Hip Hop scene in NYC. With 150 four-colour & b/w photographs. Hardback, 144 pages. Size: 254 x 241 mm. Weight: 891g.
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ISBN: 1576873978
Publisher: Powerhouse Books,U.S.
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Popular Culture
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"Charm School - How to Make the Best of Yourself"Girl 1951-1960
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Throughout the 1950s, Girl picture-strips Charm School and Concerning You offered firm guidance to young girls on how to make the best of themselves. This book gathers together the best of those strips for a tutorial in making the most of your skills and natural assets. With colour artworks throughout. Hardback, 128 pages. Size: 165 x 260 mm. Weight: 631g.
Author: (Russell, Lorna, ed.)
ISBN: 1853756245
Publisher: Prion Books Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Popular Culture
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"Christmas, Ideology and Popular Culture"
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Explores the cultural, social and historical contexts of Christmas in the UK, USA and Australia, covering such topics as fiction, film, television, art, newspapers and magazines, war, popular music and carols. With 18 black & white illustrations. Paperback, 232 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 399g.
Author: (Whiteley, Sheila, ed.)
ISBN: 0748628096
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Popular Culture
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"Club Culture"
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"Architectural Design" series; Features the club class offered by airlines and the transit its members enjoy through exclusive spaces before and after boarding; and the members clubs of London and other major cities that have replaced the traditional 'gentleman's. With illustrations (chiefly col.), col. ports.. Paperback, 128 pages. Size: 292 x 223 mm. Weight: 591g.
Author: (Curtis, Eleanor, ed.)
ISBN: 0470862157
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Popular Culture
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"The Clubcultures Reader"Readings in Popular Cultural Studies
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A collection of readings on contemporary youth cultures and youth music. It covers topics from Rave to Disco and House to Northern Soul. It helps to distinguish 'popular cultural studies' from some aspects of the theoretical work of 'contemporary cultural studies'. With 0. New ed. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 600g.
Author: (Redhead, S., ed.)
ISBN: 0631212167
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date: 1998 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Popular Culture
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"Crime, Law and Popular Culture in Europe, 1500-1900"
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Explores the relationship between crime, law and popular culture in Europe. This book addresses issues such as: participation by ordinary people as prosecutors, witnesses and jurors in the courts; the dynamics of court sittings; popular resistance to the operation; and how attitudes and ways of understanding crime and the law may have changed. With illustrations. Paperback, 232 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: (McMahon, Richard (National University of Ireland, Galway), ed.)
ISBN: 1843921189
Publisher: Willan Publishing
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Popular Culture
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"Crime, Law and Popular Culture in Europe, 1500-1900"
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Explores the relationship between crime, law and popular culture in Europe. This book addresses issues such as: participation by ordinary people as prosecutors, witnesses and jurors in the courts; the dynamics of court sittings; popular resistance to the operation; and how attitudes and ways of understanding crime and the law may have changed. With illustrations. Hardback, 232 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author: (McMahon, Richard (National University of Ireland, Galway), ed.)
ISBN: 1843921197
Publisher: Willan Publishing
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Popular Culture
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"The Cybercultures Reader"
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Contains contemporary articles by key thinkers in the field of cybercultures studies. This work includes a full bibliography and a user guide. The contents include: Contents include: Approaching Cyberculture; Popular Cybercultures; Cybercommunities; Cyberidentities; Cyberfeminisms; Cyberbodies; Cyberlife; Cyberpolitics; and, Beyond Cybercultures. With 31 black & white halftones. N.e of 2r.e. Paperback, 752 pages. Size: 246 x 174 mm. Weight: 1451g.
Author: (Bell, David, ed.)
ISBN: 0415410673
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Popular Culture
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"Drugs and Popular Culture"Drugs, Media and Identity in Contemporary Society
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Focuses upon drug consumption as popular culture. In drawing upon criminological, sociological and cultural studies approaches, this book makes an important contribution to the field positioned at the intersection of these disciplines. It aims to provide a collection of chapters and readings that is relevant to undergraduates and postgraduates. Paperback, 320 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: (Manning, Paul, ed.)
ISBN: 184392210X
Publisher: Willan Publishing
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Popular Culture
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"Fabulous! Divas!"
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"Camera Obscura Book" series; From Josephine Baker to Judy Garland to ELTon John, the figure of the diva occupies a fascinating place in American culture. This issue explores the impact of divas (and divos) in film and popular culture and considers their fraught psychic and social positioning. It also examines how divas are frequently portrayed as both victims and villains. With 20 b&w photographs. Paperback, 180 pages. Size: 216 x 141 mm. Weight: 258g.
Author: (Doty, Alexander, ed.)
ISBN: 0822366789
Publisher: Duke University Press
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Popular Culture
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"Fashion Cultures"Theories, Explorations and Analysis
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From the catwalk to the shopping mall, from the big screen to the art museum, fashion plays an increasingly central role in contemporary culture. Fashion Cultures investigates why we are so fascinated by fashion and the associated spheres of photography, magazines and television, and shopping. With 25 b&w photographs. New ed. Paperback, 416 pages. Size: 246 x 174 mm. Weight: 840g.
Author: (Bruzzi, Stella, ed.)
ISBN: 0415206863
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2000 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Popular Culture
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