Cultural Studies
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That's Entertainment: Spectacle, Amusement, and Leisure Culture [Paperback]
Michele Fadda(Author); Sara Pesce(Editor)
$29.00ISBN: 9788869771798
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Out of Series
The 20th century witnessed the collapse of the traditional separation between the realm of 'official' culture and that of 'popular' entertainment. This event produced dramatic consequences at all levels of social life in the West, especially in th... .... Learn More -
A Description of Moldavia [Hardback]
Dimitrie Cantemir(Author)
$49.99ISBN: 9781592110254
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
Written by one of the country’s most renowned rulers, A Description of Moldavia provides unique insight into the geography, history, economy, ethnography, culture, and traditions of the principality. Born to a noble family, the author... .... Learn More -
Proceedings of the Privy Council of Queen Elizabeth I, 1582-1583: Three Volume Set [Hardback]
David Crankshaw(Editor); David J Crankshaw(Editor)
$325.00ISBN: 9781843836537
Published by : Boydell Press
Series: Proceedings of the Privy Council of Elizabeth I
By 1540, the Privy Council had been established as the Crown's principal policy-making and executive arm. Under the later Tudors, it governed England on the sovereign's behalf, functioning as an elite corporate board, and imbued with a sense of co... .... Learn More -
Metier International 2019 [Paperback]
Jolanda Bos(Editor)
$27.00ISBN: 9789492940124
Published by : Blikvelduitgevers Publishers
Métier Magazine is devoted to engaging its readers in art, craft, material and techniques. This annual English edition combines a series of articles and amazing stories of crafts, objects and artisans from around the world and from differen... .... Learn More -
Silver and Frankincense: Scent and personal adornment in the Arab world [Paperback]
Sigrid van Roode(Author)
$23.00ISBN: 9789492940100
Published by : Blikvelduitgevers Publishers
Although scent has always played a major role in personal adornment in the Arab world, its evanescent quality leaves very few or no traces at all over time. This book presents an introduction into this lesser known aspect of personal adornment in ... .... Learn More -
Healing Power: Living Traditions, Global Interactions [Paperback]
Cunera Buijs(Editor); Dr Wouter Welling(Editor)
$50.00ISBN: 9789088909184
Published by : Sidestone Press
Hidden healing practices exert fascination as well as stimulate extensive scientific and public interest. It is a contested topic for many indigenous peoples. Throughout the ages, numerous spiritual healing forms have been marginalized or severely... .... Learn More -
Healing Power: Living Traditions, Global Interactions [Hardback]
Cunera Buijs(Editor); Dr Wouter Welling(Editor)
$150.00ISBN: 9789088909191
Published by : Sidestone Press
Hidden healing practices exert fascination as well as stimulate extensive scientific and public interest. It is a contested topic for many indigenous peoples. Throughout the ages, numerous spiritual healing forms have been marginalized or severely... .... Learn More -
Robin Hood: Legend and Reality [Hardback]
David Crook(Author)
$99.00ISBN: 9781783275434
Published by : Boydell Press
For over a century and a half scholars have debated whether or not the legend of Robin Hood was based on an actual outlaw and, if so, when and where he lived. One view is that he was not a legend as such but a myth: an idea, rather than a person w... .... Learn More -
Material Cultures in Public Engagement: Re-inventing Public Archaeology within Museum collections [Paperback]
Anastasia Christophilopoulou(Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789253689
Published by : Oxbow Books
The Material Cultures in Public Engagement volume seeks to document and explore the significant change in the relationship of Museums with collections of the Ancient World and their audiences. The volume establishes a new approach to the study of ... .... Learn More -
The Shepherd, the Volk, and the Middle Class: Transformations of Pastoral in German-Language Writing, 1750-1850 [Hardback]
Elystan Griffiths(Author)
$99.00ISBN: 9781640140646
Published by : Camden House
Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture
Volume: 210
European pastoral tradition traces its roots to Theocritus's Idylls and Virgil's Eclogues, which portrayed herdsmen pursuing love and art. While the lives of shepherds, or of country folk generally, remain the ostensible subject of p... .... Learn More
