Cultural Studies
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Central Asia: Context for Understanding [Hardback]
David Montgomery (Editor)
£56.00ISBN: 9780822946786
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Central Eurasia in Context
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Central Asia is a diverse and complex region of the world often characterized in the West as being difficult to access. Central Asia: Contexts for Understanding offers the most comprehensive introduction to the region available. Combining thematic... .... Learn More -
South Sea Island: Geography of Pleasure [Hardback]
Frits Andersen (Author)
£46.00ISBN: 9788771849134
Published by : Aarhus University Press
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South Sea Island. The Geography of Pleasure is a literary history of European, Russian and American travelogues, films, paintings, philosophical treatises, all fascinated by the Polynesian islands. Our ideas of nature, growth and sustainability ar... .... Learn More -
Region Out of Place: The Brazilian Northeast and the World, 1924-1968 [Hardback]
Courtney J. Campbell (Author)
£43.00ISBN: 9780822946212
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Pitt Latin American Series
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"Campbell takes the concept of regional identity and blows it up, showing that regional concerns were always mediated by national and international dynamics. This rich cultural history exposes the symbolic shorthand used to depict the Northeast an... .... Learn More -
Values and Revaluations: The Transformation and Genesis of 'Values in Things' from Archaeological and Anthropological Perspectives [Paperback]
Hans Peter Hahn (Editor); Anja Klöckner (Editor); Dirk Wicke (Editor)
Regular Price: £38.00
Special Price: £30.40
ISBN: 9781789258134
Published by : Oxbow Books
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Why are some things valuable while others are not? How much effort does it take to produce valuable objects? How can one explain the different appraisal of certain things in different temporal horizons and in different cultures? Cultural processes... .... Learn More -
That's Entertainment: Spectacle, Amusement, and Leisure Culture [Paperback]
Michele Fadda (Editor); Sara Pesce (Editor)
£23.00ISBN: 9788869771798
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Out of Series
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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 -
Beyoncé in the World: Making Meaning with Queen Bey in Troubled Times [Hardback]
Christina Baade (Editor); Kristin A. McGee (Editor)
£66.50ISBN: 9780819579911
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
Series: Music / Culture
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From Destiny's Child to Lemonade, Homecoming, and The Gift, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has redefined global stardom, feminism, Black representation, and celebrity activism. This book brings together new work from sixteen international scholars to expl... .... Learn More -
Beyoncé in the World: Making Meaning with Queen Bey in Troubled Times [Paperback]
Christina Baade (Editor); Kristin A. McGee (Editor)
£20.50ISBN: 9780819579928
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
Series: Music / Culture
Not yet published - available for pre-order
From Destiny's Child to Lemonade, Homecoming, and The Gift, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has redefined global stardom, feminism, Black representation, and celebrity activism. This book brings together new work from sixteen international scholars to expl... .... Learn More -
Brownsville to Braddock: Paintings and Observations of the Monongahela River Valley [Hardback]
Ron Donoughe (Author)
£27.00ISBN: 9780822946755
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
The Monongahela River Valley in Southwestern Pennsylvania is steeped with a rich industrial history. Starting with iron, brass, tin, and glass production, the river towns - from Brownsville to Braddock - ultimately helped make Pittsburgh the one-t... .... Learn More -
Made Free and Thrown Open to the Public: Community Libraries in Pennsylvania [Hardback]
Bernadette Lear (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9780822947004
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Made Free and Thrown Open to the Public charts the history of public libraries and librarianship in Pennsylvania. Based on archival research at more than fifty libraries and historical societies, it describes a long progression from private, subsc... .... Learn More -
Wearables 01: Magazine on Wearable Heritage [Paperback]
Jolanda Bos (Editor)
£20.00ISBN: 9789492940179
Published by : Blikvelduitgevers Publishers
Series: Wearables
Volume: 1
Wearables is an annual magazine edition, attractively illustrated, bringing together a variety of ethnographic topics on costume and jewellery traditions, placed in their cultural setting. .... Learn More
