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  • Romancing Through Italy
    Robert James Connors
    Romancing Through Italy is an intimate cultural journey that reveals not just the places, but the people and mysteries of an ancient land. In these true stories, discover the humor, beauty, heroes, friends, and misadventures of traveling through Italy. Emperors and cave-dwellers, elderly goat-herds and ghost towns come to life in visits to the hidden corners of the cradle of mo...
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    22,20 €

  • Studies In Structural Sociology
    Frank W Young
    This collection of articles and essays embodies a new approach to sociology based on the original meaning of the word. Its central concept is 'community,' which is defined to cover units as small as the household and as large as the nation-state. Individuals are a special case of community. So defined, communities account for almost all the independent social organization of th...
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    18,65 €

  • Post-Revolutionary Cuban Spanish
    Jesus Nez Romay / Jesus Nunez Romay / Jesus Nzqez Romay
    Because the first socialist revolution in the Americas took place in Cuba, this country has also seen the rise of new terms and the introduction of new, very specific meanings for old terms, adopted as required to express new realities. How can these neologisms be rendered in English, when no English-speaking country has as yet carried out a Marxist-Leninist social revolution a...
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    11,00 €

  • The Moon Year - A Record of Chinese Customs and Festivals
    Igor Mitrophanow / Juliet Bredon
    The Moon Year is a facinating recording the mysterious and somewhat elusive traditions of the Chinese. Juliet Bredon and Igor Mitrophanow trace their way through the intimate life of Chinese religion, superstitions, philosophies, customs, and society. Only after a year’s residence in China are the authors able to gather an intimate perspective on this age-old civilization that ...
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    22,63 €

  • Schizophrenic America
    Anni Damgaard
    Schizophrenic America explores a fundamental conflict in the United States between what we believe to be our inalienable rights and what we experience in every-day-life. This conflict induces a schism in our minds, leading to a 'cultural schizophrenia' in America. This book facilitates the process of reflection. It is a layman’s guide to cultural awareness, written for young a...
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    17,00 €

  • War Memory and Popular Culture
    This collection of essays investigates such diverse vehicles for war commemoration as poems, battlefield tours, souvenirs, books, films, architectural structures, comics, websites, and video games. Drawing on essayists from Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Israel and the United States, this work explores the evolution from traditional to contemporary forms of war commemorat...
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    42,91 €

  • Argentina and Her People of To-day
    Nevin O. Winter
    'The Spaniards who first visited the coast of Argentina, and sailed up the broad and imposing river that empties into the Atlantic Ocean, were so impressed with the outlook and prospects, that they named the country Argentina, which means silvery or silver-like, and bestowed upon the majestic stream the name Rio de La Plata, which means river of silver. When their prospectors f...
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    17,73 €

  • Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs
    Alice C. Fletcher / Alice CFletcher
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    15,48 €

  • Roots Punk
    David A Ensminger
    Punk rock evokes dissent and disruption, abrasive and anarchic musicality, and a host of countercultural aesthetics. Featuring original interviews and over one hundred images, Roots Punk: A Visual and Oral History by longtime music journalist and author David A. Ensminger focuses on how punk merged with roots music to create a rich style that incorporated honky-tonk, rockabilly...
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    52,72 €

  • Scotland’s Christmas
    Murray Cook / Thomas A. Christie
    Winter festivals in Scotland have been going on for a very long time-at least 10,000 years, in fact, which means that they predate traditional Christmas celebrations by some eight millennia! Scots have always loved to party when the days are cold and the nights are long. But what was the basis for all this seasonal merrymaking, and exactly what makes a Scottish Christmas so uni...
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    32,97 €

  • Island in the Sun
    Monica Carly
    An absorbing account of a young English girl experiencing the joys and facing the challenges of her unique pathway through adolescence, against the backdrop of an island people intent on breaking away from their mother country and taking up an independent role in the world. ...
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    13,21 €

  • Dear Sister
    Dannielle
    In this thought-provoking and heartfelt book, Paula Dannielle presents Dear Sister: There’s Something Black Women Want You to Know, a powerful collection of eight letters that amplify the voices and experiences of Black women. Tackling topics covering their experiences, including identity, beauty standards, relationships, mental health, career challenges, and societal expectati...
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    21,72 €

  • Raushan Raahein
    Mukarram Niyaz
    This book, 'Raushan Raahein (Essays)' is a collection of urdu essays related to moral and religous topics written by different renown and lesser known writers from India and abroad.علمِ نافع کی اشاعت کی خاطر سائبر دنیا کے متعدد علمی، ادبی و ثقافتی ویب پورٹلس پر مذہبی و اصلاحی مضامین کی شمولیت کو بھی مناسب اہمیت اور جگہ دی گئی ہے۔ تعمیر نیوز نے اسی روایت کی پاسداری کرتے ہوئے کسی...
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    20,97 €

  • Robert Williams
    Joseph R Givens
    A legendary figure of underground comix, Robert Williams (b. 1943) is an important social chronicler of American popular culture. The interviews assembled in Robert Williams: Conversations attest to his rhetorical powers, which match the high level of energy evident in his underground comix and action-filled canvases. The public perception of Williams was largely defined by two...
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    42,98 €

  • Queering Faith in Fantasy Literature
    Taylor Driggers
    Fantasy literature inhabits the realms of the orthodox and heterodox, the divine and demonic simultaneously, making it uniquely positioned to imaginatively re-envision Christian theology from a position of difference. Having an affinity for the monstrous and the ’other’, and a preoccupation with desires and forms of embodiment that subvert dominant understandings of reality, fa...
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    51,08 €

  • Prioritizing Well-being
    Natalie G. Turner
    Discover a World of Fulfillment and Wisdom: 'Prioritizing Well-being: Cultural Approaches'Embark on a captivating journey across cultures and continents as we unveil the timeless secrets of happiness and well-being in 'Prioritizing Well-being: Cultural Approaches.' Delve into a tapestry of diverse cultural paradigms that redefine the very essence of a fulfilling life, inviting ...
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    11,26 €

  • Tokusatsu
    Gabriel Alexander Muñoz Tancún / Gabriel Alexander Muñoz Tancún
    Durante la década de 1990, en América Latina, shows televisivos como Liveman, Ultraman y Power Rangers se emitieron en señal abierta y llegaron a un público masivo que creció con estas series y personajes en sus recuerdos. Estos programas pertenecen a franquicias que han cosechado un éxito rotundo a nivel cultural y económico en Japón, y que se consideran como parte del tokusat...
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    10,92 €

  • Tramas de la política cultural en Argentina
    Mariano Martín Zamorano / Rubens Bayardo
    En sus distintas variantes, el neoemprendedorismo cultural ha tendido hacia la producción de eventos más o menos efímeros, aparentemente sin políticas culturales. Y continúa pesando el diagnóstico común de que “en Argentina no hay políticas culturales” y el recuerdo de las palabras de un ministro del área: “La cultura no tiene prioridad para el gobierno ni para mí”. En contrapo...
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    20,28 €

  • Exploring the Land of Ooo
    Paul A Thomas
    Exploring the Land of Ooo: An Unofficial Overview and Production History of Cartoon Network’s 'Adventure Time' is a guide through the colorful and exuberant animated television series that initially aired from 2010 to 2018. Created by visionary artist Pendleton Ward, the series was groundbreaking and is credited by many with heralding in a new golden age of animation. Known for...
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    35,18 €

  • Cloverfield
    Steffen Hantke
    Upon its release in 2008, Matt Reeves’s Cloverfield revitalized the giant creature, a cinematic trope that had languished for over a decade. The film addressed the attacks of September 11, 2001, trading the jingoistic rhetoric of retributive military aggression for serious engagement with personal and collective trauma. It applied the horror genre’s fascination with personal st...
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    35,61 €

  • The Founding
    Al Michael 22A’66
    In September of 1963, twelve ’non-traditional’, undergraduate Morgan State College (University) students had a slightly different perspective than the norm for college fraternities. ’Non-traditional’ in that they were 4 or 5 years older than the regular students, went part time, had heightened responsibilities such as families and full-time jobs. They promoted the development o...
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    31,63 €

  • Being A Little Bit Famous
    Dre Smith
    Everyone knows about the glamour and pitfalls that come along with being super rich & famous. Entire shows are dedicated to revealing these enviable lifestyles. The grateful fans and groping groupies. Huge mansions courtesy of huge paychecks. The power to get sh-t done. The ability to befriend & fall in love with scintillating peers. (And, of course, the potential addictions. C...
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    29,19 €

  • Now that’s what I call a history of the 1980s
    Lucy Robinson
    Now that’s what I call a history of the 1980s tells the story of eighties Britain through its popular culture. Charting era-defining moments from Lady Diana’s legs and the miners’ strike to Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage and Adam and the Ants, Lucy Robinson weaves together an alternative history to the one we think we know. This is not a history of big geopolitical disasters, or a...
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    25,52 €

  • Exploring the Complexities of Mother-in-Law, Daughter-in-Law Relationships
    C. P. Kumar
    "Exploring the Complexities of Mother-in-Law, Daughter-in-Law Relationships" delves deep into the intricate dynamics of this often misunderstood relationship. Through a comprehensive analysis of various aspects, this book offers invaluable insights into the challenges and opportunities faced by both parties. Drawing on historical perspectives and societal influences, it sheds l...
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    11,78 €

  • Кайрос
    Yury Olshansky
    Мы храним в себе Кайрос, мгновения: все что было до нас, и может быть все что будет. Рождаясь из древности в современность мира любовь и страсть, ревность и месть, реальность, легенды и фантазии сталкиваются в пространстве романа, замкнутом Эгейским морем, герои его погруженные в волны бушующего конфликта поколений, культур, традиций, религий, пробужденные от обыденной жизни...
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    23,73 €

  • Comunicación, cultura y políticas culturales
    Antonio Albino Canelas Rubim
    El profesor Antonio Albino Canelas Rubim es un intelectual con una extensa y rica trayectoria académica, un comprometido militante político y cultural, y fundamentalmente un generoso maestro de varias generaciones que nos hemos dedicado al estudio de la comunicación y de las políticas culturales. Comunicación, cultura y políticas culturales reúne textos de la producción de los ...
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    15,08 €

  • Templarios y jesuitas
    Antonio Galera Gracia
    A pesar de que son muchos los historiadores y personas conocedoras del tema que aseguran que no es verdad, Antonio Galera, uno de los autores especializados en los templarios de mayor relevancia en el mundo, afirma y cree que la historia de la Orden de la Compañía de Jesús y de la Orden del Templo de Salomón guardan tanta semejanza entre sí que si alguien nos diese a conocer la...
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    21,32 €

  • Ecosistema Cultural
    Gonzalo Carámbula
    Ecosistema cultural. Escritos de Gonzalo Carámbula sobre cultura y política es una obra que busca recuperar su pensamiento y obra desde diferentes facetas que vinculan la política, la comunicación, la economía, el derecho y la cultura. Con edición a cargo de Danilo Urbanavicius, el libro busca transmitir ideas de Gonzalo Carámbula a las nuevas generaciones que comienzan a trans...
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    20,28 €

  • Fashion, Performance, and Performativity
    In the first comprehensive study of the interactions between fashion, performance and performativity, a group of international experts explore fashion as the ideal ’complex space’ - or, in other words, the ideal space where performance and performativity come together, according to the works of seminal theorists Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick and Andrew Parker.Bringing together western ...
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    51,15 €

  • Explaining the Practice of Elevating an Ancestor for Veneration
    George Shakwelele
    The Bisa people of Nabwalya, Zambia love their culture and gladly celebrate all their traditional festivals. This book presents exciting research into Kusefya pa ngena, rituals through which the Bisa elect ancestors for veneration. The Bisa speak freely of how their belief in ancestor veneration does not conflict with their worship of God. For them, the two work hand in hand. T...
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    26,17 €


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