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Wild Science investigates the world-wide boom in 'health culture'. While self-help health books and medical dramas are popular around the globe, we are bombarded with daily media images of DNA research, and news reports about cloning, the fight against...

Buy This Book is an important contribution to the history and understanding of consumption and advertising. This book brings together an outstanding collection of writing on the study of advertising, consumer practices and the future directions of...

The phenomena of `enterprise' and `heritage' might at first thought seem unrelated: this book sets out to show that the two concepts are not only related but deeply interdependent. If `enterprise' can be used to define the official encouragement of the...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683831884Author Monique PetersonFormat HardbackPage Count 154Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight EditionsWeight(grams) 885gDimensions(mm) 152mm * 305mm...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781649696014Author Wana SultaniFormat PaperbackPage Count 26Imprint Tablo Pty LtdPublisher Tablo Pty LtdWeight(grams) 109gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 2mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593541821Author Nick HornbyFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 211mm *...

While the questions of ethics have become increasingly important in recent years for many fields within the humanities, there has been no single volume that seeks to address the emergence of this concern with ethics across the disciplinary spectrum...

Shakespeare, The Movie brings together an impressive line-up of contributors to consider how Shakespeare has been adapted on film, TV, and video, and explores the impact of this popularization on the canonical status of Shakespeare.Taking a fresh look at...

Now relaunched with a striking new coverThis issue is a survey of Cultural Studies in Australia - one of the most important and vibrant areas for the subject worldwideAbout the AuthorIen Ang, John HartleyBook InformationISBN 9780415081160Author Ien...

Contemporary Jewish art is a growing field that includes traditional as well as new creative practices, yet criticism of it is almost exclusively reliant on the Second Commandment's prohibition of graven images. Arguing that this disregards the corpus of...

In time for the 70th anniversary of Charles M. Schulz&;s beloved comic strip Peanuts comes this deluxe poster book, with 20 pull-out posters Celebrate the 70th anniversary of Peanuts with this appealing, first-ever poster collection. From Charlie...

Peter Fraser revisits stories told onscreen that in different ways all convey clear and ringing truths and touch the deepest human chords. Spanning different time periods and cultures, Twelve Films about Love and Heaven speaks to the hearts of those who...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945710339Author MantracraftFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint New Castle P&pPublisher New Castle P&pWeight(grams) 268gDimensions(mm) 280mm * 216mm * 6mm

Twenty-first century fashion practice has become increasingly borderless and diverse in the digital era, calling into question the very boundaries that define fashion in the Western cultural context. Borderless Fashion Practice: Contemporary Fashion in...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865622319Author Carlos ValenzuelaFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint S Q Publications,USPublisher S Q Publications,USWeight(grams) 216g

Kathy O'Dell argues that the growth of masochistic performance during the 1970s must be seen in the context of society's response to the Vietnam War and contemporaneous changes in theories of contract. She contends that the dynamic that exists between...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781419757686Author Naomi ParryFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Harry N. AbramsPublisher Harry N. AbramsWeight(grams) 1728gDimensions(mm) 293mm * 227mm * 33mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593744178Author Michael FinkelFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Random House Large PrintPublisher Diversified PublishingWeight(grams) 346gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798694004725Author Grace DivineFormat PaperbackPage Count 44Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 168gDimensions(mm)...

The Colouring Singapore Postcards are adapted from William Sim's popular Colouring the Lion City book. Now travellers can have a handy souvenir of their visit to Singapore. Each book of 20 postcards features tourist attractions such as the Singapore...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789671520918Author Joey YapFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Joey Yap Research International Sdn BhdPublisher Joey Yap Research International Sdn...

Apologies no description as yet for this book is available. We are dedicated to providing you with an extensive selection of science fiction books from a variety of authors and publishers. Our collection ranges from classic titles to the latest releases,...

JR's triumphal march through the world goes on in an effort to create a new way of connecting the streets with the system. For the first time in the heart of America, in the City of the Angels, JR's unique way of operating devastates the mecca of youth...

Before there was Drake, there was The 6. The genesis and rise of Toronto's Hip Hop culture.Amongst the algorithmic pulsations that remap informational networks at the whim of any giant tech company, hip hop culture produces ways of knowing (and being in)...

What began as a small bonfire on a beach in San Francisco in 1986 has evolved into a cultural phenomenon of epic dimensions - the Burning Man event in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. At the end of August every year, around 70,000 people come together at...

Join little rot-rocker Pukeboy and graffiti artist Gumshoe as they search for Gumshoe's missing paintings in this second book from The Sweet Rot series. This lost art quest leads our two heroes through the vividly lush town of Pollilop Drop encountering...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865622425Author Claudio AboyFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint S Q Publications,USPublisher S Q Publications,USWeight(grams) 222g

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781870736718Author Stefan SzczelkunFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint Routine Art Co an imprint of Working PressPublisher Working PressWeight(grams)...

The kid gone wrong in Rebel Without a Cause. The hippie outlaw in Easy Rider. The crazed photojournalist in Apocalypse Now. The drunken dad in Hoosiers. The twisted psychopath in Blue Velvet. The actor once taken under the wing of none other than John...

My Voyage in Art includes 197 colour images of paintings, watercolours, sculptures and people over a 60 year period accompanied by a detailed essay. Encounters with Roy Lichtenstein, Jim Morrison, Andy Warhol and others illuminate."I will put your life...

For over seventy-five years, Archie and the gang at Riverdale High have been America's most iconic teenagers, delighting generations of readers with their never-ending exploits. But despite their ubiquity, Archie comics have been relatively ignored by...

First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.About the AuthorAlan SinfieldBook InformationISBN 9780415145657Author Alan SinfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis...

Twenty-first century fashion practice has become increasingly borderless and diverse in the digital era, calling into question the very boundaries that define fashion in the Western cultural context. Borderless Fashion Practice: Contemporary Fashion in...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814214763Author Daniel SteinFormat HardbackPage Count 306Imprint Ohio State University PressPublisher Ohio State University PressSeries Studies in Comics and...

This Companion documents and celebrates artistic journeys within the framework of rich and complex cultural heritages and traditional dance practices of the Asia-Pacific region. It presents various dance forms from Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong,...

For a concise edition of his legendary arts dictionary of information and opinion, the distinguished critic and arts historian Richard Kostelanetz selects entries from the 2018 third edition. Typically he provides intelligence unavailable anywhere else,...

Focusing on the art and literary form of manga, this volume examines the intercultural exchanges that have shaped manga during the twentieth century and how manga's culturalization is related to its globalization. Through contributions from leading...

This, the fourth book in the series 'Celebrating Dance in Asia and the Pacific', explores the current dance scene in Australia from a wide perspective that mirrors the creative engagement of artists with Australian culture and the landscape. It looks at...

First published in 1988. This book shows how censorship as a set of institutions, practices and discourses was involved in the struggle over the nature of cinema in the early twentieth century. It also reveals the part played in this struggle by other...

Despite the prominence of "awkwardness" as cultural buzzword and descriptor of a sub-genre of contemporary film and television comedy, it has yet to be adequately theorized in academic film and media studies. Documentary's Awkward Turn contributes a new...