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Though there was not even a word for, or a concept of, disability in Antiquity, a considerable part of the population experienced physical or mental conditions that put them at…
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In Renaissance humanism, difference was understood through a variety of paradigms that rendered particular kinds of bodies and minds disabled. A Cultural History of Disability in the Renaissance, covering the…
Martin Puchner
Can anyone really own a culture? This magnificent account argues that the story of global civilisations is one of mixing, sharing, and borrowing.
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"Introduces twelve of the most influential theories of the late 20th and early 21st centuries in the study of religion in one volume"--
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Professor Emerita Mary Bergstein
"Shows how visual culture in turn-of-the-century Vienna (the birthplace of psychoanalysis) not only reflected modernist ideas already gaining in force, but helped to bring into being our modern "psychoanalytic imagination.""--
The Handbook of Asian Intelligence Cultures explores the historical and contemporary influences that have shaped Asian intelligence cultures as well as the impact intelligence service have had on domestic and…
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While the scholarly study of culture as a politically contested sphere in Palestine/Israel has become an established field over the past two decades, this volume highlights some particular understudied aspects…
Karen Clegg, Gillian Houston, Owen Gower
Drawing on original survey data, reflective accounts, and case studies of supervisory practice in different disciplines, Doctoral Supervision and Research Culture explores the supervisor experience and demonstrates the craft, compassion…
This collection analyses the remaking of culture and music spaces during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Its central focus is how cultural producers negotiated radically disrupted and uncertain conditions by creating…
This book represents the first critical examination of the social, cultural, and political significance of mountain biking in contemporary societies.
Television Sitcom and Cultural Crisis demonstrates that television comedies are conduits through which we might resist normative ways of thinking about cultural crises.
With a focus on the object and where it is situated, in time (memory) and space (mobility), Memory, Mobility and Material Culture embodies a multidisciplinary and cross-disciplinary approach.
This collection showcases the unique potential of stylistic approaches for better understanding the multifaceted nature of pop culture discourse.
Michel Foucault
Newly published lectures by Foucault on critique, Enlightenment, and the care of the self.
On May 27, 1978, Michel Foucault gave a lecture to the French Society of Philosophy where…
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Deanna D. Sellnow, Thomas G. Endres
Can television shows like Stranger Things, popular music by performers like Taylor Swift, advertisements for products like Samuel Adams beer, and films such as The Hunger Games help us understand…
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This book distinguishes itself from other books on Culture in International Business (CIB) studies in that it focuses on the complexities of the applied side of culture, while simultaneously emphasizing…
Gordon E Carkner
Rooted in the robust discourse of eminent Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor (A Secular Age), this book takes the reader on a journey of deep reflection and discovery. Many things in…
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A history of Tribal Streetwear and its reflection of Southern California fashion.
Tribal Streetwear is a lifestyle streetwear brand that is inspired by a variety of southern California subcultures, including…
Anzhelika Solovyeva
This book provides a unique view of Astronomy in Culture, Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy involving ancient civilizations in Latin America, emphasizing scientific and cultural knowledge combined with historical, cognitive, archaeological and…
Yi Chen
Offering an alternative mode of visual cultural analysis to the prevalent discursive model, this book proposes to situate analysis of Image within 'formal' analyses of culture experience.
Elizabeth Semmelhack,Jacques Slade
A celebration of the great sneaker collaborations that have reimagined the shoe, elevating this most practical of footwear into the realm of wearable-art.
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Combining the theoretical frameworks of masculinity studies and age studies, this book explores ageing masculinities
Cheryl Obal
From a distance, Saudi Arabia may seem a subdued, or even dull place; but for those who take a closer look it emerges as a fascinating country, not necessarily because…
What happens when we begin treating multi-stable, ambivalent and adaptive behaviors of active matter as a formative principle? The contributions of this volume investigate the potential of the processual and…
Kathryn Lukas,Shane Peterson
Providing the history, health information, and safest methods for preserving, this resource offers 115 recipes for krauts, pickles, kimchi, fermented vegetables, hot sauces, preserved fruits and jams, yogurt, kombucha, and…
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Marcel Rosa-Salas,Isabel Attyah Flower
Documenting the Nameplate is a photographic celebration and deep-dive into the history and cultural significance of nameplate jewelry from the creators of the Documenting the Nameplate project –
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Victoria R. Williams
"There's far more to British food than fish and chips. Discover the history and culture of Great Britain through its rich culinary traditions"--
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Lauren Kirshner
This book examines movies, TV shows, and documentaries to reveal how sex work connects to women's experiences of gender, power, and labour.
Laura Tubelle de Gonzalez
The second edition of this beautifully illustrated textbook introduces students to the field of cultural anthropology and encourages them to think about current events and issues through an anthropological lens.
Researching Contemporary Wellness Cultures brings together scholars examining the various ways and spaces in which wellness is constructed and practices within various sociological sub-disciplines across and in related fields including…
Hyung Wook Park
Park investigates the unexpected success of early Korean creationists, who were mostly scientists, and argues that creationism is not a product of the lack of intelligence or proper scientific education…
Sarah Kessler
Sarah Kessler shows that conventional assumptions of an implicit consensus on the need to prioritise climate action should be reconsidered.
Ran Spiegler
"One economist's reflections on the professional culture of economic theory"--
Vox
This book includes 72 themed, 15x15 crosswords, some easy, some tricky, by Vox.com's all-star crew of crossword constructors: Patrick Blindauer, Adesina Koiki, Will Nediger, and Andrew J. Ries. The puzzles…
Nicholas P Money
A witty, beautifully illustrated overview of the weird world of mycology.
Suzanna Ivanic
This richly illustrated book provides the visual keys for any art lover to decode and understand the iconography, tenets, sites, and rituals of the Catholic faith through accessible analysis of…
Meredith Lake
Tells the revelatory story of the Bible in Australia, from the convict era to the Mabo land rights campaign, Nick Cave, the Bra Boys and beyond. At a time when…
Shahina A. Ghazanfar
This book is the first to explore and highlight the history of the plants mentioned in the Qur’?n, many of which are part of our everyday life, from pomegranates and…
A wide-ranging overview of the cultural history of democracy in antiquity.
Gavin Blair
The ultimate visual guide to Samurai history and culture!
The Samurai are continuously celebrated as the greatest warriors the world has ever seen. They ruled Japan for centuries, finally uniting…
National Museum of Antiquities (the Netherlands), Ministry of Culture/Directorate General of Antiquities (Lebanon)
Byblos has played an extraordinary role in the history of the Mediterranean. From c. 3200 BC, it developed into the preeminent port of the region due to its strategic location…
Mary C Murphy
From the prot?g? of Carol Dweck, the bestselling author of Mindset, award-winning social psychologist Mary Murphy offers a definitive reconsideration of teamwork--showing how to better achieve a growth mindset together…
Dr Steven Brooks
If you want a short-order look at the perspectives of Cancel Culture, this is the book for you. The counterintuitive nature of erasing historic events per "woke philosophy" is beyond…
Pooja Bhalla
This volume captures the essence of schooling in a structural manner and explores the classroom life in the larger schooling context. The emphasis is to uncover the necessary framework of…