Cultural Studies

Ten years later, they''re still talking about the weather! Kate Fox, the social anthropologist who put the quirks and hidden conditions of the Engl...

In his new collection of essays, Jan Bondeson tells ten fascinating stories of myths and hoaxes, beliefs and Ripley-like facts, concerning the anim...

Schtick is the tale of Jewish assimilation and its discontents. It is a sweeping exposition on Jewish-American culture in all its bawdy, contradict...

Recent decades have witnessed major changes in gender roles and family patterns, as well as a falling birth rate in Ireland and the rest of Europe....

Theres no feeling in the world like a fresh shave. Experience the nostalgia of a new haircut with every turn of the page as you traverse the 50 sta...

As interest in Russia increases, increased value and attention are focused on its history-rich ethnic dolls, and this is the only comprehensive res...

In this powerful memoir, Tasoula Hadjitofi reveals her perilous journey orchestrating The Munich Case -one of the largest European art trafficking...

This book is premised on the view that the idea of the avant garde has an increased importance in these times of global political crisis. Much cult...

This book examines the extent and nature of Irish social and cultural difference. It is a collection of twenty-three short essays written in a clea...

Culture Smart guides help travellers have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapter...

Despite the relative calm apparent in Iran today, there is unmistakable evidence of political, social, and cultural ferment stirring beneath the su...

Culture Smart guides help travellers have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapter...

This thoroughly updated third edition provides students with an accessible overview of Vygotskys work, combining reprints of key journal and text a...

First impressions of the political landscape in South Dakota tend towards an assumption of hard-line conservatism, and yet such a conclusion barely...

This study takes an analytical approach to the world of role-playing games, providing a theoretical framework for understanding their psychologi...

In the American world, the presence of African culture is sometimes fully embodied and sometimes leaves only a trace. Africa in the American Imagin...

Over the course of his distinguished interdisciplinary career, Giles Gunn has sustained his focus on the continuing threats to our collective sense...