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American Commodities in an Age of Empire
CRC Press 2006; US$ 40.95This is a novel interpretation of the relationship between consumerism, commercialism, and imperialism during the first empire building era of America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Unlike other empires in history, which were typically built on military power, the first American empire was primarily a commercial one, dedicated to pushing... more...
New Frontiers of Space, Bodies and Gender
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 75.95This collection unravels the stereotypical images of gender and space and presents a series of new explorations into both 'lived' and 'imagined' spaces. In New Frontiers of Space, Bodies and Gender leading contemporary writers from across an eclectic mix of disciplines, examine an exciting array of issues such as: * Jamaican Ragga music and female... more...
Hybrid Urbanism
ABC-CLIO 2001; US$ 175.00Despite strong forces toward globalization, much of late 20th century urbanism demonstrates a movement toward cultural differentiation. Such factors as ethnicity and religious and cultural heritages have led to the concept of hybridity as a shaper of identity. Challenging the common assumption that hybrid peoples create hybrid places and hybrid places... more...
Hoodoo, Voodoo, and Conjure
ABC-CLIO 2008; US$ 77.00Hoodoo, voodoo, and conjure are part of a mysterious world of African American spirituality that has long captured the popular imagination. These magical beliefs and practices have figured in literary works by such authors as Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, and Ishmael Reed, and they have been central to numerous films, such as The Skeleton Key. Written... more...
Island Tourism and Sustainable Development
ABC-CLIO 2002; US$ 144.00This multidisciplinary volume dicusses the impact of tourism on sustainable development in the Caribbean, the Pacific, and the Mediterranean. Bringing together scholars, development practitioners, international experts, and professionals, the contributors discuss the issues from a holistic and transnational perspective. This work provides a much-needed,... more...
International Studies
Palgrave Macmillan 2011; US$ 90.00Presenting International Studies as a wide, plural and inherently interdisciplinary field of research, this book shows its links with philosophy, peace research, history, geography, globalization studies, international political economy, political psychology, sociology and social theory, linguistics, strategic or war studies and anthropology. more...
Culture and Customs of Turkey
ABC-CLIO 2009; US$ 70.00A comprehensive study on the world's most exotic, culturally diverse nations: Turkey. more...
An Environmental History of the Middle Ages
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 39.95The Middle Ages was a critical and formative time for Western approaches to our natural surroundings.? An Environmental History of the Middle Ages is a unique and unprecedented cultural survey of attitudes towards the environment during this period. Humankind?s relationship with the environment shifted gradually over time from a predominantly adversarial... more...
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Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2012; US$ 124.95This book is a comprehensive introduction to Gunnar Olsson's work, providing an overview of the range of achievements of this highly distinguished and internationally acclaimed Swedish geographer. It includes selected samples of Olsson's own writings, including rarities, together with a consolidated bibliography of his publications. It also... more...
Culture and Planning
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2011; US$ 54.95Illustrated by a wide range of case studies from planning contexts, this book examines culture as a socio-historically situated concept, introducing a line of scholarship, both established and recent, to show what 'culture' does and why. It addresses the materialisation of abstract concepts, performance and embodiment, and social categorisation... more...









