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Consider Phlebas: A Culture Novel #1 by Iain M. Banks
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science Fiction/Fantasy | Series: Culture Ser.
A stunning new reissue edition of Consider Phlebas - a space opera of stunning power and awesome imagination from Iain M. Banks, one of the most important and influential writers in modern science fiction.The war raged across the galaxy. Billions had died, billions more were doomed. Moons, planets, the ...Show more
Costuming Cosplay - Dressing the Imagination by Therèsa M. Winge; Joanne B. Eicher (Series edited by)
$47.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Dress, Body, Culture Ser.
Cosplay, short for "costume play", has grown from its origins at fan conventions into a billion-dollar global dress phenomenon. Costuming Cosplaytakes us from elaborately crafted DIY costumes to online fandoms, examining how the practice of portraying fictional characters from popular culture through dr ...Show more
DIY Style: Fashion, Music and Global Digital Cultures by Brent Luvaas
$39.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Dress, Body, Culture
Armed with cheap digital technologies and a fiercely independent spirit, millions of young people from around the world have taken cultural production into their own hands, crafting their own clothing lines, launching their own record labels, and forging a vast, collaborative network of impassioned amat ...Show more
Daredevil Psychology - The Devil You Know by Travis Langley (Editor); Stan Lee (Foreword by)
$22.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Popular Culture Psychology Ser.
Why are we interested in characters like Daredevil? Do we have conscious will or not? With so many positive forces in the comic book world, why do people cheer for a mass murderer? This compendium of 18 chapters offers a fascinating look into the psychology behind the complicated superhero Daredevil. Bo ...Show more
David Bowie and Philosophy by Theodore G. Ammon (Editor)
$29.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Popular Culture and Philosophy Ser.
The philosophically rich David Bowie is an artist of wide and continuing influence. The theatrical antics of Bowie ushered in a new rock aesthetic, but there is much more to Bowie than mere spectacle. The visual belies the increasing depths of his concerns, even at his lowest personal moments. We never ...Show more
Discworld and Philosophy : Reality Is Not What It Seems by Nicolas (EDT) Michaud
$29.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Popular Culture and Philosophy
Dress, Fashion and Technology: From Prehistory to the Present by Phyllis G. Tortora
$39.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Dress, Body, Culture
Technology has been an essential factor in the production of dress and the cultures of fashion throughout human history. Structured chronologically from prehistory to the present day, this is the first broad study of the complex relationship between dress and technology. Over the course of human history ...Show more
Ecuador - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Russell Maddicks
$16.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Culture Smart!
Culture Smart ! Ecuador provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behaviour in the Ecuador, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. This concise guide will tell you what
Excession (#3 Culture) by Iain M. Banks
$19.99 AUD
Category: Science Fiction/Fantasy | Series: Culture Ser.
The fifth Culture book from the awesome imagination of Iain M. Banks, a modern master of science fiction. Two and a half millennia ago, the artifact appeared in a remote corner of space, beside a trillion-year-old dying sun from a different universe. It was a perfect black-body sphere, and it did nothin ...Show more
Fashion-Ology by Yuniya Kawamura; Joanne B. Eicher (Contribution by)
$43.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Dress, Body, Culture Ser.
This new edition of a classic work offers a concise introduction to the sociology of fashion, and demystifies the workings of the fashion system. From the origins of fashion studies and the difference between clothing and fashion, through to an examination of 21st century subcultures, and the impact of ...Show more
Fashion and Museums: Theory and Practice by Marie Riegels Melchior
$39.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Dress, Body, Culture
Why is fashion "in fashion" in museums today? This timely volume brings together expert scholars and curators to examine the reasons behind fashion's popularity in the twenty-first century museum and the impact this has had on wider museum practice. Chapters explore the role of fashion in the museum acr ...Show more
Food and the Self: Consumption, Production and Material Culture by Isabelle de Solier
$39.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Materializing Culture
We often hear that selves are no longer formed through producing material things at work, but consuming them in leisure, leading to 'meaningless' modern lives. This important book reveals the cultural shift to be more complex, demonstrating how people strive to form meaningful selves through both the co ...Show more