She-Wolf: A Cultural History of Female Werewolves (Priest Hannah)(Paperback)

She-Wolf: A Cultural History of Female Werewolves (Priest Hannah)(Paperback)

She-Wolf explores the cultural history of the female werewolf, from her first appearance in medieval literature to recent incarnations in film, television and popular literature. The book includes contributors from various disciplines, and offers a cross-period, interdisciplinary exploration of a

Cultural Studies 1983: A Theoretical History (Hall Stuart)(Paperback)

The publication of Cultural Studies 1983 is a touchstone event in the history of Cultural Studies and a testament to Stuart Hall's unparalleled contributions. The eight foundational lectures Hall delivered at the University of Illinois in 1983 introduced North American audiences to a thinker and

Catalonia a Cultural and Literary History (Eaude Michael)(Paperback / softback)

Presents a cultural history of Catalonia, exploring the distinctive nature of Catalan identity through the perspectives of political struggle, a vibrant literary tradition and world-famous innovations in architecture and the visual

The Ghost: A Cultural History (Owens Susan)(Paperback)

Now in paperback, this is a new cultural history of the ghost--one of the most popular and pervasive subjects worldwide. Spanning from the medieval period to today, the book includes a wide range of artists and writers, including Hogarth, Blake, Rossetti, Shakespeare, Pepys, Shelley, and Dickens

Female Soldier - Or, The Surprising Life and Adventures of Hannah Snell (Snell Hannah)(Paperback / softback)

A Cultural History of Early Modern Europe (Steen Charlie R.)(Paperback)

A Cultural History of Early Modern Europe examines the relationships that developed in cities from the time of the late Renaissance through to the Napoleonic period, exploring culture in the broadest sense by selecting a variety of sources not commonly used in history books, such as plays, popular

The Flood Year 1927: A Cultural History (Parrish Susan Scott)(Paperback)

A richly nuanced cultural history of the Great Mississippi flood The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in U.S. history, drowning crops and displacing more than half a million people across seven states. It was also the first environmental disaster to be

Promiscuities - An Opinionated History of Female Desire (Wolf Naomi)(Paperback / softback)

By following a group of four contemporary girls - including her younger self - as they come of age in the seventies, Wolf shows how our culture tries to shape and confine women's

Kyoto - A Cultural and Literary History (Dougill John)(Paperback / softback)

A cultural and literary history of Japan's former capital, exploring its religious sites, rich traditions of art and literature and its distinctive geisha

Vagina (Wolf Naomi)(Paperback)

One of our bestselling and most respected cultural critics, Naomi Wolf, acclaimed author of The Beauty Myth and The End of America, brings us an astonishing work of cutting-edge science and cultural history that radically reframes how we understand the vagina--and, consequently, how we understand

Photography: A Cultural History (Warner Marien Mary)(Paperback)

The fifth edition of this indispensable history of photography spans the history of the medium, from its early development to current practice, and providing a focused understanding of the cultural contexts in which photographers have lived and worked throughout, this remains an all-encompassing

Isabella - She-Wolf of France, Queen of England (Weir Alison)(Paperback / softback)

Described by Christopher Marlowe as the 'She-Wolf of France', Isabella was one of the most notorious femme fatales in history. According to popular legend, her angry ghost can be glimpsed among church ruins, clutching the beating heart of her murdered husband. But how did Isabella aquire this

Female Husbands: A Trans History (Manion Jen)(Paperback)

The first book-length history of female husbands: people assigned female at birth who transed gender to live fully as men in the United States and United Kingdom. Jen Manion draws on a wealth of sources to offer a dynamic, varied, and complex history of the LGBTQ

Mathematics of the Gods and the Algorithms of Men - A Cultural History (Zellini Paolo)(Paperback / softback)

Signs of Civilisation - How punctuation changed history (Michalsen Bard Borch)(Paperback / softback)

Signs of Civilisation provides an account of the rich cultural history of

Yew - A History (Hageneder Fred)(Paperback / softback)

A fascinating look at all aspects of the botany, cultural history, and remarkable mythology of the genus Taxus The yew is one of the most fascinating and versatile life forms on Earth, botanically rich and intriguing, and culturally almost without comparison. This impressive study of the yew

Tennis: A Cultural History (Gillmeister Heiner)(Paperback)

This is the second edition of the highly acclaimed and bestselling comprehensive history of tennis which was the first truly scholarly history of any individual sport. Supported by a startling wealth of linguistic and documentary research, Gillmeister charts the global evolution of tennis from its

Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus (Wasik Bill)(Paperback)

Outsider - A History of the Goalkeeper (Wilson Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

The first-ever cultural, tactical and historical history of the goalkeeper, by Jonathan Wilson, acclaimed author of INVERTING THE PYRAMID. 'A splendid history of football's complicated scapegoats' DAILY

Why Read Hannah Arendt Now? (Bernstein Richard J.)(Paperback)

Recently there has been an extraordinary international revival of interest in Hannah Arendt. She was extremely perceptive about the dark tendencies in contemporary life that continue to plague us. She developed a concept of politics and public freedom that serves as a critical standard for judging

She-Clown, and Other Stories (Vincent Hannah)(Paperback)

Hannah Vincent's short stories depict the ordinary and extraordinary lives of women coping with the demands of society, the demands of men, of their fellow women, of their own bodies. At the centre of each story is a woman engaged in an act of self-preservation.In one story a young woman on the

Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol (Gately Iain)(Paperback)

A spirited look at the history of alcohol, from the dawn of civilization to the modern day Alcohol is a fundamental part of Western culture. We have been drinking as long as we have been human, and for better or worse, alcohol has shaped our civilization. Drink investigates the history of this

Solitary Sex: A Cultural History of Masturbation (Laqueur Thomas W.)(Paperback)

A historical account of masturbation as a moral issue and cultural taboo.At a time when almost any victimless sexual practice has its public advocates and almost every sexual act is fit for the front page, the easiest, least harmful, and most universal one is embarrassing, discomforting, and

Hanne Darboven: Cultural History 1880-1983 (Adler Dan)(Paperback)

An illustrated study of Hanne Darboven's masterwork, the massive Kulturgeschichte 1880-1983 (Cultural History 1880-1983).Hanne Darboven's Kulturgeschichte 1880-1983 (Cultural History 1880-1983) (1980-1983) is an overwhelming and encyclopedic installation consisting of 1,590 works on paper and 19