Cultural studies

The sacred ethos of the American Dream has become a central pillar of American civil religion.

';Laura Bates explains how they built the future and forgot to put women in it' CAITLIN MORAN Fascinating and essential.

Go beyond Taylor Swift s iconic music with The Taylor Book, the deepest and most comprehensive exploration of her stratospheric career to date.

Born Alfred Reginald John Truscott-Jones, Welsh American actor Ray Milland (1907-1986) appeared in more than 135 theatrical releases between 1929 and 1985 and on radio, television, and the stage, while also becoming a film director; Milland's extensive canon across such a period is remarkable, especially considering his lack of formal training, his belated start in show business in his late twenties, and the fact he only lived to age seventy-nine.

This is the story of Sea World, a theme park where the wonders of nature are performed, marketed, and sold.

As partisan attacks have become increasingly bitter in American politics, contemporary culture has found ways to channel this outrage into the outrageous, responding with comedy and satire from both sides of the political spectrum.

This historical account of cinema in Nigeria explores the transcultural transfer of media from India to Africa through films.

This third edition of Food Policy in the United States offers a timely update to the leading textbook dedicated to all aspects of food policy in the United States.

Based on over ten years of fieldwork in Peru and Aotearoa New Zealand, Recovering Our Ancestral Foodways explores how Quechua and Mori peoples describe, define, and enact wellbeing through the lens of foodways.

MOST ANTICIPATED IN NEW YORK TIMES, HARPER'S BAZAAR, STYLIST, MARIE CLAIRE AND WASHINGTON POST'Essential reading' Irish Independent'Fascinating and powerfully argued' Daily Telegraph'A captivating must-read for anyone who wants to understand how and why misogyny is as powerful a force as ever' KATE MANNE, author of Down GirlCosmetic surgeries are at an all-time high, Ozempic is bringing back 'heroin chic' and TikTok trad-wives are on the rise - after four waves of feminism, what went wrong?

This book explores the dynamics of caste in Bollywood and popular Hindi cinema through an examination of the representation of Dalits since the 1930s.

This book explores some of the various ways in which hip hop has tragically and perilously been misused by scholars and how the study of hip hop often entrenches antiblackness as well as other social problematics.

This book explores the integration of innovative technologies in the fashion industry to enhance efficiency, sustainability, and customer experience.

This book offers a critical re-examination of the relationship between caste and class.

Acomprehensive and entertaining historical and botanical review, providing an enjoyable and cognitive read.

This collective volume delves into the criminal responsibility of judges under authoritarian regimes, with case studies from Germany, Argentina, and Chile, examining their involvement in criminal human rights abuses and failures to protect victims from such crimes.

Patterson follows the fortunes of Virgil's Eclogues from the Middle Ages to our own century.

This book explores the phenomenon of "e;mum fans"e;: fans who identify themselves as their idols' mothers and participate in online, data-related fan activities termed "e;parenting.

A bold and original history of fatherhood, exploring its invention and transformation from the Bronze Age to the present through a collective portrait of emblematic fathers who have helped to define how the world should be ruled and what it means to be a man.

The Quest for Significance: Harnessing the Need that Makes the World Go Round is a fascinating exploration of why we all seek Significance - a fundamental human motivation - and how we can understand it to help us lead better lives.

It is funny in its subject matter, but it is not "light".

There's a problem with school lunch in America.

Interpreting Christmas at Museums and Historic Sites offers a wide range of perspectives on Christmas and practical guidance for planning, research, interpretation, and programming by board members, staff, and volunteers involved in the management, research, and interpretation at house museums, historic sites, history museums, and historical societies across the United States.

Lynched chronicles the history and aftermath of lynching in America.

Based on ethnographic research in England, Doubting Ghosts explores the paradoxes faced by paranormal investigators or "e;ghost hunters"e;: in spite of spending significant time observing and documenting what they suspect to be paranormal phenomena-in a scientific, secular and rational fashion-many paranormal investigators remain skeptical about the existence of the paranormal.

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This book proposes the 'signature role TV star' as a new theoretical category of stardom by evaluating Adam West as a quintessential example of this type of figure.

This book examines the role of (post)colonial ports in creating and shaping the ecotonal, cultural, historical, material, environmental, socio-political, and economic contexts in formerly colonized regions, spanning the Caribbean, Africa, North America, Europe, and the Pacific.

With Frassati's famous motto Verso l'alto (To the Heights), this book challenges you to rise to the occasion and live your faith with courageous action.