Cultural and media studies

This book examines the pedagogical encounters within children's ecological and socio-cultural historical contexts, and aspects of playful learning and development within these contexts.

Half a million European Roma were exterminated by the Nazi regime; many more were subjected to a policy of racial discrimination similar to that suffered by the Jewish people.

It is a comprehensive volume on Bengali riddles and their socio-cultural background.

Seit jeher löst Fleisch Kontroversen aus – sei es durch seine ressourcenintensive Gewinnung, die es zum Ausdruck für Wohlstand, Kraft und Gesundheit macht, oder sei es durch moralische Fragestellungen, die sich durch das Nutzen und Töten fühlender Lebewesen ergeben.

The Grotesque Modernist Body explores how and why modernist authors drew on the traditions of the grotesque body in order to represent modern reality accurately.

The appeal of a lovingly made, satisfying breakfast has never been higher.

Es muy distinto ver lo que sucede desde la ventana de tu habitación a salir a dar vueltas en bicicleta y captar rápidamente lo que se aparece y vas dejando atrás.

Against a backdrop of continually growing global Islamophobia, this handbook provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview of the key issues, theories, debates, and developments in gendered Islamophobia, unpacking how Western, Orientalist constructions of Muslim men and women affect the lived experiences of Muslim men and women; impact social, legal, and criminological policies, practices, and discourse; and give rise to resistance against gendered Islamophobia.

However well our boys do in the 2014 World Cup, we can be sure that English pride will be riding higher than ever.

To a great mind, nothing is little' Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes has become such an iconic figure that he's almost real.

From the demon-killing Minamoto no Yorimitsu to the immortal poet Ono no Komachi, find out about the fascinating world of Japanese warriors and folk-heroes.

In response to the cultural challenges in society and scholarship, this handbook presents the conceptions, assumptions, principles, methods, topics and issues in the studies of cultural forms of human communication-cultural discourses-by experts from around the world.

A hilarious spoof gift book featuring everyone's favourite Russian premier, with inspirational quotes, life advice and portraits of the main himself.

Was möchten Deutschlands Promis und Celebrities unbedingt erreichen?

Decolonial Imaginaries in Palestinian Experimental Film and Video focuses on an underexamined group of female Palestinian filmmakers, highlighting their relevance for thinking through a diverse set of issues relating to decolonial aesthetics, post-nationalism and gender, non-Western ecologies, trauma and memory, diasporic experiences of space, biopolitics, feminist historiography and decolonial temporalities.

Make the most of your fabric stash with the complete guide to patchwork and quilting, new from the Mollie Makes team.

Poverty, Gender and Health in the Slums of Bangladesh provides comprehensive ethnographic accounts that depict the daily life experiences and health hardships encountered by young women and their families living in the slums of Dhaka city and the injustices they face.

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Cornwall, or as it is sometimes obscurely referred to, Merry Jack.

This book focuses on an underestimated alternative to the mainstream liberal rights-based approach: cultural activism.

Cet ouvrage propose de comprendre ce qui se joue dans la communication politique.

The book explores how theatre, with its performative capacity, has the power to engage with and affect the politics of its day.

Most of us see sports as a welcomeeven blessedrelief from the challenges and frustrations of everyday life.

Start every day ready for success with this book of thought-provoking quotations from Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Elon Musk, and many others.

The Communicative Architecture of Policing is a ground-breaking study of police communications and police-media relations in the social media era.

Few recent phenomena have proved as emblematic of our era, and as little understood, as globalization.

This volume brings together emerging approaches and addresses shifting paradigms in Chinese science fiction studies, offering a window on fan cultures, internet fiction, gender, eco-criticism, post-humanism and biomedical discourse.

Warum ist Katharina verstimmt als ihr Freund aus Schul­zeiten nach Jahren mit einem 911er-Carrera ankommt?

Advertising is everywhere.

El presente texto trata de ser un instrumento práctico para los profesionales del Derecho, demostrando diferentes supuestos que se pueden encontrar los consumidores y usuarios en sus contrataciones domésticas cotidianas, como la contratación con las compañías eléctricas, de suministro de agua, de seguros, transportes, asistencia sanitaria, los derechos de los pacientes o los contratos bancarios, y demás ámbitos de la contratación de productos y servicios necesarios para su actividad vital.

Discover everything you've ever wondered about the legendary spirits, creatures, and figures of Japanese folklore including how they have found their way into every corner of our pop culture from the creator of the podcast Uncanny Japan.

The chic knitwear worn by a galaxy of Hollywood stars on the silver screen can now be recreated in your own home.

Like human groups everywhere, Wauja people construct their identity in relation to others.

This book is a heartfelt collection of spiritually upliftingpoems that illuminate the beauty of faith, the depth ofGod s love, and the transformative power of the Christianjourney.

El nombre de Alexandre Kojève no ha dejado de ser un foco de atracción para el imaginario filosófico y político contemporáneo.

A guide to the United Kingdom's strangest traditions throughout the year-including Dwile Flonking, Cheese Rolling, Tolling the Devil's Knell, and more!

The Magpie and the Wardrobe A Curiosity of Folklore, Magic and Spells, is a lovingly curated compendium of time-honoured traditions and curious customs that have bewitched us for generations.

It is a comprehensive volume on Bengali riddles and their socio-cultural background.

Popular music has always attracted the kind of morally bankrupt individuals who are too unhinged to hold down a proper job.

According to the media, Donald Trump could never become president.

Here is a unique and exciting selection of contemporary hand-knitted bags, specially created by knitwear designer Emma King.

Sleep, and the lack of it, is a public obsession and an enormous everyday quandary.

Going to a foreign land and entering a war zone as a civilian and not as a soldier can take its toll on an individual or have its good and bad times, which will leave one scarred for the remainder of his/her life.

The Routledge Handbook of Trans Literature examines the intersection of transgender studies and literary studies, bringing together essays from global experts in the field.

Decolonial Imaginaries in Palestinian Experimental Film and Video focuses on an underexamined group of female Palestinian filmmakers, highlighting their relevance for thinking through a diverse set of issues relating to decolonial aesthetics, post-nationalism and gender, non-Western ecologies, trauma and memory, diasporic experiences of space, biopolitics, feminist historiography and decolonial temporalities.

The part-time vegetarian who was identified in Sally's first book, Veggiestan, has become a thing.

This book is much more than a cookbook; it is a celebration of the pig and all its parts - a unique blend of historical, geographical and culinary interest, together with clear explanations of how to cook the different cuts of pork and over 100 delicious recipes from chef Christopher Trotter.