Material culture books

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Material Nation: A Consumer's History of Modern Italy

Material Nation: A Consumer's History of Modern Italy...

Author: Emanuela Scarpellini (Professor of Modern History, University of Milan)
ISBN: 9780199589579
Format: Hardback
$164.95

A consumer history of Italy from unification in the 19th century to the present day, combining economic and cultural...  Read More >>

Digital Rubbish: A Natural History of Electronics

Digital Rubbish: A Natural History of Electronics

Author: Jennifer Gabrys
ISBN: 9780472117611
Format: Hardback
$118.80

Exploring the materiality of digital devices through electronic waste  Read More >>

Savoring Disgust: The Foul and the Fair in Aesthetics

Savoring Disgust: The Foul and the Fair in Aesthetics...

Author: Carolyn Korsmeyer (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University at Buffalo) ,  Carolyn Korsmeyer
ISBN: 9780199756933
Format: Paperback
$98.95

Disgust is a strong aversion, yet paradoxically it can constitute an appreciative aesthetic response to works of...  Read More >>

Savoring Disgust: The Foul and the Fair in Aesthetics

Savoring Disgust: The Foul and the Fair in Aesthetics...

Author: Carolyn Korsmeyer (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University at Buffalo) ,  Carolyn Korsmeyer
ISBN: 9780199756940
Format: Hardback
$245.95

Disgust is a strong aversion, yet paradoxically it can constitute an appreciative aesthetic response to works of...  Read More >>

Ireland, Design and Visual Culture: Negotiating Modernity 1922-1992

Ireland, Design and Visual Culture: Negotiating Modernity...

Author: Linda King ,  Elaine Sisson
ISBN: 9781859184721
Format: Hardback
$129.36

This is the first comprehensive collection of essays on Irish design and visual culture which draws from interdisciplinary...  Read More >>

Art and the City: Civic Imagination and Cultural Authority in Los Angeles

Art and the City: Civic Imagination and Cultural Authority...

Author: Sarah Schrank
ISBN: 9780812221534
Format: Paperback
$65.87

Art and the City explores the contentious relationship between civic politics and visual culture in Los Angeles....  Read More >>

Women, Beauty and Power in Early Modern England: A Feminist Literary History

Women, Beauty and Power in Early Modern England: A Feminist...

Author: Edith Snook
ISBN: 9781137503688
Format: Paperback
$84.99

Divided into three sections on cosmetics, clothes and hairstyling, this book explores how early modern women regarded...  Read More >>

Women, Beauty and Power in Early Modern England: A Feminist Literary History

Women, Beauty and Power in Early Modern England: A Feminist...

Author: Edith Snook
ISBN: 9780230282858
Format: Hardback
$84.99

Divided into three sections on cosmetics, clothes and hairstyling, this book explores how early modern women regarded...  Read More >>

Fake Stuff: China and the Rise of Counterfeit Goods

Fake Stuff: China and the Rise of Counterfeit Goods...

Author: Yi-Chieh Jessica Lin (National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan)
ISBN: 9780415883030
Format: Paperback
$42.00

First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

Fake Stuff: China and the Rise of Counterfeit Goods

Fake Stuff: China and the Rise of Counterfeit Goods...

Author: Yi-Chieh Jessica Lin (National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan)
ISBN: 9780415883023
Format: Hardback
$176.00

First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

Shipwrecked: Tang Treasures and Monsoon Winds

Shipwrecked: Tang Treasures and Monsoon Winds

Author: Regina Krahl ,  John Guy
ISBN: 9781588343055
Format: Hardback
$171.60

Published on the occasion of an exhibition opening at the ArtScience Museum, Singapore, Feb. 2011.  Read More >>

Freedom Paradox: Towards a post-secular ethics

Freedom Paradox: Towards a post-secular ethics

Author: Clive Hamilton
ISBN: 9781742375786
Format: Paperback
$32.99

A radical reconsideration of the meaning of freedom and morality in the modern world.  Read More >>

Re-crafting Rationalization: Enchanted Science and Mundane Mysteries

Re-crafting Rationalization: Enchanted Science and Mundane...

Author: Simon Locke
ISBN: 9780754678304
Format: Hardback
$305.00

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Religion, Consumerism and Sustainability: Paradise Lost?

Religion, Consumerism and Sustainability: Paradise Lost?...

Author: L. Thomas
ISBN: 9780230576674
Format: Hardback
$84.99

This analysis leads to a consideration of the ways in which religions and secular spiritualities can contribute...  Read More >>

A Social and Economic Theory of Consumption

A Social and Economic Theory of Consumption

Author: David Kivinen ,  K. Ilmonen
ISBN: 9780230244108
Format: Hardback
$139.00

Kaj Ilmonen was a pioneer in the third wave of the sociology of consumption. This book provides a balanced overview...  Read More >>

Junk: Art and the Politics of Trash

Junk: Art and the Politics of Trash

Author: Gillian Whiteley (Loughborough University, UK)
ISBN: 9781848854130
Format: Paperback
$49.99

An exploration of 'Junk' that focuses on art's historical and present appropriation of junk within our eco-conscious...  Read More >>

Junk: Art and the Politics of Trash

Junk: Art and the Politics of Trash

Author: Gillian Whiteley (Loughborough University, UK)
ISBN: 9781848854123
Format: Hardback
$224.40

An exploration of 'Junk' that focuses on art's historical and present appropriation of junk within our eco-conscious...  Read More >>

Between Feminism and Materialism: A Question of Method

Between Feminism and Materialism: A Question of Method...

Author: G. Howie
ISBN: 9780230102699
Format: Hardback
$84.99

In her latest book, Gillian Howie offers a bold new way to make sense of the relationship between feminist theory...  Read More >>

Threads of Identity: Preserving Palestinian Costume and Heritage

Threads of Identity: Preserving Palestinian Costume...

Author: Widad Kamel Kawar ,  Falak Shawwa
ISBN: 9789963610419
Format: Paperback
$132.00

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Threads of Identity: Preserving Palestinian Costume and Heritage

Threads of Identity: Preserving Palestinian Costume...

Author: Widad Kamel Kawar ,  Falak Shawwa
ISBN: 9789963610426
Format: Hardback
$250.80

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Interior Design: A Critical Introduction

Interior Design: A Critical Introduction

Author: Clive Edwards (Loughborough University, UK)
ISBN: 9781847883124
Format: Paperback
$76.99

This book highlights the key concepts behind the study of interiors to present an inter-disciplinary overview of...  Read More >>

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