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Tainted Witness: Why We Doubt What Women Say About Their Lives by Leigh Gilmore
$65.00 NZD
Category: Feminism | Series: Gender and Culture Series
In 1991, Anita Hill's testimony during Clarence Thomas's Senate confirmation hearing brought the problem of sexual harassment to a public audience. Although widely believed by women, Hill was defamed by conservatives and Thomas was confirmed to the Supreme Court. The tainting of Hill and her testimony i ...Show more
The Avar Siege of Constantinople In 626 - History and Legend by Martin Hurbanič
$0.00 NZD
Category: Not a Book | Series: New Approaches to Byzantine History and Culture Ser.
This book examines the Avar siege of Constantinople in 626, one of the most significant events of the seventh century, and the impact and repercussions this had on the political, military, economic and religious structures of the Byzantine Empire. The siege put an end to the power politics and hegemony ...Show more
The Construction of Space in Early China by Mark Edward Lewis
$110.00 NZD
Category: Not a Book | Series: SUNY Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture
Shows how the emerging Chinese empire purposely reconceived but was also constrained by basic spatial units such as the body, the household, the region, and the world.
The Daily Show and Philosophy by Jason Holt
$32.99 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
This book brings together nineteen essays on the many moments of Zen to be found in the artful humor of "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report". Want the real deal on fake news? Want to know how Jon Stewart stacks up against public intellectuals past and present? How "The Daily Show" hones your critic ...Show more
The Gaia Hypothesis: Science on a Pagan Planet by Michael Ruse
$54.95 NZD
Category: Not a Book | Series: Science-culture
In 1965 English scientist James Lovelock had a flash of insight: the Earth is not just teeming with life; the Earth, in some sense, is life. He mulled this revolutionary idea over for several years, first with his close friend the novelist William Golding, and then in an extensive collaboration with the ...Show more
The Hobbit and Philosophy: for When You've Lost Your Dwarves, Your Wizard, and Your Way by William Irwin
$22.95 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
A philosophical exploration of J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved classic--just in time for the December 2012 release of Peter Jackson's new film adaptation, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is one of the best-loved fantasy books of all time and the enchanting "prequel" to The Lor ...Show more
The Hydrogen Sonata by Iain M. Banks
$27.99 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Culture | Reading Level: very good
The Scavenger species are circling. It is, truly, the End Days for the Gzilt civilisation. An ancient people, organised on military principles and yet almost perversely peaceful, the Gzilt helped set up the Culture ten thousand years earlier and were very nearly one of its founding societies, deciding n ...Show more
The Japanese House: Material Culture in the Modern Home by Inge Daniels
$56.95 NZD
Category: Architecture and Design | Series: Materializing Culture
Highly illustrated and accessibly written, this book offers a fascinating exploration of material culture in the Japanese house and home.
The Player Of Games (#2 Culture) by Iain M. Banks
$29.99 NZD
Category: Science Fiction | Series: Culture Ser. | Reading Level: very good
The second Culture novel from the awesome imagination of Iain M. Banks, a modern master of science fiction. The Culture - a human/machine symbiotic society - has thrown up many great Game Players, and one of the greatest is Gurgeh. Jernau Morat Gurgeh. The Player of Games. Master of every board, compute ...Show more
The Player Of Games: A Culture Novel #2 by Iain M. Banks
$27.99 NZD
$35.00 (20% off)
Category: No Category | Series: Culture Ser.
A stunning new reissue edition of the second Culture novel from Iain M. Banks - one of the most important and influential writers in modern science fiction.The Culture - a human/machine symbiotic society - has thrown up many great Game Players, and one of the greatest is Gurgeh. Jernau Morat Gurgeh. The ...Show more
The Sex Obsession - Perversity and Possibility in American Politics by Janet R. Jakobsen
$71.00 NZD
Category: Current Affairs | Series: Sexual Cultures Ser.
Offers a way to undo the inextricable American knot of sex, politics, religion, and power American politics are obsessed with sex. Before the first televised presidential debate, John F. Kennedy trailed Richard Nixon in the polls. As Americans tuned in, however, they found Kennedy a younger, more vivaci ...Show more
The Shape of the Turtle by Sarah Allan
$75.00 NZD
Category: Not a Book | Series: SUNY Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture