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Running with the Devil - Power, Gender, and Madness in Heavy Metal Music by Robert Walser; Harris M. Berger (Other)
$0.00 NZD
Category: Not a Book | Series: Music / Culture Ser.
Dismissed by critics and academics, condemned by parents and politicians, and fervently embraced by legions of fans, heavy metal music continues to attract and embody cultural conflicts that are central to society. In Running with the Devil, Robert Walser explores how and why heavy metal works, both mus ...Show more
South Park and Philosophy : You know, I learned something today by Robert Arp
$32.99 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
If you think Saddam and Satan are a kinky couple, wait 'til you get a load of South Park and Philosophy. Like "Mr. Hanky at Christmas", this is a book whose time has come. On the cheesy poof-stained pages within, 22 philosophers address perennial questions such as, Is Dan Rather real? Should Big Gay Al ...Show more
Surface Detail (#9 Culture) by Iain M. Banks
$29.99 NZD
Category: Science Fiction | Series: Culture Ser. | Reading Level: very good
It begins in the realm of the Real, where matter still matters. It begins with a murder. And it will not end until the Culture has gone to war with death itself. Lededje Y'breq is one of the Intagliated, her marked body bearing witness to a family shame, her life belonging to a man whose lust for ...Show more
Surface Detail (Culture #9) by Iain M. Banks
$39.99 NZD
Category: Science Fiction | Series: Culture Ser.
It begins in the realm of the Real, where matter still matters. It begins with a murder. And it will not end until the Culture has gone to war with death itself. Lededje Y'breq is one of the Intagliated, her marked body bearing witness to a family shame, her life belonging to a man whose lust for power ...Show more
Symbolic Exchange and Death by Jean Baudrillard
$91.00 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Published in association with Theory, Culture and Society Ser.
Jean Baudrillard is one of the most celebrated and most controversial of contemporary social theorists. This major work occupies a central place in the rethinking of the humanities and social sciences around the idea of postmodernism.It leads the reader on an exhilarating tour encompassing the end of Ma ...Show more
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
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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 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 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