Cultural Studies

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Authenticity in Culture, Self, and Society addresses the problems surrounding the concept of authenticity by offering its first sociological analysis. Compiled by a team of experts from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, it provides readers with a survey of original empirical studies focused on ..

Provides a comprehensive history of the profession and aesthetics of American automobile design. Gartman reveals how the appearance of the automobile was shaped by the social conflicts arising from America's mass production system...

Provides a comprehensive history of the profession and aesthetics of American automobile design. Gartman reveals how the appearance of the automobile was shaped by the social conflicts arising from America's mass production system...

`Genosko's book addresses "the semiotic problem" in Baudrillard's work and provides a discussion of its development in relation to semiology, structuralism and poststructuralism .. interesting and informative.' - B Smart, Auckland University..

Suitable for 2nd and 3rd year students taking courses on drug/misuse prinicpally in departments such as Sociology, Law, Nursing and Social Work. The use of illegal drugs is widespread in many societies. In much of the media coverage an impression is often conveyed that the use of illegal drugs other..

A topical examination of the use and effects of illegal drug use, this text recounts and analyzes the experience of drug users themselves in an effort to provide readers with an open-minded account of addiction and recovery...

This book reflects upon and analyses the development of 'belligerent broadcasting' beginning with an examination of belligerence in its historical context and as an aspect of wider cultural concerns surrounding the retreat of civility. With attention to the various relations of power expressed in th..

What does it mean to call a place home? Who is allowed to become a member of a community? When can we say that we truly belong? These are some of the questions of place and belonging that renowned cultural critic bell hooks examines in her new book, Belonging: A Culture of Place...

In this provocative book, now reissued with a new introduction, Paul Gilroy contends that race-thinking has distorted the finest promises of modern democracy and champions a new humanism, a new political language and a new moral vision for what was once called 'anti-racism'._x000D_..

In this provocative book, now reissued with a new introduction, Paul Gilroy contends that race-thinking has distorted the finest promises of modern democracy and champions a new humanism, a new political language and a new moral vision for what was once called 'anti-racism'._x005F_x000D_..