Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus
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The most fatal virus known to science, rabies-a disease that spreads avidly from animals to...
After the Storm: The Cultural Politics of Hurricane Katrina
Evangelia Kindinger and Simon Dickel
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After the Storm" traces the cultural and political responses to Hurricane Katrina. Immediately after...
The Cultivation of Taste: Chefs and the Organization of Fine Dining
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After many decades, if not centuries, of neglect of fine food and high-level restaurants in Britain,...
The Cultural History of Money and Credit: A Global Perspective
Chia Yin Hsu, Thomas M. Luckett and Erika Vause
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In this collection, nine scholars present original research on the historical development of money...
Rogue Archives: Digital Cultural Memory and Media Fandom
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The task of archiving was once entrusted only to museums, libraries, and other institutions that...
Transgression 2.0: Media, Culture, and the Politics of a Digital Age
David J. Gunkel and Ted Gournelos
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This book addresses the multifaceted aspects of transgression in the digital age, from piracy to...
Childhood and Adolescence in Anglo-Saxon Literary Culture
Susan Irvine and Winfried Rudolf
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Childhood and Adolescence in Anglo-Saxon Literary Culture counters the generally received wisdom...
Rebel Barons: Resisting Royal Power in Medieval Culture
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Ambivalence towards kings, and other sovereign powers, is deep-seated in medieval culture:...
A Galaxy Here and Now: Historical and Cultural Readings of Star Wars
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Star Wars begins with its famous title sequence, setting the story in the ancient past of a remote...
Rice, Noodle, Fish: Deep Travels Through Japan's Food Culture
Anthony Bourdain, Matt Goulding and Nathan Thornburgh
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With Australian tourists flocking to Japan in numbers greater than ever before, Rice, Noodle, Fish...