An Inquiry into the Philosophical Concept of Schole: Leisure as a Political End
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Though the ancient Greek philosophical concept of schole is usually translated as 'leisure', there...
The Social Life of Kimono: Japanese Fashion Past and Present
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The kimono is an iconic garment with a history as rich and colourful as the textiles from which it...
Microbiology in Dairy Processing: Challenges and Opportunities
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The book introduces and reviews the knowledge in dairy technologies and lactic acid bacteria (LAB)...
Historical Falconry: An Illustrated Guide
Andrew Stewart and Helen Rowlands
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Falconry was a major part of historical culture and lifestyle across the world and throughout...
Race, Gender and Sport: The Politics of Ethnic 'Other' Girls and Women
Aarti Ratna and Samaya F. Samie
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The experiences of ethnic 'Other' females have - until recently - been widely overlooked in the...
The Same, but Different: Hockey in Quebec
Jason Blake and Andrew C. Holman
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From coast to coast, hockey is played, watched, loved, and detested, but it means something...
From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds
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'Required reading for anyone remotely curious about how they came to be remotely curious' Observer...
Fats: A Global History
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No other food is as nutritionally crucial, symbolically important or controversial as fat. Butter,...
The Ethics of Care: Moral Knowledge, Communication and the Art of Caregiving
Stuart J. Murray and Alan Blum
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Beginning with a focus on the ethical foundations of caregiving in health and expanding towards...
The Architecture of Phantasmagoria: Specters of the City
Libero Andreotti and Nadir Lahiji
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In a time of mass-mediated modernity, the city becomes, almost by definition, a constitutively...