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Frank Sinatra
Inbunden, 2004
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794 kr
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Frank Sinatra was only one of a handful of popular entertainers who dominated Western popular culture for six decades. From his early fame as 'the Voice' in the early 1940s, through to the high rolling, fast living 'Rat Pack' era, to the protracted Lear-like farewell tours of his twilight years, …
Lifestyle Gurus
Constructing Authority and Influence Online
Av Chris Rojek, Stephanie A. Baker
E-bok, 2020
294 kr
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The rise of blogs and social media provide a public platform for people to share information online. This trend has facilitated an industry of self-appointed ‘lifestyle gurus’ who have become instrumental in the management of intimacy and social relations. Advice on health, wealth creation, …
Leisure for Leisure
Critical Essays
Av Chris Rojek
Häftad, 1988
552 kr
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A collection of critical essays which reject the assumptions that leisure relations are relations of freedom, self determination, life satisfaction and growth. The essays look at power and policy issues in leisure relations and attempt to produce a critical sociology of the subject.
Sport and Leisure in the Civilizing Process
Critique and Counter-Critique
Inbunden, 1992
1096 kr
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How do figurational sociologists approach the subjects of sport and leisure? How does their approach differ from other approaches in the field? This major collection, edited by leading writers on sport and leisure, offers a superb introduction to the figurational sociology of sport and leisure. The …
Dictionary of Cultural Theorists
Av Chris Rojek, Ellis Cashmore
Häftad, 1999
412 kr
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If cultural theory is a minefield, this book is a route map through that field. Prepared by an international team of scholars, the entries in this book provide accessible introductions to the key cultural theorists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Over 200 of the leading figures in the …
Social Work & Received Ideas
Av Chris Rojek
Häftad, 1989
444 kr
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Social Work and Received Ideas examines the language of both traditional and radical social work as forms of power, arguing that the will to help and care for people unintentionally results in new types of dependency, control and domination.
Forget Baudrillard?
Av Chris Rojek, Professor Bryan S Turner m. fl.
Inbunden, 1993
2510 kr
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Without doubt, Jean Baudrillard is one of the most important figures currently working in the area of sociology an dcultural studies, but his writings infuriate as many people as they intoxcicate. This collection provides a wide-ranging, measured assessment of Baudrillard's work. The contributors …
Forget Baudrillard?
Av Chris Rojek, Professor Bryan S Turner m. fl.
Häftad, 1993
822 kr
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Without doubt, Jean Baudrillard is one of the most important figures currently working in the area of sociology an dcultural studies, but his writings infuriate as many people as they intoxcicate. This collection provides a wide-ranging, measured assessment of Baudrillard's work. The contributors …
Touring Cultures
Transformations of Travel and Theory
Av Chris Rojek, John Urry
Inbunden, 1997
2510 kr
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It is becoming ever clearer that while people tour cultures, cultures and objects themselves are in a constant state of migration. This collection brings together some of the most influential writers in the field to examine the complex connections between tourism and cultural change and the …
Touring Cultures
Transformations of Travel and Theory
Av Chris Rojek, John Urry
Häftad, 1997
1040 kr
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It is becoming ever clearer that while people tour cultures, cultures and objects themselves are in a constant state of migration. This collection brings together some of the most influential writers in the field to examine the complex connections between tourism and cultural change and the …
Politics of Jean-Francois Lyotard
Justice and Political Theory
Av Chris Rojek, Bryan S Turner m. fl.
Inbunden, 1998
3063 kr
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Jean-Francois Lyotard is still considered to be the father of postmodernism. An international range of contributors in the field of cultural and philosophical studies, including Barry Smart, John O' Neill and Victor J. Seidler consider Lyotard's writings on justice and politics of difference, …
Celebrity
Av Chris Rojek
2009
19466 kr
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In recent years, the study of celebrity has developed and cohered into a flourishing field of social and cultural analysis. There is huge interest in topics such as the politics and logic of glamour; the role of the public-relations industry in manipulating television audiences; the relationship …
Popular Culture
Av Chris Rojek
2011
20603 kr
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Research in and around popular culture continues to flourish. And its study is, more than ever, a key component of Media and Communications Studies courses, and a vital part of Cultural Studies and Cultural Sociology curricula.The sheer scale of the available research exploring popular culture—and …
Capitalism and Leisure Theory (Routledge Revivals)
Av Chris Rojek
Inbunden, 2013
2510 kr
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First published in 1985, this title explores theories of leisure in a capitalist society. Basing his argument on a refutation of the conventional association of leisure with freedom and free time, Chris Rojek examines the four main structural characteristics of modern leisure practice: …
Capitalism and Leisure Theory (Routledge Revivals)
Av Chris Rojek
Häftad, 2015
647 kr
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First published in 1985, this title explores theories of leisure in a capitalist society. Basing his argument on a refutation of the conventional association of leisure with freedom and free time, Chris Rojek examines the four main structural characteristics of modern leisure practice: …
Politics of Jean-Francois Lyotard
Justice and Political Theory
Av Chris Rojek, Bryan S Turner m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
749 kr
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Jean-Francois Lyotard is still considered to be the father of postmodernism. An international range of contributors in the field of cultural and philosophical studies, including Barry Smart, John O' Neill and Victor J. Seidler consider Lyotard's writings on justice and politics of difference, …
Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, 12 Volumes
Av George Ritzer, Chris Rojek m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
24832 kr
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The new edition of the benchmark work in the field, extensively revised and expanded throughoutThe Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2nd Edition is the definitive reference work for students, researchers, librarians, and academics in the field. Presenting in-depth coverage of all the major …
Stuart Hall
Av Chris Rojek
Inbunden, 2002
824 kr
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Stuart Hall is the leading figure in cultural studies today – no one else has had the same influence in the shaping of the field. This book is the first full-length study of Hall's work. It examines every aspect of his work and constitutes a major critical introduction and appraisal of Hall's …
Stuart Hall
Av Chris Rojek
Häftad, 2002
275 kr
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Stuart Hall is the leading figure in cultural studies today – no one else has had the same influence in the shaping of the field. This book is the first full-length study of Hall's work. It examines every aspect of his work and constitutes a major critical introduction and appraisal of Hall's …
Frank Sinatra
Av Chris Rojek
Häftad, 2004
245 kr
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Frank Sinatra was only one of a handful of popular entertainers who dominated Western popular culture for six decades. From his early fame as 'the Voice' in the early 1940s, through to the high rolling, fast living 'Rat Pack' era, to the protracted Lear-like farewell tours of his twilight years, …
Cultural Studies
Av Chris Rojek
Inbunden, 2006
830 kr
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What has the death of Corporal Patrick D. Tillman of the US Army Rangers in an incident of friendly fire in Afghanistan in 2004 got to do with culture? How has the study of ideology, coding, theming and representation by Cultural Studies helped us to understand Reality TV, the Internet, mobile …
Cultural Studies
Av Chris Rojek
Häftad, 2006
275 kr
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What has the death of Corporal Patrick D. Tillman of the US Army Rangers in an incident of friendly fire in Afghanistan in 2004 got to do with culture? How has the study of ideology, coding, theming and representation by Cultural Studies helped us to understand Reality TV, the Internet, mobile …
Pop Music, Pop Culture
Av Chris Rojek
Inbunden, 2011
938 kr
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What is happening to pop music and pop culture? Synthesizers, samplers and MDI systems have allowed anyone with basic computing skills to make music. Exchange is now automatic and weightless, with the result that the high street record store is dying. MySpace, Twitter and YouTube are now more …
Pop Music, Pop Culture
Av Chris Rojek
Häftad, 2011
435 kr
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What is happening to pop music and pop culture? Synthesizers, samplers and MDI systems have allowed anyone with basic computing skills to make music. Exchange is now automatic and weightless, with the result that the high street record store is dying. MySpace, Twitter and YouTube are now more …
Presumed Intimacy: Parasocial Interaction in Media, Society and Celebrity Culture
Av Chris Rojek
Inbunden, 2015
776 kr
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‘Presumed intimacy’ refers to a relationship that requires instant trust, confidence, disclosure and the recognition of vulnerability. Chris Rojek investigates the impact of relationships of ‘presumed intimacy’, where audiences form strong identifications with mediated others, whether they be …
Presumed Intimacy: Parasocial Interaction in Media, Society and Celebrity Culture
Av Chris Rojek
Häftad, 2015
259 kr
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‘Presumed intimacy’ refers to a relationship that requires instant trust, confidence, disclosure and the recognition of vulnerability. Chris Rojek investigates the impact of relationships of ‘presumed intimacy’, where audiences form strong identifications with mediated others, whether they be …
Presumed Intimacy: Parasocial Interaction in Media, Society and Celebrity Culture
Av Chris Rojek
E-bok, 2015
294 kr
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‘Presumed intimacy’ refers to a relationship that requires instant trust, confidence, disclosure and the recognition of vulnerability. Chris Rojek investigates the impact of relationships of ‘presumed intimacy’, where audiences form strong identifications with mediated others, whether they be …
The SAGE Handbook of Sociology
Av Craig Calhoun, Chris Rojek m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
3453 kr
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Sociology has evolved greatly since it's inception as an academic discipline. It has diverged into numerous strands often flowing in disparate directions - so much so that today the notion of canonical sociology has become widely disputed. The field of sociology at present approximates to one of …
Society and Culture
Scarcity and Solidarity
Av Bryan S Turner, Chris Rojek
Inbunden, 2001
3203 kr
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Society and Culture reclaims the classical heritage, provides a clear-eyed assessment of the promise of sociology in the 21st century and asks whether the `cultural turn' has made the study of society redundant. Sociologists have objected to the rise of cultural studies on the grounds that it …
Society and Culture
Scarcity and Solidarity
Av Bryan S Turner, Chris Rojek
Häftad, 2001
2095 kr
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Society and Culture reclaims the classical heritage, provides a clear-eyed assessment of the promise of sociology in the 21st century and asks whether the `cultural turn' has made the study of society redundant. Sociologists have objected to the rise of cultural studies on the grounds that it …
