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This ground-breaking volume is a follow-up to Intellectuals and Their Publics. In contrast to the earlier book,...  Read More >>

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Immerse yourself in holiday joy with Merry Masterpieces: Coloring Christmas Movie Magic-a festive coloring book...  Read More >>

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Marvel Studio's Head of Visual Development shares the art and innovation behind the creation of the heroes, villains,...  Read More >>

And Finally… is the injection of cheer we all need in these rather depressing times. This heart-warming book takes...  Read More >>

The Essential... Lady Gaga is the complete story of her ever-evolving and often unpredictable career. A must-read...  Read More >>

This book presents the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to re-assess the neoliberal politics, xenophobia, and...  Read More >>

Most documentaries deal with men, but what do they actually say about masculinity? In this groundbreaking volume...  Read More >>

Reaching beyond the Global North, this book showcases research on transnational celebrity as a technology of soft...  Read More >>

Ryan Gosling is so much more than a Hollywood heartthrob…  Read More >>

With exclusive band interviews and over a decade of deep research, in The Book of ABBA, renowned music journalist...  Read More >>

An emerging interest in a British East and Southeast Asian identity after decades of political and social exclusion...  Read More >>

Producing and Consuming the Craft Beer Movement is an ethnographic analysis of the craft beer movement and its rapid...  Read More >>

A comprehensive and official history of Barbie, the iconic and beloved doll Barbie: A Celebration of the Icon is...  Read More >>

Using African schools as case studies, this book presents an implementation framework that can be used by schools...  Read More >>

This book identifies and examines three years of Beyoncé’s career as a pop mega star using critical race, feminist,...  Read More >>

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A fusion of travel literature and cultural criticism investigating the dark history of the US and exploring how...  Read More >>

This book examines the nexus of East Asian media, culture, and digital technologies in the early 21st century from...  Read More >>

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This book interrogates the significance of the revival and reformulation of the romance genre in the postmillennial...  Read More >>

Electro swing is a relatively recent musical style and scene which combines the music of the swing era with that...  Read More >>