Collins - Popular Culture 1

Fifty Things to Do in the Garden is an easy-to-follow and visually engaging guide to making more of the outdoors. With fifty new projects to engage in throughout the year, Head Gardener of the Garde……続きを見る

Though it ended more than thirty years ago, the Cold War still casts a long shadow over American society. Red Reckoning examines how the great ideological conflict of the twentieth century transform……続きを見る

Written by a composer long immersed in new and experimental music, this bookprovides a tour of the music, technologies and people that have transformed how we make, hear and think about sound over t……続きを見る

Future Folk Horror: Contemporary Anxieties and Possible Futures analyzes folk horror by looking at its recent popularity in novels and films such as The Ritual (2011), The Witch (2015), and Candyman……続きを見る

" . . . a ground-breaking contribution to the field of African literature . . . " ーResearch in African Literatures "Anyone with the slightest interest in West African cultures, performance or theat……続きを見る

Contemporary Cowboys: Reimagining an American Archetype in Popular Culture expands and develops an understanding of recent cultural shifts in representations of the American cowboy and “the West” as……続きを見る

Any group of people expected to work synergistically needs a system that structures their interactions. That system is “governance.” The Pragmatist’s Guide to Governance takes a first principles app……続きを見る

**From Marcus Collins, strategist to Apple, Nike and Beyoncé, discover how you can harness the most powerful vehicle for influencing behaviour: true cultural engagement. 'Compelling and vivid'** – R……続きを見る

Jamaican Migrant (1965) is the honest and moving recollection of a Jamaican cabinet-maker who emigrated to a new life in Britain. This is the book of a man who has been through the whole story in hi……続きを見る

Blonde, bubbly and ballsy, Gemma Collins has had fans of The Only Way Is Essex glued to their TVs since her arrival in series two. Her larger-than-life personality makes people cry with laughter as ……続きを見る

Though the Beatles are nowadays considered national treasures, this book shows how and why they inspired phobia as well as mania in 1960s Britain. As symbols of modernity in the early sixties, they ……続きを見る

Television, Social Media, and Fan Culture examines how fans use social media to engage with television programming, characters, and narrative as well as how television uses social media to engage fa……続きを見る

A small format gift book which is a reproduction of the popular Collins book ‘Tartans & Highland Dress’ published in 1961. This is a detailed guide to how to correctly wear the Scottish national dre……続きを見る

Representing Agency in Popular Culture: Children and Youth on Page, Screen and In-Between addresses the intersection of children’s and youth’s agency and popular culture. As scholars in childhood st……続きを見る

American culture has long represented mixed-race identity in paradoxical terms. On the one hand, it has been associated with weakness, abnormality, impurity, transgression, shame, and various pathol……続きを見る

For the past several years, critics have been describing the present era as both “the end of television” and one of “peak TV,” referring to the unprecedented quality and volume and the waning of old……続きを見る

A provocative exploration of Black America's growing disillusionment with the Democratic party and the fragile alliance between Black voters and political identity. A New York Times Editors' Choice ……続きを見る

This book explores the emergence and encouragement of the new narcissus in our society and the ways in which this is portrayed in reality television. Through studies of well-known reality shows, inc……続きを見る

What is the relevance of morality today? Eden Collinsworth enlists the famous, the infamous, and the heretofore unheard-of to unravel how we make moral choices in an increasingly complexーand ethica……続きを見る

*Tongue-in-cheek and totally unhelpful, this little book is the perfect gift for all Benedict Cumberbatch fans* Benedict Cumberbatch. Does the mere sight of his name give you tingles? Do you feel a ……続きを見る

A hilarious collection of the very best ‘OK Boomer’ moments of the internet covering all aspects of modern life – the climate crisis to technology, customer service to pop culture, money to working ……続きを見る

The Ultimate Guide to Sport (without having to get out of your chair), from the writers and philosophers behind the award-winning TV show. We understand. It’s too much to ask. The drive down to the ……続きを見る

Festive fun for all the family! Do you know… • Which band has had the most Christmas number ones? • How many cover versions of ‘All I Want for Christmas’ have been recorded? • Which Christmas song i……続きを見る

Everyone’s favourite game of dilemmas, in a handy pocket book, perfect for parties and goodie bags! Ryan Gosling, Idris Elba or Benedict Cumberbatch? Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin or Boris Johnson? Y……続きを見る

Let’s face it–we all do geeky things, from checking e-mail obsessively to playing video games to tripping over our own feet. But here’s your chance to find out just how much of a geek you really are……続きを見る

This practical one-stop guide will show you how to understand the zodiac type of yourself, your partner and your frends. Want to know more about your family and friends? Worried whether your new par……続きを見る

They gained their maturity in an age of monumental and unprecedented change – from horse-and-buggy, Model TFord, and crank telephone, to moonwalks, space shuttles, and the Internet. They are better ……続きを見る

Bring on the Books for Everybody is an engaging assessment of the robust popular literary culture that has developed in the United States during the past two decades. Jim Collins describes how a onc……続きを見る

Are you a Bosom Caresser or a Harvey Wallbanger? Can you tell a Moscow Mule from a Brass Monkey? Can you name Ernest Hemingway’s favourite tipple? All the kit, spirits, mixers, famous drinkers – and……続きを見る

Bork Bork! The definitive gift book for pet-lovers everywhere Chonk and Smol celebrates adorable pets in all shapes and sizes! The book is full of hilarious pictures and heckin’ cute captions for th……続きを見る