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Fashion: A Very Short Introduction
Rebecca Arnold
Fashion: A Very Short Introduction presents fashion's myriad influences and manifestations. Fashion is a dynamic global industry that plays an important role in the economic, ...
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Film Noir: A Very Short Introduction
James Naremore
Film noir is usually associated with a series of darkly seductive Hollywood thrillers from the 1940s and 1950s—shadowy, black-and-white pictures about private eyes, femme fatales, outlaw ...
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Humour: A Very Short Introduction
Noël Carroll
Humour: A Very Short Introduction considers the relation of humour to emotion and cognition, explores the value of humour in its social functions, and examines the leading ...
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Identity: A Very Short Introduction
Florian Coulmas
The term identity is used ubiquitously, but rarely explained. What exactly is identity? Identity: A Very Short Introduction provides a survey of the many faces of the concept of identity, ...
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Modern Italy: A Very Short Introduction
Anna Cento Bull
Modern Italy: A Very Short Introduction addresses the question of what modernity means to Italy and explores the extent to which modernity still represents a shared vision ...
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Pilgrimage: A Very Short Introduction
Ian Reader
Pilgrimage is found in most religious cultures and pilgrimage sites around the world—including Mecca in Saudi Arabia, Lourdes in France, and Shikoku in Japan—attract millions of pilgrims ...
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Superstition: A Very Short Introduction
Stuart Vyse
Do you touch wood for luck, or avoid hotel rooms on floor thirteen? Would you cross the path of a black cat, or step under a ladder? Despite the dominance of science in today’s world, ...
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