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An account of how commercial culture in Britain and America has been viewed, since its inception during the Industrial Revolution, as a force likely to undermine national morals.

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A Most Anticipated Book by Vogue.com Parade Town & Country Nylon New York Post Lit Hub BookRiot Electric Literature Publishers Weekly Bustle Fodor's Travel Business Insider Pop Sugar InsideHook SheReads

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Concerned with a housing estate and some of its inhabitants.

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Surveys the enduring human need to imagine and construct ideal worlds. This title surveys the influence of the idea of utopia on history, literature, art, architecture and religious and political thought, and covers the significant utopias throughout history, whether envisaged or actually attempted.

An inside look at the history of the Met Costume Institute's exhibitions and galas, seen through the lens of Vogue Magazine.

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A fascinating exploration of what we eat and how we live, and the health consequences of denying our complicated evolutionary history with food.

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An inspiring, comprehensive look at the many tools being employed today to empower women in the developing world and help them raise themselves out of poverty.

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2016 is the 50th anniversary of defining year in global pop cultural history, 1966. Jon Savage's exploration of the key highs, lows and revolutionary moments, will be at the centre of reflection on what made that year so uniquely resonant.

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Climate plays a considerable role in the society and culture of Australia. This text is an interdisciplinary 'weather report' that draws together perspectives from the social sciences, the humanities, science and engineering to deepen our understanding of the relationship between climate and culture in Australia.

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A powerful and revealing memoir about the pioneers of modern-day feminism.

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An absorbing group biography of the Oxford thinkers who transformed philosophical thought in twentieth-century Britain

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The fascinating and sometimes horrifying story of Aborigines in Victoria since white settlement, from one of Australia's leading historians.

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In an engaging, accessible, and graphically appealing style, the authors explore what happens to humans when their brains are constantly assaulted by advertising and corporate messages. The result is an entertaining and eye-opening account of the many ways consumer culture continues to pervade and transform American life.

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In American Fix, Ryan Hampton tells his story of recovery, provides a comprehensive guide to understanding the national opioid crisis, and offers an agenda for how to address it.

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An astonishing piece of travel writing and a timely and insightful analysis of Islamic fundamentalism.

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Wheat, maize, rice, bread, spices, sugar and potatoes - our food has helped in all sorts of unexpected ways to create the world in which we live today. Tom Standage's new book tells a history of humanity charted by the foods we eat.

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In the wake of the French Revolution there was a fundamental shift in attitudes to poverty. Writers like Tom Paine suggested that poverty could be alleviated or even eliminated. Such thinking was robustly countered by Christian evangelicals. But the arguments surfaced again in the late-nineteenth century.

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While Americans and Europeans have become increasingly worried about China's competition for manufacturing jobs and energy resources, they have overlooked an even bigger story: China's rapid development of an American-style consumer culture. This title reveals why we should all care about the everyday choices made by ordinary Chinese.

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A muscular, sinewy account of the quintessentially red-blooded pursuit, barbecue.

The former governor of Virginia tells the behind-the-scenes story of the violent "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville - and shows how we can prevent other Charlottesvilles from happening.