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      Dismantling the Patriarchy, Bit by Bit: Art, Feminism, and Digital Technology
      In Dismantling the Patriarchy, Bit by Bit, Judith K. Brodsky makes a ground-breaking intellectual leap by connecting feminist art theory with the rise...
        Look & See: Collected Ephemera and Printed Material
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          The Velvet Underground, New York 1965–66 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Adam Ritchie
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            When I Dare to Be Powerful
            Written with a 'black woman's anger' and the precision of a poet, these searing pieces by the groundbreaking writer Audre Lorde are a celebration of female...
              Scorcha!Skins, Suedes and Style from the Streets 1967-1973
              Just £10!! That's £20 OFF THIS WICKED LARGE FORMAT HARDBACK BOOK!!!!! CHEAPER THAN AMAZON!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Levis,...
                William S. BurroughsJunky
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                  Letters to GilMalik Al Nasir
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                    Reggae Disco 45 BOOKReggae Disco 45 BOOK
                    BACK IN STOCK LAST COPIES EVER!Reggae Disco 45 is a personal journey through author Martin Skyjuice's collection of 12" and 10" singles. A tribute to the...
                      Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey
                      When someone says, 'You have to know your history...' this is it. A pop culture classic for over two decades, now fully refreshed and updated as part of...
                        Synthesizer Evolution: From Analogue to Digital and Back
                        From acid-house to prog-rock, there is no form of modern popular music that hasn't been propelled forwards by the synthesizer. As a result they have long...
                          There And Black Again
                          By Don Letts and Mal Peachey Don Letts – filmmaker, musician, DJ, broadcaster, social commentator, husband and father – has always defied conformity....
                            Sensuous KnowledgeA Black Feminist Approach for Everyone
                            In Sensuous Knowledge, Minna Salami draws on Africa-centric, feminist-first and artistic traditions to help us rediscover inclusive and invigorating ways...
                              A Little Feminist History of Art
                              Emerging in the late 1960s as women artists struggled to de-gender their work to compete in a male-dominated arena, the feminist art movement has played...
                                Women In Revolt!Art and Activism in the UK 1970-90
                                A timely exploration of the work and lived experiences of a postwar generation of women artists that have largely been omitted from art historical narratives,...
                                  Subcontinental SynthesisElectronic Music at the National Institute of Design, India 1969-1972
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                                    The Great Psychic OutdoorsEssays on Low Fidelity: Lo-Fi Music and Escaping Capitalism
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                                      One Hundred Years of Solitude
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                                        Radio Phonics LaboratoryTelecommunications, Speech Synthesis & The Birth of Electronic Music
                                        The Radio Phonics Laboratory delves into the intersection of technology and creativity that shaped the sonic landscape of the 20th century. This fascinating...
                                          A Messy History of Women in Printing and TypographyThe Natural Enemies of Books
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                                            The Women Who Changed Architecture
                                            A visual and global chronicle of the triumphs, challenges, and impact of over 100 women in architecture, from early practitioners to contemporary leaders. Marion...
                                              Things Fall Apart
                                              Okonkwo is the greatest wrestler and warrior alive, and his fame spreads throughout West Africa like a bush-fire in the harmattan. But when he accidentally...
                                                A NovelGirls Against God
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                                                  Wayward Lives, Beautiful ExperimentsIntimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women and Queen Radicals
                                                  At the dawn of the twentieth century, black women in the US were carving out new ways of living. The first generations born after emancipation, their struggle...
                                                    Satanic FeminismLucifer as the Liberator of Woman in Nineteenth-Century Culture
                                                    According to the Bible, Eve was the first to heed Satan's advice to eat the forbidden fruit and thus responsible for all of humanity's subsequent miseries....
                                                      Remembered for a WhileNick Drake
                                                      The authorised companion to the music of Nick Drake, compiled, composed and edited by Cally Callomon and Gabrielle Drake, with contributions from Nick's...
                                                        Terminal Boredom
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                                                          The Conspiracy of Art: Manifestos, Interviews, Essays
                                                          Cutting-edge theorist Jean Baudrillard on the complicitous dance of art, politics, economics, and media; includes "War Porn," on Abu Ghraib as a new genre...
                                                            Weird WalkWanderings and Wonderings through the British Ritual Year
                                                            The first book by iconic zine creators and cultural phenomenon Weird Walk. This is a superbly designed guide to Britain's strange and ancient places, to...
                                                              The In Crowd: The Story of the Northern and Rare Soul SceneBy Mike Ritson and Dave Godin
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                                                                Don Cherry BOOKEternal Rhythm
                                                                The eternal rhythm is the vital conduit that links music through breath to life itself. Don Cherry certainly lived music. And his music is alive.When he...
                                                                  Faith, Hope and CarnageBy Nick Cave
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                                                                    A Book Of Days
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                                                                      FemalesBy Andrea Long Chu
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                                                                        Pressure DropReggae in the Seventies
                                                                        A comprehensive account of reggae during its golden era, from the late sixties through the global breakthrough of Bob Marley in the seventies, and the...

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