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Hardback. Most studies of the so-called tribal communities in India stress their social, economic, and political differences from communities that are organized on the basis of caste. It was this apparent contrast between tribal and caste lifestyle and, moreover, the paucity of material on tribal groups, that motivated the author to undertake this study.. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 map, 16 tables, 4 figs, 2 appendices. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JFSJ; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571819185
ISBN
9781571819185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.32

Hardback. As reproduction is seen as central to kinship and the biological link as the primary bond between parents and their offspring, Western perceptions of kin relations are primarily determined by ideas about "consanguinity," "genealogical relations," and "genetic connections." Editor(s): Rao, Aparnu; Bock, Monika. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 map, 13 figs, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571819116
ISBN
9781571819116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.82

Hardback. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: 1FMT; JFMX; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571818294
ISBN
9781571818294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.42

Hardback. In light of the curve balls the times are throwing at the identity, priorities, and world views of young Israelis, Hazan (social anthropology, Tel Aviv U.) constructs an ethnographically informed discourse pertaining to the tension and interplay between the mythical framework and formulae of Zionism Series: New Directions in Anthropology. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSP2; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 303.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571818218
ISBN
9781571818218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.92

Hardback. The tradition of intensive fieldwork by a single anthropologist in one area has been challenged by new emphasis on studying historical patterns, wider regions, and global networks. Some anthropologists have started their careers from the new vantage point, amidst a chorus of claims for innovative methodologies. Editor(s): Dresch, Paul; etc.; James, Wendy; Parkin, David. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 ills. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 1FMN; 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1H; 1KLS; 1MKLP; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571817990
ISBN
9781571817990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.35

Hardcover. With the growing fragmentation of western societies and disillusionment with the political process, the question of legitimacy has become one of the key issues of contemporary politics and is examined in this volume in depth for the first time. Drawing on ethnographic material from the U.S., Europe, India, Japan, and Africa.. Editor(s): Pardo, Italo. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FKA; 1FPJ; 1H; 1KBB; JFF; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571817655
ISBN
9781571817655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.00

Hardback. Merezhkovsky's bold claim that "all Russian literature is, to a certain degree, a struggle with the temptation of demonism" is undoubtedly justified. And yet, despite its evident centrality to Russian culture, the unique and fascinating phenomenon of Russian literary demonism has so far received little critical attention. Editor(s): Davidson, Pamela. Series: Studies in Slavic Literature, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 548 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1F; 2AGR; DSB; GTB; HRQX9; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 940.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
548
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571817587
ISBN
9781571817587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 206.46

Hardback. In contrast to most other countries, both Germany and Israel have descent-based concepts of nationhood and have granted members of their nation (ethnic Germans and Jews) who wish to immigrate automatic access to their respective citizenship privileges. Editor(s): Levy, Daniel; Weiss, Yfaat. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FBH; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571812919
ISBN
9781571812919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.57

Hardback. Jews and Judaism played a significant role in the history of the expansion of Europe to the west as well as in the history of the economic, social, and religious development of the New World. They played an important role in the discovery, colonization, and eventually exploitation of the resources of the New World. Editor(s): Bernardini, Paolo; Fiering, Norman. Series: European Expansion & Global Interaction. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1K; 3H; 3JF; GTB; HBG; HRJ; JFC; JHM; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571811530
ISBN
9781571811530
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 206.86

Hardback. Editor(s): Prados, John. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566638685
ISBN
9781566638685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.41

hardcover. Small delivers the first authoritative study of the Vietnam War's domestic politics. The war ultimately destroyed the presidency of Lyndon Johnson and indirectly forced the resignation of Richard Nixon. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566635936
ISBN
9781566635936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.48

Hardback. This narrative provides an account of Warren Hastings, the first British governor-general of India. The book looks at his rise from clerk in the East India Company to its highest office in India, his expeditions and achievements, and also at his charge of "high crimes and misdemeanors". Num Pages: 335 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; BGH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566632812
ISBN
9781566632812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 146 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJP; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565848580
ISBN
9781565848580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brien, John; Davies, John. Series: The Review of Contemporary Fiction. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Edition
Summer 2013 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564789310
ISBN
9781564789310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; BM; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555975296
ISBN
9781555975296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.32

Hardcover. In 2001 the Chinese government announced that the precise location of Shangrila - a place that previously had existed only in fiction - had been identified in Zhongdian County, Yunnan. This book advances a view of landscapes as media of governance, representation, resistance, and examining how they are reshaping cultural economies. Editor(s): Yeh, Emily T.; Coggins, Chris. Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China. Num Pages: 348 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJP; 3JM; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295993577
ISBN
9780295993577
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.85

Hardcover. As state control of private life in China has loosened since 1980, citizens have experienced an unprecedented family revolution. Reading popular "divorce narratives" in fiction, film, and TV drama, this book shows that the representation of marital discord has become a cultural battleground for competing ideologies within post-revolutionary China. Series: Modern Language Initiative Books. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295993492
ISBN
9780295993492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.85

Paperback. A detailed, objective analysis of China's historical relationship with Tibet Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1-2 maps,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295989525
ISBN
9780295989525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.41

Hardback. Translator(s): Dilworth, David A. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JNA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231167147
ISBN
9780231167147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.51

Translator(s): Heldt, Gustav. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 312 pages, Maps: 2,. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRKN3; HRLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231163880
ISBN
9780231163880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.23

Hardback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 maps, 40 graphs, 2 maps, 35 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 866.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526104786
ISBN
9781526104786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.69

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
James Clarke & Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780227174869
ISBN
9780227174869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.58

Hardcover. From the world's premier management consultancy firm: the only book you need to understand India today. Editor(s): McKinsey & Company, Inc. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2-8pp 4-c inserts. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 619.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476735306
ISBN
9781476735306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.04

Num Pages: 266 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442236226
ISBN
9781442236226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.57

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