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Hardcover. As concepts of globalization and transnationalism have given rise to an intense interest in the concept of creolization, more scholars and activists are turning to the Caribbean as a way of exploring notions of cultural hybridity, multiculturalism, and plurality in contemporary society. Editor(s): Scher, Philip W.; Yelvington, Kevin A. Series: Global Perspectives. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; JHM; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 181 x 23. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405105651
ISBN
9781405105651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.40

Paperback. What exactly does it mean to be North American? The Labyrinth of North American Identities is a long essay that attempts to learn more about North America as a unit and its individual countries by exploring the idea of a shared North American identity. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC; JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442605527
ISBN
9781442605527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.47

Hardcover. "The range of Manas performance traditions captured here is immense. What is wonderful and remarkable is that each is presented vividly, with careful ethnographic detail, so that they become living traditions to the reader."--Susan Wadley, Syracuse University Series: Philip E.Lilienthal Books. Num Pages: 450 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BM; DSB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 39. Weight in Grams: 900.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520066908
ISBN
9780520066908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.92
€ 56.19

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 line illus. BIC Classification: JHMP; MJN; PSAK; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148588
ISBN
9780691148588
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.94

Paperback. Environmental historian Philip L. Fradkin offers a history of earthquakes and a guide to the San Andreas Fault, the seismic scar that bisects the Golden State's spectacular scenery. He examines the mythology, culture, social implications, politics and science of earthquakes. Num Pages: 348 pages, 1 map, 1 b/w photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBTP; JHMC; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
University of California Press California
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KEX0216333
ISBN
9780520221192
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Instead of conceiving ethical commands as divine revelations or as the discoveries of brilliant thinkers, we should see our ethical practices as evolving over tens of thousands of years, as members of our species have worked out how to live together and prosper. Here, Kitcher elaborates his radical vision of this millennia-long ethical project. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; JHM; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674284289
ISBN
9780674284289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.70

Paperback. offers a fresh perspective on frontier relations between Australian Aboriginal people and European colonists. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849048392
ISBN
9781849048392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.50

Paperback. Examines the contradictions of fundamentalism as they appear in prophecy, sermon, film and fiction, including work by Gore Vidal, Peter Matthiesen, Thom Jones, Alison Lurie and Pete Dexter. Series: Tendencies: Identities, Texts, Cultures. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 391.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748609789
ISBN
9780748609789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.07

Hardcover. Discusses how godless societies can be moral, happy and free Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814797143
ISBN
9780814797143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.63

Hardback. Offers a multifaceted perspective on how global changes in the organization of power have transformed the ability of individuals and communities to create their own meanings. Editor(s): Rethmann, Petra; Szeman, Imre; Coleman, William D. Series: Globalization and Autonomy Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 4217. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774817592
ISBN
9780774817592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.10

Paperback. This volume explores the history of "musica tropical", analyzing its rise in the context of the development of the broadcast media, rapid urbanization, and regional struggles for power. Editor(s): Wade, Peter. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map, 2 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KL; AVGH; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226868455
ISBN
9780226868455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 30.98

Paperback. Interdisciplinary, pioneering overview of growing literature on race and sex in Latin America. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745329499
ISBN
9780745329499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.22

Hardback. In The Value of Comparison Peter van der Veer highlights anthropology's continuing ability to gain insights on the whole through the comparative study of the particular and unique while critiquing the quantitative social sciences for their sweeping generalizations. Series: The Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JHBA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 238 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361398
ISBN
9780822361398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.40

Paperback. In The Value of Comparison Peter van der Veer highlights anthropology's continuing ability to gain insights on the whole through the comparative study of the particular and unique while critiquing the quantitative social sciences for their sweeping generalizations. Series: The Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JHBA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361589
ISBN
9780822361589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.97

Hardback. Presents a creative and innovative role of urban aspirations in Asian world cities. This book shows how projects of secularism come up against projects and ambitions of a religious nature, a particular form of contestation that takes the city as its public arena. Editor(s): Veer, Peter van der. Num Pages: 488 pages, 2 maps, 2 black and white, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1F; HRAC; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 264 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281226
ISBN
9780520281226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.01
€ 109.54

Paperback. Reproduction is among the most basic of human biological functions, both for our distant ancestors and ourselves. Our reproductive biology unites us as a species, but it has also been an important engine of our evolution. This text tells the story of human reproduction and its evolution. Num Pages: 368 pages, 19 halftones, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDZ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011120
ISBN
9780674011120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.44

Paperback. This work draws ideas from two projects which took place in French Guiana - the Ariane Rocket programme and the Devil's Island penal experiment. The two are compared and connected with developments and events, with a focus on place, and the incorporation of this place into greater extended systems. Num Pages: 361 pages, 21 b/w photographs, 4 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSF; JHM; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
361
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520219854
ISBN
9780520219854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Hardback. Begun in 1971 as a French alternative to the Red Cross, the MSF has grown into an international institution with a reputation for outspoken protest as well as technical efficiency. This title tells the story of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders or MSF) and its effort to "save lives" on a global scale. Num Pages: 338 pages, 4 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JHM; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274846
ISBN
9780520274846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.39
€ 53.80

Paperback. Begun in 1971 as a French alternative to the Red Cross, the MSF has grown into an international institution with a reputation for outspoken protest as well as technical efficiency. This title tells the story of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders or MSF) and its effort to "save lives" on a global scale. Num Pages: 338 pages, 4 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JHM; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442. The Ethical Journey of Doctors without Borders. 338 pages, illustrations. Begun in 1971 as a French alternative to the Red Cross, the MSF has grown into an international institution with a reputation for outspoken protest as well as technical efficiency. This title tells the story of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders or MSF) and its effort to "save lives" on a global scale. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHM; MBP. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 19. Weight: 418.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
338
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274853
ISBN
9780520274853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.43

Paperback. Editor(s): Stoklund, Bjarne; Niedermuller, Peter. Num Pages: 96 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 171 x 6. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763501927
ISBN
9788763501927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Stoklund, Bjarne; Niedermuller, Peter. Series: "Ethnologia Europaea: Journal of European Ethnology". Num Pages: 93 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 170 x 7. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
93
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772898995
ISBN
9788772898995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. This is the study of a major change in American middle-class emotional culture. It took place between the end of World War I and the 1950s. Becoming a "cool" character meant adopting an air of nonchalance, an emotional mantle, to shield the whole personality from embarrassing excess. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM; JMH; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814779965
ISBN
9780814779965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. Editor(s): Frykman, Jonas; Muller, Peter Nieder. Num Pages: 158 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772898483
ISBN
9788772898483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.87

Paperback. Written by one of the major world figures on the educational left, Schooling as a Ritual Performance is a pioneering study of the partnership between capitalism and religion and the educational offspring it produces. Series: Culture & Education Series. Num Pages: 430 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; JNA; JNK; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 218 x 27. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
430
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
KDenn
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847691968
ISBN
9780847691968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.97

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