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Anthropology

Paperback. Traces the concept of autochthony back to the classical period and incisively explores the idea in two very different contexts: Cameroon and the Netherlands. This book examines the emotional appeal of autochthony - as well as its dubious historical basis - and sheds light on a range of issues, such as multiculturalism, and national citizenship. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1HFJA; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226289656
ISBN
9780226289656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Hardcover. Traces the concept of autochthony back to the classical period and incisively explores the idea in two very different contexts: Cameroon and the Netherlands. This book examines the emotional appeal of autochthony - as well as its dubious historical basis - and sheds light on a range of issues, such as multiculturalism, and national citizenship. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1HFJA; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226289649
ISBN
9780226289649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.99

Paperback. Offers a range of literatures and mythologies such intimate aggression is a source of ultimate terror. This title sketches it as a central ember at the core of human relationships, one brutally revealed in the practice of witchcraft. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; HRQX5; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226047614
ISBN
9780226047614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.85

Hardback. Caught in Play reveals that though we engage stories, games, and images for fun, it does not follow that entertainment is trivial in its effect on our lives. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804761109
ISBN
9780804761109
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.32

Paperback. Caught in Play reveals that though we engage stories, games, and images for fun, it does not follow that entertainment is trivial in its effect on our lives. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804761116
ISBN
9780804761116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.37

Hardcover. Throughout its history the concept of "Uzbekness," or more generally of a Turkic-speaking sedentary population, has continuously attracted members of other groups to join, as being Uzbek promises opportunities to enlarge ones social network. Accession is comparatively easy, as Uzbekness is grounded in a cultural model of territoriality.. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 292 pages, 37 ills, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1FCU; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782382386
ISBN
9781782382386
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.55

Paperback. Why does one society survive while others perish? When two cultures come into contact, how do exploitation, violence, and terror arise? Interested in the survival of various cultures in the face of encroaching white civilization, the author has studied five separate groups in Venezuela and Colombia and documented their successes and failures. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814721964
ISBN
9780814721964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. What role does the craftsman play on the professional life of the designer? Is the craft of design threatened with deskilling by technology? These are among the questions discussed in this collection of essays about the relevance and place of handcraft in the late 20th century. Series: Studies in Design. Num Pages: 240 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: AFT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719046186
ISBN
9780719046186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.33

paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFSL9; JHM; JPVH3. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
International Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789062249886
ISBN
9789062249886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.46

paperback. Study of the Khanty pastoralists of Siberia and their use of sacred landscapes. Series: Archaeology of Religion. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1FCS; HD; HR; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 227 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759102774
ISBN
9780759102774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.84

Hardback. Study of the Khanty pastoralists of Siberia and their use of sacred landscapes. Series: Archaeology of Religion. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1FCS; HD; HR; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759102767
ISBN
9780759102767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.16

Hardback. Outlines a novel approach to studying variability and cumulative change in human technology prominent research themes in both archaeology and anthropology. This book argues that human material culture is best understood as an expression of social tradition. Series: Origins of Human Behavior and Culture. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276925
ISBN
9780520276925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.87
€ 57.75

Paperback. Outlines a novel approach to studying variability and cumulative change in human technology prominent research themes in both archaeology and anthropology. This book argues that human material culture is best understood as an expression of social tradition. Series: Origins of Human Behavior and Culture. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276932
ISBN
9780520276932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. A critical look at how Inuit men balance traditional values and social circumstances to find their place in the contemporary Arctic. Series: McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series. Num Pages: 424 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTN; JFSJ2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773543133
ISBN
9780773543133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

Paperback. * Presents a fresh look at broad trends in human prehistory. * Ranges across the globe using particular regions and periods as case studies. * Reveals to the non--specialist how archaeological data are assembled and interpreted to develop models of past society. . Series: Blackwell History of the World. Num Pages: 496 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577181125
ISBN
9781577181125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.89

Hardcover. In this volume of the HISTORY OF THE WORLD series, the origins and development of human society are explored, providing readers with an understanding of the evolution of humans and the cultures they established, from the first traces of humanity to the creation of early literate societies. Series: History of the World S. Num Pages: 496 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HDD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1006.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557863492
ISBN
9781557863492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.27

paperback. Here, Professor Blanchard examines why slavery managed to survive for more than three decades after Peru declared its independence despite anti-slavery legislation passed by the liberators at that time. The book focuses on the economics of Peruvian slavery, slave life and the abolition movement. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 272 pages, index, bibliography, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842024297
ISBN
9780842024297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.94

Hardback. Here, Professor Blanchard examines why slavery managed to survive for more than three decades after Peru declared its independence despite anti-slavery legislation passed by the liberators at that time. The book focuses on the economics of Peruvian slavery, slave life and the abolition movement. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 272 pages, index, bibliography, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842024006
ISBN
9780842024006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.83

Hardback. Although dying can be seen as the paradigm of liminality, because periods of transition are often associated with death, many volumes on death in the social sciences do not specifically address liminality. This book investigates these "ultimate ambiguities" as crucial periods of creativity, change, and emergent aspects of social and religious life. Editor(s): Berger, Peter; Kroesen, Justin. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782386094
ISBN
9781782386094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.57

Paperback. Looking at every kind of fatherhood - being a father in and out of marriage, fathering from a distance, stepfathering, and parenting by gay males, this book presents a picture of how being a parent fits with men's broader social and work lives, how fatherhood evolved, and how it differs across cultures and through time. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBK; JHM; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674064188
ISBN
9780674064188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. A comprehensive survey of the evolutionary science of human sexual behavior, Evolution and Human Sexual Behavior invites us to imagine human sex from the vantage point of our primate cousins, in order to underscore the role of evolution in shaping all that happens, biologically and behaviorally, when romantic passions are aroused. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JMU; PSVP; PSX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674660007
ISBN
9780674660007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. Based on ethnographic research in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico, this title explores how the concepts of race, ethnicity, nation, and gender enter into and are affected by genomic research. It involves relations between European men and indigenous or African women, gender is a key factor in Latin American genomics and the analyses in this book. Editor(s): Wade, Peter; Lopez Beltran, Carlos; Restrepo, Eduardo; Santos, Ricardo Ventura. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 photos, 2 tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; JHMC; MFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356486
ISBN
9780822356486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.89

Paperback. Argues that sixteenth century Nahua sexuality cannot be fully understood only through colonial sensibilities and sources. This book examines legal documents, clerical texts, pictorial manuscripts, images and glyphs of Nahua gods and goddesses and descriptions of fertility rituals to show the complexity of Nahua sexuality. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 384 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JHBK5; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351511
ISBN
9780822351511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 black & white tables, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APT; JFDT; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 10. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415509794
ISBN
9780415509794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.78

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