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Anthropology

Paperback. A study on fiddling in the Fulbe, Hausa, and Dagbamba cultures of West Africa. This book not only explains the history of the instrument itself, but also discusses the processes of stylistic transference and adaptation, suggesting how these may have contributed to differing performance practices. Num Pages: 352 pages, 53 b&w illus., 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; AVGH; AVRL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219299
ISBN
9780253219299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.12

hardcover. Num Pages: 20 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JHMC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 459.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253021250
ISBN
9780253021250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 20 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JHMC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253021373
ISBN
9780253021373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.23

Paperback. The election of America's first black president has led many to believe that race is no longer a real obstacle to success and that remaining racial inequality stems largely from the failure of minority groups to take personal responsibility for seeking out opportunities. The author upends this view. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JFSL3; JHMC; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226817125
ISBN
9780226817125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.44

Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560728153
ISBN
9781560728153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.90
€ 56.18

Paperback. Presenting a comprehensive overview of theoretical and descriptive research in the field, this book is suitable for scholars of social interaction across the areas of conversation analysis, discourse analysis, linguistic anthropology, interpersonal communication, discursive psychology and sociolinguistics. Editor(s): Sidnell, Jack; Stivers, Tanya. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 844 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 248 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1284.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118941294
ISBN
9781118941294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 52.36

paperback. This work develops methods for unravelling the mysteries of emotions and aims to answer fundamental questions at the heart of emotional life. By using videotapes, interviews and ethnographic description, the author studies emotions as physical and embodied rather than as remembered and recounted. Num Pages: 412 pages, 54 halftones, 13 line drawings. BIC Classification: JHMC; JMH; JMM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226426006
ISBN
9780226426006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.44

paperback. Goody raises questions about theorists, historians and methodology and proposes a new comparative approach to cross-cultural analysis. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781107683556
ISBN
9781107683556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 18.40

Hardback. The idea of long-term European dominance is characteristic of most evolutionary theories of human culture and society in the 19th century. Today there are many who still believe that this progression was part of a European miracle that underlay the rise to global supremacy of the West. This book dismantles this Eurocentric view of the world. Num Pages: 166 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745647937
ISBN
9780745647937
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.05

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521292429
ISBN
9780521292429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.23

Paperback. Reveals the central role that Islam has played in European history. Following the movement of people, culture and religion from East to West, this work breaks down the perceived opposition between Islam and Europe, showing Islam to be a part of Europe's past and present. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HRH; JFSR2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
188
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745631936
ISBN
9780745631936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.40

Paperback. This 1979 volume provides a general and theoretical analysis of succession in different traditional African societies. Series: Cambridge Papers in Social Anthropology. Num Pages: 192 pages, 9d.3M. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290. "8vo. No. 4 in the Cambridge Papers in Social Anthropology Series. Commissioning organisation: Goody, Jack (Editor) 180p. Bright, clean paperback copy. Spine sunned. 1st paperback edition". Keywords: "Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Social Sciences - Anthropology - General,Education Resources - Books - Social Sciences - Anthropology - General"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cambridge University Press Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
KON0586743
ISBN
9780521297325
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 58.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages, 2 black & white tables, 17 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JHB; JHM; JHMC; JM; JP; KC; PDA; PDX; RGC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 33. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138675797
ISBN
9781138675797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.78

paperback. This book tells the stories of the workers, the young people who will be future workers, and retired people who feel capitalism in their very bodies, as they work to define what it means to be healthy in America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804771580
ISBN
9780804771580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.67

Paperback. Series: Princeton Studies in Complexity. Num Pages: 248 pages, 9 halftones. 21 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156262
ISBN
9780691156262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.11

Paperback. Describes the network of water temples that managed the flow of irrigation water in the name of the Goddess of the Crater Lake. Using the techniques of ecological simulation modeling, this book argues that the system of temple rituals is not only a reflection of utilitarian constraints but also a basic ingredient in organization of production. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; JHMC; RNF; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130668
ISBN
9780691130668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.08

Paperback. Introduces Proto-Indo-European, describes how it was reconstructed from its descendant languages, and shows what it reveals about the people who spoke it. Using related evidence from archaeology and natural history, this work explores the lives, thoughts, passions, culture, society, economy, history, and environment of the Proto-Indo-Europeans. Num Pages: 760 pages, Numerous tables. BIC Classification: CF; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1298.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
760
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199296682
ISBN
9780199296682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 25 figures, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226476834
ISBN
9780226476834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.23

Paperback. Explores the intertwined character of the three religions and the dense imbrication of religion in all aspects of Yoruba history up to the present. This title offers an insight into important contemporary themes such as religious conversion, new religious movements, relations between world religions, the conditions of religious violence, and more. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 312 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; HRAC; HRC; HRH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285859
ISBN
9780520285859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 32.24

Paperback. 'THE POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR' Sunday Times 'You will not read a more important book about America this year' Economist 'The best book about the alienation within America' Evening Standard 'The memoir gripping America.. Vividly articulates the despair and disillusionment of blue-collar America' Sunday Times Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFFM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008220563
ISBN
9780008220563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

paperback. This book examines the cultural, social, political, economic and aesthetic history of Sport in Europe. Editor(s): Mangan, J. A. Series: Sport in the Global Society. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHBS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 453.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714680057
ISBN
9780714680057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.71

Paperback. The importance of secular ritual is discussed within the newly emerging transdiscipinary field of ritology. Shifting away from traditional concepts of ritual tied to religion, the authors weigh the benefits of ritualized practice for general health and wellbeing. Editor(s): Gordon-Lennox, Jeltje. Num Pages: 264 pages, ca. 20 b/w photos and 5 diagrams. BIC Classification: HRQA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785920837
ISBN
9781785920837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.89

Hardback. Examines the commodification of land rights and the effect of international licences for resource extraction on the pastoral communities of Sudan. Editor(s): Gertel, Jorg; Rottenburg, Richard; Calkins, Sandra. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 271 pages, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HBS; JFSF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
James Currey
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010544
ISBN
9781847010544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.00

Paperback. Buffalo conjure up the West the way no other symbol can. They hold a special place in our culture and imagination. In this prize-winning collection, writers reveal the buffalo in plains ecology and culture from prehistoric times to its present and uncertain future. Editor(s): Foster, John; etc.; Harrison, Dick; MacLaren, I. Num Pages: 258 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHMP; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888642370
ISBN
9780888642370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.12

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