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Anthropology
Paperback. This collection argues that minorities in the Southeast Asian Massif are not powerless in the face of economic and political change in the region - they are drawing on ethnicity and culture to indigenize modernity and maintain their livelihoods. Editor(s): Michaud, Jean; Forsyth, Tim. Num Pages: 256 pages, , black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FML; 1FMV; 1FPC; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774818384
- ISBN
- 9780774818384
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.10
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Paperback. An ethnography of Ayurvedic medicine which argues the ills it cures are largely effects of postcolonial identity. Series: Body, Commodity, Text. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHMP; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822329480
- ISBN
- 9780822329480
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.51
€ 31.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1KBB; JFSL3; JHBZ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition / First Printing
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816687183
- ISBN
- 9780816687183
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.56
€ 30.99
€ 27.56
Paperback. "Jean Liedloff, an American writer, spent two and a half years in the South American jungle living with Stone Age Indians. The experience demolished her Western preconceptions of how we should live and" Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFSL9; JHBA; JHMC; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780201050714
- ISBN
- 9780201050714
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.97
€ 19.99
€ 16.97
Paperback. Introduces the idea that in order to achieve optimal physical, mental and emotional development, human beings - especially babies - require the kind of instinctive nurturing as practiced by our ancient relatives. This book suggests practical ways to regain our natural well-being, for our children and ourselves. Num Pages: 176 pages, index. BIC Classification: JHM; RN; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140192452
- ISBN
- 9780140192452
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Interweaves analysis of the process of apprenticeship among the Vai and Gola tailors of Liberia with reflections on the evolution of the author's research on those tailors in the late 1970s. This title shows how the critical questions raised by ethnographic research erode conventional assumptions, altering the direction of the work that follows. Series: Lewis Henry Morgan Lecture Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 halftones, 2 maps, 3 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226470726
- ISBN
- 9780226470726
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Hardback. Devil worship, black magic, and witchcraft have long captivated anthropologists as well as the general public. This volume explores the intersection of expert and lay understandings of evil and the cultural forms that evil assumes. Series: Studies in Public and Applied Anthropology. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HRQX5; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785330858
- ISBN
- 9781785330858
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Condition: New
€ 154.45
€ 154.45
Paperback. Anthropologist Jean L. Briggs spent seventeen months living on a remote Arctic shore as the adopted daughter of an Eskimo family. Through vignettes of daily life she unfolds a warm and perceptive tale of the behavioral patterns of the Utku, their way of training children, and their handling of deviations from desired behavior. Num Pages: 416 pages, 5 halftones, 5 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 30. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674608283
- ISBN
- 9780674608283
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.55
€ 42.99
€ 37.55
Paperback. In this capstone title to the Ethnographer's Toolkit series, Jean J. Schensul and Margaret D. LeCompte explore how ethnographic research intersects with and enhances numerous areas of applied and practice-oriented social science. Series: Ethnographer's Toolkit, Second Edition. Num Pages: 420 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 15 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759122116
- ISBN
- 9780759122116
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Condition: New
€ 53.97
€ 53.97
Paperback. What role does ritual play in the lives of modern Africans? How are "traditional" cultural forms deployed by people seeking empowerment in a world where "modernity" has failed to deliver. In this collection of essays, the authors address such concepts as modernity, ritual, power and history. Editor(s): Comaroff, Jean; Comaroff, John L. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 halftone, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1H; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114408
- ISBN
- 9780226114408
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.59
€ 37.99
€ 29.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, 9 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1H; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 232 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114231
- ISBN
- 9780226114231
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
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Paperback. Editor(s): Comaroff, Jean; Comaroff, John L. Num Pages: 400 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: JHM; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114095
- ISBN
- 9780226114095
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.64
€ 43.99
€ 33.64
Hardback. Examines the contributions of anthropologists to general economic theory. This book challenges our understanding of human economies in the expanding global systems of interaction, with models and analyses from cross-cultural research. It is suitable for anthropologists, economists, economic historians, and political economists. Editor(s): Ensminger, Jean. Series: Society for Economic Anthropology Monograph Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHM; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759102057
- ISBN
- 9780759102057
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Condition: New
€ 157.54
€ 157.54
paperback. This book is about ordinary lives faced with the dilemmas of not being 'black' or 'white' in a world which seems to be perceived on these terms. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415170963
- ISBN
- 9780415170963
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Condition: New
€ 62.70
€ 62.70
Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages, Map: 1. BIC Classification: 1FKA; CFB; HBJF; JHB; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 37. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198099154
- ISBN
- 9780198099154
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Condition: New
€ 82.44
€ 82.44
Paperback. This text explores the relationship between film and anthropology. It analyzes key filmmakers, the idea of research film, Eric Michaels and indigenous media, the ethics of representation, ethnography and anthropological knowledge. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226730998
- ISBN
- 9780226730998
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
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Hardback. Num Pages: 281 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759120266
- ISBN
- 9780759120266
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Condition: New
€ 130.00
€ 130.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 151 pages, Ill.tabs.ch. BIC Classification: JHM; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 151
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913543320
- ISBN
- 9780913543320
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Condition: New
€ 12.22
€ 12.22
Paperback. "Political clientelism" is a term used to characterise the contemporary relationships between political elites and the poor in Latin America in which goods and services are traded for political favours. This title presents the ethnography of urban clientelism ever carried out in Argentina. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 table, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFFA; JHMP; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822326212
- ISBN
- 9780822326212
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
Hardcover. To be fat in a thin-obsessed gay culture can be difficult. Despite affectionate in-group monikers for big gay men-chubs, bears, cubs - the anti-fat stigma that persists in American culture at large still haunts these individuals who often exist at the margins of gay communities. This book delves into the world of Girth & Mirth. Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814708385
- ISBN
- 9780814708385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.09
€ 85.09
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814724125
- ISBN
- 9780814724125
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
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Paperback. Examines the cultural and personal experiences of chronic and acute pain sufferers in an account of everyday beliefs, values, and practices on the island of Yap (Waqab), Federated States of Micronesia. This title focuses on how pain is implicated in the fashioning of particular Yapese understandings of ethical subjectivity and right action. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKCF; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520260580
- ISBN
- 9780520260580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.36
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Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 34 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816676019
- ISBN
- 9780816676019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
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€ 27.40
Hardback. Num Pages: 65 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Number of pages
- 65
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628082128
- ISBN
- 9781628082128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.17€ 58.29
€ 83.17
€ 58.29