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paperback. This work takes an anthropological approach to the fundamental question of what makes life worth living. It considers the issue by examining nine pairs of similarly situated individuals in the United States and Japan. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780520201330
ISBN
9780520201330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.80

Paperback. In this volume, Gorden MacCreagh recounts his adventures with eight "Eminent Scientificos" as they set out to explore the Amazon in 1923 without any idea of what lies ahead of them: rapids, malaria, monkey stew and "dangerous savages". Num Pages: 356 pages, 40 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; BG; JHMC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226500188
ISBN
9780226500188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.66

Hardcover. Gordon Fain's Molecular and Cellular Physiology of Neurons, Second Edition> is intended for anyone who seeks to understand nerve cell function: undergraduate and graduate students in neuroscience, students of bioengineering and cognitive science, and practicing neuroscientists who want to deepen their knowledge of recent discoveries. Num Pages: 740 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 242 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674599215
ISBN
9780674599215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.04
€ 86.60

Paperback. * peer reviewed publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology * dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods * most editions available for course adoption. Series: NAPA Bulletin. Num Pages: 88 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 5. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
American Anthropological Association United States
Edition
Number 13
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913167595
ISBN
9780913167595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.25

Hardcover. A Companion to African-American Studies is an exciting and comprehensive re-appraisal of the history and future of African American studies. Editor(s): Gordon, Lewis; Gordon, Jane Anna. Series: Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 704 pages, 1. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 176 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1350.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631235163
ISBN
9780631235163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 202.40

paperback. A son's search for his father and the father's search, 50 years earlier, for the mysterious Sierra Madre Apaches. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BJ; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780803271029
ISBN
9780803271029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.51

Paperback. The so-called science wars pit science against culture, and nowhere is the struggle more contentious than in the realm of genetics. A constructive response, this volume brings together biological and cultural anthropologists to conduct a dialogue that bridges the science/culture divide. Editor(s): Goodman, Alan H.; Heath, Deborah; Lindee, M. Susan. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 b/w photographs, 6 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520237933
ISBN
9780520237933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Hardback. Assessing environmentalism as a social movement and political force, this volume of essays focuses on cultural roots and changes in attitude that influenced Germany's environmental movement. Goodbody (German studies, U. of Bath) includes an interview with Carl Amery, the Bavarian Green and science f Editor(s): Goodbody, Axel. Series: Culture and Society in Germany. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JHM; JP; RGC; RNB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571817976
ISBN
9781571817976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.18

hardcover. This honest glimpse into the nature of ethnographic fieldwork, revolves around letters written by the author to illustrate the daily adventures of learning to understand a largely unknown culture through participant observation and interactive discourse. Num Pages: 240 pages, glossary, bibliography. BIC Classification: BG; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780847682638
ISBN
9780847682638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.93

Paperback. Sufferers, finding that chronic pain alters every aspect of life, often become frustrated and distrust a profession seemingly unable to explain or effectively treat their illness. This volume searches out more effective ways to describe and analyze the human context of pain. Editor(s): Good, Mary-Jo DelVecchio; Brodwin, Paul E.; Good, Byron J.; Kleinman, Arthur. Series: Comparative Studies of Health Systems & Medical Care. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; MMBP; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356. An Anthropological Perspective. Series: Comparative Studies of Health Systems & Medical Care. 224 pages. Editor(s): Good, Mary-Jo DelVecchio; Brodwin, Paul E.; Good, Byron J.; Kleinman, Arthur. Sufferers, finding that chronic pain alters every aspect of life, often become frustrated and distrust a profession seemingly unable to explain or effectively treat their illness. This volume searches out more effective ways to describe and analyze the human context of pain. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JHM; MMBP; PSXM. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 14. Weight: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520075122
ISBN
9780520075122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.13

Paperback. Editor(s): Pultar, Gonul. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 789.
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633426
ISBN
9780815633426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.36

Paperback. Editor(s): Santos, Goncalo; Harrell, Stevan. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 black & white tables, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; HBJF; JFC; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999821
ISBN
9780295999821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.39

Paperback. Demonstrating how the Buddhist revival in Tibet must contend with tensions between the Chinese state and aspirations for greater Tibetan autonomy, the authors discuss ways that Tibetan Buddhists are restructuring their religion through a process of social, political and economic adaptation. Editor(s): Goldstein, Melvyn C.; Kapstein, Matthew T. Num Pages: 235 pages, 37 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; JFC; JHM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 49. Religious Revival and Cultural Identity. 235 pages, 37 b&w photographs. Editor(s): Goldstein, Melvyn C.; Kapstein, Matthew T. Demonstrating how the Buddhist revival in Tibet must contend with tensions between the Chinese state and aspirations for greater Tibetan autonomy, the authors discuss ways that Tibetan Buddhists are restructuring their religion through a process of social, political and economic adaptation. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; JFC; JHM; JPS. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520211315
ISBN
9780520211315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.43

Hardback. 'The Forest People without a Forest' explores how the Baka, who live in Eastern Cameroon, assert forms of belonging in order to participate in development interventions, and how community life is shaped and reshaped through these interventions. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; JHMC; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 252 x 2. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785333804
ISBN
9781785333804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.42

Hardback. In White Innocence Gloria Wekker explores a central paradox of Dutch life-the passionate denial of racial discrimination and colonial violence coexisting alongside aggressive racism and xenophobia-to show how the narrative of Dutch racial exceptionalism elides the Netherland's colonial past and safeguards white privilege. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DD; HBJD1; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 238 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360599
ISBN
9780822360599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.44

Paperback. In White Innocence Gloria Wekker explores a central paradox of Dutch life-the passionate denial of racial discrimination and colonial violence coexisting alongside aggressive racism and xenophobia-to show how the narrative of Dutch racial exceptionalism elides the Netherland's colonial past and safeguards white privilege. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DD; HBJD1; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360759
ISBN
9780822360759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.08

Paperback. In many South Asian oral traditions, women are viewed as fragmented identities, dangerously split between virtue and virtuosity. This ethnographical study of women in certain North Indian villages criticizes local ideologies of gender and kinship that place women in subordinate positions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFK; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520083714
ISBN
9780520083714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.13

Paperback. Glenn Jordan and Chris Weedon look at the role of culture in reproducing and contesting social relations of class, gender and race. They focus on relationships between culture, subjectivity, and power, in what is the first comprehensive introduction to contemporary cultural politics. Num Pages: 640 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFS; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1008.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631162285
ISBN
9780631162285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 53.83

Hardcover. The Politics and Pragmatics of Inter-communal Relations Around Holy Places. 196 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Bowman, Glenn. By including both historical processes and particular events, this volume demonstrates the importance of understanding the wider contexts within which social interactions take place and shows that tolerance and inter-communalism are simultaneously possible and perpetually under threat. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: HRLF; JFSR; JHMC. Dimension: 152 x 236 x 14. Weight: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857454867
ISBN
9780857454867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.83

Hardback. Num Pages: 228 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1DVC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782388227
ISBN
9781782388227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.40

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