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Paperback. Troubled Waters provides readers with an appreciation of the central role of religious meanings and ritual practices surrounding water, arriving at creative new ways to approach the growing water crisis worldwide. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLF; JHMC; RBKF; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742552456
ISBN
9780742552456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 46.88

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226264981
ISBN
9780226264981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226249377
ISBN
9780226249377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Hardcover. Focuses on the research and measurement issues related to the emergent field of gambling studies. This book aims to offer a common starting point for researchers with diverse backgrounds by explaining the generally accepted knowledge in the area, research trends, and information gaps. Editor(s): Smith, Garry; Hodgins, David; Williams, Robert. Num Pages: 696 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFH; JHMC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
696
Condition
New
SKU
V9780123708564
ISBN
9780123708564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.73

Paperback. Presents a record of the barbaric and grisly phenomenon of cannibalism, the practice of which has been recorded throughout history in almost every part of the world. This book provides an account of the primitive customs reported by travellers and anthropologists amongst the peoples of the Pacific Islands, South America, Africa, and other places. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JHBT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304. Clean copy showing some age and shelf wear. Previous owner's name to half-title page. Remains a good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1964
Publisher
United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0024639
ISBN
9781845883850
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 5.12

Paperback. The study of South Asian music falls under the purview of ethnomusicology; whereas that of South Asian literature falls under South Asian studies. This book examines the history of Sinhala-language song and poetry in twentieth-century Sri Lanka. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 171 pages, 6 music ex, 4 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FM; AVA; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520294714
ISBN
9780520294714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. A multidisciplinary study of green and its significance from multiple perspectives: aesthetic, architectural, environmental, political, and social. It is centered on the Kingdom of Bahrain, where green has a long and deep history of appearing cooling, productive, and prosperous-a radical contrast to the hot and hostile desert. Num Pages: 216 pages, 26 color, 3 tables. BIC Classification: AMV; JFC; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285026
ISBN
9780520285026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Suitable for sinologists, literary critics, anthropologists, cultural studies scholars, and others curious about the semiotics of food, this book examines the twentieth-century Chinese political experience as it is represented literature through hunger, cooking, eating, and cannibalising. It includes chapters on Xiao Hong, Wang Anyi, and Li Ang. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CFG; DSB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822323419
ISBN
9780822323419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; HRA; JFC; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226616018
ISBN
9780226616018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.82

Hardback. Notions of magic and healing have been changing over past years and are now understood as reflecting local ideas of power and agency, as well as structures of self, subjectivity and affect. This study focuses on contemporary urban Russia and, through exploring social conditions, conveys the experience of living that makes magic logical. Series: Epistemologies of Healing. Num Pages: 272 pages, Bibliog., index. BIC Classification: JHM; VXW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845450571
ISBN
9781845450571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.17

Paperback. In Japan as in the US, family farming is on the wane, increasingly rejected by the younger generation in favor of more promising economic pursuits and comforts. This is a study of Japanese farm women's lives in the present: its central figure is 42-year-old Haruko, a woman who exemplifies and makes a mockery of the stereotype of Japanese women. Num Pages: 244 pages, 23 half-tones 1 table 1 map 1 plan. BIC Classification: JFSC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804712873
ISBN
9780804712873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages, 75 color illustrations, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3H; HBJK; HBLC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 188 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1124.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023463
ISBN
9780884023463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Hardback. Turf Wars: Discourse, Diversity, and the Politics of Place is the fascinating story of an urban neighborhood undergoing rapid gentrification. * Explores how members of a multi-ethnic, multi-class Washington, DC, community deploy language to legitimize themselves as community members while discrediting others. Series: New Directions in Ethnography. Num Pages: 376 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405129565
ISBN
9781405129565
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.48

Paperback. Turf Wars: Discourse, Diversity, and the Politics of Place is the fascinating story of an urban neighborhood undergoing rapid gentrification. * Explores how members of a multi-ethnic, multi-class Washington, DC, community deploy language to legitimize themselves as community members while discrediting others. Series: New Directions in Ethnography. Num Pages: 376 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405129558
ISBN
9781405129558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.78

hardcover. This book traces the formation of historical consciousness among the Duna people of Papua New Guinea and explores how this is constituted differently for men and women. Num Pages: 260 pages, 18 half-tones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 515.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804728997
ISBN
9780804728997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.44

Paperback. * Unique in sociological literature* Encourages dialogue between sociology of health and sociology of risk* Addresses both personal and public health issues. . Editor(s): Gabe, Jonathan. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Oxford
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631194842
ISBN
9780631194842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.34

Paperback. Explores the ways in which immigrant lives are shaped by transnational bonds, globalization, family ties, and personal choice, and the ways in which they engender a sense of belonging and a sense of themselves as "Americans." It considers a plurality of historical, economic, regional, familial, and cultural contexts. Editor(s): Gabaccia, Donna R.; Ruiz, Vicki L. Series: Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Series. Num Pages: 576 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 788. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780252073052
ISBN
9780252073052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.22

Hardcover. Editor(s): Harrell, Stevan; Lavely, William. Num Pages: 280 pages, 68 black & white illustrations, 3 maps, 9 black & white tables, 68 b&w illus., 3 maps, 9. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 4522. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295999418
ISBN
9780295999418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.40

Paperback. Editor(s): Harrell, Stevan; Lavely, William. Num Pages: 280 pages, 68 black & white illustrations, 3 maps, 9 black & white tables, 68 b&w illus., 3 maps, 9. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 4522. .
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999425
ISBN
9780295999425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

Hardback. Focuses on debates and developments in methodology and the ways in which ethnographic work interacts with education. Particular chapters in this volume are concerned with access to research sites, critical ethnography, text construction, dilemmas of researching different ethnic groups and or researching children, and more. Editor(s): Walford, Geoffrey; Massey, Alexander. Series: Studies in Educational Ethnography. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 519.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762305636
ISBN
9780762305636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.01

Hardcover. The cathedral-like Niah Caves of Sarawak (Borneo) have iconic status in the archaeology of Southeast Asia, because the excavations by Tom and Barbara Harrisson in the 1950s and 1960s revealed the longest sequence of human occupation in the region, from (we now know) 50,000 years ago to the recent past. Editor(s): Barker, G. Num Pages: 464 pages, 185 figs, 60 tables. BIC Classification: 1FM; HDD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 286 x 218 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1754.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902937540
ISBN
9781902937540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.72

Hardcover. Forms of group identity play a prominent role in everyday lives and politics in north-east Africa. These volumes provide an interdisciplinary account of the nature and significance of ethnic, religious, and national identity in north-east Africa. Case studies from Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya illustrate the way that identities are formed.. Editor(s): Schlee, Gunther; Watson, Elizabeth E. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 maps, 13 figs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1HFG; GTJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502. Sudan, Uganda, and the Ethiopia-Sudan Borderlands. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. 304 pages, 5 maps, 13 figs, 2 tables. Editor(s): Schlee, Gunther; Watson, Elizabeth E. Forms of group identity play a prominent role in everyday lives and politics in north-east Africa. These volumes provide an interdisciplinary account of the nature and significance of ethnic, religious, and national identity in north-east Africa. Case studies from Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya illustrate the way that identities are formed. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1HFG; GTJ; JHM. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 20. Weight: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456047
ISBN
9781845456047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.28

Paperback. Editor(s): Vahman, F.; Asatrian, G.S. (both of Department of Oriental Philology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark). Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 2B; CFFD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772891514
ISBN
9788772891514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.68

paperback. First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138982215
ISBN
9781138982215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.38

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