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Anthropology
Cultural Accounts of Lived Experiences Mobile Work, Mobile Lives
. Ed(S): Meerwarth, Tracy L.; Gluesing, Julia...
Paperback. Editor(s): Meerwarth, Tracy L.; Gluesing, Julia C.; Jordan, Brigitte. Series: NAPA Bulletin. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 172 x 9. Weight in Grams: 294.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405194334
- ISBN
- 9781405194334
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€ 33.99€ 33.47
€ 33.99
€ 33.47
Paperback. Editor(s): McChesney, Robert W.; Wood, Ellen Meiksins; Foster, John Bellamy. Num Pages: 224 pages, index. BIC Classification: GPF; JHM; KCP; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853459897
- ISBN
- 9780853459897
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€ 22.80
€ 22.80
The Body in Parts. Discourses and Anatomies in Early Modern Europe.
. Ed(S): Mazzio, Carla; Hillman, David
Paperback. Examines how the body - its organs, limbs, viscera - was represented in literature and culture of early modern Europe. The text asks why 16th and 17th century medical, religious, and literary texts portray the body part by part, rather than as an entity and what this tells of society at the time. Editor(s): Mazzio, Carla; Hillman, David. Num Pages: 376 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; JHM; MFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415916943
- ISBN
- 9780415916943
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Condition: New
€ 57.02
€ 57.02
Paperback. The Northwest Coast of North America was home to dozens of Native peoples at the time of its first contact with Europeans. This work provides a historical overview of the ethnology and ethnohistory of this region, and focuses on contemporary, theoretically informed studies of communities and issues. Editor(s): Mauze, Marie; Harkin, Michael E.; Kan, Sergei A. Num Pages: 508 pages, 22 photographs, 2 figures, map, index. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803282964
- ISBN
- 9780803282964
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€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Hardback. Editor(s): Markovits, Claude; Pouchepadass, Jacques; Subrahmanyam, Sanjay. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 380 pages, 2+ maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFC; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843312314
- ISBN
- 9781843312314
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€ 132.83
€ 132.83
Paperback. Explores the uneven impact of chronic illness and disability on individuals, families, and communities in diverse local and global settings. Editor(s): Manderson, Lenore; Smith-Morris, Carolyn. Series Editor(s): Marshall, Mac. Series: Studies in Medical Anthropology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: JHM; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813547473
- ISBN
- 9780813547473
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€ 46.99€ 41.60
€ 46.99
€ 41.60
Hardback. Throughout the world, everyday, millions of people eat earth, clay, nasal mucus, and similar substances. Yet food practices like these are understudied in a sustained, interdisciplinary manner. This book aims to correct this neglect. Editor(s): MacClancy, Jeremy; Henry, C. Jeya; Macbeth, Helen M. Series: Anthropology of Food and Nutrition. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453534
- ISBN
- 9781845453534
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Condition: New
€ 155.43
€ 155.43
Hardback. Fieldwork is a central method of research throughout anthropology, a much-valued, much-vaunted mode of generating information. But its nature and process have been seriously understudied in biological anthropology and primatology. This book is the first ever comparative investigation, across primatology, biological and social anthropology.. Editor(s): MacClancy, Jeremy; Fuentes, Agustin. Series: Studies of the BioSocial Society. Num Pages: 316 pages, 30 ills. BIC Classification: JHMC; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456900
- ISBN
- 9781845456900
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€ 155.97
€ 155.97
Hardback. The essays collected in this volume attest to a renewal of philosophical interest in how bodies think and how thought is embodied, a philosophy that has been deeply influenced by literature, the arts, and psychoanalysis. Editor(s): MacCannell, Juliet; Zakarin, Laura. Series: Irvine Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804723060
- ISBN
- 9780804723060
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Condition: New
€ 161.14
€ 161.14
Hardback. The term 'Anthropology of Food' has become an accepted abbreviation for the study of anthropological perspectives on food, diet and nutrition, an increasingly important subdivision of anthropology that encompasses a rich variety of perspectives, academic approaches, theories, and methods. Its multi-disciplinary nature adds to its complexity. Editor(s): Macbeth, Helen M.; MacClancy, Jeremy. Num Pages: 227 pages, 17 figs, 8 tables, Glossary, Index. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571815446
- ISBN
- 9781571815446
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€ 154.88
€ 154.88
Hardback. Offers a look at the function of metaphors in mediating between two disciplinary cultures which represent and mold our views about nature and society, and the boundary between them. This book is useful for professionals and students of history, philosophy and sociology of science, biology, and literary science. Editor(s): Maasen, Sabine; Mendelsohn, E.; Weingart, Peter. Series: Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook. Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 691.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792331742
- ISBN
- 9780792331742
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Condition: New
€ 194.24
€ 194.24
Hardback. These 13 workshop-based papers critique ecofeminist assumptions about traditional societies viewing women as closer to nature and more spiritual than men. Following an overview by Low (history, Open U.) and Tremayne (social and cultural anthropology, U. of Oxford), the first contribution frames the Editor(s): Low, Alaine; Tremayne, Soraya. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHM; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571814678
- ISBN
- 9781571814678
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€ 154.94
€ 154.94
Paperback. Editor(s): Lock, Margaret,M.; Gordon, D. Series: Culture, Illness & Healing. Num Pages: 558 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHMP; MB; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 792.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
- Number of pages
- 558
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556080722
- ISBN
- 9781556080722
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Condition: New
€ 280.98
€ 280.98
Hardback. Editor(s): Lock, Margaret,M.; Gordon, D. Series: Culture, Illness & Healing. Num Pages: 558 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHMP; M; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1011.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 558
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556080715
- ISBN
- 9781556080715
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€ 244.28
€ 244.28
Hardback. This volume explores the search for meaning among people in China today. The subjects of these essays span the social spectrum from hip young entrepreneurs to sweatshop workers and homeless beggars, with the issues ranging from domestic violence to homosexuality to political corruption. Editor(s): Link, Perry; Madsen, Richard; Pickowicz, Paul G. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; JFC; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742510784
- ISBN
- 9780742510784
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Condition: New
€ 189.53
€ 189.53
Hardback. While social scientists, beginning with Weber, envisioned a secularized world, religion today is forthrightly becoming a defining feature of life all around the globe. The book as a whole explores the connections between religion and politics, and the ways in which globalization shapes these processes. Editor(s): Lindquist, Galina; Handelman, Don. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457716
- ISBN
- 9781845457716
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Condition: New
€ 155.77
€ 155.77
Hardback. This collection focuses attention on the relationships between "homeland" and "diaspora" communities in today's world. It highlights the changing character of homeland-diaspora ties and offers new understandings of the issues that these communities face and explores the roots of their fascinating, yet sometimes paradoxical, interactions Editor(s): Levy, Andre; Weingrod, Alex. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747714
- ISBN
- 9780804747714
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Condition: New
€ 172.43
€ 172.43
Hardback. Editor(s): Levi, Erik; Scheding, Florian. Series: Europea: Ethnomusicologies & Modernities. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, printed music items. BIC Classification: AVA; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810863798
- ISBN
- 9780810863798
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Condition: New
€ 151.07
€ 151.07
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Lehnert, Detlef; Megerle, Klaus. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HBLL; JHMC; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531124278
- ISBN
- 9783531124278
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Condition: New
€ 80.32
€ 80.32
Hardback. This volume asks what really happens to social relations in the face of new types of transaction - such as organ donation, forensic identification and other new medical and reproductive technologies - that involve the use of corporeal material. Drawing on comparative insights into how human biological material is treated.. Editor(s): Lambert, Helen; McDonald, Maryon. Num Pages: 188 pages, 2 ills. BIC Classification: JFM; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455538
- ISBN
- 9781845455538
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€ 154.54
€ 154.54
Hardback. Now that nearly twenty years have passed since the collapse of the Soviet bloc there is a need to understand what has taken place since that historic date and where we are at the moment. Bringing together authors with different historical, cultural, regional and theoretical backgrounds, this volume engages in debates that address new questions aris Editor(s): Kurti, Laszlo; Skalnik, Peter. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 15 ills. BIC Classification: 1DVG; JHM; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454746
- ISBN
- 9781845454746
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Condition: New
€ 166.77
€ 166.77
Paperback. Editor(s): Kummels, Ingrid; Rauhut, Claudia; Rinke, Stefan; Timm, Birte. Num Pages: 300 pages, 20 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBTQ; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837626070
- ISBN
- 9783837626070
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Condition: New
€ 52.28€ 41.58
€ 52.28
€ 41.58
Hardback. An investigation of complexities that arise as ethnographers work with refugees. It explores issues surrounding power and disempowerment between researcher and subject; the protection of research informants; and the rights/actions of refugees in representing themselves and their cultures. Editor(s): Krulfeld, Ruth M.; MacDonald, Jeffery L. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFD; JHM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847688975
- ISBN
- 9780847688975
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Condition: New
€ 188.05
€ 188.05
A Companion to Cognitive Anthropology offers a comprehensive overview of the development of cognitive anthropology from its inception to the present day and explores recent findings in the areas of theory, methodology, and field research in twenty-nine key essays by leading scholars. The book explains how cultural (or collective) vs. Editor(s): Kronenfeld, David B.; Bennardo, Giovanni; De Munck, Victor C.; Fischer, Michael D. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1280.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405187787
- ISBN
- 9781405187787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.00
€ 209.00