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Anthropology

Paperback. Presents a portrait of Hindu renouncers or sadhus or ascetics in northern India and Nepal. This title considers a paradox that shapes their lives: while ostensibly defined by their solitary spiritual practice, the stripping away of social commitments, and their break with family and community. Series: Contemporary Indian Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219497
ISBN
9780253219497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; HRLM7; JFMX; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 323.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253021366
ISBN
9780253021366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.90

Paperback. An exploration of how cultural agency can be used by different organizations and artists to rethink and challenge the notion of a globalized society Editor(s): Sommer, Doris. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 b&w photos, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822334996
ISBN
9780822334996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.26

Paperback. The polyethnic contexts of societies provide a particular situation in which people with various languages, religion, and cultures live within the same geographical space. In Iran, a highlevel ethno-lingual diversity is present, for example Lor, Kurd, Gilak, Arab, Balouch, Turk, Turkmen and religious groups such as Assyrians, Armenians, Jews, and Z Series: UvA Proefschriften. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 2340 x 1560. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Vossiuspers UvA Netherlands
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9789056297411
ISBN
9789056297411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 134.21

Paperback. It has been half a century since the publication of An American Dilemma, Gunnar Myrdal's seminal work on race in America. This book is an attempt to contribute to a fresh understanding of this dilemma by viewing the issues of race as they are now, not as they were a generation or so ago. Editor(s): Sniderman, Paul M.; Tetlock, Philip E.; Carmines, Edward G. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue
SKU
V9780804724821
ISBN
9780804724821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.15

Paperback. Copublished in 1994 by Princeton University Press and the Russell Sage Foundation as a synthesis of the burgeoning field of economic sociology. This resource focuses on what continues to be one of the leading edges of sociology and one of its most important interdisciplinary adventures. It is for faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates. Editor(s): Smelser, Neil J.; Swedberg, Richard. Num Pages: 752 pages, 21 line illus. 34 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 192 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1372.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691121260
ISBN
9780691121260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.77

Paperback. An essay by philosopher Slavoj Zizek, with an English translation of Schelling's beautiful and evocative "Ages of the World, " second draft Series: The Body in Theory: Histories of Cultural Materialism. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472066520
ISBN
9780472066520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. Tells the local, Seattle story about the Congress of Racial Equality movement to bring about a more integrated and just society Series: V Ethel Willis White Books. Num Pages: 57 illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSG; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990842
ISBN
9780295990842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.34

Paperback. In a wide-ranging analysis covering popular culture, policy, and underlying social structures, this book shows how drug addicts are socially constructed as useless burdens on society and who benefits from that portrayal. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHMC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611321180
ISBN
9781611321180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.98

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JHMC; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804785099
ISBN
9780804785099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.88

Paperback. The forest primeval, the river of life, the sacred mount - read 'Landscape and Memory' to have these explained.. Num Pages: 672 pages, 32pp colour plates, 200 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTP; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 168 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1624.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006863489
ISBN
9780006863489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 29.06

Hardcover. Many anthropological accounts of warfare in indigenous societies have described the taking of heads or other body parts as trophies. But almost nothing is known of the prevalence of trophy-taking of this sort in the armed forces of contemporary nation-states. This book is a history of this type of misconduct among military personnel.. Num Pages: 244 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516. Hunting and the Enemy Body in Modern War. 244 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Many anthropological accounts of warfare in indigenous societies have described the taking of heads or other body parts as trophies. But almost nothing is known of the prevalence of trophy-taking of this sort in the armed forces of contemporary nation-states. This book is a history of this type of misconduct among military personnel. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: HBW; JHMC. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 21. Weight: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857454980
ISBN
9780857454980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.25

Paperback. Editor(s): Hackett, Rosalind I. J.; Coleman, Simon. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814772607
ISBN
9780814772607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.01

Hardback. * A comprehensive survey of the development of the Serbian nation. * Provides the background history of the Serbs, essential to understanding their current situation. * Traces the history of the Serbian people from the seventh through to the late twentieth century. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 352 pages, 60. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631204718
ISBN
9780631204718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845197827
ISBN
9781845197827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.55

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
NYU Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814720783
ISBN
9780814720783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.72

Hardback. When Things Become Property examines postsocialist land and forest reforms in Albania, Romania and Vietnam, finding that property reforms are not miracle tools available to governments for refashioning economies, politics or environments. Series: Max Planck Studies in Anthropology and Economy. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; JHMC; RGCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785334511
ISBN
9781785334511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.31

Paperback. This portrait of student life in an urban high school focuses on the academic success of African-American students. It explores the symbolic role of academic achievement within the Black community and investigates the price students pay for attaining it. Num Pages: 426 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JHMP; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226257143
ISBN
9780226257143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.43

Paperback. Documents how re-visiting fieldwork sites shapes anthropologists' interpretations Editor(s): Howell, Signe; Talle, Aud. Num Pages: 286 pages, 22 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253223487
ISBN
9780253223487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.55

Paperback. As a young anthropologist, the author undertook fieldwork in Jamaica, Haiti, and Puerto Rico. This title presents a summation of his work in the region and is a reminder of how anthropology allows people to explore the deep truths that history may leave unexamined. Series: W. E. B. Du Bois Lectures. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFSL3; JFSL4; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066212
ISBN
9780674066212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.11

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