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Anthropology

Hardcover. Draws on thirty-five years of fieldwork (1965-1990) in the region to present a masterful ethnographic historical account of how nine communities in the Oaxaca Valley have striven to maintain land, livelihood, and civility in the face of transformational and cumulative change across five centuries. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 403 pages, 62 b&w photos, 7 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 814. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292754768
ISBN
9780292754768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

Hardback. This volume examines the tumultuous changes that have occurred and are still occurring in the aftermath of European colonization of the globe from 1492 to 1947. Editor(s): Schwarz, Henry; Ray, Sangeeta. Series: Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 624 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JHM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 189 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631206620
ISBN
9780631206620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 228.62

paperback. The self-contained casino resort removes gambling and its social problems from cities and provides Americans with the comfort of gambling in a setting matched to their suburban lifestyle. This study locates the rise of the casino resort in suburbanization and its contemporary significance. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415935579
ISBN
9780415935579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.11

Paperback. Casting aside the traditional conception of film as an outgrowth of photography, theatre, and the novel, the essays in this volume reasses the relationship between the emergence of film and the broader culture of modernity. Editor(s): Charney, Leo; Schwartz, Vanessa R. Num Pages: 409 pages, 50 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 586. 409 pages, 50 b&w photographs. Editor(s): Charney, Leo; Schwartz, Vanessa R. Casting aside the traditional conception of film as an outgrowth of photography, theatre, and the novel, the essays in this volume reasses the relationship between the emergence of film and the broader culture of modernity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JHM. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 24. Weight: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
409
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520201125
ISBN
9780520201125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.31

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HP; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159487
ISBN
9780231159487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.56
€ 80.25

paperback. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1971st Edition
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9789024711697
ISBN
9789024711697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Luckmann, B.; Grathoff, R.H. Num Pages: 426 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1972
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9789024751167
ISBN
9789024751167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 289.08

Paperback. Editor(s): Von Baeyer, A.; Brodersen, A. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 515.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1972
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9789024714988
ISBN
9789024714988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.39

Hardback. Editor(s): Schulz, Oberto J.; Koch, Bega E. Num Pages: 153 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
153
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620818985
ISBN
9781620818985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.71
€ 116.23

Paperback. In 1966 a text-edition of Syamilaka's Padatagitaka, an ancient Sanskrit monologue-play (bha'la) dating from the Gupta time (between 455 and 510 A.D.), was published by me as a doctoral dissertation for the University of Leyden. The present book which is published as the second part of "The Padata Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 421.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1976
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401734196
ISBN
9789401734196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 138.63

Paperback. Highlights nearly 100 species of plants and animals that were significant to the ancient Maya and that continue to inhabit the Maya region. Illustrator(s): Chab-Medina, Juan C. Num Pages: 400 pages, 123 line drawings, 3 maps, 5 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSL9; JHM; PST; PSV; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292777606
ISBN
9780292777606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.58

Paperback. Why do elderly choose to move away from their children so as to not receive their support? Using a number of case studies, contributors explore social support as a tool of mutuality, or maintaining relatedness and sharing feelings, rather than preventing or patching up problems. This book helps correct the dominant framework of deliberate action. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHM; JHMC; JMH; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349461240
ISBN
9781349461240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.92

Hardcover. Why do elderly choose to move away from their children so as to not receive their support? Using a number of case studies, contributors explore social support as a tool of mutuality, or maintaining relatedness and sharing feelings, rather than preventing or patching up problems. This book helps correct the dominant framework of deliberate action. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137330963
ISBN
9781137330963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

Paperback. Editor(s): Frings, M.S. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401080651
ISBN
9789401080651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 193.57

Paperback. "Palestine, 1948, and the Claims of Memory" uses blurbs. Editor(s): Sa'di, Ahmad H.; Abu-Lughod, Lila. Series: Cultures of History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502. Palestine, 1948, and the Claims of Memory. Series: Cultures of History S. 416 pages, 14 illustrations. Editor(s): Sa'Di, Ahmad H.; Abu-Lughod, Lila. "Palestine, 1948, and the Claims of Memory" uses blurbs. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JHM; JP. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight: 502.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135795
ISBN
9780231135795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Paperback. An ethnography about 'Japan outside of Japan' - specifically, how Japanese families on corporate re-assignment in the United States recreate their homeland within domestic spaces Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336228
ISBN
9780822336228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Hardcover. In Cote d'Ivoire, appearing modern is so important for success that many young men deplete their already meager resources to project an illusion of wealth. The author argues that they engage a global hierarchy that is profoundly modern, one that values performance over authenticity - highlighting the counterfeit nature of modernity itself. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; JFFT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226575193
ISBN
9780226575193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94
€ 89.16

Paperback. In Cote d'Ivoire, appearing modern is so important for success that many young men deplete their already meager resources to project an illusion of wealth. The author argues that they engage a global hierarchy that is profoundly modern, one that values performance over authenticity - highlighting the counterfeit nature of modernity itself. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; JFFT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226575209
ISBN
9780226575209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Turner, Sarah. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
UBC Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824941
ISBN
9780774824941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 234 pages, 34 black & white illustrations, 4 maps, 34 b&w illus., 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295741734
ISBN
9780295741734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

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