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Anthropology

Paperback. Considers what happens to individual subjectivity when stable or imagined environments such as nations and communities are transformed or displaced by free trade economics, terrorism, and war. This book also considers how information and medical technologies reshape the relation one has to oneself. Editor(s): Biehl, Joao; Good, Byron J.; Kleinman, Arthur. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 477 pages, 19 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: GPS; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 17. Weight in Grams: 918. Ethnographic Investigations. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. 477 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Biehl, Joao; Good, Byron J.; Kleinman, Arthur. Considers what happens to individual subjectivity when stable or imagined environments such as nations and communities are transformed or displaced by free trade economics, terrorism, and war. This book also considers how information and medical technologies reshape the relation one has to oneself. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GPS; JHMP. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 17. Weight: 664.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
477
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247932
ISBN
9780520247932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Constitutes proceedings of two roundtables and forums organized by Eszter Banffy, Peter Biehl, Douglas Comer, and Christopher Prescott and sponsored by European Association of Archaeologists and Society for American Archaeology held at 76th SAA annual conference in Sacramento in April 2011, and 17th EAA annual conference in Oslo in September 2011. Series: SpringerBriefs in archaeology/SpringerBriefs in Archaeological Heritage Management. Num Pages: 125 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 219.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
1st ed. 2013, Corr. 2nd printing 2013
Number of pages
125
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461460763
ISBN
9781461460763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.34

Paperback. The miraculous blends with the mundane in this book as the Samburu continue their day-to-day twenty-first-century existence. Straight describes miracles inside the cultural logic that makes them possible, questioning how anthropology can best engage with the improbable. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812220926
ISBN
9780812220926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Ethnomusicologizing contains writings on contemporary music and culture studies. In this work, Banfield instructs readers in the ways by which we may better appreciate and understand creative artistry and process, and their relation to history and its meaning. Series: African American Cultural Theory and Heritage. Num Pages: 446 pages, 81 black & white halftones, 5 tables. BIC Classification: AVA; JFCA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442229716
ISBN
9781442229716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.36

Hardback. * Presents a highly original new way of thinking about modern societies and human relationships. * Written by a leading professor of Social Policy * Contains numerous first hand interviews and everyday examples. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHMC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745633503
ISBN
9780745633503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

Paperback. * Presents a highly original new way of thinking about modern societies and human relationships. * Written by a leading professor of Social Policy * Contains numerous first hand interviews and everyday examples. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHMC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745633510
ISBN
9780745633510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.08

Hardcover. For over half a century, the Middle East has been major migration corridor for domestic workers from Asia and Africa. This book Illuminates the multidimensionality of these workers' lives as they engage in finding a balance between acting and being acted upon, struggle and accommodation, and movement and stasis. Editor(s): Fernandez, Bina; De Regt, Marina; Currie, Gregory. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFFN; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137482105
ISBN
9781137482105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.30

Paperback. Traces the shifting tides of New York's ethnic past, from its beginnings as a Dutch trading outpost onwards. This work explores the processes of cultural adaptation to life in New York, giving an account of immigrants new and old, and of the streets and neighborhoods they claimed and transformed. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 353 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
353
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231078795
ISBN
9780231078795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.48

Paperback. How environmental activism in youth shapes political engagement and citizenship for Laotian American women Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FML; 1KBBWF; JHMC; JPW; RNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439908150
ISBN
9781439908150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

hardcover. Presents a description of the author's methodology and its significance for understanding hunter-gatherer cultures on a global basis. This book provides a major synthesis of an enormous body of cultural and environmental information. Num Pages: 583 pages, 151 line illustrations, 60 tables. BIC Classification: HDA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 226 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1856.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
583
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520223936
ISBN
9780520223936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 73.24

Hardcover. Summarizes the state of anthropological knowledge of Indian peoples. This book surveys the full range of American Indian anthropology: from ecological and political-economic questions to topics concerning religion, language, and expressive culture. Editor(s): Biolsi, Thomas. Series: Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631226864
ISBN
9780631226864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 217.16

Hardcover. Based on ethnographic research on the online activities of Christian & Muslim actors in the Moluccan conflict, this study investigates processes of identity construction, community building, & evolving conflict dynamics on the internet. An innovative contribution to conflict & internet research, this study paves the way for a new cyber anthropology Translator(s): Gaines, Jeremy. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 460 pages, 20 ills, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JMC; JFD; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857458544
ISBN
9780857458544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.83

Hardcover. This study outlines the emerging cultural turn in Peace Studies and provides a critical understanding of the cultural dimension of reconciliation. Taking an anthropological view on decentralization and peacebuilding in Indonesia, it sets new standards for an interdisciplinary research field. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMN; GTJ; JHMC; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137504340
ISBN
9781137504340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.09

Hardback. Although practice theory has been a mainstay of social theory for nearly three decades, so far it has had very limited impact on media studies. This book draws on the work of practice theorists such as Wittgenstein, Foucault, Bourdieu, Barth, and Shatzki and rethinks the study of media from the perspective of practice theory.. Editor(s): Brauchler, Birgit; Postill, John. Series: Anthropology of Media. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845457419
ISBN
9781845457419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.49

Paperback. Tracing the rise and development of the Ghanaian video film industry between 1985 and 2010, this book examines video movies as seismographic devices recording a culture and society in turmoil. It also captures the process of film-making in Ghana. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 408 pages, 31 b/w. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; AFKV; HRAM2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287686
ISBN
9780520287686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. "Globalization" and "Identity" are an explosive combination, demonstrated by recent outbursts of communalist violence in many parts of the world. Editor(s): Meyer, Birgit; Geschiere, Peter. Series: Development and Change Special Issues. Num Pages: 344 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHM; JPA; JPFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631212386
ISBN
9780631212386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.60

Paperback. This is the first book to explore comparatively how magic-usually portrayed as the antithesis of the modern-is also at home in modernity. Editor(s): Meyer, Birgit; Pels, Peter. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HRQX2; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804744645
ISBN
9780804744645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Identifies the micro-social processes and complexities within multilateral organisations which have, up to now, been largely invisible. Editor(s): Muller, Birgit. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHMC; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 214 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pluto Press
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333748
ISBN
9780745333748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.61

Paperback / so. Series: Yuseder Publications. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810031174
ISBN
9783810031174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.81

Hardback. China ist die Wirtschaftsmacht des 21. Jahrhunderts. Immer mehr westliche Firmen gehen in das Reich der Mitte. Und scheitern, weil sie Burokratie und Investitionsmittel nicht ausreichend bedacht, oder sich auf Rahmenbedingungen nicht gut genug vorbereitet haben " Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHMC; KJC; KJMV2; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540313151
ISBN
9783540313151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.73

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