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Anthropology

Hardback. In Plastic Bodies Emilia Sanabria examines how women's use of sex hormones in Bahia, Brazil for menstrual suppression shapes social relations, having become central to contemporary understandings of the body, class, gender, sex, personhood, modernity, and Brazilian national identity. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 photographs. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHMC; VFDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822361428
ISBN
9780822361428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.62

Paperback. Originally published in Sweden as Med lapperne i hojfjeldet, copyright 1913. Translator(s): Sjoholm, Barbara. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299292348
ISBN
9780299292348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.30

Paperback. Now updated and expanded, People and Nature is a lively, accessible introduction to environmental anthropology that focuses on the interactions between people, culture, and nature around the world. Series: Primers in Anthropology. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118877470
ISBN
9781118877470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.62

Paperback. Reveals how citizens strategically imagine, produce, and critique a new moral economy in which the market and neoliberal logic are pre-eminent Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China. Num Pages: 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992235
ISBN
9780295992235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.47

Paperback. Manic behavior holds an undeniable fascination in American culture. This work seeks to understand mania's appeal and how it weighs on the lives of Americans diagnosed with manic depression. It takes us into the fascinating and sometimes disturbing worlds of mental-health support groups, mood charts, psychiatric rounds and psychotropic drugs. Num Pages: 400 pages, 19 halftones. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Paperback Prin
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141060
ISBN
9780691141060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.74

Paperback. This book examines the formation, entrenchment, and sociopolitical consequences of land conflict in the Negev region of Israel as it has become defined along ethnic lines. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JHMC; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798303
ISBN
9780804798303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.23

Paperback. Emily Rosenberg examines the social and cultural networks that emerged from global exchanges between 1870 and 1945. Transnational connections were being formed many decades before "globalization" became a commonplace term in economic and political discourse, and these currents underscore the fluidity of spatial and personal identifications. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674281332
ISBN
9780674281332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.27

Paperback. Based on years of fieldwork, this book offers poignant stories of how obesity is lived and experienced by Guatemalans who have recently found their diets - and their bodies - radically transformed. It is suitable for anyone who cares about the politics of healthy eating. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 19 b/w, 1 map. BIC Classification: JHM; JKS; MBNH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286825
ISBN
9780520286825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.51

Hardback. Looks at indigeneity in the central highlands of Ecuador focusing on the activism of the grassroots organization of Inca Atahualpa. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 photos, 2 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFC; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 631.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822351757
ISBN
9780822351757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.83

Paperback. Emma Minde's portraits of the family into which she was given in marriage more than sixty years ago are instructive and touching. She offers rare insight into a life history guided by two powerful forces: the traditional world of the Plains Cree and the influence of the Catholic missions. Translator(s): Ahenakew, Freda; Wolfart, H. C. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG; JFC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888642912
ISBN
9780888642912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Tomalin, Emma. Series: Routledge International Handbooks. Num Pages: 458 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; HRA; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 174. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138070752
ISBN
9781138070752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.62

Paperback. The confessions of Isobel Gowdie are widely recognised as the most extraordinary on record in Britain. Using historical, psychological, and anthropological perspectives this book sets out to separate the voice of Isobel Gowdie from that of her interrogators, and to determine the experiences and beliefs which may have generated her confessions. Num Pages: 604 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JD; HRLK; HRQX5; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 174 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1072.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
604
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191801
ISBN
9781845191801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 49.36

Paperback. Europe's imperial projects were often predicated on a series of legal and scientific distinctions that were frequently challenged by the reality of social and sexual interactions between the colonized and the colonizers. This title reveals the unacknowledged but central role of race in the definition of French nationality. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBTQ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478. Race, Filiation, and Citizenship in the French Colonies. 352 pages. Europe's imperial projects were often predicated on a series of legal and scientific distinctions that were frequently challenged by the reality of social and sexual interactions between the colonized and the colonizers. This title reveals the unacknowledged but central role of race in the definition of French nationality. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBTQ; JFSL; JHMC. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 19. Weight: 480. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226733081
ISBN
9780226733081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.01

hardcover. Examines how rapid societal changes, economic development, and integration into global markets have affected ordinary people's perceptions of law, with a special focus on the narratives of men and women who have suffered serious injuries in the province of Chiangmai, Thailand. Series: The Cultural Lives of Law. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 table, 3 figures, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804763813
ISBN
9780804763813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.75

Paperback. Narrates the movement of an old diaspora across the Indian Ocean. Ranging from Arabia to India and Southeast Asia, this work explores the transcultural exchanges that enabled Hadrami Yemeni descendants of the Muslim prophet Muhammad to become locals in each of the three regions, yet remain cosmopolitans with vital connections across the ocean. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 406 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 4 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 574. Genealogy and Mobility Across the Indian Ocean. Series: California World History Library. 406 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 4 maps, 2 tables. Narrates the movement of an old diaspora across the Indian Ocean. Ranging from Arabia to India and Southeast Asia, this work explores the transcultural exchanges that enabled Hadrami Yemeni descendants of the Muslim prophet Muhammad to become locals in each of the three regions, yet remain cosmopolitans with vital connections across the ocean. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHM. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 29. Weight: 566.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
406
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520244542
ISBN
9780520244542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.94

Hardcover. Transformations in Kalanga and Ndebele Societies, 1860-1990. Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. 320 pages, 8, 8 black and white. A comparative study of identity shifts in two large ethnic groups in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JH; JFC; JHMC. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 31. Weight: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464185
ISBN
9781580464185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.24

hardcover. A perspective on Latinos - not only as a diverse and growing population in the US with distinct social, cultural and economic features, but as a political force with a collective ethnic identity. It explores the personal identity and resiliency, adaptive strategies, and successes of Latinos. Series: Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KL; JFSL4; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847687282
ISBN
9780847687282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.82

Hardback. This ethnographic study of a Chinese Catholic village reveals how the rapid penetration of transnational processes into the People's Republic of China during the post-Mao period has redefined and created new social and cultural structures in rural communities. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRCC7; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804740975
ISBN
9780804740975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.43

Paperback. Reexamines the trope of the machine in the garden that laid out by Leo Marx years ago. Extending the relevance of Marx's theory from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century, this title examines the filmic and literary representations of industrial, bureaucratic, and digital gardens; explore its role in the aftermath of the Civil War and more. Editor(s): Erbacher, Eric; Maruo-Schroder, Nicole; Sedlmeier, Florian. Series: North American Studies. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; DQ; JHMC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 83 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Campus Verlag Germany
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9783593501918
ISBN
9783593501918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.27
€ 62.87

Hardcover. Rise of a Japanese Chinatown focuses on a Chinese immigrant community in the Japanese port city of Yokohama from the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 to the normalization of Sino-Japanese ties in 1972 and beyond. It tells the story of how Chinese immigrants found an enduring place within a monoethnic state during periods of war and peace. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 270 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674491984
ISBN
9780674491984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.31

paperback. A provocative introduction to fieldwork and the concept of culture Num Pages: 246 pages, 7 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222756
ISBN
9780253222756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.12

Paperback. Series: Theory Out of Bounds. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, 1map. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 201 x 16. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816623419
ISBN
9780816623419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Explores the historical trajectory of so-called modern globalization. This title challenges the long-held anthropological notion that non-European cultures and people were isolated and static entities before the advent of European colonialism and imperialism. Num Pages: 536 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 3 line illustrations, 35 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746. 536 pages, Illustrations, maps. Explores the historical trajectory of so-called modern globalization. This title challenges the long-held anthropological notion that non-European cultures and people were isolated and static entities before the advent of European colonialism and imperialism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; JHMC. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 31. Weight: 748.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
536
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268180
ISBN
9780520268180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.68

Paperback. This text explores the historical relationship of ideas, power and culture. Looking at several case studies, it analyses how the regnant ideology intertwines with power around the pivotal relationships that govern social labour. Num Pages: 310 pages, 3 b/w photos. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
310
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520215825
ISBN
9780520215825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.33

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