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Paperback. Editor(s): Penner, Hans H. Series: AAR Teaching Religious Studies Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFC; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780788504907
ISBN
9780788504907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.02

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594514388
ISBN
9781594514388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 217.57
€ 190.79

Paperback. Chronicles the lives of a group of fishermen from Ghana who took the long and dangerous journey to Southern Italy in search of work in a cutthroat underground economy. Illuminating the nature of high-risk migration around the world, this title reveals the challenges and experiences of these international migrants. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1HFDH; JFFN; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
306
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270732
ISBN
9780520270732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.64

Paperback. Investigates habits, practices, and meanings of water through case studies from around the world. With its wide range and diversity, this volume explores water practices in different cultures and shows that water is much more than a commodity, a resource, or a substance - it is a focal point that reflects local culture. Editor(s): Hahn, Hans Peter; Cless, Karlheinz; Soentgen, Jens. Num Pages: 250 pages, 73 colour plates, 7 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Campus Verlag Germany
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9783593396101
ISBN
9783593396101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.45
€ 47.95

Paperback. An Account of Cannibal Captivity in Brazil. 296 pages, 65 illustrations. Editor(s): Whitehead, Neil L. In 1550, the German adventurer Hans Staden was serving as a gunner in a Portuguese fort on the Brazilian coast. This title tells the story of his nine-month captivity among the Tupi Indians. It presents a dramatic first-person account of his capture, captivity, and eventual escape. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFC; JHMC. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 18. Weight: 442. Translator(s): Harbsmeier, Michael.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822342311
ISBN
9780822342311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.10

Hardback. Everyday life in contemporary rural China is characterized by an increased sense of moral challenge and uncertainty. This ethnographic study of the village of Zhongba is an attempt to grasp the ethical reflexivity of everyday life in rural China. Series: Dislocations. Num Pages: 308 pages, 19 ills, 6 figs & tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHB; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857458902
ISBN
9780857458902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.02

Paperback. Theoretically sophisticated ethnographies of different aspects of various governments, showing the importance of such work to anthropology and to the study of states in general. Editor(s): Stepputat, Finn. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JHMP; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822327981
ISBN
9780822327981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 52 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 5. Weight in Grams: 84.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
American Anthropological Association United States
Edition
Number 5
Number of pages
52
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913167243
ISBN
9780913167243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.24

Hardback. This text provides a historical geography of "forgotten California", the portion of the Great Central Valley north of Sacramento. It is structured around four themes - the environment, people, economy and landscape - which illustrate the growth and ethnic diversity of this region of North America. Num Pages: 332 pages, maps, graphs, tables, sketches, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847682850
ISBN
9780847682850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
1st Edition, 1st Printing
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152158
ISBN
9780691152158
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.94

Paperback. This is the first appearance in paper back of one of the major classics of contemporary Sociology. Studies in Ethnomethodology has inspired a wide range of important theoretical and empirical work in the social sciences and linguistics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745600055
ISBN
9780745600055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.81

Paperback. In Metabolic Living Harris Solomon studies obesity and diabetes in Mumbai, India, presenting a new narrative of metabolic illness in which it is less about the overconsumption of food than it is about the body's relationship to its environment and the substances it absorbs. Series: Critical Global Health: Evidence, Efficacy, Ethnography. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JHMC; MFGM; MJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361015
ISBN
9780822361015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.22

Hardback. In Metabolic Living Harris Solomon studies obesity and diabetes in Mumbai, India, presenting a new narrative of metabolic illness in which it is less about the overconsumption of food than it is about the body's relationship to its environment and the substances it absorbs. Series: Critical Global Health: Evidence, Efficacy, Ethnography. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JHMC; MFGM; MJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360872
ISBN
9780822360872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.67

Hardcover. Oprah Winfrey has built an empire on her ability to connect with and inspire her audience. The cultural and economic power that Winfrey wields merits critical evaluation. This book examines the origins of her influential image and its substantial impact on politics, entertainment, and popular opinion. Editor(s): Harris, Jennifer; Watson, Elwood. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMC; KNTD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124261
ISBN
9780813124261
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.25

Paperback. Rodney Harrison and John Schofield explore how archaeology can inform the study of our own society and other late-modern societies through detailed case studies and a summary of the existing literature. They draw together cross-disciplinary perspectives, and develop a new agenda for the study of the materiality of contemporary societies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 42 in-text illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; HDD; JFCD; JHB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199548088
ISBN
9780199548088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.59

Paperback. '[A]n accessible introduction to models and theories of human nature and how they inform our professional practice' Professional Social Work Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFF; JHM; JKS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Pluto Press London
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745307411
ISBN
9780745307411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317076
ISBN
9780226317076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 44.94

Paperback. One of anthropology's premier writers on fieldwork methodology looks at the essential elements that constitute the art of his discipline. In The Art of Fieldwork, Wolcott compares the fieldworker to the artist, while recognizing the inherent differences between the labors of each. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHMP; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761991014
ISBN
9780761991014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.32

Paperback. Through vivid ethnographic analyses, this book examines the range of expressions of the popular suspicion of power -including forms of shamanism, sorcery, conspiracy theory, and urban legends - illuminating them as ways of making sense of the world in the midst of tumultuous and uneven processes of modernization. Editor(s): Sanders, Todd. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822330240
ISBN
9780822330240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.35

Paperback. According to the people of the Mueda plateau in northern Mozambique, sorcerers remake the world by asserting the authority of their own imaginative visions of it. This work explores the issues provoked by this equation. A key theme of the author's research into sorcery is that one sorcerer's claims can be challenged or reversed by other sorcerers. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; HRKT; HRQX2; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226893983
ISBN
9780226893983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.72

Paperback. Argues that, where neoliberal policies have fostered social division rather than security and prosperity, Muedans have, in fact, used sorcery discourse to assess and sometimes overturn reforms, advancing alternative visions of a world transformed. Num Pages: 336 pages, 31 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226894058
ISBN
9780226894058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 32.82

Hardback. 'A timely account and analysis of the lived reality .. of West Indians who now tenant the Caribbean Diaspora in Britain.' Professor Rex Nettleford, University W Indies Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFC; JFSL3; JHBA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745317632
ISBN
9780745317632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.96
€ 82.74

Num Pages: 288 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1; JHMC; MFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195379617
ISBN
9780195379617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.11

Paperback. Examines the formation of self among the Urarina, an Amazonian people of lowland Peru. Based on detailed ethnography, this title highlights the role of intimate but asymmetrical attachments and dependencies which begin in the womb, but can extend beyond human society to include a variety of animals, plants, spirits and material objects. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 252 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388. Self, Power, and Intimacy in Amazonia. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. 252 pages, illustrations. Examines the formation of self among the Urarina, an Amazonian people of lowland Peru. Based on detailed ethnography, this title highlights the role of intimate but asymmetrical attachments and dependencies which begin in the womb, but can extend beyond human society to include a variety of animals, plants, spirits and material objects. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFSL9; JHMC. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273603
ISBN
9780520273603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.82

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