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Paperback. Attempts to understand the dilemmas average Nigerians face every day as they try to get ahead - or just survive - in a society riddled with corruption. This book paints a portrait of Nigerian corruption - of nationwide fuel shortages in Africa's oil-producing giant, Internet cafes where the young launch their e-mail scams, and more. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: JFFX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136479
- ISBN
- 9780691136479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.27
€ 42.99
€ 31.27
Paperback. AIDS and Africa are indelibly linked in popular consciousness, but despite widespread awareness of the epidemic, much of the story remains hidden beneath a superficial focus on condoms, sex workers, and antiretrovirals. Africa gets lost in this equation. The author offers a powerful reversal, using AIDS as a lens through which to view Africa. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; HBJH; JHMC; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226108834
- ISBN
- 9780226108834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.05
€ 33.99
€ 27.05
paperback. Presents a study of the Lummi Indians of northwestern Washington and the political and economic forces that have determined their changing fortunes over the past years. Series: Columbia Northwest Classics. Num Pages: 237 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; GTB; JHM; TVT; WSXF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295978482
- ISBN
- 9780295978482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.33
€ 38.33
Paperback. * Examines the ways that science and technology are integral parts of, and are influenced by, the society in which they exist. * Shows how groups and organizations in power shape developments in technoscience, and how new developments affect people differently depending on class, race, gender and location. Series: Key Themes in Sociology. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10. BIC Classification: JHM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231820
- ISBN
- 9780631231820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.32
€ 41.32
Paperback. In this ethnography of the Cancha mega-market in Cochabama, Bolivia, Daniel M. Goldstein examines what it means for the market's poorest vendors to maintain personal safety and economic stability by navigating systems of informality and illegality and how this dynamic is representative of the neoliberal modern city. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822360452
- ISBN
- 9780822360452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. This study analyzes a popular festival and vigilante lynching, examining them as a form of political spectacle performed by improverished people who want to gain access to the potential benefits of citizenship in a modern city. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: AN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333708
- ISBN
- 9780822333708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. In this ethnography of the Cancha mega-market in Cochabama, Bolivia, Daniel M. Goldstein examines what it means for the market's poorest vendors to maintain personal safety and economic stability by navigating systems of informality and illegality and how this dynamic is representative of the neoliberal modern city. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822360285
- ISBN
- 9780822360285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.56
€ 116.56
Hardcover. History, Time, and Economic Crisis in Central Greece explores how the inhabitants of a Greek town face the devastating consequences of the worst economic crisis in living memory. Knight examines how the inhabitants draw on the past to contextualize their experiences and build strength that will enable them to overcome their suffering. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVG; HBJD; JFFA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137501486
- ISBN
- 9781137501486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.52
€ 66.52
Paperback. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403967732
- ISBN
- 9781403967732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.84
€ 137.84
Hardback. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403967725
- ISBN
- 9781403967725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. Focuses on an everyday item - blue jeans - to learn what one simple article of clothing can tell us about our individual and social lives and challenging, by extension, the foundational anthropological presumption of the normative. Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; JFC; JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272194
- ISBN
- 9780520272194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. The main argument of this book is that people use material objects to express themselves and their cultures. Drawing on examples from both Western and developing cultures, it shows that everyday objects reflect not only personal tastes and attributes, but also moral principles and social ideals. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631156055
- ISBN
- 9780631156055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.84
€ 48.84
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859734124
- ISBN
- 9781859734124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.17
€ 175.17
Paperback. This text explores the many contradictions faced by shoppers on a typical London street, and in the process offers a sophisticated examination of the way we shop, and what it reveals about our relationships to our families and communities, as well as to the environment and the economy as a whole. Series: Lewis Henry Morgan Lecture Series. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; JFFT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226526485
- ISBN
- 9780226526485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Hardback. A Theory of Shopping offers a highly original perspective on one of our most basic everyday activities -- shopping. We commonly assume that shopping is primarily concerned with individuals and materialism. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; KNPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 429.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745619453
- ISBN
- 9780745619453
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 1KLCH; JFFN; JFFS; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 199.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801477294
- ISBN
- 9780801477294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814774823
- ISBN
- 9780814774823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Documenting the farm labour system, this text presents a collection of voices - from workers who labour in the fields, to union organizers and lobbyists. The stories present the world of migrant farmworkers as a complex social and economic system. Num Pages: 352 pages, 35 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JHBL; JHM; KCFM; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520227347
- ISBN
- 9780520227347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.14
€ 42.14
Paperback. This text examines violence in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, looking at two conceptually linked forms of perilous face-to-fact encounters: Carnival, a bacchanalian festival, and briga, a potentially lethal street confrontation. Num Pages: 308 pages, 21 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804725897
- ISBN
- 9780804725897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.84
€ 42.99
€ 38.84
Hardback. This work examines violence in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, looking at two conceptually linked forms of perilous face-to-fact encounters: Carnival, a bacchanalian festival, and briga, a potentially lethal street confrontation. Num Pages: 308 pages, 21 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLSB; JFFE; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804719261
- ISBN
- 9780804719261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.38
€ 192.38