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Anthropology

Paperback. An ethnography of Ayurvedic medicine which argues the ills it cures are largely effects of postcolonial identity. Series: Body, Commodity, Text. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHMP; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329480
ISBN
9780822329480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.51

Paperback. This collection argues that minorities in the Southeast Asian Massif are not powerless in the face of economic and political change in the region - they are drawing on ethnicity and culture to indigenize modernity and maintain their livelihoods. Editor(s): Michaud, Jean; Forsyth, Tim. Num Pages: 256 pages, , black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FML; 1FMV; 1FPC; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774818384
ISBN
9780774818384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Paperback. A highly detailed, thought-provoking examination of the racial, sexual, and social complexities of Afro-Ecuadorian culture, as revealed through the annual Festival of the Kings. Series: Interp Culture New Millennium. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252079016
ISBN
9780252079016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. Editor(s): Feld, Steven. Series: Visible Evidence. Num Pages: 456 pages, 37 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: APF; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 870.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816641048
ISBN
9780816641048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. What happens when anthropologists lose themselves during fieldwork while attempting to understand divergent cultures? When they stray from rigorous agendas and are forced to confront radically unexpected or unexplained experiences? This book deals with these questions. Editor(s): Goulet, Jean-Guy A.; Miller, Bruce Granville. Num Pages: 472 pages, Map, index. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803259928
ISBN
9780803259928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.45

Hardback. This pioneering collection examines the practices surrounding human remains in post-conflict societies, using a unique set of case studies that span multiple disciplines and geographic areas. Editor(s): Dreyfus, Jean-Marc; Anstett, Elisabeth. Series: Human Remains and Violence. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 maps, 3 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: GM; HBTZ; HD; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 463.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526107381
ISBN
9781526107381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.45

Paperback. "This major new contribution to the study of consumption examines how dominant groups express and display their sense of superiority through material and aesthetic attributes, demonstrating that differences from one society to another, and across historical periods, challenge current understandings of elite distinction"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JHB; JHM; JHMC; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st ed. 2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349305872
ISBN
9781349305872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.15

Paperback. The analysis of social distinction cannot indefinitely remain confined to logics of reasoning that are markedly ethnocentric. Rather than just applying the consecrated schemes of Veblen or Bourdieu, Daloz provides new foundations in this book for understanding 21st Century Dubai, China, Russia and settings of the past. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR; JHBA; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349336180
ISBN
9781349336180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, xx, 226 p., 19 halftones, 13 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226169552
ISBN
9780226169552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Hardcover. Interest in the study of kinship, a key area of anthropological enquiry, has recently reemerged. Dubbed 'the new kinship', this interest was stimulated by the 'new genetics' and revived interest in kinship and family patterns. Editor(s): Edwards, Jeanette; Salazar, Carles. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JHM; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455736
ISBN
9781845455736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.82

Paperback. Features a synthesis of ethnographic theory and psychoanalytic revelation. This volume tries to bring a fresh generation of scholars into conversation with the work of a truly innovative thinker. It is suitable for practitioners of psychoanalysis as well as to anthropologists. Translator(s): Carey, Matthew. Num Pages: 232 pages, 28 colour plates. BIC Classification: JHM; VXWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
HAU
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780990505044
ISBN
9780990505044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, 26 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FC; JFFR; JHMC; RGC; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837636307
ISBN
9783837636307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.28
€ 42.34

Paperback. Editor(s): Kowalski, Jeff Karl; Kristan-Graham, Cynthia. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 432 pages, 87 black-and-white photographs, 132 line illustrations, 7 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023722
ISBN
9780884023722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.30

Paperback. Examines the class dimensions of identity politics and the symbols and meaning inherent in class movements. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 222 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780745316710
ISBN
9780745316710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. A lively reader on the peoples and cultures of Central Asia Editor(s): Sahadeo, Jeff; Zanca, Russell. Num Pages: 424 pages, 24 b&w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; GTB; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219046
ISBN
9780253219046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

Paperback. Rather than being absorbed into a uniform modernity, indigenous people are anticipating alternative futures and appropriating global resources for their own, culturally specific needs. This book argues, controversially, that far from disappearing in the face of global capitalism, indigenous cultures today are as diverse as they ever were. Series: FOCI S. Num Pages: 176 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861892416
ISBN
9781861892416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.87

Paperback. Drawing on participatory action research conducted in Sierra Leone, Kosovo and the Philippines, Human Rights in Prisons analyses encounters between rights-based non-governmental organisations and prisons. It explores the previously under-researched perspectives of prison staff and prisoners on their lives and relationships. Series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHMC; JKV; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349492749
ISBN
9781349492749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.10

Hardback. Most Americans admire the determination and drive of artists, athletes, and CEOs, but they seem to despise similar ambition in their elected officials. Ambition in America: Political Power and the Collapse of Citizenship is an engaging examination of this little-studied and interesting phenomenon. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMC; JPA; JPHC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813145044
ISBN
9780813145044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.65

Paperback. The first scholarly collection devoted to "The Rocky Horror Picture Show, " dissecting the film from diverse perspectives including gender and queer studies, disability studies, cultural studies, genre studies, and film studies. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; AS; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2008
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349377138
ISBN
9781349377138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.32

Paperback. Presents an approach to how culture works in societies. Exposing our everyday myths and narratives in a series of empirical studies that range from Watergate to the Holocaust, this work shows how these unseen cultural structures translate into concrete actions and institutions. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
307
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195306408
ISBN
9780195306408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.98

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