Anthropology
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Anthropology
Paperback. Taking up policies and experiences as objects of research and analysis, the essays here seek a rigorous inquiry into a sound conceptualization of uncertainty in order to better confront contemporary problems. This book offers different ways of thinking about danger, risk, and uncertainty from an analytical and anthropological perspective. Editor(s): Samimian-Darash, Limor; Rabinow, Paul. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226257105
- ISBN
- 9780226257105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Hardcover. Organizing contributions from various anthropological subfields, including economics, security and environment, the authors offer tools which consider uncertainty, its management, and the differing modes of subjectivity appropriate to it. The also present ways of thinking about danger and risk from an analytical and anthropological perspective. Editor(s): Samimian-Darash, Limor; Rabinow, Paul. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226257075
- ISBN
- 9780226257075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.39€ 85.37
€ 103.39
€ 85.37
Paperback. Brings together contributions on indigenous knowledge, the cultural context of learning and the interplay between so-called 'traditional' and 'modern' forms of education. This volume examines various different communities and cultures, ranging from Egypt to Benin, and from central Brazil to New Caledonia. Editor(s): King, Linda. Num Pages: 142 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 7. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361411
- ISBN
- 9780792361411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.75
€ 64.75
Hardback. This volume presents the revival of kinship studies in anthropology and explores new avenues in this re-emerging subfield. The authors review the history of kinship in anthropology and its theory, and recent research in relation to new directions in anthropological study. Editor(s): Stone, Linda. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 605.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742501072
- ISBN
- 9780742501072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 210.81
€ 210.81
Hardcover. Num Pages: 168 pages, 266 colour & 3 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FML; AFW; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764348594
- ISBN
- 9780764348594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 28.26
€ 43.99
€ 28.26
Hardback. Analyzes the experiences of Filipino men in Los Angeles's Little Manila, from the 1920s to the end of World War II. This book discusses Filipino boxers' challenge to white America's assumptions about race; the meanings behind zoot suit fashions; and taxi dance halls, where Filipino men crossed racial boundaries by dancing with Anglo women. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 b& w halftones, 9 color halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSJ; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231115926
- ISBN
- 9780231115926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.32
€ 134.32
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 526 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JHBK; JHMC; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 526
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691637778
- ISBN
- 9780691637778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 268.17
€ 268.17
Hardcover. White identity is in ferment. White, European Americans living in the United States will soon share an unprecedented experience of slipping below 50% of the population. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745685441
- ISBN
- 9780745685441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10
Paperback. Series: Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252064722
- ISBN
- 9780252064722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.73
€ 34.99
€ 31.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 12 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFD; JHMC; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999135
- ISBN
- 9780295999135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. The Yanomami and Kayapo, two indigenous groups of the Amazon rainforest, have become internationally known through their dramatic and highly publicized encounters with 'civilization'. This title examines the relationship of the Kayapo and Yanomami to Brazilian society and the wider world. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295983622
- ISBN
- 9780295983622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 12 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFD; JHMC; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999128
- ISBN
- 9780295999128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.71
€ 117.71
paperback. Can the peoples of the Brazilian Forest survive in the modern era? Should we even consider such survival a priority? Num Pages: 176 pages, 7 photos/1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTF; JFC; JFSL9; JHM; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745312484
- ISBN
- 9780745312484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.60
€ 37.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Turning the tables on the pornography debate, this is an analysis of taboo-shattering fiction, film and performance art. It investigates the role of fantasy in art, politics and popular culture and shows how technological advances in science and medicine have altered concepts of the human body. Num Pages: 324 pages, 36 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: A; DSBH; JFC; JFD; JFMP; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520210325
- ISBN
- 9780520210325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.47
€ 36.99
€ 26.47
Hardback. This groundbreaking book investigates comparatively how transnational and interracial adoptions are affecting the dynamics of family-making in America. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804786058
- ISBN
- 9780804786058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.11
€ 150.11
Paperback. This groundbreaking book investigates comparatively how transnational and interracial adoptions are affecting the dynamics of family-making in America. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804786065
- ISBN
- 9780804786065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 18 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804736015
- ISBN
- 9780804736015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.46
€ 150.46
Paperback. The Umbanda religion summons the spirits of old slaves and Brazilian Indians to speak through the mouths of mediums in trance. This book describes its many aspects and explores its place within the lives of a variety of practitioners. It places Umbanda spiritual beliefs and practices within the broader context of Brazilian history and culture. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HRQM2; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Edition
- 8/16/09
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826347336
- ISBN
- 9780826347336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.69
€ 36.69
Hardcover. Editor(s): Bilde, Pia Guldager; Lawall, Mark L. Num Pages: 383 pages, b/w & colour illus. BIC Classification: HBLA; HD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 176 x 25. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779345324
- ISBN
- 9788779345324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.58
€ 65.58
Hardback. Explores the fresh paradigms of 'religious economics' and 'economies of religion' under the scope of transdisciplinary and international perspectives. This title examines and appraises some of the theoretical developments and methodological innovations in religious and social sciences. Editor(s): Obadia, Lionel; Wood, Donald C. Series Editor(s): Wood, Donald C. Series: Research in Economic Anthropology. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781780522289
- ISBN
- 9781780522289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.41
€ 142.41
Paperback. Vigilantes and lynch mobs not only usurped the authority of the law, they shaped the histories of their actions Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHMP; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439908457
- ISBN
- 9781439908457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.71
€ 31.99
€ 28.71
Paperback. In Pipe Politics, Contested Waters, Lisa Bjorkman explores why water is chronically unavailable in Mumbai, India's economic and financial capital. She attributes water shortage to economic reforms that allowed urban development to ignore the water infrastructure, which means that in Mumbai, politics is often about water. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JHMC; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822359692
- ISBN
- 9780822359692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 22. BIC Classification: 1H; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801472831
- ISBN
- 9780801472831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.69
€ 33.99
€ 30.69
Paperback. Discusses the contradictions whereby Asians have been included in the workplaces and markets of the US nation-state, yet, through exclusion laws and bars from citizenship, have been distanced from the terrain of national culture. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFN; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822318644
- ISBN
- 9780822318644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.45
€ 30.99
€ 27.45