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Paperback. Drawing on a wealth of original sources, this book explores the changing contours of the politics of race in the present social and political environment. This will appeal to students of British politics and society. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JFSL1; JHMP; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415085786
ISBN
9780415085786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.72

Paperback. Drawing on the works and words of artisans and artisanas, Indians, and mestizos, the author critiques the national ideology of ethnic homogeneity. He shows how Gueguence tells a story about the passing of time, the absurdity of authority, and the contradictions of coping with inheritances of the past. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; JFSC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press North Carolina
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822322887
ISBN
9780822322887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.87

Paperback. For Native peoples of California, the abalone found along the state's coast has remarkably complex significance as food, spirit, narrative symbol, tradable commodity, and material with which to make adornment and sacred regalia. This book examines the cultural, social, and economic importance of abalone among the California Indian tribes. Series: Narrating Native Histories. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 illustrations, 1 map, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5665 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822342335
ISBN
9780822342335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardback. Probes the ideological assumptions underlying the transfer of body parts, the social significance of donors' deaths, and the medico-scientific desires surrounding complex forms of body repair. This book considers the experimental realm, in which nonhuman species and artificial devices present further opportunities for recovery and for controversy. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 144 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBZ; JHMC; MNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138383
ISBN
9780231138383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.22
€ 73.24

Hardback. Explores the extraordinarily surgically successful realm of organ transplantation, which is plagued worldwide by the scarcity of donated human parts, a quandary that generates ongoing debates over the marketing of organs as patients die waiting for replacements. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520277960
ISBN
9780520277960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.22
€ 73.24

Paperback. Explores the surgically successful realm of organ transplantation, which is plagued worldwide by the scarcity of donated human parts, a quandary that generates ongoing debates over the marketing of organs as patients die waiting for replacements. Num Pages: 236 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520277984
ISBN
9780520277984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Lesley Gill traces the rise and fall of the strong labor unions and working class of Barrancabermeja, Colombia, showing how the incursion of neoliberalism, the drug trade, and counterinsurgency military campaigns into civil society that began in the 1980s has destabilized everyday life and decimated the city's powerful social institutions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360605
ISBN
9780822360605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.79

Hardback. Lesley Gill traces the rise and fall of the strong labor unions and working class of Barrancabermeja, Colombia, showing how the incursion of neoliberalism, the drug trade, and counterinsurgency military campaigns into civil society that began in the 1980s has destabilized everyday life and decimated the city's powerful social institutions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 238 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360292
ISBN
9780822360292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.62
€ 116.56

Paperback. "The Smoking Book" is built on the foundation of two questions: how does it feel to smoke, and what does smoking mean? Lesley Stern muses on these questions through intersecting stories and essays. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFH1; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226773339
ISBN
9780226773339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. Leslie White was one of the most important-and controversial-figures in American anthropology. This classic work, initially published in 1949, contains White's definitive statement on what he termed 'culturology.' Series: Ewp Foundations of Anthropology. Num Pages: 502 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 137 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Percheron Press United States
Number of pages
502
Condition
New
SKU
V9780975273821
ISBN
9780975273821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.48

Paperback. Drawing out the author's formulations of social organization, cultural evolution, and the relationship between technology, ecology, and culture, this theoretical work traces a vast expanse of history from the earliest forms of capitalism to the inner workings of contemporary democratic institutions. Num Pages: 212 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc United States
Edition
Abridged ed
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598741582
ISBN
9781598741582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.99

Paperback. Looks at the surge of Bretons who left their homes in Western France in the latter half of the nineteenth century to live and work in Paris. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822351832
ISBN
9780822351832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.67

hardcover. Looks at the surge of Bretons who left their homes in Western France in the latter half of the nineteenth century to live and work in Paris. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822351696
ISBN
9780822351696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.46

Hardcover. This unprecedented collection of articles is an introduction to the study of cultural variations in childhood across the world and to the theoretical frameworks for investigating and interpreting them. Editor(s): LeVine, Robert A.; New, Rebecca S. Series: Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 193 x 24. Weight in Grams: 822.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631229759
ISBN
9780631229759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.96

Paperback. This unprecedented collection of articles is an introduction to the study of cultural variations in childhood across the world and to the theoretical frameworks for investigating and interpreting them. Editor(s): Levine, Robert; New, Rebecca S.; LeVine, Robert A. Series: Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHMC; JMC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631229766
ISBN
9780631229766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.25

Hardback. Feminist Anthropology surveys the history of feminist anthropology and offers students and scholars a fascinating collection of both classic and contemporary articles, grouped to highlight key themes from the past and present. * Offers vibrant examples of feminist ethnographic work rather than synthetic overviews of the field. Editor(s): Lewin, Ellen. Series: Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 544 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 842.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405101950
ISBN
9781405101950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.52

Hardback. A reference resource focused on cremation. Spanning many world cultures it documents regional histories, ideological movements and leading individuals that fostered cremation whilst also presenting cremation as a universal practice. It includes sections on specific cremation rituals, architecture, art and text. Editor(s): Davies, Douglas James. Num Pages: 516 pages, Includes 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: GB; HR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
516
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754637738
ISBN
9780754637738
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.29

Paperback. This book from the author of The Gift is about imagination and philosophy and was described by Margaret Atwood as a 'masterpiece' Series: Canons. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 315.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main - Canons edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786890504
ISBN
9781786890504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Argues for the importance of creativity in our increasingly money-driven society. Series: The Canons. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282. How the Creative Spirit Transforms the World. Series: Canons. 384 pages. Addresses the questions we face every day in our public and private lives. This title argues for the importance of creativity in our increasingly money-driven society. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JHMC. Dimension: 134 x 197 x 24. Weight: 326.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main - Canons Imprint Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857868473
ISBN
9780857868473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. This text questions established ideas and proposes theories based on the author's comparative archaeological and ethnographic research. It seeks to provide students and general readers with an introduction to his ideas about understanding the human past. Num Pages: 260 pages, 68 line illustrations, 79 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 1HFMW; 1KB; 1MBF; HDA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition, With a New Afterword
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520233393
ISBN
9780520233393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.48

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