Anthropology
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Anthropology
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37, 21 black & white halftones, 12 black & white line drawings, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRQX5; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479458
- ISBN
- 9780801479458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.75
€ 36.99
€ 35.75
Paperback. Investigates the social history of skin color from prehistory to the present, showing how our body's most visible feature influences our social interactions in profound and complex ways. This book explains why skin color has become a biological trait with great social meaning - a product of evolution perceived differently by different cultures. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 color illustrations, 49 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283862
- ISBN
- 9780520283862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Paperback. Our intimate connection with the world, skin protects us while advertising our health, our identity, and our individuality. This title celebrates the evolution of three unique attributes of human skin: its naked sweatiness, its distinctive sepia rainbow of colors, and its remarkable range of decorations. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 color photographs, 2 color maps; 36 b/w photographs, 13 line illustrations. BIC Classification: AFY; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392. A Natural History. 288 pages, illustrations. Our intimate connection with the world, skin protects us while advertising our health, our identity, and our individuality. This title celebrates the evolution of three unique attributes of human skin: its naked sweatiness, its distinctive sepia rainbow of colors, and its remarkable range of decorations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AFY; JHMC. Dimension: 215 x 153 x 18. Weight: 392.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520275898
- ISBN
- 9780520275898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.00
€ 27.99
€ 21.00
Paperback. Deeply researched and eloquently written, Settlers on the Edge .. makes an important and long-overdue contribution to our understanding of who belongs in the North. -- Farley Mowat Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1MTN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774814683
- ISBN
- 9780774814683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.99
€ 40.99
€ 39.99
Hardback. Deeply researched and eloquently written, Settlers on the Edge .. makes an important and long-overdue contribution to our understanding of who belongs in the North. -- Farley Mowat Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; JFFN; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774814676
- ISBN
- 9780774814676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.46
€ 119.46
Paperback. Details the culinary life of a Vietnamese town Num Pages: 344 pages, 14 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFCV; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223708
- ISBN
- 9780253223708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.97
€ 26.99
€ 26.97
hardcover. Examining politics in a small Afghan town that managed to remain relatively peaceful in the years following the fall of the Taliban, this book calls examines how and when violence erupts and calls into question the international community's approach to developing stability in Afghanistan. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804776714
- ISBN
- 9780804776714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.95
€ 124.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HRHP; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 374 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165158
- ISBN
- 9780691165158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. Bridging anthropology, sport studies, and childhood studies, Fields of Play offers a rich understanding of an area that has, to date, garnered relatively little attention by social scientists. Series: Teaching Culture: UTP Ethnographies for the Classroom. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442600799
- ISBN
- 9781442600799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.68
€ 34.99
€ 32.68
Paperback. This work analyzes and discusses current cultural issues and aims to offer clues as to where the next American culture wars may be waged. The contributors examine new developments in the culture wars, such as common-ground efforts and whether the wars represent a global phenomenon. Editor(s): Nolan, James L. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916972
- ISBN
- 9780813916972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.08
€ 36.08
Challenging the plain and simple view of Amish identity, this study raises the intriguing question of how such a diverse people successfully share a common identity in the absence of uniformity. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 39, 24 black & white illustrations, 7 figures, 8 maps. BIC Classification: HRCC99; HRCV; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801886058
- ISBN
- 9780801886058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.10
€ 64.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 321 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780855752385
- ISBN
- 9780855752385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.48
€ 25.99
€ 19.48
Paperback. Editor(s): Haenn, Nora; Wilk, Richard; Harnish, Allison. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 215 x 30. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479876761
- ISBN
- 9781479876761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.86
€ 38.99
€ 38.86
Paperback. * Completely overhauled version of the combined classic texts The History of Manners and State Formation and Civilization. * Revised throughout, updated postscript and bibliography, and line corrections made from the original version. * Contents lists combined and restructured. . Num Pages: 592 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; JFCX; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631221616
- ISBN
- 9780631221616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.62
€ 41.99
€ 41.62
Paperback. A text on socio-political violence that highlights the human experience of domination, resistance and terror as they are woven into the fabric of everyday life. It takes the reader from the Americas, Europe, the Middle East to Asia to capture the cultural construction of socio-political violence. Editor(s): Nordstrom, Carolyn; Martin, JoAnn. Num Pages: 312 pages, 19 b&w photographs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHM; JPA; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520073166
- ISBN
- 9780520073166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.80
€ 38.99
€ 27.80
Hardback. An overview of the traditional elements in the culture and customs of modern Japan. It examines religious rituals, classic and modern literature, performing arts, fine arts and handicrafts, housing, clothing, women's roles and family life, holidays and festivals, and social customs. Series: Cultures and Customs of the World. Num Pages: 224 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFC; JHBT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780313301971
- ISBN
- 9780313301971
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.51€ 58.01
€ 63.51
€ 58.01
Hardcover. In this ground-breaking new book on the Nortena and Surena (North/South) youth gang dynamic, cultural anthropologist and linguist Norma Mendoza-Denton looks at the daily lives of young Latinas and their innovative use of speech, bodily practices, and symbolic exchanges that signal their gang affiliations and ideologies. Series: New Directions in Ethnography. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631234890
- ISBN
- 9780631234890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.44
€ 120.44
Paperback. In this ground-breaking new book on the Nortena and Surena (North/South) youth gang dynamic, cultural anthropologist and linguist Norma Mendoza-Denton looks at the daily lives of young Latinas and their innovative use of speech, bodily practices, and symbolic exchanges that signal their gang affiliations and ideologies. Series: New Directions in Ethnography. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631234906
- ISBN
- 9780631234906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.42
€ 46.99
€ 46.42
Paperback. The Andean nation of Ecuador derives much of its revenue from petroleum that is extracted from its vast Upper Amazonian rain forest, which is home to ten indigenous nationalities. This book presents a trenchant ethnography of history, ecology, imagery, and cosmology to focus on shamans, ceramic artists, myth, ritual, and political engagements. Num Pages: 336 pages, 29 photographs; 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074790
- ISBN
- 9780252074790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.20
€ 29.99
€ 27.20
Paperback. A unique examination of ethnography as a theory-constructive endeavour focused on indigenous and Afro-descended Ecuadorian people Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 color photographs, 1 line drawing, 1 map, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFC; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252077975
- ISBN
- 9780252077975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.35
€ 31.99
€ 30.35
Hardcover. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press New Jersey
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813526522
- ISBN
- 9780813526522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.19
€ 49.19
Paperback. Explores how scalar blindness skews our understanding of these cultures and the debates they inspire. This book elaborates on indigenous modes of "being many" that have been eclipsed by scale-blind anthropology, which generally uses its large-scale conceptual language of persons, relations, and ethnic groups for even tiny communities. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 b/w, 4 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520293427
- ISBN
- 9780520293427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.82
€ 40.99
€ 28.82
Hardback. Explores how scalar blindness skews our understanding of these cultures and the debates they inspire. This book elaborates on indigenous modes of "being many" that have been eclipsed by scale-blind anthropology, which generally uses its large-scale conceptual language of persons, relations, and ethnic groups for even tiny communities. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 b/w, 4 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780520293403
- ISBN
- 9780520293403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 71.58
€ 94.08
€ 71.58
Paperback. The significance of feasts, feasting and drinking throughout the history of the world is not to be underestimated. The Never-Ending Feast explores and analyses the variety of traditions surrounding and significances ascribed to commensality, throwing light on how and why human history is essentially the story of the never-ending feast. Num Pages: 256 pages, 21 bw illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; HD; JFCV; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 11. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847889256
- ISBN
- 9781847889256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.57
€ 35.99
€ 30.57