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paperback. In a witty, evocative style accessible to both the specialist and non-specialist reader, Michael Lambek provides a significant contribution to writing on African systems of thought, local forms of religious and therapeutic practice, social accountability, and the place of explicit forms of knowledge in the analysis of non-western societies. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 498 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
498
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802077837
ISBN
9780802077837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.95

Paperback. Cannibal Tours and Glass Boxes poses a number of probing questions about the role and responsibility of museums and anthropology in the contemporary world. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: GM; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 321.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774804837
ISBN
9780774804837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. A leading anthropological theorist investigates how emerging knowledge formations in molecular biology, environmental studies, computer science, and bioengineering are transforming some of anthropology s key concepts. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 423 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
423
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822344766
ISBN
9780822344766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. A capacious and synthetic historical investigation, The Secret History of Domesticity exemplifies how the methods of literary interpretation and historical analysis can inform and enrich one another. Num Pages: 904 pages, 97, 2 black & white halftones, 84 black & white line drawings, 11 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
904
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801885402
ISBN
9780801885402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.66

Paperback. Michael Meeker combines anthropological and historical methods to examine the transition from the Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Republic in a major region of the country, the eastern Black Sea coast. Num Pages: 438 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FB; 1QDT; HBJF1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234826
ISBN
9780520234826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Hardback. Contains chapters which discuss: descriptive statistics using vector notation and the components of a simple regression model; the logic of sampling distributions and simple hypothesis testing; and, the basic operations of matrix algebra and the properties of the multiple regression model. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306456480
ISBN
9780306456480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.09

Paperback. A book which brilliantly twists our perception of nature by showing us nature's perspective of us. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256. A Plant's-eye View of the World. 320 pages. A book which brilliantly twists our perception of nature by showing us nature's perspective of us. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JHM; PST. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight: 222.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747563006
ISBN
9780747563006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. This anthology brings together important classical works and contemporary scholarship for a complete anthropological evaluation of the relationship between culture and climate change. The essays cover a range of topics, including environmental determinism, climatic events as social catalysts, and climatic disasters. Editor(s): Dove, Michael R. Series: Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 360 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JHM; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 18. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118383001
ISBN
9781118383001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.35

Hardcover. This anthology brings together important classical works and contemporary scholarship for a complete anthropological evaluation of the relationship between culture and climate change. The essays cover a range of topics, including environmental determinism, climatic events as social catalysts, and climatic disasters. Editor(s): Dove, Michael R. Series: Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JHM; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 181 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118383551
ISBN
9781118383551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.33

"The Hikayat Banjar", a 17th-century native court chronicle from Southeast Borneo, characterizes the irresistibility of natural resource wealth to outsiders as 'the banana tree at the gate'. This title employs this phrase as a root metaphor to frame the history of resource relations between the indigenous people of Borneo and the world system. Series: Yale Agrarian Studies Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 29 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMNX; JHMC; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300153217
ISBN
9780300153217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.93

Hardcover. Examines Senegal's crucial and pragmatic decisions related to its development and how they garnered international favor, decisions such as its opposition to Soviet involvement in African liberation - despite itself being a socialist state - or its support for the US-led war on terror - despite its population being predominately Muslim. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226198439
ISBN
9780226198439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 79.61

Paperback. Examines Senegal's crucial and pragmatic decisions related to its development and how they garnered international favor, decisions such as its opposition to Soviet involvement in African liberation - despite itself being a socialist state - or its support for the US-led war on terror - despite its population being predominately Muslim. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226198576
ISBN
9780226198576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

paperback. In "Egypt's Legacy", Michael Rice explains the majesty and enduring appeal of Egyptian civilization. He draws on Jungian psychology to show why Egypt has been so important in the history of the West. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415268769
ISBN
9780415268769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.62

Paperback / so. Series: Studien Zur Sozialwissenschaft. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531128429
ISBN
9783531128429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.92

Paperback. This collection of ethnographies demonstrates that the divide between fleeting discursive practice and formed text is a constructed one, and that the constructional process reveals "culture". The cultural processes of "entextualization" and "contextualization" are examined. Num Pages: 362 pages, 8 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: CFG; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226757704
ISBN
9780226757704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.69

Paperback. Looks at the interaction between civilized and primitive people in Colombia, examines the role of the shaman, and discusses healing practices in the jungle. Num Pages: 538 pages, 104ill.3M. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
538
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226790138
ISBN
9780226790138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.21

Paperback. A meditation on the mysteries of color and the fascination they provoke. It uses color to explore further dimensions of what the author calls 'the bodily unconscious' in an age of global warming. Drawing on classic ethnography as well as the work of Benjamin, Burroughs, and Proust, it takes up the notion that color invites the viewer into images. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226790060
ISBN
9780226790060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Records visionary anthropologist Michael Taussig's reflections on the fieldwork notebooks he kept through forty years of travels in Colombia. This title exhibits Taussig's characteristic verve and intellectual audacity, that is combined with a revelatory sense of intimacy. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 69. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226789835
ISBN
9780226789835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226310855
ISBN
9780226310855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.29

Paperback. "Defacement" asks what happens when something precious is despoiled. It begins with the notion that such activity is attractive in its very repulsion, and that it creates something sacred even in the most secular of societies and circumstances. Num Pages: 328 pages, 4 half-tones. BIC Classification: JFMD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804732000
ISBN
9780804732000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

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