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Anthropology

Paperback. Adam Ashforth, an Australian who has spent many years in Soweto, finds his longtime friend Madumo in dire circumstances: his family has accused him of using witchcraft to kill his mother and has thrown him out on the street. Convinced that his life is cursed, Madumo seeks help among Soweto's bewildering array of healers and prophets. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BG; HRQX5; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226029726
ISBN
9780226029726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.14

Hardback. This book brings readers up to date on the newest avenues in the study of culture in psychology by focusing on different forms of culture and processes of cultural transmission. Editor(s): Cohen, Adam B. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 183 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433815874
ISBN
9781433815874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.93
€ 85.66

Paperback. Whether looking at divided cities or working with populations on the margins of society, a growing number of engaged academics have reached out to communities around the world to address the practical problems of living with difference. This book explores the challenges of accommodating difference, however difficult such accommodation may be. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 232 pages, 27 b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284128
ISBN
9780520284128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.04

Hardback. Whether looking at divided cities or working with populations on the margins of society, a growing number of engaged academics have reached out to communities around the world to address the practical problems of living with difference. This book explores the challenges of accommodating difference, however difficult such accommodation may be. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 232 pages, 27 b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284111
ISBN
9780520284111
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 73.24

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBS; JHM; WSTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403968289
ISBN
9781403968289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.39

hardcover. Originally published: 2005. With new preface. Series: Routledge Classic Texts in Anthropology. Num Pages: 236 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHB; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138282643
ISBN
9781138282643
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.17

hardcover. This book is about places - cities, suburbs and towns - and happiness of people living there. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Okulicz-Kozaryn examines the relations between human happiness and the infrastructure of the places they live. This thought-provoking book argues for the overlooked idea that we are happiest in smaller areas. Num Pages: 136 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHBD; JHMC; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137436320
ISBN
9781137436320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.84

Paperback. Centered around an ethnographic case study of a dragon king temple, this book examines the social and political dynamics underlying the revival of popular religion in contemporary rural China. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 table, 13 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HR; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804761000
ISBN
9780804761000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.10

hardcover. Centered around an ethnographic case study of a dragon king temple, this book examines the social and political dynamics underlying the revival of popular religion in contemporary rural China. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 table, 13 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804751605
ISBN
9780804751605
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.77

Paperback. How do Muslims relate to Islam in societies that experienced seventy years of Soviet rule? How did the utopian Bolshevik project of remaking the world by extirpating religion from it affect Central Asia? This title combines insights from the study of both Islam and Soviet history to answer these questions. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJF; HRH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282155
ISBN
9780520282155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. The Nigerian Situation Series: Globale Gesellschaft und Internationale Beziehungen. Num Pages: 541 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; GTJ; JHMC; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 31. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Number of pages
541
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658134822
ISBN
9783658134822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761814542
ISBN
9780761814542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.21

Paperback. In Diaspora and Trust Adrian H. Hearn proposes a new paradigm for economic development in Mexico and Cuba that is predicated on the development of trust among the state, society, and each nation's resident Chinese diaspora communities, lest they get left behind in the twenty-first century economy. Num Pages: 280 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JHMC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360735
ISBN
9780822360735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. In Diaspora and Trust Adrian H. Hearn proposes a new paradigm for economic development in Mexico and Cuba that is predicated on the development of trust among the state, society, and each nation's resident Chinese diaspora communities, lest they get left behind in the twenty-first century economy. Num Pages: 280 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JHMC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360575
ISBN
9780822360575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.46

Paperback. Ethnographic case studies focused on the dynamics of the burgeoning international pharmaceutical industry and the global inequalities that emerge from and are reinforced by market-driven medicine. Editor(s): Petryna, Adriana; Lakoff, Andrew (University of California, San Diego); Kleinman, Arthur. Num Pages: 301 pages, 5 tables, 5 figures. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHMP; KNDP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822337416
ISBN
9780822337416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Series: Culture, Mind and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 501.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403964816
ISBN
9781403964816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.27

Hardback. Provides an interdisciplinary theory that challenges traditional sociology by its superior ability to explain the irrational or unplanned aspects of culture, and it reveals that our society is not as rational as we would like to believe. This book presents an overview of cultural selection theory, including the history of the theory. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792355793
ISBN
9780792355793
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.42

Paperback. This is a comprehensive analysis of the main dynamics of modernity which discusses the technological, social and political elements of modernism, and analyzes the works of Hegel, Marx, Weber, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Foucault, and Arendt. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631216131
ISBN
9780631216131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.25

Hardback. This is a comprehensive analysis of the main dynamics of modernity which discusses the technological, social and political elements of modernism, and analyzes the works of Hegel, Marx, Weber, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Foucault, and Arendt. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631216124
ISBN
9780631216124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.18

Paperback. Based on an ethnographic study of rural Poland, this book investigates the challenges of maintaining pluralism in a religiously homogenous society. By examining a multireligious and multiethnic community, Pasieka reveals paradoxes inscribed into the practice and discourse of pluralism. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRC; HRCM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349505494
ISBN
9781349505494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

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