Anthropology
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Anthropology
Paperback. Analyzes the politics of difference enacted by specific place-based ethnic and environmental movements in the context of neoliberal globalization. This book offers an ethnographic account of Proceso de Comunidades Negras (PCN's) visions, strategies, and practices, and chronicles and analyzes the movement's struggles for autonomy, and territory. Series: New Ecologies for the Twenty-first Century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 5 tables, 2 maps, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JFC; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 33. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343271
- ISBN
- 9780822343271
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.75
€ 37.99
€ 33.75
Paperback. In this text, the author, Arun Agrawal uses the story of the Raikas, a little-known group of migrant shepherds in western India, to re-examine scholarship on markets and exchange, local and state politics, and community and hierarchy. Num Pages: 240 pages, 17 tables, 4 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFS; JHM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Durham
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822321224
- ISBN
- 9780822321224
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.97
€ 26.99
€ 26.97
Paperback. After the 1979 revolution, Iranian leaders transformed the state into an Islamic republic. This title explores how Iranian women understand their rights. It reveals that the postrevolutionary republic blended practices of a liberal republic with Islamic principles of equality. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JHMC; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135472
- ISBN
- 9780691135472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Hardback. Four leading thinkers confront the paradoxes and dilemmas attending the supposed stand-off between Islam and liberal democratic values. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823251681
- ISBN
- 9780823251681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.99
€ 91.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292728813
- ISBN
- 9780292728813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.56
€ 21.56
Hardback. Dreaming of Michelangelo is the first book-length study to explore the intellectual and cultural affinities between modern Judaism, Italy, and the life and work of Michelangelo Buonarroti. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 534. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804768818
- ISBN
- 9780804768818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.02
€ 70.02
Paperback. Divided into four sections, this book tells the story of India's ambivalent affair with the modern city through the myth of the journey between the village and the city, and the changes that myth has undergone. It looks at the vicissitudes of the metaphor of journey; profiles various heroes; and focuses on a psychopathological journey. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: JHBT; JHMC; JM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195683974
- ISBN
- 9780195683974
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Condition: New
€ 34.32
€ 34.32
Paperback. A study of the world of modeling. Exploring an arena of cultural production, it shows how the right 'look' is discovered, developed, and packaged to become a prized commodity. It examines how models sell themselves, how agents promote them, and how clients decide to hire them. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 5 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFCK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466. The Making of a Fashion Model. 328 pages, illustrations. A study of the world of modeling. Exploring an arena of cultural production, it shows how the right 'look' is discovered, developed, and packaged to become a prized commodity. It examines how models sell themselves, how agents promote them, and how clients decide to hire them. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFCK; JHMP. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight: 444.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270763
- ISBN
- 9780520270763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.32
€ 25.99
€ 19.32
Hardback. This new edition encompasses the most complete explication of Montagu's theory. It takes on the issues of the Bell Curve, IQ Testing, ethnic cleansing and other contemporary race relations topics. Num Pages: 704 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1212.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 6 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803946477
- ISBN
- 9780803946477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.52
€ 115.52
Hardback. * Brings together key writings in the emergent field of the anthropology of media for the first time. * Offers critical overview of how mass media represents and constructs both Western and non--Western cultures. * Integrates key themes in the anthropology of media by means of editorial commentary. Editor(s): Askew, Kelly; Wilk, Richard R. Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology. Num Pages: 432 pages, 11. BIC Classification: JFD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631220930
- ISBN
- 9780631220930
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.12
€ 154.12
Paperback. An ethnographic analysis of organ transplantation in Turkey, based on the stories of kidney-transplant patients and physicians in Istanbul. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 264 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVG; GTB; JFFH; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 168 x 32. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349129
- ISBN
- 9780822349129
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.14
€ 30.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. Looking at a variety of topics including film, politics, and contemporary art, this volume explores the impact of electricity on knowledge, social practices, media, community life, and subjective experience. Editor(s): Asselin, Olivier; Mariniello, Silvestra; Oberhuber, Andrea. Series: Cultural Transfers. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa
- Edition
- Bilingual edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782760307049
- ISBN
- 9782760307049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.87
€ 36.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 372 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801480775
- ISBN
- 9780801480775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.56
€ 35.99
€ 34.56
Hardcover. Wogeo Island is well known to anthropologists of Papua New Guinea. Based on substantial fieldwork, the author builds on and expands previous research by showing how Wogeos establish and maintain social relationships and identities connected to place and movement in the physical landscape. Series: Person, Space and Memory in the Contemporary Pacific. Num Pages: 324 pages, 3 maps, 26 ills, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457754
- ISBN
- 9781845457754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.23
€ 152.23
Paperback. Attiya Ahmad examines the practice of conversion to Islam by South Asian migrant domestic workers in the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf region and how these women's conversions stem from an ongoing process rooted in their everyday experiences as migrant workers rather than a clean break from their preexisting lives. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSJ5; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822363446
- ISBN
- 9780822363446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.27
€ 30.99
€ 29.27
Hardback. Attiya Ahmad examines the practice of conversion to Islam by South Asian migrant domestic workers in the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf region and how these women's conversions stem from an ongoing process rooted in their everyday experiences as migrant workers rather than a clean break from their preexisting lives. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSJ5; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822363330
- ISBN
- 9780822363330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.62
€ 117.62
Hardback. Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the linguistically and geographically diverse regions of the world. As in the rest of the world, deaf people live throughout sub-Saharan communities. This is a research on sub-Saharan signed languages and deaf community, organizing has created the opportunity to gather together and the perspectives presented herein. Editor(s): Cooper, Audrey C.; Rashid, Khadijat K. Num Pages: 232 pages, 15 figures. BIC Classification: 1HF; CFZ; JFFG; JFSL; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 70 x 100 x 15. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563686344
- ISBN
- 9781563686344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.05€ 59.14
€ 71.05
€ 59.14
Hardback. Through an ethnography of the social and medical worlds of a community of Tibetan refugees in India, this book addresses two main questions: first, how has the prolonged displacement of Tibetan refugees affected concepts of health in the exile community? Second, how has exile changed traditional Tibetan medical practices? Series: Epistemologies of Healing. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFD; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454579
- ISBN
- 9781845454579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.27
€ 151.27
paperback. "Hunger and Work in a Savage Tribe" examines the cultural aspects of food and eating among the Southern Bantu, taking as its starting point the bold statement "nutrition is a biological process more fundamental than sex". Series: Routledge Classic Ethnographies. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; JFC; JHBT; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415320115
- ISBN
- 9780415320115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.94
€ 64.94
Paperback. A sweeping work examining the evolution of "race" in the past three centuries as a cultural invention rationalizing inequality among the peoples of North America Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813345543
- ISBN
- 9780813345543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.09
€ 72.09