Anthropology
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Anthropology
Paperback. A study of the Torajan ricebarn, a traditional Indonesian structure where the rice crop is stored, and where the main social life of the village takes place. This paper was stimulated by the construction of a ricebarn for the Museum of Mankind at the British Museum in 1987. Series: Occasional Paper. Num Pages: 37 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACBK; AMK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 291 x 210 x 3. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- British Museum Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 37
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861590728
- ISBN
- 9780861590728
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Condition: New
€ 26.18
€ 26.18
Paperback. Includes essays illustrating how valuable the analytic of colonial modernity is to the rethinking of contemporary history. Editor(s): Barlow, Tani E. Series: A Positions Book. Num Pages: 464 pages, 40 b&w photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 40. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822319436
- ISBN
- 9780822319436
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.70
€ 41.99
€ 37.70
Paperback. Supplementary text for undergraduate and graduate courses in business and society. It combines sections on the historical evolution of the business enterprise, the evolution of the labour force and other connected areas of society. It provides a range of topics from which teachers can choose to cover their classes. Editor(s): Castro, Barry. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: JHBL; JHM; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195095661
- ISBN
- 9780195095661
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Condition: New
€ 102.44
€ 102.44
Paperback. A look into the origins and practices of Rastafarianism. From the direct accounts of these early members, the author is able to reconstruct pivotal episodes in Rastafarian history to offer a look into a subgroup of Jamaican society whose beliefs took root in the social unrest of the 1930s. Series: Utopianism & Communitarianism S. Num Pages: 416 pages, index. BIC Classification: HRK; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815602965
- ISBN
- 9780815602965
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.76
€ 21.99
€ 21.76
Paperback. Explores how intellectual media professionals struggle with the institutional and cultural forces surrounding television that promote entertainment at the expense of education. This book provides a glimpse behind the scenes of a major documentary and demonstrates the value of an ethnographic approach to the study of media production. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 charts 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691044675
- ISBN
- 9780691044675
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Condition: New
€ 59.52€ 46.93
€ 59.52
€ 46.93
Paperback. Reveals everyday language as the key to understanding morals and ethics in Yoruba culture. The author identifies the priorities of Yoruba philosophy and culture though everyday expression and shows that there are rational pathways to both truth and beauty. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1H; 2HCWVY; CFA; GTB; HPQ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214164
- ISBN
- 9780253214164
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.14
€ 25.99
€ 24.14
Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction, Barry Stephenson approaches ritual from theoretical and historical perspectives, detailing the efforts to understand the nature and function of ritual, and developing a narrative of ritual's place in social and cultural life. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRLF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 176 x 5. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199943524
- ISBN
- 9780199943524
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Condition: New
€ 14.11
€ 14.11
Hardcover. Editor(s): Garofalo, Girolamo; Troelsgard, Christian. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; AVGD; HRCC8; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 190. .
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763542661
- ISBN
- 9788763542661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.46€ 69.63
€ 90.46
€ 69.63
Hardback. Looking at the shared Palestinian and Jewish-Israeli history, this title presents relations of influence between a stateless indigenous society and the settler-immigrants who would later form the state of Israel. It explores the phenomena of reciprocal relationships between Jewish and Arab communities in mandatory Palestine. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231143288
- ISBN
- 9780231143288
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Condition: New
€ 119.05€ 90.70
€ 119.05
€ 90.70
Paperback. Cultural readings of alien encounters Editor(s): Battaglia, Debbora. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822336211
- ISBN
- 9780822336211
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.24
€ 37.99
€ 34.24
Paperback. Islam is stereotypically presented as a monolithic civilisation that has stifled the emergence of cultural pluralism and individual freedom. In contrast, this volume showcases the diversity and plurality of Muslim societies. It includes case studies on rituals and symbols in Syria, Tunisia, Damascus, Algeria, Britain, Pakistan, Brazil and Lebanon. Editor(s): Dupret, Baudouin; Pierret, Thomas; Pinto, Paulo G.; Spellman-Poots, Kathryn. Series: Exploring Muslim Contexts. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748689842
- ISBN
- 9780748689842
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.50
€ 40.99
€ 36.50
Hardback. This work presents the methodological and theoretical foundations for economic personalism through a detailed investigation of human action from two different perspectives to develop a comprehensive theory of human action from moral and economic perspectives. Series: Religion, Politics & Society in the New Millennium. Num Pages: 128 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHMC; KCA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739101827
- ISBN
- 9780739101827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.92
€ 129.92
Hardback. Based on seventeen months of ethnographic research among Indonesian eldercare workers in Japan, this book is the first ethnography to research Indonesian care workers' relationships with the cared-for elderly, their Japanese colleagues and their employers. Num Pages: 242 pages, 2 maps, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1FPJ; JHMC; JKSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785332692
- ISBN
- 9781785332692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.96
€ 163.96
Paperback. In this work, Beatrice Bruteau builds on the foundations of Teilhard de Chardin to develop a Trinitarian anthropology with the potential for healing the planet. Series: Gethsemani Studies in Psychological & Religious Anthropology. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 9. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268010423
- ISBN
- 9780268010423
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.56
€ 31.99
€ 28.56
Paperback. Explores how the implements we use in the kitchen have shaped the way we cook and live. This title tells the story of how we have tamed fire and ice, wielded whisks, spoons, graters, mashers, pestles and mortars, all in the name of feeding ourselves. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; JHMC; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141049083
- ISBN
- 9780141049083
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. A feminist ethnography of the violence in Northern Ireland, this book presents an analysis of a political conflict through the lens of gender. The case in point is the working-class Catholic resistance to British rule in Northern Ireland. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 halftones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JFFK; JHM; JPFN; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691037547
- ISBN
- 9780691037547
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.65
€ 43.99
€ 30.65
Paperback. Haitian scholars and practitioners examine the intersections of Vodou and Haitian society Editor(s): Bellegarde-Smith, Patrick; Michel, Claudine. Num Pages: 192 pages, 28 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KJH; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218537
- ISBN
- 9780253218537
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Condition: New
€ 26.08
€ 26.08
Paperback. This text combines ethical theory and personal experience to explore family and community influences on individual behaviour within an ethnic setting. Concentrating on Italian-Americans, the author assesses the links with often conflicting groups such as family, friends, neighbourhood and country. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSL1; JHBK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700607303
- ISBN
- 9780700607303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. We are not yet at a moment that can be called postmodernity, says sociologist Ben Agger. In this study he borrows from French postmodern theory and the Frankfurt School's critical theory to address the shortcomings of postmodern theory for understanding identity, culture, race, gender and power. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519206
- ISBN
- 9780742519206
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Condition: New
€ 76.84
€ 76.84
Paperback. Malaita traces the history and culture of a Pacific island from the 19th to 21st centuries through over 600 images drawn from the archives of the British Museum and public and private photographic collections around the world. Num Pages: 296 pages, 300 colour, 300 black and white. BIC Classification: 1MKLS; HBJM; HDD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- British Museum Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861592012
- ISBN
- 9780861592012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.68
€ 83.68