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Anthropology
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
€ 11.99€ 10.25
€ 11.99
€ 10.25
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
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Condition: New
€ 89.99€ 69.00
€ 89.99
€ 69.00
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
€ 118.43€ 89.47
€ 118.43
€ 89.47
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
€ 38.99€ 35.11
€ 38.99
€ 35.11
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
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Condition: New
€ 122.94
€ 122.94
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
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Condition: New
€ 155.02
€ 155.02
Paperback. This book examines the experiences of older people who remain at home with care. It discusses life changes faced by family members who take on a greater care-giving role, and suggests that this constitutes a new stage of life, an Age of Supported Independence. Num Pages: 131 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHB; JHBK; JHM; JKSN; MJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400791343
- ISBN
- 9789400791343
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Condition: New
€ 124.23
€ 124.23
Paperback. Translator(s): Beasley-Murray, Jon. Series: Cultural Studies of the Americas S. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 225.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816630097
- ISBN
- 9780816630097
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
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
€ 42.99€ 31.10
€ 42.99
€ 31.10
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
€ 27.99€ 26.31
€ 27.99
€ 26.31
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
€ 72.78
€ 72.78
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
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Condition: New
€ 79.37
€ 79.37
Hardcover. This is an account of the voyage of a mostly Hawaiian crew, in a reconstructed ancient double canoe, from Hawaii to New Zealand. They did this without the aid of navigational equipment, and with the aim of proving that their ancestors had done just the same thousands of years earlier. Illustrator(s): Rhodes, Richard. Num Pages: 401 pages, 84 figures, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKP; JHM; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520080027
- ISBN
- 9780520080027
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.69
€ 52.99
€ 37.69
Paperback. Editor(s): Fitzhugh, Ben; Habu, Junko. Series: Fundamental Issues in Archaeology. Num Pages: 442 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- SKU
- V9781461351245
- ISBN
- 9781461351245
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Condition: New
€ 199.42
€ 199.42
Hardback. Discusses the ways that scientists have observed and modeled glaciers, tells how climate change is altering their size and distribution, and looks at their effect on human life. Editor(s): Orlove, Ben; Wiegandt, Ellen; Luckman, Brian H. Num Pages: 296 pages, 51 b/w photographs, 39 line illustrations, 16 maps, 19 tables. BIC Classification: JHM; RBGD; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253056
- ISBN
- 9780520253056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.08€ 64.45
€ 84.08
€ 64.45
Paperback. Takes us to the remote indigenous villages on the shore of Lake Titicaca, high in the Peruvian Andes. This title describes the landscapes and rhythms of life in the Andean highlands, considering the intrusions of modern technology and economic demands in the region. Num Pages: 314 pages, 36 b/w photographs & drawings, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 1KLSR; JFSL9; JHMC; JHMP; PDR; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229594
- ISBN
- 9780520229594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.63
€ 35.99
€ 26.63
Hardback. Editor(s): Bender, Courtney; Taves, Ann. Series: A Columbia / SSRC Book. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white illustrations, 1 recorded music items. BIC Classification: HRAM; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156844
- ISBN
- 9780231156844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.51€ 85.45
€ 112.51
€ 85.45
Paperback. Editor(s): Bender, Courtney; Taves, Ann. Series: A Columbia / SSRC Book. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white illustrations, 1 recorded music items. BIC Classification: HRAM; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402. Ethnographies of Value in a Not So Secular Age. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. 296 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white illustrations, 1 recorded music items. Editor(s): Bender, Courtney; Taves, Ann. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRAM; JHM. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156851
- ISBN
- 9780231156851
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Examines the legacies of Shaka, the intrigues of Zulu royalty, gender and generational struggles, cultural and symbolic projections, and spirituality. This volume highlights the debates in South Africa over the manipulation of Zulu heritage, whether deployed for party political purposes or exploited to promote eco - and battlefield-tourism. Num Pages: 670 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 169 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1394.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 670
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659525
- ISBN
- 9781850659525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.11
€ 40.99
€ 36.11