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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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.20

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Donnabhain, Barra. Series: SpringerBriefs in Archaeology. Num Pages: 262 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HDW; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319063690
ISBN
9783319063690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.40

Hardcover. The Growth of Humanity Barry Bogin The growth of human populations and human physical growth are intimately related, and their combined study links several fields including anthropology, demography, economics, and history. Series: Foundation of Human Biology. Num Pages: 336 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JHBD; JHM; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 265 x 188 x 24. Weight in Grams: 792.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471354482
ISBN
9780471354482
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.73

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 46.96

Paperback. From the colonial period through the mid-twentieth century, haciendas dominated the Latin American countryside. In the Ecuadorian Andes, Runa-Quichua-speaking indigenous people-worked on these large agrarian estates as virtual serfs. This book probes the workings of power on haciendas and explores the hacienda's contemporary legacy. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 362 pages, 17 b&w photos, 4 figures, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292714397
ISBN
9780292714397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Hardback. The Sublime in Schopenhauer's Philosophy transforms our understanding of Schopenhauer's aesthetics and anthropology. Vandenabeele seeks ultimately to rework Schopenhauer's theory into a viable form so as to establish the sublime as a distinctive aesthetic category with a broader existential and metaphysical significance. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; HPN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137358684
ISBN
9781137358684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.30

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

€ 90.29
€ 69.72

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.82
€ 90.75

paperback. Series: Reactivity and Structure: Concepts in Organic Chemistry (Closed). Num Pages: 117 pages, 30 colour illustrations, 10 black & white tables, 7 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; PBT; RG; TBD; TGB; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983
Number of pages
117
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642690396
ISBN
9783642690396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.34

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. Num Pages: 65 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 231.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
65
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137560735
ISBN
9781137560735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. This book utilizes personal narratives and survey data from over 2,100 respondents to explore the diversity of experiences across Black LGBT communities within the United States. The authors document and celebrate many of the everyday strengths and strategies employed by this extraordinary population to navigate and negotiate their daily lives. Num Pages: 67 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 231.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
67
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137565211
ISBN
9781137565211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

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

€ 130.30

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

€ 162.53

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardcover. This volume argues that understanding movement in the past requires a shift away from traditional, fieldwork-based archaeological ontologies towards fluid, trajectory-based studies. It features case studies from across the globe. Editor(s): Beaudry, Mary C.; Parno, Travis G. Series: Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology. Num Pages: 277 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 39 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461462101
ISBN
9781461462101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.44

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