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Anthropology

Hardcover. Series Editor(s): Sivaramakrishnan, K. Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 maps, 1 recorded music items, 12 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white tables,. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JHMC; TVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295995472
ISBN
9780295995472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL1; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295995663
ISBN
9780295995663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

Hardcover. Series Editor(s): Keyes, Charles F.; Sears, Laurie J.; Rafael, Vicente. Series: Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 2 maps, 12 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HRCC9; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295998275
ISBN
9780295998275
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 12 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFD; JHMC; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999128
ISBN
9780295999128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

Hardcover. Editor(s): Nyiri, Pal; Tan, Danielle. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 maps, 9 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 9 b&w illus., 4 maps, 3 ta. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; HBJF; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 629.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999296
ISBN
9780295999296
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

Hardcover. Editor(s): Harrell, Stevan; Lavely, William. Num Pages: 280 pages, 68 black & white illustrations, 3 maps, 9 black & white tables, 68 b&w illus., 3 maps, 9. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 4522. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295999418
ISBN
9780295999418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

Paperback. Editor(s): Santos, Goncalo; Harrell, Stevan. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 black & white tables, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; HBJF; JFC; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999821
ISBN
9780295999821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. Examining cultures as diverse as long-house dwellers in North Borneo, African farmers, Welsh housewives, and postindustrial American workers, this title redefines the anthropological study of menstrual customs. Editor(s): Buckley, Dr. Thomas, RN, BSc, MN, PhD; Gottlieb, Alma. Num Pages: 275 pages, line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHM; MFKH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520063501
ISBN
9780520063501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardcover. "The range of Manas performance traditions captured here is immense. What is wonderful and remarkable is that each is presented vividly, with careful ethnographic detail, so that they become living traditions to the reader."--Susan Wadley, Syracuse University Series: Philip E.Lilienthal Books. Num Pages: 450 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BM; DSB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 39. Weight in Grams: 900.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520066908
ISBN
9780520066908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.58
€ 57.47

Hardcover. Offering new insight into 3000 years of Mesoamerican history, from roughly 1500 BC to the Spanish conquest, this study examines the methods, purposes and values of warfare as practiced by the major pre-Columbian societies and shows how warfare affected the rise of the state. Num Pages: 347 pages, 20 b&w photographs, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBJK; JHM; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
347
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520077348
ISBN
9780520077348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.90
€ 49.59

Paperback. Attempts to account for the widespread phenomenon of sport. Drawing upon ethnological findings to demonstrate the ritual character of sport, the text explores the relationship between ancient Greek sport and sacrificial ritual and traces elements common to both back to primitive origins. Num Pages: 136 pages, with 24 figs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBTB; JFC; JHM; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 36.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520080959
ISBN
9780520080959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.33

Paperback. This text offers a new statement on the making of national politics. Comparing the popular political cultures and discourses of post-colonial Mexico and Peru, it provides an analysis of their effect on the evolution of these nation states. Series: A Centennial book. Num Pages: 496 pages, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLSR; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520085053
ISBN
9780520085053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.31

Paperback. Provides an analysis of the making and unmaking of class consciousness among the urban poor. This title chronicles the transformation of Peru's poor from a culture of deference and clientelism in the late 1960s to a population mobilized for radical political action. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFFA; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520200234
ISBN
9780520200234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

paperback. This work takes an anthropological approach to the fundamental question of what makes life worth living. It considers the issue by examining nine pairs of similarly situated individuals in the United States and Japan. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780520201330
ISBN
9780520201330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. This work explores the performances and transactions that lie at the heart of public events in contemporary Anakalang, Indonesia. The author argues that by looking at representations as concrete practices we may find them to be entangled in the tensions and hazards of social existence. Num Pages: 300 pages, 10 photos. BIC Classification: 1FMN; CFG; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780520204751
ISBN
9780520204751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.56

Hardback. Shows that 'Aryan,' a word that today evokes images of racial hatred and atrocity, was first used by Europeans to suggest bonds of kinship. This book features the history of British Orientalism and the ethnology of India. Num Pages: 259 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFC; JFF; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520205468
ISBN
9780520205468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.90
€ 49.59

Paperback. Many Guatemalans speak of Mayan indigenous organizing as 'a finger in the wound'. This book explores the implications of this painfully graphic metaphor in a study of the civil war and its aftermath. It investigates the notion of Quincentennial Guatemala, which has given focus to the overarching question of Mayan - and Guatemalan - identity. Num Pages: 448 pages, 21 black-and-white illustrations and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBW; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520212855
ISBN
9780520212855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.31

Paperback. While the typical Japanese male politician glides through his district in air-conditioned taxis, the typical female voter trundles along the side streets on a simple bicycle. Studying the politics of the average female citizen in Japan, this title argues that this taxi-bicycle contrast reaches deeply into Japanese society. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 263 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ1; JHM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520212916
ISBN
9780520212916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. Records the relationship that developed between the author and Diane DeVries, a woman born with all the physical and mental equipment she would need to live in our society - except arms and legs. This work argues that DeVries is a perfect example of an American woman coming of age in the second half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 299 pages, 21 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFSJ1; JHMC; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520217164
ISBN
9780520217164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. Japan was the only non-Western nation to industrialize before 1900 and its leap into the modern era has stimulated vigorous debates among historians and social scientists. This title considers daily life in the three centuries leading up to the modern era in Japan. Num Pages: 227 pages, 6 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JHM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520218123
ISBN
9780520218123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

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