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Anthropology
Hardback. Crumpled Paper Boat is an exploration of the possibilities and limits of a literary anthropology that bends the conventions of ethnographic voice and form to engage with writing as a material practice rather than a transparent representational medium. Editor(s): Pandian, Anand; McLean, Stuart. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822363293
- ISBN
- 9780822363293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.46
€ 111.46
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
€ 111.46
€ 111.46
Hardback. Editor(s): Trnka, Susanna; Trundle, Ms Catherine. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822363606
- ISBN
- 9780822363606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.46
€ 111.46
paperback. Editor(s): Wool, Zoe H.; Livingston, Julie. Num Pages: 134 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 134
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822368632
- ISBN
- 9780822368632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.53
€ 16.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Maps the circuits of cross fertilizations among disciplines in the humanities and social sciences that have developed from Clifford Geertz's "interpretive turn." This volume interrogate the fixity of interpretation and open new spaces of inquiry. Editor(s): Panourgia, Neni. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823228874
- ISBN
- 9780823228874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Hardback. Offers a collection of essays that adds a dimension to our understanding of nation-building through its examination of the role of intimate cultural processes. In this book, the editors and contributors share with previous works on the Italian diaspora a keen interest in the imagining of nations across national borders. Editor(s): Baldassar, Loretta. Series: Critical Studies in Italian America. Num Pages: 245 pages, 7 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823231843
- ISBN
- 9780823231843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.45
€ 97.45
Paperback. Why do so many people around the world associate people with origins in Italy with family life, romantic love and the pleasures of eating? This title focuses on the intimate relations in the construction of national identities among international migrants. Editor(s): Baldassar, Loretta. Series: Critical Studies in Italian America. Num Pages: 245 pages, 7 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823231850
- ISBN
- 9780823231850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Paperback. The major contribution of anthropology to the intellectual and the political world has been to show the worthiness of attending to the people and cultures of the world. But, due to the modification of the treatment of differences, the emphasis has then been put on recognizing similarities. This title features essays that are against this trend. Num Pages: 188 pages, 2 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823232758
- ISBN
- 9780823232758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Hardback. Contributions from scholars in anthropology, religion, and area studies--stemming from research in East and Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas collected to represent a form of historically grounded, ethnographically driven social science that seeks to understand social phenomena by dialogically engaging global and local perspectives. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823241897
- ISBN
- 9780823241897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
paperback. Contributions from scholars in anthropology, religion, and area studies--stemming from research in East and Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas collected to represent a form of historically grounded, ethnographically driven social science that seeks to understand social phenomena by dialogically engaging global and local perspectives. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823241903
- ISBN
- 9780823241903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. Describes, from the perspective of the young anti-apartheid fighters, the tactics that young local leaders used and how the state retaliated Series: Forms of Living. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823243099
- ISBN
- 9780823243099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Hardback. Focused on Venezuela but relevant to the rest of Latin America, this is a genealogical investigation of the intrinsically populist "monumental governmentality" that in response to this predicament began to take shape in that nation at the time of independence. Num Pages: 408 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 30. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823263653
- ISBN
- 9780823263653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.40
€ 134.40
Paperback. Realizing the Witch follows the unfolding of Benjamin Christensen's visual narrative in his 1922 film, Haxan (The Witch). Through a close reading of Haxan, Baxstrom and Meyers examine the study of witchcraft from historical and anthropological perspectives, as well as the intersection of popular culture, artistic expression and scientific ideas. Series: Forms of Living. Num Pages: 296 pages, 64 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780823268252
- ISBN
- 9780823268252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.13
€ 34.99
€ 32.13
Hardback. Series: Verbal Arts: Studies in Poetics. Num Pages: 274 pages, 13 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JHMC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823270460
- ISBN
- 9780823270460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.92
€ 108.92
Hardcover. Contains 14 chapters that focus on various aspects of economic organization and behaviour, mostly based on empirical fieldwork conducted by the authors themselves. This title takes a look at urban food provisioning in Cameroon and an investigation into entrepreneurial activities in the rapidly-changing economy of Cairo. Series Editor(s): Wood, Donald C. Series: Research in Economic Anthropology. Num Pages: 348 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780857241177
- ISBN
- 9780857241177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.30
€ 145.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 119 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 274 x 11. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 119
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873652094
- ISBN
- 9780873652094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.32
€ 45.99
€ 38.32
hardcover. These 15 essays engage topics from architecture to politics and from fast food to film, aiming to reveal the problems and potential of postmodern cultural criticism. It looks at the value and limits of postmodernist approaches to present-day society and culture. Editor(s): Carmichael, Thomas; Lee, Alison. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780875802510
- ISBN
- 9780875802510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.76
€ 47.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 11 black & white halftones, 2 maps, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMNT; HBJF; JHMC; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877277675
- ISBN
- 9780877277675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. Editor(s): Jaeger, Bertrand. Num Pages: 636 pages, 40 drawings, 556 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 207 x 284 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2034.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 636
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892367887
- ISBN
- 9780892367887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.84€ 180.88
€ 231.84
€ 180.88
Hardcover. Editor(s): Jaeger, Bertrand. Num Pages: 664 pages, 52 drawings, 664 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 191 x 51. Weight in Grams: 2087.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892367894
- ISBN
- 9780892367894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.84€ 180.88
€ 231.84
€ 180.88