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paperback. From antiquity to the Enlightenment, monstrous children were attributed to the power of the mother's imagination to distort the act of procreation. How this idea reappeared transformed in the Romantic period is explored in this study of theories linking imagination, art and monstrous progeny. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
New
SKU
V9780674586499
ISBN
9780674586499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.10

paperback. An accessible introduction to the concept of culture in Gramsci focusing on the relevance of Gramsci's approach for anthropologists Series: Reading Gramsci. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745316772
ISBN
9780745316772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.82

hardcover. This book presents the first attempt by a sociologist to unearth the long hadith transmission network from ancient historical sources and analyze it using the most recent qualitative and quantitative analytical tools. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 tables, 38 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804752077
ISBN
9780804752077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.82

paperback. Series: Genocide, Political Violence and Human Rights. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; JHMC; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813553498
ISBN
9780813553498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2ill. BIC Classification: HPC; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816642403
ISBN
9780816642403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

paperback. Essays examining how Irish identity is performed and commodified in the contemporary transnational environment, in Frank McCourt's writing, the explosion of Irish-themed merchandising, the practices of heritage seekers and in the movie The Crying Game Editor(s): Negra, Diane. Num Pages: 392 pages, 33 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; APF; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 264 x 30. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822337409
ISBN
9780822337409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

hardcover. Looks at the surge of Bretons who left their homes in Western France in the latter half of the nineteenth century to live and work in Paris. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822351696
ISBN
9780822351696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.75

Paperback. Globalization is inextricably bound up with intimate aspects of personhood, care, and the daily decisions through which we make our lives. Looking at sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Mexico, the US, Europe, India, and China, this book investigates the impact of globalization in the context of families, age groups, and intergenerational relations. Editor(s): Cole, Jennifer; Durham, Deborah L. Series: Tracking Globalization. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 12. Weight in Grams: 391.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218704
ISBN
9780253218704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ASD; AVGR; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195334067
ISBN
9780195334067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.54

Paperback. Sorcery has long been associated with the "dark side" of human development, along with magic and witchcraft. This text argues, however, that sorcery practices reveal critical insights into how consciousness is formed, and how human beings constitute their social and political realities. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 colour plates, 18 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: HRQX2; HRQX5; JHM; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226424132
ISBN
9780226424132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 45.88

Paperback. This book provides an account of the concept of ideology in relation to poststructuralism and postmodernism. One of the few books to relate this discussion to third world issues. Author is internationally known in the field of development studies and for his previous work in ideology. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 301.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745613161
ISBN
9780745613161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.82

Paperback. In the mid-sixteenth century, Jesuit missionaries working in what is now Brazil were struck by what they called the inconstancy of the people they met, the indigenous Tupi-speaking tribes of the Atlantic coast. This title situates the Jesuit missionaries' accounts of the Tupi people in historical perspective. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JB; HRCX7; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 181 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC United States
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
SKU
V9780984201013
ISBN
9780984201013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.56

Paperback. Highlights nearly 100 species of plants and animals that were significant to the ancient Maya and that continue to inhabit the Maya region. Illustrator(s): Chab-Medina, Juan C. Num Pages: 400 pages, 123 line drawings, 3 maps, 5 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSL9; JHM; PST; PSV; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292777606
ISBN
9780292777606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.28

Paperback. Analyzes the sociocultural context of ultrasound technology and imagery. Drawing upon ethnographic research both within and beyond the medical setting, this title shows how ultrasound has entered into public consumer culture in the United States. Series: Studies in Medical Anthropology. Num Pages: 222 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813543642
ISBN
9780813543642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.61

Paperback. Ronald L. Grimes offers a systematic theory and method essential for the cross-cultural, interdisciplinary study of ritual enactments. Series: Oxford Ritual Studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, 4 b & w. BIC Classification: HRCR; HRLF; HRLM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195301434
ISBN
9780195301434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.97

Paperback. This volume offers anthropological perspectives on landscape, a topic of emerging interest for anthropologists, geographers, art historians and archaeologists. It proposes that landscape be conceptualized as a cultural process situated between "place" and "space". Editor(s): Hirsch, Eric; O'Hanlon, Michael. Series: Oxford Studies in Social & Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 36 black and white illustrations, line figures, tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198280101
ISBN
9780198280101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 149.29

Paperback. This study attempts to cross the boundaries between anthropology, folklore and history in order to cast new light on the relation between songs and stories, reality and realism, and rhythm and rhetoric in the expressive traditions of South Asia. Editor(s): Appadurai, Arjun; etc.; Korom, Frank J. (Department of Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, USA); Mills, Margaret A. (Associate Professor of Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, USA). Series: South Asia Seminar. Num Pages: 464 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFHF; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 227 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812213379
ISBN
9780812213379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.86

paperback. A son's search for his father and the father's search, 50 years earlier, for the mysterious Sierra Madre Apaches. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BJ; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780803271029
ISBN
9780803271029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.87

paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFS; JHM; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816630219
ISBN
9780816630219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. The values of traditionalist Islam are often portrayed as inherently hostile to those of a modern, pluralistic society. This book shatters many of these stereotypes. Jonah Blank provides a first-hand account of the Daudi Bohra to show how a premodern clerical elite has embraced modernity. Num Pages: 408 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRH; JFC; JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226056777
ISBN
9780226056777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.50

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