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Paperback. This comprehensive sourcebook on human ecology combines 25 source articles published in the journal Human Ecology, enhanced with new research updates and thematic commentary. Each article includes a concise introduction, giving necessary context. Editor(s): Bates, Daniel G.; Tucker, Judith E. Num Pages: 377 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2010
- Number of pages
- 377
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461415145
- ISBN
- 9781461415145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.95
€ 71.95
Hardcover. Deploying comparative analysis of data from ancient mining and quarrying sites across the Andes, this study maps the cultural context of pre-Hispanic extraction activity, itself extracting fresh archaeological insights from locations once viewed as marginal. Editor(s): Tripcevich, Nicholas; Vaughn, Kevin J. Series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Num Pages: 354 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JHM; PNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 713.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461451990
- ISBN
- 9781461451990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.08
€ 129.08
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
€ 183.44
Hardcover. This book offers a manual and reference guide on such issues as excavation techniques, ethical issues in handling of human remains including NAGPRA compliance, lab and forensic techniques, field and taphonomic clues and more. Includes a range of field studies. Series: Manuals in Archaeological Method, Theory and Technique. Num Pages: 262 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JHM; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461463771
- ISBN
- 9781461463771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.93
€ 161.93
Paperback. Editor(s): Long, Samuel. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHMC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1981
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781468438802
- ISBN
- 9781468438802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.72
€ 67.72
Seriation, Stratigraphy, and Index Fossils: The Backbone of Archaeolog...
O'Brien, Michael J., Lyman, R. Lee
Paperback. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JHM; RBGB; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475781922
- ISBN
- 9781475781922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Paperback. Juvenile homicide and fatal maltreatment are serious and pervasive problems in the developed world and especially in the United States. This multidisciplinary resource explores many of the finer details of investigations into abuse-related juvenile fatalities. Editor(s): Ross, Ann H.; Abel, Suzanne M. Num Pages: 215 pages, 23 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; JKVF1; MBGL; MMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781627038898
- ISBN
- 9781627038898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.10
€ 138.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; JHMC; WGG; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 199.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629144542
- ISBN
- 9781629144542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.86
€ 16.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. With debates on the meaning of 'liberal society' more heated than ever, this is a timely re-issue of a classic text Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JHBA; JHM; JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784786472
- ISBN
- 9781784786472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.64
€ 21.99
€ 18.64
Hardcover. Based on vivid and colorful case studies about Mafiosi, priests, mothers, and migrants, the author offers new perspectives on the anthropology of religion and magic through categories of landscape, the body, human practice, and material experience. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 316 pages, 30 ills. BIC Classification: 1DST; HRA; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454821
- ISBN
- 9781845454821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.47
€ 162.47
Hardcover. Interest in the study of kinship, a key area of anthropological enquiry, has recently reemerged. Dubbed 'the new kinship', this interest was stimulated by the 'new genetics' and revived interest in kinship and family patterns. Editor(s): Edwards, Jeanette; Salazar, Carles. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JHM; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455736
- ISBN
- 9781845455736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.28
€ 162.28
Hardcover. During the last decades, the world has been facing tremendous political transformations and new risks: epidemics such as HIV/Aids have had destabilizing effect on the caretaking role of kin; in post-socialist countries political reforms have made unemployment a new source of insecurity. Editor(s): Leutloff-Grandits, Carolin; Peleikis, Anja; Thelen, Tatjana. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455767
- ISBN
- 9781845455767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.47
€ 162.47
Hardcover. The on-going constitutionalization of Europe has led to various changes in media and communications, opening up areas of debate regarding the role of traditional and new media in developing a specific European public sphere as part of the wider European Project. Editor(s): Harrison, Jackie; Wessels, Bridgette. Series: Anthropology of the Media. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 figs, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; JFD; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456023
- ISBN
- 9781845456023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.48
€ 175.48
Hardcover. Forms of group identity play a prominent role in everyday lives and politics in north-east Africa. These volumes provide an interdisciplinary account of the nature and significance of ethnic, religious, and national identity in north-east Africa. Case studies from Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya illustrate the way that identities are formed.. Editor(s): Schlee, Gunther; Watson, Elizabeth E. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 maps, 13 figs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1HFG; GTJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502. Sudan, Uganda, and the Ethiopia-Sudan Borderlands. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. 304 pages, 5 maps, 13 figs, 2 tables. Editor(s): Schlee, Gunther; Watson, Elizabeth E. Forms of group identity play a prominent role in everyday lives and politics in north-east Africa. These volumes provide an interdisciplinary account of the nature and significance of ethnic, religious, and national identity in north-east Africa. Case studies from Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya illustrate the way that identities are formed. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1HFG; GTJ; JHM. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 20. Weight: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456047
- ISBN
- 9781845456047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.76
€ 162.76
Hardcover. Around the world, intensifying development and human demands for fresh water are placing unsustainable pressures on finite resources. Countries are waging war over transboundary rivers, and rural and urban communities are increasingly divided as irrigation demands compete with domestic desires. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 ills. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JHM; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456061
- ISBN
- 9781845456061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.19
€ 163.19
Hardcover. In its assessment of the current 'state of play' of ethnographic practice in social anthropology, this volume explores the challenges that changing social forms and changing understandings of 'the field'pose to contemporary ethnographic methods. These challenges include the implications of the remarkable impact social anthropology is having.. Editor(s): Melhuus, Marit; Mitchell, Jon P.; Wulff, Helena. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456160
- ISBN
- 9781845456160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.11
€ 162.11
Hardcover. The last century has seen radical social changes in Ireland, which have impacted all aspects of local life but none more so than traditional Irish music, an increasingly important identity marker both in Ireland and abroad. The author focuses on a small village in County Clare, which became a kind of pilgrimage site for those interested.. Series: Dance & Performance Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGH; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456238
- ISBN
- 9781845456238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.99
€ 161.99
Hardcover. Re-examining Mary Douglas' work on pollution and concepts of purity, this volume explores modern expressions of these themes in urban areas, examining the intersections of material and cultural pollution. It presents ethnographic case studies from a range of cities affected by globalization processes such as neoliberal urban policies.. Editor(s): Durr, Eveline; Jaffe, Rivke. Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology. Num Pages: 218 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHM; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456924
- ISBN
- 9781845456924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.56
€ 162.56
Hardcover. Series: Epistemologies of Healing. Num Pages: 284 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQX5; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457358
- ISBN
- 9781845457358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.16
€ 163.16
Hardcover. There is a growing interest in studies that document the relationship between science and medicine-as ideas, practices, technologies and outcomes-across cultural, national, geographic terrain. Tibetan medicine is not only known as a scholarly medical tradition among other Asian medical systems.. Editor(s): Adams, Vincanne; Schreempf, Mona; Craig, Sienna R. Series: Epistemologies of Healing. Num Pages: 324 pages, 11 ills. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HRAM3; JHM; MBS; MX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457587
- ISBN
- 9781845457587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.60
€ 163.60