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In a wide-ranging analysis covering popular culture, policy, and underlying social structures, this book shows how drug addicts are socially constructed as useless burdens on society and who benefits from that portrayal. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHMC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611321173
ISBN
9781611321173
Condition: New

€ 226.51

Hardcover. Num Pages: 233 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 163 colour illustrations, 100 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319541051
ISBN
9783319541051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.12

Paperback. For many black Americans, the prominence and success of black Cubans in early efforts for independence and abolition highlighted a sense of racial identity and pride. This book traces the relations between Cubans and African-Americans from the abolitionist era to the Cuban Revolution of 1959. Editor(s): Fuertes, Digna Castaneda. Num Pages: 328 pages, 26 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566395878
ISBN
9781566395878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.38

Hardcover. This is an ethnographic study of kinship and the nature and behaviour of ownership amongst the much-studied Sepik River Iatmul people. Written from the viewpoint of a Melanesian scholar, this book seeks to re-think anthropology's central assumptions about social relations. Series: British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs. Num Pages: 220 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1MB; 1MKLP; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197264454
ISBN
9780197264454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.25

Paperback. This volume explores the extent to which forced migration has become a feature of life in the Middle East and North Africa. Papers are grouped around four related themes: displacement, repatriation, identity in exile, and refugee policy, providing a significant contribution to this developing, highly pertinent area of contemporary research. Editor(s): Chatty, Dawn; Finlayson, Bill. Series: British Academy Occasional Papers. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 maps; 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFFN; JHM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 469.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197264591
ISBN
9780197264591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.89

Paperback. This Reader presents the best published writings of prominent sociologists and political theorists currently working in the field. Editor(s): Nash, Dr. Kate. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GBC; JHM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631213642
ISBN
9780631213642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.56

Paperback. Editor(s): Turner, Sarah. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
UBC Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824941
ISBN
9780774824941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.30

Paperback. Considers the changing identity and status of women in India today - how they view themselves and how they are viewed - through the current work of seven anthropologists, historians and sociologists from India, the UK and the US. The essays illustrate the overall problem of women's subjectivity. Editor(s): Kumar, Nita. Series: Feminist Issues: Practice, Politics, Theory S. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTB; JFC; JFFK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813915227
ISBN
9780813915227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.98

hardcover. Insightful readings of three contemporary classics of nature writing by Janisse Ray, Terry Tempest Williams, and Linda Hogan are at the heart of Wohlpart's endeavor. His exploration of these literary works, based on deep anthropology and Native American philosophy, opens a pathway into a new way of thinking called sacred reason. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPD; JFSL9; JHMC; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Georgia Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820345239
ISBN
9780820345239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.53

paperback. Focusing on the native subjects of Sonora in Northwestern Mexico, this book explores the social process of peasant class formation and the cultural persistence of Indian communities, during the transitional period between Spanish colonialism and Mexican national rule. It is useful for those in the fields of Latin American and postcolonial studies. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 432 pages, 6 illustrations, 5 maps, 4 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBJK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822318996
ISBN
9780822318996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.77

Paperback. Argues that sixteenth century Nahua sexuality cannot be fully understood only through colonial sensibilities and sources. This book examines legal documents, clerical texts, pictorial manuscripts, images and glyphs of Nahua gods and goddesses and descriptions of fertility rituals to show the complexity of Nahua sexuality. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 384 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JHBK5; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351511
ISBN
9780822351511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.67

paperback. Editor(s): Hawkins, Stan (University of Oslo Norway). BIC Classification: AVA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138255692
ISBN
9781138255692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.30

paperback. In Taiwan, small-scale subcontracting factories are found in rice fields and urban areas, front yards and living rooms, mostly employing married women in line with the government slogan that promotes work in the home "Living Rooms as Factories". The author studies the experiences of the married women who work in this satellite system of factories. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 illustrations, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JFSJ; JHM; KCF; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566393904
ISBN
9781566393904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.19

paperback. "Hunger and Work in a Savage Tribe" examines the cultural aspects of food and eating among the Southern Bantu, taking as its starting point the bold statement "nutrition is a biological process more fundamental than sex". Series: Routledge Classic Ethnographies. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; JFC; JHBT; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415320115
ISBN
9780415320115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.66

hardcover. Thousands of pregnant women pass through our nation's jails every year. What happens to them as they gestate their pregnancies in a space of punishment? In this book, the author explores how, in this time when public safety is in disarray and when incarceration has become a central strategy for managing the poor, jail has become a safety net. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5 halftones, scattered. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSJ1; JHMC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
California University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288669
ISBN
9780520288669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.93
€ 88.83

hardcover. The Huaorani of Ecuador lived as hunters and gatherers in the Amazonian rainforest for hundred of years, largely undisturbed by western civilization. This book provides description of Huaorani society and culture according to modern standards of ethnographic writing. Series: Historical Ecology Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, Color Illus.: 12,. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231118446
ISBN
9780231118446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.70

paperback. In War, Peace, and Human Nature, editor Douglas P. Fry brings together leading experts in such fields as evolutionary biology, archaeology, anthropology, and primatology to answer fundamental questions about peace, conflict, and human nature in an evolutionary context. Editor(s): Fry, Douglas P. Num Pages: 584 pages, 8 b/w line; 19 b/w halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 40. Weight in Grams: 938.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190232467
ISBN
9780190232467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.02

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
€ 33.99

paperback. A passionate, intelligent commentary. This book is an invigorating look at the implications of difference and diversity in two contrasting but similar societies: the United States and South Africa. It addresses how differences--of gender, race, culture, biology, and sexual orientation - are variously understood and acted on in both countries. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 458. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252070273
ISBN
9780252070273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.82

Hardcover. The winner of the first John Newbery Medal, now updated by Robert Sullivan, remains a timeless classic for all ages. Series: Liveright Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages, 177 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 150 x 52. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Updated
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871407153
ISBN
9780871407153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.52

Paperback. The place occupied by Japanese Americans within the annals of US history has consisted mainly of a cameo appearance as victims of incarceration after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This work examines how the second generation - the Nisei - has shaped its identity and negotiated its place within American society. Editor(s): Daniels, Roger. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; GTB; JFC; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068225
ISBN
9780252068225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

paperback. This volume provides an ethnographic account of courtship, marriage and family life among the people of the Trobriand Islands. Num Pages: 654 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JF; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
654
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415606523
ISBN
9780415606523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 202 pages, 17 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HDA; JFCD; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415840507
ISBN
9780415840507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.15

Paperback. A critical look at how Inuit men balance traditional values and social circumstances to find their place in the contemporary Arctic. Series: McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series. Num Pages: 424 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTN; JFSJ2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773543133
ISBN
9780773543133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

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