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Anthropology

Paperback. Records visionary anthropologist Michael Taussig's reflections on the fieldwork notebooks he kept through forty years of travels in Colombia. This title exhibits Taussig's characteristic verve and intellectual audacity, that is combined with a revelatory sense of intimacy. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 69. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226789835
ISBN
9780226789835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.72

Paperback. By addressing questions of culture, identity and politics, this book throws new light on discussions about "difference", and "diversity", informed by feminism and post-structuralism. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1F; JFC; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415121262
ISBN
9780415121262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.79

Paperback. Now Peru is Mine is the account of the life of Manuel Llamojha Mitma, one of Peru's most creative and inspiring indigenous political activists. His compelling life story covers nearly eight decades, providing a window into many key developments in Peru's tumultuous twentieth-century history and political mobilization in Cold War Latin America. Series: Narrating Native Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; BGHA; HBJK; JHMC; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362388
ISBN
9780822362388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.10

Paperback. This is an examination of one of the most puzzling and important issues in western economic analysis -- corporate inertia in the face of known threats to survival. The book is part synthetic, part based on intensive case studies, and part theoretical. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JHM; KJC; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557866387
ISBN
9781557866387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.36

Hardback. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785333583
ISBN
9781785333583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.02

Paperback. Offers an approach to central debates about globalization with chapters written by scholars from across the social sciences. This work examines a range of phenomena that articulate broad structural transformations: technoscience, circuits of exchange, systems of governance, and regimes of ethics or values. Editor(s): Ong, Aihwa; Collier, Stephen J. Num Pages: 512 pages, 2. BIC Classification: JFM; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 890.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405123587
ISBN
9781405123587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.42

Paperback. Editor(s): Appel, Hannah; Mason, Arthur; Watts, Michael. Num Pages: 432 pages, 21 black & white halftones, 4 tables, 3 charts. BIC Classification: JHMC; KNBP; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479861
ISBN
9780801479861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.65

Paperback. Racial and ethnic categories have appeared in recent scientific work in novel ways and in relation to a variety of disciplines: medicine, forensics, population genetics and also developments in popular genealogy. Once again, biology is foregrounded in the discussion of human identity. Editor(s): Schramm, Katharina; Skinner, David; Rottenburg, Richard. Series: Studies of the BioSocial Society. Num Pages: 226 pages, 4 tables and figures. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDR; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 167 x 11. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782386827
ISBN
9781782386827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.31

Paperback. Since the late 1970s, a new folk hero has risen to prominence in the US-Mexico border region and beyond--the narcotrafficker. This book takes a look at the persona of the narcotrafficker and how it has been shaped by Mexican border culture, socioeconomic and power disparities, and the transnational music industry. Series: Inter-America Series. Num Pages: 212 pages, 15 b&w photos, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292702066
ISBN
9780292702066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.05

Paperback. Examining the ways in which "rights talk" is used and adapted locally by groups in Argentina, this book explores the relationship between ideas of human rights, rights of citizenship, and the concrete and envisioned social relationships that form the basis for social activism in the wake of neoliberal restructuring. Series: Stanford Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JHMC; JPFK; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804782265
ISBN
9780804782265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.29

Paperback. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138702615
ISBN
9781138702615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.87

Paperback. What explains the staggering diversity of cultures in the world? Why are there so many languages, even within small areas? Why do we rejoice in rituals and wrap ourselves in flags? This title reveals how our facility for culture is the key to what makes us who we are. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141031606
ISBN
9780141031606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.53

Paperback. From the writings of Fanon and W.E.B. DuBois to Ali G. and The Office, After Empire explores the plight of beleaguered multi-culture and defends it against the accusation of failure. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415343084
ISBN
9780415343084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.88

Paperback. A major new intervention on the overarching challenges of modernity from one of the world's leading anthropologists Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745336343
ISBN
9780745336343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.70

Paperback. Explores the evolving and diverse ways in which humans and animals interact, from blood sports to pet keeping. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745331195
ISBN
9780745331195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.46

Paperback. Arguing that humans are, in a fundamental sense, social beings, this book articulates that this can be grasped from understanding the complex social processes of evolution. It shows that through looking at the complex emergence of human society and culture, we can get a better understanding of how 'the whole creature' operates. Num Pages: 174 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 238. Complexity, Biosemiotics and the Evolution of Culture. 174 pages, black & white illustrations. Arguing that humans are, in a fundamental sense, social beings, this book articulates that this can be grasped from understanding the complex social processes of evolution. It shows that through looking at the complex emergence of human society and culture, we can get a better understanding of how 'the whole creature' operates. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 13. Weight: 238.
Publisher
Lawrence And Wishart Ltd
Number of pages
174
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905007301
ISBN
9781905007301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.26

Paperback. Analyzes the complex and conflicting forms of sociality that Guhu-Samane Christians of rural Papua New Guinea privilege and celebrate as "the body of Christ." Far from being a practice of individualism, this title offers local people ways to make social groups sacred units of critique. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; HRCC2; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283763
ISBN
9780520283763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226464756
ISBN
9780226464756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 31.94

Paperback. When the anthropologist returns to Kenya to begin fieldwork for a new research project, he meets a young man from the Taita Hills who is as interested in the United States as Smith is in Taita. This book tells the story of sorcery, redemption, and transnational friendship in the globalized twenty-first century. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281127
ISBN
9780520281127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.43

Paperback. BIC Classification: HBW; JHMC; JPSL; KNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 26. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816698561
ISBN
9780816698561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.38

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230348370
ISBN
9780230348370
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.07
€ 34.36

Paperback. Looks at the interaction between civilized and primitive people in Colombia, examines the role of the shaman, and discusses healing practices in the jungle. Num Pages: 538 pages, 104ill.3M. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
538
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226790138
ISBN
9780226790138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.57

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138237797
ISBN
9781138237797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.78

Paperback. Explores how Europe's increasingly powerful border regime meets and interacts with its target - the clandestine migrant. This book examines the subterranean migration flow from Africa to Europe, and shifts the focus from the "illegal immigrants" themselves to the vast industry built around their movements. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282520
ISBN
9780520282520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.38

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