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Anthropology

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFCA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816665709
ISBN
9780816665709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. The Internet allows ethnographers to deposit the textual materials on which they base their writing in virtual archives. This work argues that virtual archives have the potential to shift the emphasis in ethnographic writing from the monograph to commentary. It provides a model of writing in the presence of a virtual archive. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
139
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822342830
ISBN
9780822342830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 629.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479846429
ISBN
9781479846429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9, 6 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMC; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781501703034
ISBN
9781501703034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.28

Paperback. This work combines history, anthropology and sociology to answer two questions: why did Ethiopia remain independent under European expansionism while other African political entities were colonized?; and why must Ethiopia be considered a single cultural region despite its diversity? Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226475615
ISBN
9780226475615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. Translator(s): Volk, C. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226094984
ISBN
9780226094984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.29

Paperback. Victorians were fascinated by the strange new worlds which science was revealing to them. This study sets out to capture the essence of this fascination, charting the many ways in which science influenced and was influenced by the larger Victorian culture. Editor(s): Lightman, Bernard. Num Pages: 496 pages, 44 halftones, 23 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; JHM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226481128
ISBN
9780226481128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 45.53

Paperback. aeo A highly innovative contribution towards the study of popular culture which focuses on the youth cultures that revolve around dance clubs and raves. aeo Written in a highly accessible style and illustrated with case studies, the author examines the development of club cultures or "taste cultures". Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745614434
ISBN
9780745614434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.93

Paperback. Since the early 1990s, transnational adoptions have increased at an astonishing rate, not only in the United States, but worldwide. This title explores the consequences and implications of this unprecedented movement of children, usually from poor nations to the affluent West. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC; JKSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226964478
ISBN
9780226964478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Seeking the historical and cultural roots of the conflict between Soviet-aligned Marxists and the religious extremists inspired by Egyptian and Pakistani brands of 'fundamentalist' Islam, this work examines the lives of three significant figures of the late nineteenth century - a tribal khan, a Muslim saint, and a prince. Series: Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies. Num Pages: 334 pages, 2 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; JFM; JFSR2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520200647
ISBN
9780520200647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.19

Paperback. Editor(s): Resnick, Danielle; Thurlow, James. Series: Routledge Studies in African Development. Num Pages: 206 pages, 49 black & white illustrations, 33 black & white tables, 16 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JFSP2; JHM; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138630451
ISBN
9781138630451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.65
€ 36.55

Paperback. Offers a range of literatures and mythologies such intimate aggression is a source of ultimate terror. This title sketches it as a central ember at the core of human relationships, one brutally revealed in the practice of witchcraft. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; HRQX5; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226047614
ISBN
9780226047614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.85

Paperback. A groundbreaking look into the connections between music, dance, emotion, and trance Num Pages: 210 pages, 17 b&w photos, 26 figures, 8 color photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: AVA; JHMC; JMT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 232 x 22. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253216724
ISBN
9780253216724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. This study of the conversion of tribal peoples to Christianity combines case studies with the contributors' theories, challenging anthropologists and sociologists to reassess the varieties of religious experience and the convergent processes involved in religious change. Editor(s): Hefner, Robert W. Num Pages: 345 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HRCX7; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
345
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520078369
ISBN
9780520078369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.19

Paperback. A work of Black queer feminist theory that examines the intertwined histories of critical race theory, queer theory, and Black feminism, histories which could not have been formed in the same way without each other, but which are often held at a respectful distance. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822352068
ISBN
9780822352068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 32 color illustrations, 115 halftones, 14 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: AJ; HD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 279. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Peabody Museum Press
Edition
Anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873658676
ISBN
9780873658676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. This book examines the formation, entrenchment, and sociopolitical consequences of land conflict in the Negev region of Israel as it has become defined along ethnic lines. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JHMC; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798303
ISBN
9780804798303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Hardback. Drawing on extensive ethnographic engagement with youth in Tehran and Isfahan as well as with migrant workers in rural areas, Shahram Khosravi weaves a tapestry from individual stories, government reports, statistics, and cultural analysis to depict how Iranians react to the experience of precarity and the possibility of hope. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JM; JHB; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248876
ISBN
9780812248876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.22

Paperback. 208 pages, 3 maps. Combining narrative ethnography, research, philosophy, and poetry, this title construes the meaning of home existentially, as a metaphor for the balance people try to strike between the world they call their own and the world they see as 'other'. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFC; JFSL9; JHM. Dimension: 235 x 141 x 14. Weight: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822325383
ISBN
9780822325383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.47

Paperback. Rewrites black feminism's theory of representation. This title offers an analysis and that moves beyond black feminism's preoccupation with injury and recovery to consider how racial fictions can create a space of agency and even pleasure for black female subjects. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 40 photographs. BIC Classification: APF; JFFK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356202
ISBN
9780822356202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.35

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