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Paperback. Prehistoric drummers used natural acoustics to recreate natural sound. In classical Europe, orators turned the human voice into a lyrical instrument. In Buddhist temples, the icons' ears were exaggerated to represent their spiritual power. This book explores the role of sound, noise and listening in 100,000 years of human history. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 402
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781250907
- ISBN
- 9781781250907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.16
€ 17.99
€ 13.16
Paperback. This 1979 volume provides a general and theoretical analysis of succession in different traditional African societies. Series: Cambridge Papers in Social Anthropology. Num Pages: 192 pages, 9d.3M. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290. "8vo. No. 4 in the Cambridge Papers in Social Anthropology Series. Commissioning organisation: Goody, Jack (Editor) 180p. Bright, clean paperback copy. Spine sunned. 1st paperback edition". Keywords: "Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Social Sciences - Anthropology - General,Education Resources - Books - Social Sciences - Anthropology - General"
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- KON0586743
- ISBN
- 9780521297325
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 58.55
€ 58.55
Paperback. Presents an ethnographic account of Pan-Maya cultural activism. This book shows that Pan-Mayanism reflects diverse local, national, and international influences. It explores the movement's attempts to interweave these varied strands into political programs to promote human and cultural rights for Guatemala's indigenous majority. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 table 2 maps 19 line illus. 56 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFSL9; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691058825
- ISBN
- 9780691058825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. Zones of social abandonment are emerging everywhere in Brazil's big cities - places like Vita, where the unwanted, the mentally ill, the sick, and the homeless are left to die. This title centers on a young woman named Catarina, increasingly paralyzed and said to be mad, living out her time at Vita. Num Pages: 456 pages, 43 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272958
- ISBN
- 9780520272958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.78
€ 33.99
€ 24.78
Paperback. The first in-depth ethnography of the brutal regime in Burma. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMB; JHM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218831
- ISBN
- 9780812218831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.93
€ 37.99
€ 33.93
Paperback. An ethnographic analysis of the cultural meanings of migration and home in three families of West Indian origin whose members are dispersed throughout the Caribbean, North America and Great Britain. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339946
- ISBN
- 9780822339946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.81
€ 44.81
Paperback. This interdisciplinary volume examines the junctures of politics and performance in contemporary Northern Ireland. Four chapters are about live theatre and television performances, and the remaining five chapters describe the dramatic struggles played out in various social settings. Editor(s): Harrington, John P.; Mitchell, Elizabeth J. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; AN; HBJD1; HBTB; JHM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354. 8vo.Standard paperback edition.
. Northern Ireland, Ulster. First edition.
. Northern Ireland, Ulster. First edition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- University Massachusetts Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KEX0296660
- ISBN
- 9781558491977
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. What happens when anthropologists lose themselves during fieldwork while attempting to understand divergent cultures? When they stray from rigorous agendas and are forced to confront radically unexpected or unexplained experiences? This book deals with these questions. Editor(s): Goulet, Jean-Guy A.; Miller, Bruce Granville. Num Pages: 472 pages, Map, index. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803259928
- ISBN
- 9780803259928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.40
€ 42.99
€ 38.40
Paperback. While teaching at an all-Black middle school in Atlanta, Levinson realized that her students individual self-improvement would not necessarily enable them to overcome their historical marginalization. In order to overcome their civic empowerment gap, students must learn how to reshape power relationships through public political and civic action. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: HPS; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 130 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674284241
- ISBN
- 9780674284241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.58
€ 25.99
€ 25.58
Paperback. Series: Anthropology of Contemporary Issues S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHMC; JKS; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801488344
- ISBN
- 9780801488344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.74
€ 34.99
€ 31.74
Paperback. Argues for the importance of creativity in our increasingly money-driven society. Series: The Canons. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282. How the Creative Spirit Transforms the World. Series: Canons. 384 pages. Addresses the questions we face every day in our public and private lives. This title argues for the importance of creativity in our increasingly money-driven society. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JHMC. Dimension: 134 x 197 x 24. Weight: 326.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main - Canons Imprint Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857868473
- ISBN
- 9780857868473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.19
€ 17.99
€ 14.19
Paperback. Editor(s): Juergensmeyer, Mark. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHMC; JP; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 177 x 27. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520278448
- ISBN
- 9780520278448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.04
€ 63.04
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Left Coast Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629582153
- ISBN
- 9781629582153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 54.21
€ 54.99
€ 54.21
Paperback. This study considers the extent to which economic modernization has transformed the rural community. In doing so, it discusses whether the distinctive character of rural identity has been eroded by powerful and distant political and cultural forces. Num Pages: 168 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFSF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 10. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621601
- ISBN
- 9781900621601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.64
€ 30.99
€ 25.64
Paperback. Drawing from ethnographic fieldwork and postcolonial theory, Sarah A. Radcliffe centers the experiences of rural indigenous women in Ecuador to show how the efforts of development agencies to reduce social and economic equality fail because they do not reckon with the legacies of colonialism. Num Pages: 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360100
- ISBN
- 9780822360100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.70
€ 41.99
€ 37.70
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 72. BIC Classification: 1FCS; HBTB; JFC; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801436314
- ISBN
- 9780801436314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.83
€ 74.83
Paperback. Examines how the Vietnam War has continued to serve as a stage for the shoring up of American imperialist adventure and for the (re)production of American and Vietnamese American identities. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBWS2; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520277717
- ISBN
- 9780520277717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.56
€ 42.56
Paperback. An exploration of the issues surrounding cultural identity. It outlines the reasons why the question of identity is so compelling and yet so problematic. It interrogates different dimensions of the crisis of identity providing both theoretical and substantive insights into different approaches to understanding identity. Editor(s): Hall, Stuart; Du Gay, Paul. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803978836
- ISBN
- 9780803978836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.05
€ 64.05
Paperback. A trans-national study of female beauty based in an ethnographic study of beauty salons in Cairo, Casablanca, and Paris. Num Pages: 216 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1HBM; JFCA; JFFS; JHMP; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822328964
- ISBN
- 9780822328964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBWQ; JHMC; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361695
- ISBN
- 9780822361695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.93
€ 37.99
€ 33.93