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Anthropology

Paperback. Ethnographic study of shamanism in lowland South America, analyzing the relations between the social, political, and historical dynamics of witchcraft and sorcery Editor(s): Wright, Robin; Whitehead, Neil L. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HRQX5; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822333456
ISBN
9780822333456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. This collection of essays is written by anthropologists who have experienced the unpredictability and trauma of political violence firsthand. The book uses theoretical, ethnographic and methodological points of view to illuminate the processes and solutions characterizing life in dangerous places. Editor(s): Nordstrom, Carolyn; Robben, Antonius C. G. M. Num Pages: 310 pages, 13 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHM; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496. Contemporary Studies of Violence and Culture. 310 pages, 13 b&w photographs. Editor(s): Nordstrom, Carolyn; Robben, Antonius C. G. M. This collection of essays is written by anthropologists who have experienced the unpredictability and trauma of political violence firsthand. The book uses theoretical, ethnographic and methodological points of view to illuminate the processes and solutions characterizing life in dangerous places. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHM; JPWL. Dimension: 229 x 167 x 19. Weight: 496.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
310
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520089945
ISBN
9780520089945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. "This volume encompasses a rich world of political culture, from the Spanish kings of the Reconquest to German metal-workers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. . . . A welcome contribution to the interdisciplinary study of ritual, symbolism, and power."-- Editor(s): Wilentz, Sean. Num Pages: 360 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216950
ISBN
9780812216950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. This volume's contributors examine the ways the legacies of socialism continue to shape and inform China's capitalist present, contending that contemporary China is shaped by an overlapping mix of socialist and capitalist institutional strategies, political procedures, legal regulations, religious rituals, and everyday practices. Editor(s): Rojas, Carlos; Litzinger, Ralph A. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC; KCM; KCP; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361930
ISBN
9780822361930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Editor(s): Feld, Steven. Series: Visible Evidence. Num Pages: 456 pages, 37 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: APF; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 870.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816641048
ISBN
9780816641048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. An ethnography of Wall Street, investment bankers and the cultural logics of finance. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 photograph, 2 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMP; KCX; KNST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822345992
ISBN
9780822345992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.25

Paperback. Illustrates the stages of the ethnographic process from inception through the emergence of a focus, and toward a subsequent formalization of methods and analysis. This book also illustrates several approaches designed to reconcile the contradictory demands of the scientific process and human behavior. Num Pages: 276 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780120444700
ISBN
9780120444700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.64

Paperback. Explores the interplay of space and culture in the plaza, showing how culture acts to shape public spaces and how the physical form of the plaza encodes the social, political, and economic relations within the city. Num Pages: 296 pages, 51 b&w photographs, 16 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: AMC; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292747142
ISBN
9780292747142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. A new edition of the classic anthropology textbook which shows how anthropology is a revolutionary way of thinking about the human world. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135. .
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745399652
ISBN
9780745399652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.46

Paperback. Explores Ancient Egyptian civilization. This book covers seven broad themes. Editor(s): Wilkinson, Toby. Series: Routledge Worlds. Num Pages: 592 pages, 89 black & white halftones, 41 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1038.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415562959
ISBN
9780415562959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.76

Paperback. Translator(s): Slaght, Jonathan C. Num Pages: 488 pages, 36 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FP; 3JJC; JFSL9; JHMC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 698.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253022158
ISBN
9780253022158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
HAU
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780986132506
ISBN
9780986132506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.82

Paperback. An investigation of the boundaries of science. Gieryn argues that when scientific claims reach courtrooms, boardrooms and living rooms, we use cultural 'maps' to decide whom to believe and to demarcate science from ideology, faith or nonsense. He argues that there are no stable criteria to distinguish science from non-science. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 halftone, 1 map, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHM; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226292625
ISBN
9780226292625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.03

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108400305
ISBN
9781108400305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

Paperback. A Companion to the Anthropology of Japan is an unprecedented collection of original essays by some of the field's most distinguished scholars of Japan which, taken together, offer a comprehensive overview of the field. Editor(s): Robertson, Jennifer. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJM; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 924.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405182898
ISBN
9781405182898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.26

Paperback. Immigration and globalization have significantly altered Europe's cultural and ethnic landscape, foregrounding questions of national belonging. This title provides an ethnographic analysis of how patterns of national identity are constructed and transformed across generations. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822345442
ISBN
9780822345442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. Takes on one of the most tragic stories of the global AIDS crisis - the failure of the ANC government to stem the tide of the AIDS epidemic in South Africa. This work traces the deep roots of the AIDS crisis to apartheid and, before that, to the colonial period. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 390 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
390
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520250277
ISBN
9780520250277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSL4; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081446
ISBN
9780252081446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. "Palestine, 1948, and the Claims of Memory" uses blurbs. Editor(s): Sa'di, Ahmad H.; Abu-Lughod, Lila. Series: Cultures of History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502. Palestine, 1948, and the Claims of Memory. Series: Cultures of History S. 416 pages, 14 illustrations. Editor(s): Sa'Di, Ahmad H.; Abu-Lughod, Lila. "Palestine, 1948, and the Claims of Memory" uses blurbs. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JHM; JP. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight: 502.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135795
ISBN
9780231135795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Paperback. In the sixth edition of Contested Knowledge, social theorist Steven Seidman presents the latest topics in social theory and addresses the current shift of 'universalist theorists' to networks of clustered debates. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
6th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119167587
ISBN
9781119167587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.05

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