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Anthropology
Paperback. Among the social sciences, anthropology relies most on "fieldwork" - the long-term immersion in another way of life as the basis for knowledge. The essays in this text explore the notion of "field", show how the concept is historically constructed and explore the consequences of its dominance. Editor(s): Gupta, Akhil; Ferguson, James. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206809
- ISBN
- 9780520206809
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€ 36.99€ 26.81
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Paperback. Tourist art production is a global phenomenon and is increasingly recognized as an important and authentic expression of indigenous visual traditions. This title provides a comparative perspective on the history, character, and impact of tourist art in colonized societies in three areas of the world: Africa, Oceania, and North America. Editor(s): Phillips, Ruth B.; Steiner, Christopher B. Num Pages: 435 pages, 88 black-and-white photos. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KB; AC; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 624.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 435
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520207974
- ISBN
- 9780520207974
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€ 41.99€ 30.31
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Paperback. An exploration of the border between medical and social problems, the boundary between health and social change, and a study of the body as the mediator between individual and collective experience. The author argues for an ethnographic approach to moral practice in medicine. Num Pages: 300 pages, 7tabs. BIC Classification: JHM; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464. Discourse Between Anthropology and Medicine. 300 pages, 7tabs. An exploration of the border between medical and social problems, the boundary between health and social change, and a study of the body as the mediator between individual and collective experience. The author argues for an ethnographic approach to moral practice in medicine. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHM; PSXM. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight: 450.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520209657
- ISBN
- 9780520209657
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Paperback. Turning the tables on the pornography debate, this is an analysis of taboo-shattering fiction, film and performance art. It investigates the role of fantasy in art, politics and popular culture and shows how technological advances in science and medicine have altered concepts of the human body. Num Pages: 324 pages, 36 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: A; DSBH; JFC; JFD; JFMP; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520210325
- ISBN
- 9780520210325
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Paperback. Offers an alternative to the Euro-American warrior/patriarch model of masculinity and recovers the Jewish ideal of the gentle, receptive male. Analyzing ancient and modern texts, this book reveals early rabbis - studious, family-oriented - as exemplars of manhood and the prime objects of female desire in traditional Jewish society. Series: Contraversions: Critical Studies in Jewish Literature, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 433 pages, 16. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFSJ; JFSR1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 433
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520210509
- ISBN
- 9780520210509
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Paperback. Demonstrating how the Buddhist revival in Tibet must contend with tensions between the Chinese state and aspirations for greater Tibetan autonomy, the authors discuss ways that Tibetan Buddhists are restructuring their religion through a process of social, political and economic adaptation. Editor(s): Goldstein, Melvyn C.; Kapstein, Matthew T. Num Pages: 235 pages, 37 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; JFC; JHM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 49. Religious Revival and Cultural Identity. 235 pages, 37 b&w photographs. Editor(s): Goldstein, Melvyn C.; Kapstein, Matthew T. Demonstrating how the Buddhist revival in Tibet must contend with tensions between the Chinese state and aspirations for greater Tibetan autonomy, the authors discuss ways that Tibetan Buddhists are restructuring their religion through a process of social, political and economic adaptation. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; JFC; JHM; JPS. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight: 314.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211315
- ISBN
- 9780520211315
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€ 33.99€ 25.06
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Paperback. A study which argues that the spiritual quest is rooted in our biological, psychological, linguistic and social nature. Drawing on tribal religions and practices and from theorists and thinkers, the author seeks to expand our awareness of this complex human activity. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRLB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211599
- ISBN
- 9780520211599
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.56
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Paperback. Explores the issues of borders and borderland identities that have accompanied the many transitions since 1990. This book combines an ethnographic account of everyday life under socialist rule and after German reunification with an investigation of the paradoxical human condition of a borderland. Num Pages: 307 pages, 30 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFC; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520214774
- ISBN
- 9780520214774
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€ 34.99€ 25.93
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Paperback. In 1987, the Japanese government inaugurated the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) program in response to global pressure to 'internationalize' its society. This book explores the cultural and political dynamics of internationalization in Japan. It is suitable for policy analysts, students of Japan, and prospective and former JET participants. Num Pages: 346 pages, 15 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC; JNA; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520216365
- ISBN
- 9780520216365
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Paperback. Nothing has generated more controversy in the social sciences than the turn toward culture, variously known as the linguistic turn, culturalism, or postmodernism. This book examines the impact of the cultural turn on two prominent social science disciplines, history and sociology. Editor(s): Bonnell, Victoria E.; Hunt, Lynn. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 361 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: HBA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 361
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520216792
- ISBN
- 9780520216792
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Paperback. This study of ethnicity, identity, and nation-building has a new introduction that shows the continuing validity of the book's approach to ethnography, ecology, culture and politics. The authors investigated two Alpine villages only a mile apart in the same mountain valley. Num Pages: 372 pages, 20 black-and-white photos, 12 line illustrations, 27 tables, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFHA; JFSL; JHM; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition, With a New Introduction
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520216815
- ISBN
- 9780520216815
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Paperback. This is a guide to the workings of festive behaviour, often seen as the "uniform expression of a collective consciousness". The book combines four case studies in multisite ethnography to demonstrate how concepts of race, ethnicity, history, gender, and nationhood are challenged and redefined. Num Pages: 252 pages, 28 b/w photograph, 1 line illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st PAPERBACK
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223318
- ISBN
- 9780520223318
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Paperback. This text examines the historical formation of community in Monterey. It is also an investigation of how historical narratives are produced, looking at competing accounts of "civilizing" the Native Americans, Yankee progress, ethnical diversity and environmental protection among other issues. Num Pages: 361 pages, 35 b/w photographs, 4 maps, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 361
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520227231
- ISBN
- 9780520227231
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Paperback. This work examines how the exercise of power and the strategies of social movements transformed with the transition from a military to an elected-civilian regime in Chile. Num Pages: 273 pages, 17 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JJPR; GTB; JHMC; JPHV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 59.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520227682
- ISBN
- 9780520227682
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Paperback. One out of five Americans, more than 55 million people, are first-or second-generation immigrants. This study provides a close look at this rising second generation, including their patterns of acculturation, family and school life, language, identity, experiences of discrimination, self-esteem, ambition, and achievement. Num Pages: 430 pages, 23 b/w photographs, 31 line figures, 50 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 618.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520228481
- ISBN
- 9780520228481
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Paperback. Considers the meaning and power of images in African history and culture. This title assembles a range of collection of essays dealing with specific visual forms, including monuments, cinema, cartoons, domestic and professional photography, body art, world fairs, and museum exhibits. Editor(s): Landau, Paul Stuart; Kaspin, Deborah D. Num Pages: 396 pages, 79 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1H; AB; GTB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 2. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229495
- ISBN
- 9780520229495
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Paperback. Takes us to the remote indigenous villages on the shore of Lake Titicaca, high in the Peruvian Andes. This title describes the landscapes and rhythms of life in the Andean highlands, considering the intrusions of modern technology and economic demands in the region. Num Pages: 314 pages, 36 b/w photographs & drawings, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 1KLSR; JFSL9; JHMC; JHMP; PDR; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 68.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229594
- ISBN
- 9780520229594
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Paperback. At the dawn of the twenty-first century, America finds itself on the brink of a racial consciousness. This title examines the processes of racial identification and their implications by looking at the case of American Indians. Num Pages: 250 pages, 7 line illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229778
- ISBN
- 9780520229778
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Paperback. Deals with the idea of a family level society, discussed and disputed by anthropologists for nearly half a century. This work states that the Matsigenka people of southeastern Peru cannot be understood or appreciated except as a family level society; the family level of sociocultural integration is for them a lived reality. Num Pages: 275 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 13 line illustrations, 29 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFSL9; JHBK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520232426
- ISBN
- 9780520232426
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Paperback. This text questions established ideas and proposes theories based on the author's comparative archaeological and ethnographic research. It seeks to provide students and general readers with an introduction to his ideas about understanding the human past. Num Pages: 260 pages, 68 line illustrations, 79 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 1HFMW; 1KB; 1MBF; HDA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition, With a New Afterword
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520233393
- ISBN
- 9780520233393
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Condition: New
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