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Anthropology
Paperback. What do we think about when we think about human evolution? This book explores our scientific narrative of human origins - the study of evolution - and examines its cultural elements and theoretical foundations. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 b/w. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520285828
- ISBN
- 9780520285828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. Tales of the Barbarians traces the creation of new mythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to the Atlantic, and offers the first application of modern ethnographic theory to ancient material. Series: Blackwell-Bristol Lectures on Greece, Rome and the Classical Tradition. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 8. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118785102
- ISBN
- 9781118785102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.23
€ 33.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Buitenen, J. A. B. van. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BBA; FC; JFC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Fourth Impression
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226846477
- ISBN
- 9780226846477
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.79
€ 35.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. A commoner's presentation to the emperor of a lucky omen from his garden, the repercussions for his family, and several retellings of the incident provide the background for an introduction to Ming society, culture, and politics, including discussions of the founding of the Ming dynasty. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 35. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 141
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208247
- ISBN
- 9780872208247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.28
€ 18.99
€ 15.28
Hardback. Concerns with research ethics have intensified over recent years, in large part as a symptom of "audit cultures" (M. Strathern) but also as a serious matter of engagement with the ethical complexities in contemporary research fields. Editor(s): Armbruster, Heidi; Laerke, Anna. Num Pages: 261 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454210
- ISBN
- 9781845454210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.12
€ 155.12
Paperback. With its thunderous sounds and dazzling choreography, Japanese taiko drumming has captivated audiences in Japan and across the world, making it one of the most successful performing arts to emerge from Japan in the past century. This book explores the origins of taiko in the early postwar period and its popularization over the following decades. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380. Japanese Drumming in Place and Motion. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 280 pages, illustrations. With its thunderous sounds and dazzling choreography, Japanese taiko drumming has captivated audiences in Japan and across the world, making it one of the most successful performing arts to emerge from Japan in the past century. This book explores the origins of taiko in the early postwar period and its popularization over the following decades. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight: 380.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272422
- ISBN
- 9780520272422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.93
€ 33.99
€ 24.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, xxviii, 548 p., 5 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 763.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226476070
- ISBN
- 9780226476070
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Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 45.92
€ 53.29
€ 45.92
hardcover. Provides fresh perspectives on colonialism, tourism, imagery, and the anthropology of place Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJM; JHM; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991016
- ISBN
- 9780295991016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.34
€ 118.34
Paperback. Provides fresh perspectives on colonialism, tourism, imagery, and the anthropology of place Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FM; GTB; JHM; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991023
- ISBN
- 9780295991023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 30.71
€ 37.99
€ 30.71
Hardback. Based on ethnographic research with Dominicans in New York City, a pioneering analysis of how gay immigrant men of color negotiate race, sexuality, and power in their daily lives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; JFSK2; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349266
- ISBN
- 9780822349266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.33
€ 115.33
Paperback. Based on ethnographic research with Dominicans in New York City, a pioneering analysis of how gay immigrant men of color negotiate race, sexuality, and power in their daily lives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; JFSK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349457
- ISBN
- 9780822349457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.62
€ 31.99
€ 28.62
Hardcover. Steiner's (1909-52) classic study Taboo and three other essays, on superstition, enslavement and the early Hebrew lineage system, and Chagga law and truth comprise the first of two volumes collecting the work of the Prague-born social and cultural anthropologist who ended his brief career at Oxford. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: Bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BG; JFC; JFSR1; JHBT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571817112
- ISBN
- 9781571817112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.29
€ 136.29
Paperback. This edition of Friedman's popular work contains the full text of the original volume along with 2 related articles by the author and a comprehensive introduction. This work is suitable for advanced students and academics in anthropology. Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans. Num Pages: 356 pages, figs.tabs.M. BIC Classification: 1F; DSA; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761989349
- ISBN
- 9780761989349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.97
€ 70.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 49 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JFSK2; JHMC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158037
- ISBN
- 9780691158037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Hardback. A companion volume to "Symmetries of Culture", this book applies the method of symmetry analysis to actual case studies from cultures around the world. It explores how cultural information is embedded in the symmetrical structure of pattern. It is intended as a reference for anthropologists, archaeologists, art historians, and mathematicians. Editor(s): Washburn, Dorothy K. Num Pages: 392 pages, 204 illus., 19 in color. BIC Classification: ABA; ACBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295983660
- ISBN
- 9780295983660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.95
€ 70.95
paperback. Num Pages: 162 pages, 22 line drawings. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 127 x 204 x 9. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226869292
- ISBN
- 9780226869292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.96
€ 32.99
€ 25.96
Hardback. Illustrates the power of symbols in human societies. This textbook is suitable for courses that define fundamental concepts in religion, cultural anthropology, communication, and art. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759103214
- ISBN
- 9780759103214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.34
€ 147.34
Paperback. Illustrates the power of symbols in human societies. This textbook is suitable for courses that define fundamental concepts in religion, cultural anthropology, communication, and art. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 166 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759103221
- ISBN
- 9780759103221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.15
€ 56.15
paperback. A collection of essays that shows how anthropological theories and techniques can be applied to the culture of contemporary middle-class Americans. It analyzes such aspects of American culture as advertising, mass-audience movies, patriotic and ethnic parades, college parties, greetings, and the dilemmas of adolescent sexuality. Editor(s): Varenne, Herve. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 18. Weight in Grams: 483.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803296039
- ISBN
- 9780803296039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.72
€ 20.99
€ 20.72
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Voigt, Rudiger. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHMC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810006974
- ISBN
- 9783810006974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.91
€ 68.91