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Anthropology
Paperback. This study of gender and sexuality in contemporary Japan investigates elements of Japanese popular culture including erotic comic books, stories of mother-son incest, lunchboxes - or obentos - that mothers ritualistically prepare for schoolchildren, and children's cartoons. Num Pages: 251 pages, 27 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ; JHBK; JHMC; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406. Mothers, Comics and Censorship in Japan. 251 pages, 27 illustrations. This study of gender and sexuality in contemporary Japan investigates elements of Japanese popular culture including erotic comic books, stories of mother-son incest, lunchboxes - or obentos - that mothers ritualistically prepare for schoolchildren, and children's cartoons. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ; JHBK; JHMC; JMU. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight: 360.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 251
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520219908
- ISBN
- 9780520219908
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. This book is based on the life accounts of 244 children of minority ethnic origin who were placed with predominantly white foster carers and adopters. The book provides a most interesting overview of the decision-making and planning processes that shape the placement in care of children of minority ethnic origin in the UK. Num Pages: 224 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBK; JHMP; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853028755
- ISBN
- 9781853028755
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Condition: New
€ 36.89
€ 36.89
Paperback. The government of Yemen remains largely incapable of providing goods and services to its population, but the regime continues to endure despite its fragility in the global order. Revealing what holds Yemen together in such circumstances, this book shows how citizens form national attachments even in the absence of strong state institutions. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226877914
- ISBN
- 9780226877914
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.62
€ 32.99
€ 25.62
Paperback. Editor(s): Boesen, Elisabeth; Lentz, Fabienne; Margue, Michel; Scuto, Denis; Wagener, Renee. Series: Histoire. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 b/w. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837621167
- ISBN
- 9783837621167
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.44
€ 49.99
€ 35.44
Paperback. The first volume of "Late Editions" presents conversations between American scholars, most of whom are anthropologists, and individuals situated amidst political and social upheaval with whom they share affinities. The cast is primarily but not exclusively from Eastern Europe. Series: Late Editions: Cultural Studies for the End of the Century S. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226504476
- ISBN
- 9780226504476
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.99
€ 40.99
€ 30.99
hardcover. Traces the global history of human change and survival under the sway of capitalism since the voyages of Columbus. Series: World Social Change. Num Pages: 422 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742539204
- ISBN
- 9780742539204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.63
€ 143.63
Paperback. Since its founding in 1964 Tanzania has used music, dance and other cultural productions as ways of imagining and legitimizing the new nation. Focusing on the politics surrounding Swahili performance, Kelly Askew demonstrates the crucial role of popular culture in Tanzania's history. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 392 pages, 22 halftones, 5 maps, 4 line drawings, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 1M; ASZ; AVGE; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 74
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226029818
- ISBN
- 9780226029818
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Condition: New
€ 50.57€ 43.70
€ 50.57
€ 43.70
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292717084
- ISBN
- 9780292717084
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.61
€ 31.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. Presenting a range of ethnographic case studies from around the globe, this edited collection offers new ways of thinking about the interconnectivity of gender, place, and emotion in musical performance. Editor(s): Magowan, Fiona; Wrazen, Louise. Series: Eastman/Rochester Studies: Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 216 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVA; AVC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465434
- ISBN
- 9781580465434
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.75
€ 36.99
€ 35.75
Paperback. Visitors to Cuba will notice that Afro-Cuban figures and references are everywhere. In this book, the author examines how the animation of Cuba's colonial past and African heritage through such figures and performances not only reflects but also shapes the Cuban experience of Blackness. Num Pages: 344 pages, 56 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226119052
- ISBN
- 9780226119052
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.29
€ 34.99
€ 27.29
Paperback. The jali - a member of a hereditary group of Mandinka professional performers - is a charismatic but contradictory figure. This book shows how the jali's talents at performance make him a genius at representation - the ideal figure to tell us about the "Africa" that the world imagines, which is always a thing of illusion, magic, and contradiction. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; AS; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691074894
- ISBN
- 9780691074894
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.66
€ 40.99
€ 28.66
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138789029
- ISBN
- 9781138789029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.27
€ 48.27
Paperback. Throughout this text the author shows his awareness that the actual past remains fundamentally irreplicable. He asserts all histories to be culturally crafted artifacts, commensurate with folk tales, stage plays, or films. Num Pages: 312 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: HBA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226142982
- ISBN
- 9780226142982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.24
€ 52.99
€ 40.24
Paperback. An insight into the meaning and value of popular forms of expression during a time of political and social change in East Africa. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; GTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219121
- ISBN
- 9780253219121
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Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Paperback. Series: Princeton Studies in Complexity. Num Pages: 248 pages, 9 halftones. 21 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156262
- ISBN
- 9780691156262
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.11
€ 36.99
€ 27.11
Paperback. Peoplewatching is the culmination of a career of watching people - their behaviour and habits, their personalities and their quirks. Desmond Morris shows us how people, consciously and unconsciously, signal their attitudes, desires and innermost feelings with their bodies and actions, often more powerfully than with their words. Num Pages: 544 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; JMAL; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099429784
- ISBN
- 9780099429784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.29
€ 21.99
€ 16.29
Paperback. Editor(s): Cajete, Gregory. Num Pages: 284 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JHM; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574160284
- ISBN
- 9781574160284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.15
€ 24.99
€ 17.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMC; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816638604
- ISBN
- 9780816638604
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.17
€ 29.99
€ 27.17
Paperback. Investigates habits, practices, and meanings of water through case studies from around the world. With its wide range and diversity, this volume explores water practices in different cultures and shows that water is much more than a commodity, a resource, or a substance - it is a focal point that reflects local culture. Editor(s): Hahn, Hans Peter; Cless, Karlheinz; Soentgen, Jens. Num Pages: 250 pages, 73 colour plates, 7 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Campus Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783593396101
- ISBN
- 9783593396101
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Condition: New
€ 56.45€ 47.95
€ 56.45
€ 47.95
Paperback. Now updated and expanded, People and Nature is a lively, accessible introduction to environmental anthropology that focuses on the interactions between people, culture, and nature around the world. Series: Primers in Anthropology. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118877470
- ISBN
- 9781118877470
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Condition: New
€ 51.62
€ 51.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 322 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Lake View Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941702461
- ISBN
- 9780941702461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.92
€ 24.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. Series: Comparative Studies of New Nations. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFC; JHM; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226285146
- ISBN
- 9780226285146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.47
€ 31.99
€ 24.47
Paperback. A collection of essays by Alexander addressing the implications of transnational thinking for our understanding of gender, sex, sexuality, and race Series: Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 294 x 26. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822336457
- ISBN
- 9780822336457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.47
€ 33.99
€ 30.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Morgan, Michele E. Series: Papers of the Peabody Museum. Num Pages: 450 pages, 65 halftones, 54 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; HBJK; HDD; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 197. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873652131
- ISBN
- 9780873652131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.03€ 66.70
€ 74.03
€ 66.70