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Anthropology

Paperback. An innovative ethnography of transnational activist networking within the movements against corporate globalization. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 400 pages, 29 illustrations, 8 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHMC; JPW; KJK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 586. The Movements Against Corporate Globalization. 376 pages, 28 illustrations. Offers an account of how the anti-corporate globalization movement uses technologies to organize. This book provides a history of anti-corporate globalization movements, an examination of their connections to local dynamics in Barcelona, and an analysis of the movements' networking politics, or organization and decision-making practices. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHMC; JPW; KJK. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 24. Weight: 582.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822342694
ISBN
9780822342694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 22.50

Hardback. Delves into the aesthetics and politics of sexuality in the era of do-it-yourself (DIY) Internet pornography. This work offers a critical analysis of Web culture as digital artistry and of the corresponding heightened government surveillance and censorship of the Internet. Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 218 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMP; JHMC; UDB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742554313
ISBN
9780742554313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.58

hardcover. A bilingual (Nepali and English) critical edition of three complete, representative repertoires of shaman texts that have been collected over 20 years in Jajarkot District, Western Nepal. The volume includes both publicly chanted recitals and privately whispered spells of three shamans. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 706 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1FKN; HRLP1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 185 x 63. Weight in Grams: 2124.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
706
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674607958
ISBN
9780674607958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.87
€ 89.55

Paperback. Examines the lives of five topless dancers in the economically devastated 'rust belt' of upstate New York. With insight and empathy, this title shows how these women negotiate their lives as parents, employees, and family members while working in a profession widely regarded as incompatible with motherhood and fidelity. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSJ1; JHBK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266919
ISBN
9780520266919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Through a series of ethnographic case studies, Aihwa Ong reconceptualizes neoliberalism as an extraordinarily malleable technology of governing that is taken up in different ways by different regimes, be they authoritarian, democratic, or communist. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 b&w photos, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822337485
ISBN
9780822337485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.74

paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLF; HBJM; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822315933
ISBN
9780822315933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. Presents an ethnographic analysis of the social fabric and internal dynamics of one such neighborhood: Miyamoto-cho, a pseudonym for a residential and commercial district in Tokyo where the author carried out fieldwork from June 1979 to May 1981, and during several summers since. Num Pages: 368 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 475.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804717977
ISBN
9780804717977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. In Negro Soy Yo Marc D. Perry explores how Cuban raperos (black-identified rappers) in Havana craft notions of black Cuban identity and racial citizenship in the face of continuing racism and marginalization during an era in which the Cuban economy, society, and nationhood have been under constant flux. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AVGR; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822358855
ISBN
9780822358855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. Urbanization was central to development in late imperial China. Yet its impact is heatedly debated. This book argues that this conceptual impasse derives from the fact that the seemingly continuous urban expansion was in fact punctuated by a wide variety of 'dynastic urbanisms'. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 370 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674035614
ISBN
9780674035614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.46

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMS; JFSL3; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845196967
ISBN
9781845196967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.58

Paperback. Extracts from the Doukhobor conflict lessons for understanding the nature of both terrorism and hegemonic practices, and traces how we view conflict and intervention from a Western perspective. Num Pages: 192 pages, map. BIC Classification: GTJ; JHM; LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774812597
ISBN
9780774812597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardcover. Describes the changing nature of ethnography as anthropologists use it to analyze places closer to home. This book maintains that a conversational style of ethnography can help us look beyond our assumptions and gain new insight into arenas of contemporary life such as corporations, financial institutions, science, the military, and religion. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226887517
ISBN
9780226887517
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.58
€ 56.54

Paperback. Describes the changing nature of ethnography as anthropologists use it to analyze places closer to home. This book maintains that a conversational style of ethnography can help us look beyond our assumptions and gain new insight into arenas of contemporary life such as corporations, financial institutions, science, the military, and religion. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 175 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226887524
ISBN
9780226887524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. "Naven" is the name of a peculiar ritual practiced by Iatmul, a head-hunting tribe of New Guinea. The ceremony is performed to congratulate members of the tribe upon the completion of notable accomplishments, among which homicide ranks highest. Num Pages: 368 pages, 28ill.7figs. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1968
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780804705202
ISBN
9780804705202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. 18th-century natural historians created a peculiar but durable vision of nature, embodying the sexual and racial tensions of that era. Plants were found to reproduce sexually, and great apes were just becoming known. This text uncovers the ways in which assumptions about sex, and race have shaped scientific explanations of nature. Num Pages: 312 pages, 39 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813535319
ISBN
9780813535319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.08

Paperback. This collection of ethnographies demonstrates that the divide between fleeting discursive practice and formed text is a constructed one, and that the constructional process reveals "culture". The cultural processes of "entextualization" and "contextualization" are examined. Num Pages: 362 pages, 8 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: CFG; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226757704
ISBN
9780226757704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.69

Paperback. The words of the author, a revered Sun Dance chief of the Crow Indian tribe, are brought to life by the internationally known American Indian actor, Gordon Tootoosis. This book is illustrated with over 100 previously unpublished color and sepia photographs from as early as 1903 and traditional American Indian motifs. Num Pages: 120 pages, 100 colour and sepai photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
World Wisdom Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933316277
ISBN
9781933316277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.16

Paperback. A story of how gender, culture, class, and personality intersect as a group of indigenous Hawaiian men work to overcome the dislocations of colonial history. It analyzes how middle-aged, middle-class, and mixed-race members assert a warrior masculinity through practices including martial arts, wood-carving, and cultural ceremonies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFSJ2; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822343219
ISBN
9780822343219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Continuum
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826428455
ISBN
9780826428455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.11

Hardback. Editor(s): Hughes, Albert O.; Hughes, Albert O. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JHMC; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781536104943
ISBN
9781536104943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.51
€ 135.43

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