×


 x 

Shopping cart

Anthropology

Results 2089 - 2112 of 4109

Anthropology

Paperback. An innovative re-thinking of the placebo effect, first published in 2002, that opens up new ways of understanding the phenomenon. Series Editor(s): Harwood, Alan. Series: Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology. Num Pages: 182 pages, 3 b/w illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; MB; MMH; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 286. Series: Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology. 182 pages, 3 b/w illus. 3 tables. An innovative re-thinking of the placebo effect, first published in 2002, that opens up new ways of understanding the phenomenon. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JHMC; MB; MMH; MMJ. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 9. Weight: 310. Series Editor(s) :Harwood, Alan.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521000871
ISBN
9780521000871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.69

Paperback. Brings together the work of critics who have ventured into the boundaries between dance and cultural studies to find new ways of approaching matters of embodiment, identity, and representation Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 408 pages, 37 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: AS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822319429
ISBN
9780822319429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.72

Paperback. Presents a thesis about the origins and development of the calendrical system. This title shows how time became materialized - transformed into status objects such as monuments that encoded calendrical or temporal concerns - as well as politicized, becoming the foundation for societal order, political legitimization, and wealth. Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 280 pages, 74 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 195 x 19. Weight in Grams: 852.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292716926
ISBN
9780292716926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.23

Hardcover. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHM; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 185 x 18. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560723417
ISBN
9781560723417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.97
€ 46.77

Paperback. During the last decade of his life Max Weber tried to develop a way of analyzing economic phenomena, which he termed 'economic sociology'. This book offers a critical presentation and a study of this part of Weber's work. It shows how Weber laid a theoretical foundation for economic sociology and developed a series of evocative concepts. Num Pages: 328 pages, 22 line illus., 3 halftones, 13 charts. BIC Classification: JHM; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691070131
ISBN
9780691070131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 46.37

paperback. Presents a comprehensive analysis of the dichotomous views that have portrayed sterilization either as part of a coercive program of population control or as a means of voluntary, even liberating, fertility control by individual women. Num Pages: 208 pages, diagrams, figures. BIC Classification: 1KJP; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813543734
ISBN
9780813543734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.46

Paperback. Mathematical models have become central to the study of social evolution, both in biology and the social sciences. A primer on behavioral modeling that includes both mathematics and evolutionary theory, this book aims to make the student and professional researcher in biology and the social sciences fully conversant in the language of the field. Num Pages: 432 pages, 55 line drawings, 99 tables. BIC Classification: JHMP; PBWH; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226558271
ISBN
9780226558271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.15

Hardback. Mathematical models have become central to the study of social evolution, both in biology and the social sciences. A primer on behavioral modeling that includes both mathematics and evolutionary theory, this book aims to make the student and professional researcher in biology and the social sciences fully conversant in the language of the field. Num Pages: 432 pages, 55 line drawigs, 99 tables. BIC Classification: JHMP; PBWH; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226558264
ISBN
9780226558264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 77.43

Hardcover. Through an exploration of contemporary Chinese popular religion from its cultural, social, and material perspectives, Wei-Ping Lin paints a broad picture of the dynamics of popular religion in Taiwan. Analyzing these aspects of religious practice in a unified framework, she traces their transformation as adherents move from villages to cities. Num Pages: 217 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRA; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504363
ISBN
9780674504363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.31

paperback. Study of the Khanty pastoralists of Siberia and their use of sacred landscapes. Series: Archaeology of Religion. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1FCS; HD; HR; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 227 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759102774
ISBN
9780759102774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.34

Hardback. Study of the Khanty pastoralists of Siberia and their use of sacred landscapes. Series: Archaeology of Religion. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1FCS; HD; HR; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759102767
ISBN
9780759102767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.51

Paperback. The main argument of this book is that people use material objects to express themselves and their cultures. Drawing on examples from both Western and developing cultures, it shows that everyday objects reflect not only personal tastes and attributes, but also moral principles and social ideals. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631156055
ISBN
9780631156055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.04

Paperback. Presents eight essays documenting the state of bast and leaf fibre weaving traditions in Vietnam, Borneo, Korea, Burma, Okinawa, the Philippines, Japan, and Micronesia. This book examines processes that have nurtured or buffeted attempts to preserve or revive the production of these textiles. It is illustrated with colour photographs. Editor(s): Hamilton, Roy W.; Milgram, B. Lynne. Series: Fowler Museum Textile Series. Num Pages: 188 pages, 204 color illus. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 304 x 15. Weight in Grams: 962.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Fowler Museum of Cultural History,U.S. United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780974872988
ISBN
9780974872988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.39

Hardback. Ritual, art and secrecy in Casamance, Senegal. Editor(s): De Jong, Ferdinand; Peel, J. D. Y.; Heald, Suzette; James, Deborah. Series: International African Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, 39 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First edition. Hardback. Dust jacket.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748633197
ISBN
9780748633197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 101.60

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718829483
ISBN
9780718829483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.56

Hardback. Masculine domination is so deeply ingrained in our unconscious that we hardly perceive all of its dimensions. It is so much in line with our expectations that we struggle to call it fully into question. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745622644
ISBN
9780745622644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.05

Paperback. 1. This is an important new book by Pierre Bourdieu -- one of the leading social thinkers in the world today 2. It is the first book in which he has addressed questions of gender explicitly -- hence it will be of great interest 3. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 164 x 9. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745622651
ISBN
9780745622651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.22

Paperback. This valuable book introduces Mary Douglas's theories, and outlines the ways in which her work is of continuing importance for the future of the social sciences. Num Pages: 274 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JHB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785335617
ISBN
9781785335617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.95

Paperback. Drawing on the work of Michel Foucault, John Dewey, Niklas Luhmann, and German painter Gerhard Richter, this book offers a set of conceptual tools for scholars examining practices in the life sciences, security, new media and art practices, and other emergent phenomena. It shows how anthropology remains relevant to contemporary debates. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133638
ISBN
9780691133638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. A case study of economic development in Cairo that sheds light on issues of agency and empowerment in the age of neoliberal globalization Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JHMC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822335719
ISBN
9780822335719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. This book explores the new market and its resulting contradictions in a rapidly developing Eastern Europe and Russia. Will Western fast-food industries, such as McDonalds, irrevocably alter local culinary practices? What effect has the privatization of land had upon ownership and exchange? Editor(s): Humphrey, Caroline; Mandel, Ruth. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; JHM; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859735770
ISBN
9781859735770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.78

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520227682
ISBN
9780520227682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.10

Paperback. Explains how and why Margaret Mead became the best-known anthropologist and female public intellectual in twentieth-century America. Using photographs, films, television appearances, and materials from newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals, this title explores the ways in which Mead became an American cultural heroine. Num Pages: 392 pages, 37 halftones. 15 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148083
ISBN
9780691148083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.82

Hardback. Comparative law and legal anthropology have traditionally restricted themselves to their own fields of inquiry. Mapping Marriage Law in Spanish Gitano Communities turns this tendency on its head and investigates what happens when .. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JHMC; LAQ; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 145.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774809252
ISBN
9780774809252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.10

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!