Anthropology
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Anthropology
Hardback. A consideration of the impact of racism and questions of sovereignty on genetic research, which details the exploitative history of research on Taiwanese Aborigines. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774826594
- ISBN
- 9780774826594
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Condition: New
€ 113.33
€ 113.33
Paperback. Investigates the social history of skin color from prehistory to the present, showing how our body's most visible feature influences our social interactions in profound and complex ways. This book explains why skin color has become a biological trait with great social meaning - a product of evolution perceived differently by different cultures. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 color illustrations, 49 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283862
- ISBN
- 9780520283862
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813583921
- ISBN
- 9780813583921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.63
€ 169.63
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813583914
- ISBN
- 9780813583914
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Condition: New
€ 43.43
€ 43.43
Hardback. Taking a novel approach to the contradictory impulses of violence and care, illness and healing, this book radically shifts the way we think of the interrelations of institutions and experiences in a globalizing world. It is suitable for anthropologists, sociologists, health scientists, and scholars of religion. Editor(s): Das, Veena; Han, Clara. Num Pages: 896 pages, 11 black and white, 29 line drawings, 1 map. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 263 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 896
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520278417
- ISBN
- 9780520278417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.70€ 128.63
€ 171.70
€ 128.63
Paperback. Mining the results of an extraordinary twelve-year study that followed 150 undocumented young adults in Los Angeles, this book exposes the failures of a system that integrates children into K-12 schools but ultimately denies them the rewards of their labor. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSP2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520287266
- ISBN
- 9780520287266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.79
€ 33.99
€ 29.79
Lively Capital: Biotechnologies, Ethics, and Governance in Global Mark...
Kaushik Sunder Rajan (Ed.)
Paperback. This collection of anthropology of science essays explores the new forms of capital, markets, ethical, legal, and intellectual property concerns associated with new forms of research in the life sciences. Editor(s): Sunder Rajan, Kaushik. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 511 pages, 16 illustrations, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JHM; PSAD; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 28. Weight in Grams: 744. Biotechnologies, Ethics, and Governance in Global Markets. Series: Experimental Futures: Technological Lives, Scientific Arts, Anthropological Voices. 512 pages, 16 illustrations, 1 figure. Editor(s): Sunder Rajan, Kaushik. A collection of anthropology of science essays that explores various forms of capital, markets, ethical, legal, and intellectual property concerns associated with these forms of research. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHM; PSAD; TCB. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 28. Weight: 736.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822348313
- ISBN
- 9780822348313
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.64
€ 35.99
€ 32.64
Paperback. Focusing on multi-ethnic interaction in an inner city area, this book addresses difficult issues that are often simplistically and negatively portrayed, challenging the stereotypical denigration of inner city life, and Muslim communities in particular. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447315711
- ISBN
- 9781447315711
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.94
€ 40.99
€ 37.94
Paperback. Examines a example of linguistic plurality on the island of Mauritius, where more than two-thirds of the population is of Indian ancestry. This study focuses on the formation of diaspora as mediated through the cultural phenomenon of Indian ancestral languages - principally Hindi, which is used primarily in religious contexts. Num Pages: 341 pages, 2 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 226 x 12. Weight in Grams: 484. Diaspora, Time and Ethnolinguistic Belonging in Hindu Mauritius. 341 pages, 2 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 3 tables. Examines a example of linguistic plurality on the island of Mauritius, where more than two-thirds of the population is of Indian ancestry. This study focuses on the formation of diaspora as mediated through the cultural phenomenon of Indian ancestral languages - principally Hindi, which is used primarily in religious contexts. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHM. Dimension: 153 x 226 x 12. Weight: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248809
- ISBN
- 9780520248809
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. In many South Asian oral traditions, women are viewed as fragmented identities, dangerously split between virtue and virtuosity. This ethnographical study of women in certain North Indian villages criticizes local ideologies of gender and kinship that place women in subordinate positions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFK; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520083714
- ISBN
- 9780520083714
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.13
€ 35.99
€ 26.13
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487593476
- ISBN
- 9781487593476
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.90
€ 26.99
€ 24.90
Hardback. In June 1976 political demonstrations in the black township of Soweto exploded into an insurrection that would continue sporadically and spread to urban areas across South Africa. This title sets out to demonstrate that liquor outlets were not simply convenient symbols of oppression. Editor(s): Crush, Jonathan; Ambler, Charles H. Num Pages: 447 pages, Maps, notes. BIC Classification: JFF; JHM; JKS; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 894.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 447
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821410271
- ISBN
- 9780821410271
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Condition: New
€ 81.43
€ 81.43
Paperback. An ethnography of Wall Street, investment bankers and the cultural logics of finance. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 photograph, 2 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMP; KCX; KNST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822345992
- ISBN
- 9780822345992
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.68
€ 32.99
€ 32.68
Hardback. Editor(s): King, Russell; Christou, Anastasia; Levitt, Peggy. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415745154
- ISBN
- 9780415745154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.77€ 140.64
€ 158.77
€ 140.64
Paperback. Drawing on both original texts and critical literature, Linguistics in a Colonial World surveys methods, meanings, and uses of early linguistic projects during and after the colonial era. Num Pages: 216 pages, maps. BIC Classification: CFB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405105705
- ISBN
- 9781405105705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.14
€ 50.14
Hardcover. Drawing on both original texts and critical literature, Linguistics in a Colonial World surveys methods, meanings, and uses of early linguistic projects during and after the colonial era. Num Pages: 216 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405105699
- ISBN
- 9781405105699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.98
€ 116.98
Paperback. Linguistic Rivalries weaves together anthropological accounts of diaspora, nation, and empire to explore and analyze the multi-faceted processes of globalization. Series: Oxford Studies in Anthropology of Language. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; JFFN; JFFS; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190461782
- ISBN
- 9780190461782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.60
€ 82.60
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781446257388
- ISBN
- 9781446257388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.17
€ 53.17
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229594
- ISBN
- 9780520229594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.13
€ 35.99
€ 26.13
Hardback. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634634236
- ISBN
- 9781634634236
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.99€ 113.56
€ 166.99
€ 113.56
Paperback. This text is at once a detailed ethnographic and historical analysis of oneof the final modern-day experiences of first-culture contact, a classic example of historical geography, and an extraordinary tale of exploration, imperialist arrogance, blood-shed, suffering, courage, and near disaster. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 497.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804718998
- ISBN
- 9780804718998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.35
€ 42.99
€ 42.35
Paperback. Reveals how citizens strategically imagine, produce, and critique a new moral economy in which the market and neoliberal logic are pre-eminent Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China. Num Pages: 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992235
- ISBN
- 9780295992235
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.47
€ 33.99
€ 33.47
Hardcover. Highlights the 2,700-year history of Jews in Iran Editor(s): Yeroushalmi, David. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1042.
- Publisher
- Fowler Museum of Cultural History,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984755028
- ISBN
- 9780984755028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.49
€ 30.99
€ 30.49
Paperback. Seeking the truths that are found in the interstices between examiner and examined, world and word, and body and mind, and taking inspiration from James, Dewey, Arendt, Husserl, Sartre, Camus, and, especially, Merleau-Ponty, the author creates in these chapters a distinctive anthropological pursuit of existential inquiry. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226923659
- ISBN
- 9780226923659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.29
€ 40.99
€ 31.29