Anthropology
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Anthropology
Paperback. An ethnographic analysis of the work of computer programmers in India working for the U.S. software industry illuminates the growing phenomenon of "virtual migration" Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 b&w photos, 4 tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; JHBL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822336693
- ISBN
- 9780822336693
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.55
€ 32.99
€ 29.55
Paperback. Includes papers and conversations that derive from a conference that pursued the possibility and utility of a general theory of religion and culture, especially one based on violence. Editor(s): Hamerton-Kelly, Robert. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804715188
- ISBN
- 9780804715188
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Condition: New
€ 47.33
€ 47.33
Hardback. Violent Becomings sheds light on violence in the periods of colonial and postcolonial state formation by conceptualizing the state not as the bureaucratically ordered polity of the nation-state, but as a continuously evolving and violently challenged mode of social ordering. Series: Ethnography, Theory, Experiment. Num Pages: 360 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; JFFE; JHMC; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785332364
- ISBN
- 9781785332364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.23
€ 157.23
Paperback. Argues that violent confrontation goes against human physiological hardwiring. This book challenges standard views about the root causes of violence and offers solutions for confronting it in the future. It guides readers into the disturbing world of human discord - from domestic abuse and schoolyard bullying to muggings, and armed conflicts. Num Pages: 584 pages, 53 halftones. 1 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 584
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143224
- ISBN
- 9780691143224
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Condition: New
€ 58.39
€ 58.39
Paperback. The first history ever of violence against architecture as political violence, this book examines the case of the former Yugoslavia and the ways in which architecture is a site where power, agency, and ethnicity are constituted. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 224 pages, 39 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; JFFE; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804769365
- ISBN
- 9780804769365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.71
€ 34.71
Hardback. The first history ever of violence against architecture as political violence, this book examines the case of the former Yugoslavia and the ways in which architecture is a site where power, agency, and ethnicity are constituted. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 224 pages, 39 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; JFFE; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804769358
- ISBN
- 9780804769358
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Condition: New
€ 109.12
€ 109.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRAM9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479137
- ISBN
- 9780801479137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.58
€ 33.99
€ 30.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13 bw illus. BIC Classification: AVX; JFCD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857856616
- ISBN
- 9780857856616
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Condition: New
€ 33.45
€ 33.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 213 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFSF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772893440
- ISBN
- 9788772893440
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.90
€ 51.99
€ 36.90
Village Life in Hong Kong: Politics, Gender, and Ritual in the New Ter...
Watson, James L., Watson, Rubie S.
Paperback. Constituting an ethnographic record of a cultural system teetering on the threshold of the historic transition, this book explores the cultural traditions of Cantonese villagers who first settled in South China's Pearl River Delta during the Tang and Song dynasties. It features two villages in particular: San Tin and Ha Tsuen. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629961183
- ISBN
- 9789629961183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.35
€ 33.35
Paperback. Vigilantes and lynch mobs not only usurped the authority of the law, they shaped the histories of their actions Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHMP; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439908457
- ISBN
- 9781439908457
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.39
€ 31.99
€ 28.39
Hardcover. Throughout southwestern Nigeria, Yoruba men and women create objects called aale to protect their properties-farms, gardens, market goods, piles of collected firewood-from the ravages of thieves and Vigilant Things argues that aale are keys to understanding how images function in Yoruba social and cultural life. Num Pages: 416 pages, 87 illus., 77 in color. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; ACBK; JFCD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 185 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1228.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295990736
- ISBN
- 9780295990736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.53
€ 68.53
Hardcover. A study of the innovations, obligations, and fresh possibilities in the field of visual anthropology. It concentrates on documentary photography and ethnographic film, as well as lesser-known areas of study and presentation including dance, painting, architecture, archaeology, and primate research. Editor(s): Strong, Mary; Wilder, Laena. Num Pages: 384 pages, 166 colour and b&w figures, 3 tables, 1 diagram, 1 box. BIC Classification: AJCR; APF; JFC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 284 x 223 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1988.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292706712
- ISBN
- 9780292706712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.00
€ 105.00
Paperback. This work looks at the ways in which hunting has figured in the Western imagination, from the myth of Artemis to the tale of Bambi. Num Pages: 347 pages, 17 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; WSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674937369
- ISBN
- 9780674937369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.04€ 48.04
€ 52.04
€ 48.04
Paperback. Victorians were fascinated by the strange new worlds which science was revealing to them. This study sets out to capture the essence of this fascination, charting the many ways in which science influenced and was influenced by the larger Victorian culture. Editor(s): Lightman, Bernard. Num Pages: 496 pages, 44 halftones, 23 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; JHM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226481128
- ISBN
- 9780226481128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.19
€ 74.19
Hardcover. Upon the 25th anniversary of his passing, this collection addresses the wide application of Victor Turner's thought to cultural performance in the early 21st century. From anthropology, sociology, and religious studies to performance, cultural, and media studies, Turner's ideas have had a prodigious interdisciplinary impact. Editor(s): St. John, Graham. Num Pages: 358 pages, 27 ills. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454623
- ISBN
- 9781845454623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.72
€ 173.72
Paperback. Records the relationship that developed between the author and Diane DeVries, a woman born with all the physical and mental equipment she would need to live in our society - except arms and legs. This work argues that DeVries is a perfect example of an American woman coming of age in the second half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 299 pages, 21 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFSJ1; JHMC; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520217164
- ISBN
- 9780520217164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.72
€ 45.72
paperback. Translator(s): Hartley, Christine Schwartz. Series: The Griot Project Book Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB; GTB; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611486285
- ISBN
- 9781611486285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.50
€ 38.50
Paperback. This text provides a detailed analysis of both the music and the cultural significance of children's songs among the Venda people of the northern Transvaal, South Africa. It examines topics such as role of melody in generating rhythm. Num Pages: 210 pages, 15 halftones, 14 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AVGH; JFSP1; JFSP2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226055114
- ISBN
- 9780226055114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
Paperback. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, the author lived with a community of Bedouins in the Western Desert of Egypt for nearly two years, studying gender relations, morality, and the oral lyric poetry through which women and young men express personal feelings. In this book, the poems are haunting, and the evocation of emotional life vivid. Num Pages: 384 pages, 19 b/w images, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 321 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First Edition, Reissue, 30th Anniversary Edition,
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520292499
- ISBN
- 9780520292499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.13
€ 37.13