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Anthropology

Series: Culture and Social Practice. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Transcript Verlag, Roswitha Gost, Sigrid Nokel u. Dr. Karin Werner United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9783899423785
ISBN
9783899423785
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.43

Paperback. Explores the crucial notion of "colonial difference" in the study of the modern colonial world and traces the emergence of an epistemic shift, which author calls "border thinking". This title expands the horizons of debates under way in postcolonial studies of Asia and Africa by dwelling in the genealogy of thoughts of South/Central America. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 line illus. 3 tables. 9 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTQ; HBTR; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
With a New preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156095
ISBN
9780691156095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.66

Paperback. Illustrates how ethnographic research itself can become a tool for activism. This book features ten studies that present activist groups across US - from transgender activists in New York City, to South Asian teenagers in Silicon Valley, to evangelical Christians and Palestinian Americans. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128513
ISBN
9780231128513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. Illustrates how ethnographic research itself can become a tool for activism. This book features ten studies that present activist groups across US - from transgender activists in New York City, to South Asian teenagers in Silicon Valley, to evangelical Christians and Palestinian Americans. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128506
ISBN
9780231128506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.91
€ 90.75

Paperback. The quadrennial summer Olympic Games produces the world's biggest single-city cultural event. Drawing on ethnographic work around the London 2012 Games, this book contrasts the rhetoric and reality of mega-event delivery and shows that the notions of beneficial Olympic legacies and delivery benefits for host communities are, for most, unobtainable. Series: Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHBS; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349498550
ISBN
9781349498550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.70

Hardcover. The quadrennial summer Olympic Games produces the world's biggest single-city cultural event. Drawing on ethnographic work around the London 2012 Games, this book contrasts the rhetoric and reality of mega-event delivery and shows that the notions of beneficial Olympic legacies and delivery benefits for host communities are, for most, unobtainable. Series: Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; JHBS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137456724
ISBN
9781137456724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.52

Paperback. Examines the impact of globalized culture and tradition, on the Koryak people living in post-Soviet Siberia. Num Pages: 348 pages, 23 illustrations, 2 maps, 1 glossary. BIC Classification: 1FCS; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803235090
ISBN
9780803235090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813565446
ISBN
9780813565446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.16

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813565439
ISBN
9780813565439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.74

Hardback. Whether looking at divided cities or working with populations on the margins of society, a growing number of engaged academics have reached out to communities around the world to address the practical problems of living with difference. This book explores the challenges of accommodating difference, however difficult such accommodation may be. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 232 pages, 27 b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284111
ISBN
9780520284111
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 73.24

Paperback. Whether looking at divided cities or working with populations on the margins of society, a growing number of engaged academics have reached out to communities around the world to address the practical problems of living with difference. This book explores the challenges of accommodating difference, however difficult such accommodation may be. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 232 pages, 27 b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284128
ISBN
9780520284128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.04

Paperback. An ethnographic examination of how northern Ugandans understand and attempt to control their moral universe and material circumstances in the midst of civil war. Series: The Cultures and Practices of Violence. Num Pages: 286 pages, 8 photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; JFFE; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406. War, History, and Everyday Moments in Northern Uganda. Series: The Cultures and Practices of Violence. 304 pages, 8 illustrations. Since 1986, the Acholi people of northern Uganda have lived in the crossfire of a violent civil war, with the Lord's Resistance Army and other groups fighting the Ugandan government. This title describes how the Acholi - the younger generation, those born into the era of civil strife - understand and attempt to control their moral universe. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; JFFE; JHMC. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight: 448.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341918
ISBN
9780822341918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Hardback. "Written under the aspices of the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies." Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSR1; JFSR2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635248
ISBN
9780691635248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.54

paperback. In Taiwan, small-scale subcontracting factories are found in rice fields and urban areas, front yards and living rooms, mostly employing married women in line with the government slogan that promotes work in the home "Living Rooms as Factories". The author studies the experiences of the married women who work in this satellite system of factories. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 illustrations, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JFSJ; JHM; KCF; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566393904
ISBN
9781566393904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

Hardcover. Using quantitative and qualitative data gathered since the turn of the millennium, this volume offers an interdisciplinary evaluation of social and economic changes amongst the Gwich'in Natives of Alaska. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785331619
ISBN
9781785331619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.40

Hardcover. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 449. 180pp. Keywords: "Government & Politics, Social & Cultural, Social Issues, Multicultural Studies"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press,U.S
Number of pages
194
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition.
SKU
KHS0067978
ISBN
9780890965054
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 6.00
€ 4.99

Paperback. Living Memory investigates the complex question of language and its place at the heart of Bergamasco culture in northern Italy. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Studies in Discourse and Culture. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; CFB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118277430
ISBN
9781118277430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.59

Hardback. Focusing on transformation and continuity over time in Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa, among others, contributors assert that kinship is a lived and living dimension of contemporary human lives. The ethnographic case studies add to the understanding of kinship as-according to Unaisi Nabobo-Baba-"knowledge that counts." Editor(s): Toren, Christina; Pauwels, Simonne. Series: Pacific Perspectives: Studies of the European Society for Oceanists. Num Pages: 300 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MK; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782385776
ISBN
9781782385776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.88

Paperback. What does it mean to be a compassionate, caring person in Russia? This book explores how, following the retreat of the Russian state from social welfare services, Russians' efforts to "do the right thing" for their communities have forged new modes of social justice and civic engagement.and secular. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 b/w. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFF; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 277 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285842
ISBN
9780520285842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

paperback. 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: 584 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774826600
ISBN
9780774826600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

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