Anthropology
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Anthropology
Paperback. This is an oral history of a second-generation, urban-born woman who struggles to survive in the poor, Andean city of La Paz. It shows how her identity shifts over time, shaped by the major events in her life. Topics range fron social networks to magical interventions and clairvoyant dreaming. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; BGHA; HBTD; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231104678
- ISBN
- 9780231104678
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.90
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Paperback. Shows that punishment gave the community an opportunity to establish a shining myth of harmony and cleanliness: that the city of Athens could be purified of anger and social struggle, and perfect order achieved. This book shows that anger, honor, reciprocity, spectacle, and social memory constantly prevailed in Athenian law and politics. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JHMC; JKVP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691094892
- ISBN
- 9780691094892
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 38.86
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Paperback. Born in the first year of the 20th century, it is fitting that Margaret Mead should have been one of the first anthropologists to use anthropological analysis to study the future course of human civilization. This volume collects her writings on the future of humanity and how humans can shape that future through purposeful action. Series: Margaret Mead: The Study of Contemporary Western Cultures. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20 photos, index. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571818188
- ISBN
- 9781571818188
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.29
€ 32.99
€ 30.29
Hardback. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 color and 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HRLK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231178181
- ISBN
- 9780231178181
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.94
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Paperback. One of Washington's finest writers on people, politics, and life -- collected for the first time. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586484576
- ISBN
- 9781586484576
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.50
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Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 3rd Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780938190806
- ISBN
- 9780938190806
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.84
€ 21.99
€ 17.84
Paperback. Argues that the most promising new model for democracy is found in grassroots movements against capitalist globalisation. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JHM; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745329253
- ISBN
- 9780745329253
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.14
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€ 29.14
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHMC; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 203 x 7. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Charivari Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781895166323
- ISBN
- 9781895166323
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Condition: New
€ 11.16
€ 11.16
Paperback. Arguing that humans are, in a fundamental sense, social beings, this book articulates that this can be grasped from understanding the complex social processes of evolution. It shows that through looking at the complex emergence of human society and culture, we can get a better understanding of how 'the whole creature' operates. Num Pages: 174 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 238. Complexity, Biosemiotics and the Evolution of Culture. 174 pages, black & white illustrations. Arguing that humans are, in a fundamental sense, social beings, this book articulates that this can be grasped from understanding the complex social processes of evolution. It shows that through looking at the complex emergence of human society and culture, we can get a better understanding of how 'the whole creature' operates. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 13. Weight: 238.
- Publisher
- Lawrence And Wishart Ltd
- Number of pages
- 174
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905007301
- ISBN
- 9781905007301
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.26
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Paperback. Series: Galaxy Books. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195017434
- ISBN
- 9780195017434
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Condition: New
€ 23.51
€ 23.51
Paperback. Engages with developments in the anthropology of ethics and migration studies to explore in empirical depth and detail the life experiences of three young men - a Ugandan migrant in Copenhagen, a Burkina Faso migrant in Amsterdam, and a Mexican migrant in Boston - in ways that significantly broaden our understanding of the existential situations. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 315
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276727
- ISBN
- 9780520276727
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
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Paperback. Reflecting the decline in college courses on Western Civilization, this book aims to accelerate the trend by reducing "Western Civ" to about two hours. It cites Nietzsche to the effect that deep issues are like cold baths; one should get into and out of them as quickly as possible. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 116 x 178 x 7. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC United States
- Edition
- 74th Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780979405723
- ISBN
- 9780979405723
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.23
€ 13.99
€ 13.23
The Western Construction of Religion not only provides a critical assessment of the whole history of "religionas it is understood in the West but offers better ways of constructing the study of this central part of human experience. Translator(s): Sayers, William. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801873201
- ISBN
- 9780801873201
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Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
The Weight of Violence. Religion, Language, Politics.
. Ed(S): Das, Saitya Brata; Choudhury, Soumya...
Hardback. Papers presented at the International Conference on 'Religion, Violence, Language', jointly sponsored by ICPR and IIAS held at Indian Institute of Advanced Study during 9-11 April, 2012. Editor(s): Das, Saitya Brata; Choudhury, Soumyabrata. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 226 x 27. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199453726
- ISBN
- 9780199453726
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Condition: New
€ 69.20
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Paperback. Based on years of fieldwork, this book offers poignant stories of how obesity is lived and experienced by Guatemalans who have recently found their diets - and their bodies - radically transformed. It is suitable for anyone who cares about the politics of healthy eating. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 19 b/w, 1 map. BIC Classification: JHM; JKS; MBNH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286825
- ISBN
- 9780520286825
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.51
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Paperback. Num Pages: 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JHMC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 211 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9786162151163
- ISBN
- 9786162151163
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
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Paperback. As countless love songs, movies, and self-help books attest, men and women have long sought different things. The result? Seemingly inevitable conflict. Drawing on biology, sociology, anthropology, and economics, this title shows that conflict between the sexes is, paradoxically, the product of cooperation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JHMC; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159720
- ISBN
- 9780691159720
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.19
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Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HRJ; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 150. .
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652298898
- ISBN
- 9789652298898
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.21
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Paperback. In The Voice and its Doubles Daniel Fisher explores the production of Aboriginal Australian audio media, showing how the mediatization of the Aboriginal voice provides the means to representing and linking Indigenous communities, maintaining distinct linguistic and cultural traditions, and gaining access to Australian political life. Num Pages: 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361206
- ISBN
- 9780822361206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
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Hardback. In The Voice and its Doubles Daniel Fisher explores the production of Aboriginal Australian audio media, showing how the mediatization of the Aboriginal voice provides the means to representing and linking Indigenous communities, maintaining distinct linguistic and cultural traditions, and gaining access to Australian political life. Num Pages: 339 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822360896
- ISBN
- 9780822360896
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Condition: New
€ 123.67
€ 123.67
Paperback. Originally published separately, Weber's 'Science as a Vocation' and 'Politics as a Vocation' stand as the classic formulations of his positions on two related subjects that go to the heart of his thought: the nature and status of science and its claims to authority; and the nature and status of political claims and the. Editor(s): Owen, David S.; Strong, Tracy B. Translator(s): Livingstone, Rodney. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206656
- ISBN
- 9780872206656
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.77
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paperback. Fifteen stories told by young Vietnamese who came to the US after the fall of Saigon and during the "boat people" exodus are contextualized within a history of Vietnam and the international politics of refugee resettlement. This work also presents the history of Vietnam. Editor(s): Chan, Sucheng. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781592135011
- ISBN
- 9781592135011
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.76
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Paperback. This is the first major collection of media studies scholarship on video games as a unique medium and object of study. Editor(s): Wolf, Mark J. P.; Perron, Bernard. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JHM; UDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415965798
- ISBN
- 9780415965798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.57
€ 64.57
Paperback. Veiling is a globally polarizing issue, a locus for the struggle between Islam and the West and between contemporary and traditional interpretations of Islam. This book examines the vastly misunderstood and multi-layered world of the veil. It explores and analyzes the cultures, politics, and histories of veiling. Editor(s): Heath, Jennifer. Num Pages: 360 pages, 35 b/w photographs, 10 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520255180
- ISBN
- 9780520255180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
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