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Anthropology
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€ 21.74
€ 24.99
€ 21.74
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
€ 23.81
€ 23.81
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€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
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
€ 14.99€ 13.40
€ 14.99
€ 13.40
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
€ 66.69
€ 66.69
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
€ 70.14
€ 70.14
Paperback. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HSM; HRL; JFSR; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403960689
- ISBN
- 9781403960689
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Condition: New
€ 64.50
€ 64.50
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€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Hardcover. Friendship is an essential part of human experience, involving ideas of love and morality as well as material and pragmatic concerns. Making and having friends is a central aspect of everyday life in all human societies. Yet friendship is often considered of secondary significance in comparison to domains such as kinship, economics, and politics. Editor(s): Desai, Amit; Killick, Evan. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457310
- ISBN
- 9781845457310
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Condition: New
€ 155.12
€ 155.12
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
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
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€ 20.43
€ 26.99
€ 20.43
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€ 17.43
€ 24.99
€ 17.43
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€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.89
€ 114.89
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€ 17.05
€ 20.99
€ 17.05
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€ 32.04
€ 34.99
€ 32.04
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€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
Paperback. Series: The Anthropology of Contemporary Issues. Num Pages: 264 pages, 21. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801492785
- ISBN
- 9780801492785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.12
€ 38.99
€ 35.12
Hardback. In The Value of Comparison Peter van der Veer highlights anthropology's continuing ability to gain insights on the whole through the comparative study of the particular and unique while critiquing the quantitative social sciences for their sweeping generalizations. Series: The Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JHBA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 238 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361398
- ISBN
- 9780822361398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.60
€ 108.60
Paperback. In The Value of Comparison Peter van der Veer highlights anthropology's continuing ability to gain insights on the whole through the comparative study of the particular and unique while critiquing the quantitative social sciences for their sweeping generalizations. Series: The Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JHBA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361589
- ISBN
- 9780822361589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12