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Paperback. This work attempts to see the satis - the Hindu custom of women sacrificing themselves on the funeral pyres of their husbands - through Hindu eyes, providing an experiential and psychoanalytic account of ritual self-sacrifice and self-mutilation in South Asia. Translator(s): Mehlman, Jeffrey; White, David Gordon. Num Pages: 328 pages, 47 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FK; HRAX; HRG; HRLF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226885698
- ISBN
- 9780226885698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.57
€ 47.99
€ 37.57
Hardback. A social and iconographic history of a West African sculptural form Num Pages: 208 pages, 83. BIC Classification: 1H; ACBK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252032554
- ISBN
- 9780252032554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.76
€ 47.76
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231178280
- ISBN
- 9780231178280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Shows that although pastoral settlement is often encouraged by international development agencies and national governments, the social, economic and health consequences of sedentism are not inevitably beneficial. Editor(s): Fratkin, Elliot M.; Roth, Eric Abella. Series: Studies in Human Ecology and Adaptation. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHMC; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306485947
- ISBN
- 9780306485947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.66
€ 188.66
Hardback. Shows that 'Aryan,' a word that today evokes images of racial hatred and atrocity, was first used by Europeans to suggest bonds of kinship. This book features the history of British Orientalism and the ethnology of India. Num Pages: 259 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFC; JFF; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520205468
- ISBN
- 9780520205468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.98€ 49.59
€ 62.98
€ 49.59
Paperback. Describes how many of the new white supremacist groups in the West have co-opted the region's mythology and environment based on longstanding beliefs about American character and Manifest Destiny to shape an organic, home-grown movement. This title exposes the exclusionist message of this "American" ideal, while documenting its dangerous appeal. Num Pages: 268 pages, 13 b&w photos, 7 figures. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292714717
- ISBN
- 9780292714717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardcover. This book applies the methods and techniques of anthropology to analyze the role of Islam in the social lives of Muslims. Tracks and assesses key developments of the last three decades, and discusses the place of Islam in the anthropology of world religions. Editor(s): Marsden, Magnus; Retsikas, Konstantinos. Series: Muslims in Global Societies Series. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRHP; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400742666
- ISBN
- 9789400742666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.45
€ 128.45
Paperback. Editor(s): Frykman, Jonas; Muller, Peter Nieder. Num Pages: 158 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772898483
- ISBN
- 9788772898483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.42
€ 30.99
€ 22.42
Paperback. An original and illuminating study of science, culture, and museums, Articulating Dinosaurs is a remarkable look at not just how we visualize the prehistoric past, but how we make it palpable it our everyday lives. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: GM; JHM; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442627055
- ISBN
- 9781442627055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.64
€ 51.99
€ 46.64
Hardcover. Editor(s): Adams, Julie; Lythberg, Billie; Salmond, Amiria; Owen, Gwilym. Num Pages: 364 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1QSP; ACB; HD; JFCD; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 295 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2000.
- Publisher
- Otago University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877578694
- ISBN
- 9781877578694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.49
€ 43.99
€ 34.49
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857855350
- ISBN
- 9780857855350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.37
€ 41.37
Paperback. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816625710
- ISBN
- 9780816625710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.39
€ 25.99
€ 24.39
Paperback. One of anthropology's premier writers on fieldwork methodology looks at the essential elements that constitute the art of his discipline. In The Art of Fieldwork, Wolcott compares the fieldworker to the artist, while recognizing the inherent differences between the labors of each. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHMP; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761991014
- ISBN
- 9780761991014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.56
€ 67.56
Hardcover. Art and Archaeology Editor(s): Cochrane, Andrew; Russell, Ian Alden. Series: One World Archaeology. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 561.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461489894
- ISBN
- 9781461489894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Paperback. This book details collaborations between contemporary art, heritage, anthropologica, and archaeological practitioners, exploring the creative interplay of 'art' and 'archaeology' so new modes of expression can build new understanding of the world. Editor(s): Russell, Ian Alden; Cochrane, Andrew. Series: One World Archaeology. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; HDD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493926541
- ISBN
- 9781493926541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.28
€ 127.28
Paperback. Completed just before Alfred Gell's death in January 1997, this book embodies the characteristics for which he was admired. The book aims to challenge the basis of the way art has been viewed in the human sciences. It presents a fundamental theory for an anthropology of art. Num Pages: 296 pages, numerous black and white halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198280149
- ISBN
- 9780198280149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 171.99
€ 171.99
Hardcover. A study that addresses the Arrernte's contemporary situation. It documents the immense sociocultural changes they have experienced. It traces the history of the Arrernte as they have transitioned from a society of hunter-gatherers to members of the Hermannsburg Mission community to their marginalized position in the modern Australian economy. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 halftones, 8 maps, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226032634
- ISBN
- 9780226032634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.06€ 79.85
€ 95.06
€ 79.85
Paperback. A cultural history of intertribal activism centered on the Indian Ecumenical Conference, an influential movement among native people in Canada and the U.S. during the Red Power era. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRC; JFF; JFSL; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349730988
- ISBN
- 9781349730988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.69
€ 67.69
Paperback. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the megalithic necropolis of Petit- Chasseur in Sion (Valais, Switzerland), an international conference was organised from the 27th to the 29th of October 2011 in Sion. This book constitutes the conference proceedings. Editor(s): Besse, Marie. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrated throughout in black and white. BIC Classification: 1DFH; HDDA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 298 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Archaeopress United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784910242
- ISBN
- 9781784910242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.04
€ 63.04
Paperback. This text argues that smell is repressed in the modern West, and its social history ignored. It attempts to break the "olfactory silence" of modernity by offering an exploration of the cultural role of odours in Western history and in a wide variety of non-Western societies. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415114738
- ISBN
- 9780415114738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85