Anthropology
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Anthropology
Paperback. Surveys centuries of folklore about vampires. This book offers an explanation for the origins of the vampire legends, from the tale of a sixteenth-century shoemaker from Breslau whose ghost terrorized everyone in the city, to the testimony of a doctor who presided over the exhumation and dissection of a graveyard full of Serbian vampires. Num Pages: 244 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HBT; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300164817
- ISBN
- 9780300164817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.88
€ 24.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 233 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HAU United States
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780986132575
- ISBN
- 9780986132575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.32
€ 25.99
€ 21.32
Hardback. This text provides a historical geography of "forgotten California", the portion of the Great Central Valley north of Sacramento. It is structured around four themes - the environment, people, economy and landscape - which illustrate the growth and ethnic diversity of this region of North America. Num Pages: 332 pages, maps, graphs, tables, sketches, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847682850
- ISBN
- 9780847682850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.24
€ 191.24
Hardcover. This book is the first full-length study of utopianism in eighteenth-century Ireland. It reveals that a distinct utopianism emerged in the early decades of the eighteenth century based on the improving visions of the Dublin Society Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HBJD1; HBTB; JHMC; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Ireland
- Number of pages
- 246
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782051688
- ISBN
- 9781782051688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Left Coast Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611329506
- ISBN
- 9781611329506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.90
€ 48.90
Hardback. Provides valuable details of Hidatsa daily life during the nineteenth century, from courtship rituals that took place while gathering Juneberries, to descriptions of how the women kept young boys from stealing wild plums as they prepared them for use, to recipes for preparing and cooking local plants - including the roots, fruits, seeds, and sap. Editor(s): Scullin, Michael. Num Pages: 472 pages, 71 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBNR; JFSL9; JHMC; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803246744
- ISBN
- 9780803246744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Hardback. Explores how scalar blindness skews our understanding of these cultures and the debates they inspire. This book elaborates on indigenous modes of "being many" that have been eclipsed by scale-blind anthropology, which generally uses its large-scale conceptual language of persons, relations, and ethnic groups for even tiny communities. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 b/w, 4 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780520293403
- ISBN
- 9780520293403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.03€ 73.24
€ 94.03
€ 73.24
Paperback. Explores how scalar blindness skews our understanding of these cultures and the debates they inspire. This book elaborates on indigenous modes of "being many" that have been eclipsed by scale-blind anthropology, which generally uses its large-scale conceptual language of persons, relations, and ethnic groups for even tiny communities. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 b/w, 4 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520293427
- ISBN
- 9780520293427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Broaches themes such as culture, politics, impenetrable tension and post-1945 America. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFC; JHM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842026901
- ISBN
- 9780842026901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.04
€ 60.04
Hardback. Broaches themes such as culture, politics, impenetrable tension and post-1945 America. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFC; JHM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842026895
- ISBN
- 9780842026895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.41
€ 168.41
Hardcover. US military presence in twenty-first century in Latin America has recently been characterised by rapidly intensifying militarization alongside under-supported anti-military activism. This book redirects recent debates about twenty-first century social mobilization by taking seriously those who actively resist the social movements in their midst. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; JHMC; JPW; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137501172
- ISBN
- 9781137501172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Paperback. "[D]raws on a recent three year (2009-12) international and inter-disciplinary research program 'Home Space in the African City'"--Acknowledgements. Series: Africa Connects. Num Pages: 293 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHMC; JPP; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 377.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479146
- ISBN
- 9781349479146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Paperback. Series: Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH5; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291434
- ISBN
- 9781349291434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Hardcover. Riobamba and Cuenca,two intermediate cities in Ecuador, have become part of global networks through transnational migration, incoming remittances, tourism, and global economic connections. Their landscape is changing in several significant ways, a reflection of the social and urban transformations occurring in contemporary Ecuadorian society. Series: CEDLA Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 42 figs, 13 tables, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; JFSG; JHM; KCU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562. Housing and Social Transformations in Globalizing Ecuador. Series: CEDLA Latin American Studies. 360 pages, 42 figs, 13 tables, 5 maps. Riobamba and Cuenca,two intermediate cities in Ecuador, have become part of global networks through transnational migration, incoming remittances, tourism, and global economic connections. Their landscape is changing in several significant ways, a reflection of the social and urban transformations occurring in contemporary Ecuadorian society. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; JFSG; JHM; KCU. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 22. Weight: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857453716
- ISBN
- 9780857453716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.07
€ 163.07
Hardcover. Re-examining Mary Douglas' work on pollution and concepts of purity, this volume explores modern expressions of these themes in urban areas, examining the intersections of material and cultural pollution. It presents ethnographic case studies from a range of cities affected by globalization processes such as neoliberal urban policies.. Editor(s): Durr, Eveline; Jaffe, Rivke. Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology. Num Pages: 218 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHM; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456924
- ISBN
- 9781845456924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.56
€ 162.56
paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, 8 b&w, 4 colour. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; JHMC; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Transcript Publishing Germany
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837637151
- ISBN
- 9783837637151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.88€ 42.56
€ 52.88
€ 42.56
Hardcover. The constant flow of people, ideas, and commodities across the Atlantic propelled the development of a public sphere. Chapters explore the multiple ways in which a growing urban consciousness influenced national and international cultural and political intersections. Editor(s): Fay, Elizabeth; Von Morze, Leonard. Series: The New Urban Atlantic. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230341401
- ISBN
- 9780230341401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Paperback. The constant flow of people, ideas, and commodities across the Atlantic propelled the development of a public sphere. Chapters explore the multiple ways in which a growing urban consciousness influenced national and international cultural and political intersections. Editor(s): Von Morze, Leonard. Series: The New Urban Atlantic. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349344253
- ISBN
- 9781349344253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JHM; JHMC; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349341511
- ISBN
- 9781349341511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 66.02
Hardback. Num Pages: 189 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 26 colour illustrations, 39 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC; JKV; LNF; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 483.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812878571
- ISBN
- 9789812878571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.05
€ 71.05