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Anthropology

Paperback. A philosophical examination and celebration of the human hand. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1ill. BIC Classification: HPM; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617388
ISBN
9780748617388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.54

Paperback. It provides an argument for the evaluation of religious lives and their struggles for meaning and power in the contemporary landscape of critical theory. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HRQM2; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801881886
ISBN
9780801881886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99

Paperback. The Hadza, who inhabit an area of East Africa near the Serengeti and Olduvai Gorge, have long drawn the attention of anthropologists for maintaining a foraging lifestyle in a region that is key to understanding human origins. This title presents an ethnography of one of the last remaining societies of hunter-gatherers in the world. Series: Origins of Human Behavior and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 37 b/w photographs, 35 line illustrations, 3 maps, 32 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 556. Hunter-Gatherers of Tanzania. Series: Origins of Human Behavior and Culture. 336 pages, illustrations. The Hadza, who inhabit an area of East Africa near the Serengeti and Olduvai Gorge, have long drawn the attention of anthropologists for maintaining a foraging lifestyle in a region that is key to understanding human origins. This title presents an ethnography of one of the last remaining societies of hunter-gatherers in the world. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JHMC. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight: 556.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253421
ISBN
9780520253421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.36

Hardback. The Hadramis of South Yemen and the emergence of their diasporic communities throughout the Indian Ocean region are an intriguing facet of the history of this region's migratory patterns. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; JFFN; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845457426
ISBN
9781845457426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.05

Hardcover. The Growth of Humanity Barry Bogin The growth of human populations and human physical growth are intimately related, and their combined study links several fields including anthropology, demography, economics, and history. Series: Foundation of Human Biology. Num Pages: 336 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JHBD; JHM; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 265 x 188 x 24. Weight in Grams: 792.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471354482
ISBN
9780471354482
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.30

Paperback. Drawing on the works and words of artisans and artisanas, Indians, and mestizos, the author critiques the national ideology of ethnic homogeneity. He shows how Gueguence tells a story about the passing of time, the absurdity of authority, and the contradictions of coping with inheritances of the past. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; JFSC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press North Carolina
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822322887
ISBN
9780822322887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. This unique book, part critique, tribute, and memorial, makes the case that the 1979-1983 Revolution was a transnational event that deeply impacted politics and culture across the Caribbean. With relevance for all micro-states, the book reflects on how Grenada's small size shapes memory, political and poetic practice, and efforts at reconciliation. Series: New Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 341 pages, 47 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJWWG; 3JJPL; DSBH5; HBTV; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 551.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137562180
ISBN
9781137562180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.48

Hardback. Offering a detailed ethnographic account of Northern Ireland's post-conflict visual transformation, this book examines the official effort to produce new civic images against a backdrop of ongoing political and social struggle. Series: Material Mediations: People and Things in a World of Movement. Num Pages: 264 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; AMVD; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782386216
ISBN
9781782386216
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.17

Hardback. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3B; HDD; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 154 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1379.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
680
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226293226
ISBN
9780226293226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.04
€ 48.88

Hardcover. Based on a number of case studies, this book offers analysis of the life of the new Russian-Jewish immigrants and the interaction between them and other Israeli citizens. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 photos, 7 tables, Bibliog., Index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FBH; JFFN; JFSR1; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571819680
ISBN
9781571819680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.60

Paperback. Discusses how Native Americans, colonial subjects without political power, nonetheless maintained their group identity through their native languages, and sense of homeland and sacred history. This title describes how Euro-Americans became fascinated by and supportive of Native American culture, spirituality, and environmental consciousness. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292709621
ISBN
9780292709621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Narrates the movement of an old diaspora across the Indian Ocean. Ranging from Arabia to India and Southeast Asia, this work explores the transcultural exchanges that enabled Hadrami Yemeni descendants of the Muslim prophet Muhammad to become locals in each of the three regions, yet remain cosmopolitans with vital connections across the ocean. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 406 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 4 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 574. Genealogy and Mobility Across the Indian Ocean. Series: California World History Library. 406 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 4 maps, 2 tables. Narrates the movement of an old diaspora across the Indian Ocean. Ranging from Arabia to India and Southeast Asia, this work explores the transcultural exchanges that enabled Hadrami Yemeni descendants of the Muslim prophet Muhammad to become locals in each of the three regions, yet remain cosmopolitans with vital connections across the ocean. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHM. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 29. Weight: 566.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
406
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520244542
ISBN
9780520244542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

hardcover. Drawing on ethnographic research in the village of Canhane, host to the first community tourism project in Mozambique, this volume explores the influence of development and tourism in relation to ethics, and non-state governance in contemporary life. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 278 pages, 14 illustrations, 7 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; GTF; JHMC; KNSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781785335464
ISBN
9781785335464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.00

Paperback. Identifies the micro-social processes and complexities within multilateral organisations which have, up to now, been largely invisible. Editor(s): Muller, Birgit. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHMC; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 214 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pluto Press
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333748
ISBN
9780745333748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.11

Hardback. When first published, The Gift served as nothing less than an onslaught on contemporary political theory. This edition confirms the continuing relevance of Mauss's highly original perspective. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415267489
ISBN
9780415267489
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94
€ 95.31

Paperback. When first published, The Gift served as nothing less than an onslaught on contemporary political theory. This edition confirms the continuing relevance of Mauss's highly original perspective. Translator(s): Halls, W. D. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415267496
ISBN
9780415267496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.91

Paperback. Argues for the importance of creativity in our increasingly money-driven society. Series: The Canons. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282. How the Creative Spirit Transforms the World. Series: Canons. 384 pages. Addresses the questions we face every day in our public and private lives. This title argues for the importance of creativity in our increasingly money-driven society. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JHMC. Dimension: 134 x 197 x 24. Weight: 326.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main - Canons Imprint Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857868473
ISBN
9780857868473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
HAU
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780990505006
ISBN
9780990505006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.44

The Geography of Morals is a work of extraordinary ambition: an indictment of the parochialism of Western philosophy, a comprehensive dialogue between cultural and psychological anthropology, recent work in empirical moral psychology, behavioral economics, and cross-cultural philosophy. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HP; HPQ; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190212155
ISBN
9780190212155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 105.94

Hardback. In The Geographies of Social Movements Ulrich Oslender examines the activism of black communities in the lowland rain forest of Colombia's Pacific coast to show how the mutually constituting relationships between residents and their environment informs the political process. Series: New Ecologies for the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 304 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 232 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822361046
ISBN
9780822361046
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.89

Paperback. In The Geographies of Social Movements Ulrich Oslender examines the activism of black communities in the lowland rain forest of Colombia's Pacific coast to show how the mutually constituting relationships between residents and their environment informs the political process. Series: New Ecologies for the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 304 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361220
ISBN
9780822361220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. Editor(s): Eicher, Regents' Professor Emerita Joanne B (University of Minnesota). Series: Dress, Body, Culture (Paperback). Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AKT; JFS; JHMC; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472589552
ISBN
9781472589552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.92

paperback. Argues that gender relations have been a particular casualty of unexamined assumptions held by Western anthropologists and feminist scholars alike. This book treats the insights of Western social science, feminist politics, and ethnographic reporting, in order to rethink the representation of Melanesian social and cultural life. Series: Studies in Melanesian Anthropology. Num Pages: 437 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKL; JFFK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520072022
ISBN
9780520072022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.15

Hardback. This text juxtaposes an in-depth study of the spread of Rastafari in the 1970s with an examination of the rise of an international marijuana economy. It emphasizes Rastafari as the "hearts and minds" behind both the Caribbean informal drug economy and the internationalisation of the "ganja complex" Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRK; JFFH1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739103609
ISBN
9780739103609
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.70

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