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Hardback. Social scientists and philosophers confronted with religious phenomena have always been challenged to find a proper way to describe the spiritual experiences of the social group they were studying. Editor(s): Fedele, Anna; Blanes, Ruy Llera. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, 20 ills. BIC Classification: HRLK; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857452078
ISBN
9780857452078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.77

Hardback. A reference resource focused on cremation. Spanning many world cultures it documents regional histories, ideological movements and leading individuals that fostered cremation whilst also presenting cremation as a universal practice. It includes sections on specific cremation rituals, architecture, art and text. Editor(s): Davies, Douglas James. Num Pages: 516 pages, Includes 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: GB; HR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
516
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754637738
ISBN
9780754637738
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.20

Hardback. Editor(s): Zeigler-Hill, Virgil; Shackelford, Todd K. Num Pages: 9200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
9200
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319246109
ISBN
9783319246109
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 5,672.61

Paperback. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 312 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361626
ISBN
9780822361626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.70

Hardback. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 312 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822361435
ISBN
9780822361435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.33

Hardcover. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations (some colour). BIC Classification: AJC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 274 x 277 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1008.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Clear Light Publishers United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940666115
ISBN
9780940666115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 27.57

Hardback. It seems to be a tenet of the human condition to perceive "others" as "different" and potentially hostile. In nearly all societies stereotypes are developed to stigmatize suspected enemies within and without. The American case is particularly interesting in this respect because American society consists of nothing but "others"; to be open to "other Editor(s): Hase, Ragnhild Fiebig-Von; Lehmkuhl, Ursula; Fiebig-von-Hase, Ragnhild. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571810311
ISBN
9781571810311
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.69

Paperback. David McDermott Hughes investigates why climate change is not yet a moral issue by examining the history of energy use in Trinidad and Tobago. Drawing parallels between Trinidad's history of slavery and its oil industry, Hughes shows how treating oil as "ordinary" prevents us from making the moral choice to abandon it. Num Pages: 208 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JHMC; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822362982
ISBN
9780822362982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Hardback. David McDermott Hughes investigates why climate change is not yet a moral issue by examining the history of energy use in Trinidad and Tobago. Drawing parallels between Trinidad's history of slavery and its oil industry, Hughes shows how treating oil as "ordinary" prevents us from making the moral choice to abandon it. Num Pages: 208 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JHMC; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822363064
ISBN
9780822363064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.77

Paperback. Most incidents of urban unrest in recent decades - including the riots in France, Britain and other Western countries - have followed lethal interactions between the youth and the police. Usually these take place in disadvantaged neighborhoods composed of working-class families of immigrant origin or belonging to ethnic minorities. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFSG; JHMC; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745664804
ISBN
9780745664804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.35

Hardcover. Most incidents of urban unrest in recent decades - including the riots in France, Britain and other Western countries - have followed lethal interactions between the youth and the police. Usually these take place in disadvantaged neighborhoods composed of working-class families of immigrant origin or belonging to ethnic minorities. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFSG; JHMC; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745664798
ISBN
9780745664798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.17

Hardback. Editor(s): Bringa, Tone; Bendixsen, Synnove. Series: Approaches to Social Inequality and Difference. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DN; JHB; JHMC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319404837
ISBN
9783319404837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.14

Hardcover. Brings together empirical work on topics from jazz, architecture, grassroots social movements, and inner-city schools. This book suggests ways that cultural analysis can become more socially grounded, while also challenging sociology to learn from analytic perspectives developed outside the discipline. Editor(s): Long, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 544 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 186 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1162.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577180128
ISBN
9781577180128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.43

Paperback. Brings together empirical work on topics from jazz, architecture, grassroots social movements, and inner-city schools. This book suggests ways that cultural analysis can become more socially grounded, while also challenging sociology to learn from analytic perspectives developed outside the discipline. Editor(s): Long, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 544 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 172 x 28. Weight in Grams: 872.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577180135
ISBN
9781577180135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.42

Hardcover. With case studies from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, and Vietnam, these contributions reveal contemporary religious practices in Southeast Asia as thoroughly modern manifestations of uncertainties, moral disquiet and unequal rewards in the contemporary moment. Editor(s): Endres, Kirsten W.; Lauser, Andrea. Series: Asian Anthropologies. Num Pages: 246 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFH; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857453587
ISBN
9780857453587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.17

Hardback. The volume addresses how capitalism has been very effective in generating wealth and technological innovation, but has also been associated with social inequity and environmental damage. Its inherent flaws have been highlighted by the escalation of ecological problems arising from growth-oriented capitalism and various economic crises. Editor(s): McCormack, Fiona; Barclay, Kate. Series: Research in Economic Anthropology. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781905418
ISBN
9781781905418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.16

Paperback. The volume addresses how capitalism has been very effective in generating wealth and technological innovation, but has also been associated with social inequity and environmental damage. Its inherent flaws have been highlighted by the escalation of ecological problems arising from growth-oriented capitalism and various economic crises. Series: Research in Economic Anthropology. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1MK; JHMC; KCA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785605154
ISBN
9781785605154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.17

Hardcover. Writing of Ranongga Island, the author tracks engagements with foreigners across many realms of life, describing startling reversals in which strangers become attached to local places, even as kinspeople are estranged. Series: ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLS; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785330209
ISBN
9781785330209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.68

Hardback. This volume examines the complex interaction between the English language and the construction of ethnicity in the global English-speaking world. The essays demonstrate that the constructs of both English and ethnicity are contested sites of identity formation. Editor(s): Brutt-Griffler, Janina; Davies, Catherine Evans. Series: Signs of Race. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; JHMP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 561.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312295998
ISBN
9780312295998
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.41

Paperback. Series: Signs of Race. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; JFSL; JFSR; JHM; JHMC; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312296001
ISBN
9780312296001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.81

Paperback. This text looks at examples of the changing nature of 20th-century British identity (including people such as Townshend and Westwood), and identifies the problems facing modernizers hampered by traditional nationalism, which fails to engage with the complexities of contemporary culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; JFC; JHM; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Lawrence & Wishart Ltd London
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853158684
ISBN
9780853158684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.51

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641782
ISBN
9780691641782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.09

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691614113
ISBN
9780691614113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.79
€ 48.21

Paperback. Elongated Skulls of the Ancients. 346 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JHMC; MFG. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Adventures Unlimited Press
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935487760
ISBN
9781935487760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.32

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