Anthropology
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Anthropology
Paperback. .. Transformations is the best book on Irish culture since David Lloyd's Anomalous States (1993). Theoretically sophisticated, inventive and frequently humorous, it inspires further Irish cultural study .. Moyra Haslett, Radical Philosophy Series: Critical Conditions: Field Day Essays. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, facsims.,ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 232 x 3. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859180594
- ISBN
- 9781859180594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.71
€ 21.99
€ 17.71
Hardback. Gift-giving is extremely important in Japanese society, not only at the personal and household levels, but at the national and macroeconomic levels as well. This book is the first in English to document the extraordinary scale, complexity, and variation of giving in contemporary Japan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747035
- ISBN
- 9780804747035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.31
€ 132.31
Hardback. Examines North American Aboriginal peoples' use of Indigenous and European distance weapons in big-game hunting and combat. Beyond the capabilities of European weapons, Aboriginal peoples' ways of adapting and using this technology in combination with Indigenous weaponry contributed greatly to the impact these weapons had on Aboriginal cultures. Num Pages: 488 pages, 57 illustrations, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803248380
- ISBN
- 9780803248380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.13
€ 87.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299249847
- ISBN
- 9780299249847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. Investigates the changing meanings of the concept and the contemporary diasporic condition, including case studies of Jewish, Armenian, African, Chinese, British, Indian, Lebanese and Caribbean people. The title outlines a fresh perspectives for the study of diasporas. It also features illustrations, guided readings, and suggested essay questions. Series: Global Diasporas. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white tables, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415435512
- ISBN
- 9780415435512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.95
€ 76.95
Paperback. Presents an ethnography of Filipino gay men in New York that explores their sexual and national identities. This book challenges beliefs about the progressive development of a gay world and the eventual assimilation of all queer folks into gay modernity. Series: Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe. Num Pages: 240 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1FMP; JFSK2; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822332176
- ISBN
- 9780822332176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. Explores the mutual shaping of local struggles and global forces. This book shows how groups negotiate, circumvent, challenge, and even re-create the complex global web that entangles them. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1 b/w photo. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 780. Forces, Connections and Imaginations in a Postmodern World. 408 pages, port. Explores the mutual shaping of local struggles and global forces. This book shows how groups negotiate, circumvent, challenge, and even re-create the complex global web that entangles them. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHMP. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 24. Weight: 572.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520222168
- ISBN
- 9780520222168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.77
€ 36.99
€ 26.77
hardcover. This volume seeks to go beyond single-country area studies to draw together analyses of how globalization and neoliberalism are affecting youth and, as a result, their identities and their futures, in China, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea. Editor(s): Anagnost, Ann; Arai, Andrea; Ren, Hai. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; JFSP2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804776172
- ISBN
- 9780804776172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.55
€ 156.55
Paperback. Editor(s): Hazen, Jennifer M.; Rodgers, Dennis. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: BTC; JFSG; JHMC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816691494
- ISBN
- 9780816691494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.19
€ 30.99
€ 27.19
Paperback. Series: Anthropological Insights. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442634510
- ISBN
- 9781442634510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.19
€ 25.99
€ 24.19
Paperback. Latin America is home to emerging global powers such as Brazil and Mexico and has important links to other titans including China, India, and Africa. This book examines a range of historical events and cultural forms in Latin America that continue to influence peoples' lives far outside the region. Editor(s): Gutmann, Matthew C.; Lesser, Jeffrey. Series: Global Square. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 maps, 30 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JM; HBJK; JFFN; JHMC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520277731
- ISBN
- 9780520277731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.82
€ 37.99
€ 32.82
Paperback. This book uses engaging narratives to illustrate that mental illnesses are not only problems individuals face but problems that need to be understood and treated globally at the social and cultural levels. Editor(s): Kohrt, Brandon A.; Mendenhall, Emily. Series: Anthropology and Global Public Health. Num Pages: 450 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Left Coast Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 389
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611329247
- ISBN
- 9781611329247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.11
€ 58.11
Paperback. Ethnographic case studies focused on the dynamics of the burgeoning international pharmaceutical industry and the global inequalities that emerge from and are reinforced by market-driven medicine. Editor(s): Petryna, Adriana; Lakoff, Andrew (University of California, San Diego); Kleinman, Arthur. Num Pages: 301 pages, 5 tables, 5 figures. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHMP; KNDP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337416
- ISBN
- 9780822337416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JHM; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- LIT Verlag
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783825867829
- ISBN
- 9783825867829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.72
€ 30.99
€ 25.72
Hardback. Is 21st-century Rome a global city? Is it part of Europe's core or periphery? This book examines the "real city" beyond Rome's historical center, exploring the diversity and challenges of life in neighborhoods affected by immigration, neoliberalism, formal urban planning, and grassroots social movements. Editor(s): Clough Marinaro, Isabella; Thomassen, Bjorn. Series: New Anthropologies of Europe. Num Pages: 310 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253012883
- ISBN
- 9780253012883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.22
€ 92.22
Paperback. Is 21st-century Rome a global city? Is it part of Europe's core or periphery? This volume examines the "real city" beyond Rome's historical center, exploring the diversity and challenges of life in neighborhoods affected by immigration, neoliberalism, formal urban planning, and grassroots social movements. Editor(s): Clough Marinaro, Isabella; Thomassen, Bjorn. Series: New Anthropologies of Europe. Num Pages: 310 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253012951
- ISBN
- 9780253012951
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. A leading anthropologist of Africa considers that continent's place within an egregiously imbalanced world economic and social order Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 tables, 1 map, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398. Africa in the Neoliberal World Order. 272 pages, Illustrations, map. Both on the continent and off, "Africa" is spoken of in terms of crisis. The author develops his argument through a series of provocative essays - as he shows they necessarily must - into interrogations of globalization, modernity, worldwide inequality, and social justice. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; JHMP. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight: 386.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337171
- ISBN
- 9780822337171
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.27
€ 37.99
€ 34.27
Paperback. Editor(s): Wilson, Rob; Dissanayake, Wimal. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 47. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822317128
- ISBN
- 9780822317128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.42
€ 41.99
€ 37.42
Paperback. Argues that a firm grasp of globalization requires an understanding of how race has constituted and been constituted by global transformations. Focusing attention on race as an analytic category, this book includes a collection of essays that explores the changing meanings of blackness in the context of globalization. Editor(s): Clarke, Kamari Maxine; Thomas, Deborah. Num Pages: 424 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337720
- ISBN
- 9780822337720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.56
€ 42.56
Paperback. This book provides an accessible overview of the processes associated with globalization, examining the various institutions which emerged from these processes. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745611594
- ISBN
- 9780745611594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.80
€ 24.80