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Anthropology

Hardback. Presents a cross-cultural perspective on manual medicine studies. This volume describes how manual medicine is one of the primary providers of traditional medicine. It is useful for manual practitioners of western medicine, including massage therapists, physical therapists, chiropractors, and osteopaths, as well as those with traditional training. Editor(s): Oths, Kathryn S.; Hinojosa, Servando Z. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759103924
ISBN
9780759103924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.06

Paperback. Presents a cross-cultural perspective on manual medicine studies. This volume describes how manual medicine is one of the primary providers of traditional medicine. It is useful for manual practitioners of western medicine, including massage therapists, physical therapists, chiropractors, and osteopaths, as well as those with traditional training. Editor(s): Oths, Kathryn S.; Hinojosa, Servando Z. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 181 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759103931
ISBN
9780759103931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.74

Hardcover. Anthropologist Christopher Dole investigates the controversial position of religious healing in modern Turkey, demonstrating that the authority of the religious healer is deeply embedded within Turkey's history of secular reform, and that religious healing and secularism share a set of common stakes. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: HRQA; JHM; VXA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812244168
ISBN
9780812244168
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.82

Paperback. Music and dance play a central role in the 'healing arts' of the Senoi Temiar, a group of hunters and horticulturalists dwelling in the rainforest of peninsular Malaysia. This title shows how the sounds and gestures of music and dance acquire a potency that can transform thoughts, emotions, and bodies. Series: Comparative Studies of Health Systems & Medical Care. Num Pages: 278 pages, 15 b&w photographs, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1FMM; JFSL9; JHM; MMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520082816
ISBN
9780520082816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.65

Paperback. Incorporating investigative journalism, this title examines the contested place of health and development in El Salvador. It recounts the story of radical health activism from its origins in liberation theology and guerrilla medicine during the third-world country's twelve-year civil war, through development of a 'popular health system'. Series Editor(s): Marshall, Mac. Series: Studies in Medical Anthropology. Num Pages: 330 pages, 13 photographs & 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; JHMC; JP; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813547367
ISBN
9780813547367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.95

Paperback. Health and the Sociology of Emotions offers an appraisal of the current lively debates which challenge the contribution of the sociology of emotion to health, and of sociology of health and illness to a sociological understanding of emotion. Editor(s): James, Veronica; Gabe, Jonathan. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; JMH; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631203513
ISBN
9780631203513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.46

hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJPR; 3JM; JHMC; KCP; MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253023728
ISBN
9780253023728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJPR; 3JM; JHMC; KCP; MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 439.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253023827
ISBN
9780253023827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Hardback. Presents material on the social basis of health, illness and healing. This book helps the reader incorporate many of the elements of the medical anthropology and sociology of health and illness. It provides students with an introduction to the field. Editor(s): Samson, Colin. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHM; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 33. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631201892
ISBN
9780631201892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.29

Paperback. Presents material on the social basis of health, illness and healing. This book helps the reader incorporate many of the elements of the medical anthropology and sociology of health and illness. It provides students with an introduction to the field. Editor(s): Samson, Colin. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHM; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631201908
ISBN
9780631201908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.91

Paperback. The Umbanda religion summons the spirits of old slaves and Brazilian Indians to speak through the mouths of mediums in trance. This book describes its many aspects and explores its place within the lives of a variety of practitioners. It places Umbanda spiritual beliefs and practices within the broader context of Brazilian history and culture. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HRQM2; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Edition
8/16/09
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826347336
ISBN
9780826347336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.69

Hardcover. Burnout is common among doctors in the West, so one might assume that a medical career in Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world, would place far greater strain on the idealism that drives many doctors. This book reveals the way these young doctors engage the contradictions of their circumstances. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; JHM; MBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226893259
ISBN
9780226893259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.11
€ 81.07

Hardcover. Edith and Victor Turner were among the most influential researchers and teachers and social and cultural anthropology in the twentieth century. This memoir is a testimony to a remarkable partnership and to Edie Turner's own achievements during more than two decades after Victor's untimely death. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: BG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451264
ISBN
9781845451264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.52

Paperback. Examining the routine activities of epidemiology - grant applications, data collection, representations of research findings, and post-publication discussions of the interpretations and implications of study results, this book shows how social differences of race, social class, and gender are upheld by the scientific community. Series: Biopolitics. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH; JHMC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814786857
ISBN
9780814786857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. The first-person narratives in this book provide a glimpse into the personal lives of fourteen Vietnamese-Americans who were devastated by war and the refugee experience but who were able to create new lives in a new cultural environment. Num Pages: 464 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJP; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804718905
ISBN
9780804718905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.92

Paperback. In this ambitious work, David D. Laitin explores the politics of religious change among the Yoruba of Nigeria, then uses his findings to expand leading theories of ethnic and religious politics. Num Pages: 264 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226467900
ISBN
9780226467900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Hardback. Editor(s): Case, Margaret H. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 158 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633237
ISBN
9780691633237
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.02

Paperback. Editor(s): Case, Margaret H. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 158 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691604022
ISBN
9780691604022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Editor(s): Beaver, Patricia D.; Jennings, Judith. Num Pages: 276 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 561.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813134376
ISBN
9780813134376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

paperback. A collection of essays that question how the human sciences, particularly anthropology and psychoanalysis, articulate their fields of study; Crapananzo addresses the enormous problem of describing the self in both its individual and collective projections. Num Pages: 404 pages, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: DSB; JHM; JMAF; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 565.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
Edition
New
SKU
V9780674389816
ISBN
9780674389816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.05
€ 48.51

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