Anthropology
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Anthropology
Paperback. Presents a critique of urban poverty and violence and challenges much of what we think we know about the "culture of poverty". In this title, the author provides a portrait of everyday life among the women of the favelas, or urban shantytowns in Rio de Janeiro, who cope with unbearable suffering, violence and social abandonment. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 400 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 5 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 367
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition, with a New Pref ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276048
- ISBN
- 9780520276048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. Presents an overview of the field of law and anthropology. This book also explores historical issues and contemporary ones such as illegal migration, human rights, gender discrimination, political corruption. Editor(s): Moore, Sally Falk. Series: Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 28. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405102285
- ISBN
- 9781405102285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.08
€ 53.08
Hardback. Offers an overview of the field of law and anthropology. Editor(s): Moore, Sally Falk. Series: Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 29. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405102278
- ISBN
- 9781405102278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.89
€ 147.89
Paperback. Editor(s): Comaroff, Jean; Comaroff, John L. Num Pages: 400 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: JHM; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114095
- ISBN
- 9780226114095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.85
€ 42.99
€ 32.85
Hardback. Once hailed as a promising new way to think about law and as opening a vital conversation about literature the question is whether the law and literature enterprise has lived up to its initial promise. This is a contemporary study of law and literature. It includes contributions by an international group of leading scholars. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762314829
- ISBN
- 9780762314829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.85
€ 112.85
Paperback. Offers a penetrating insight into the nature of Colombia's peril. In a nuanced account of the human consequences of a disintegrating state, the author chronicles two weeks in a small town in Colombia's Cauca Valley taken over by paramilitaries that brazenly assassinate adolescent gang members. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 204 x 16. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226790145
- ISBN
- 9780226790145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.51
€ 31.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. Combining ethnography, film criticism and an extensive knowledge of the Middle East, this text presents an examination of the classic film, "Lawrence of Arabia". The result is a many-prismed book that poses questions of ethnographic representation and the discourse of power. Num Pages: 316 pages, 25 b/w illustrations, 1 line figure. BIC Classification: 1FB; APFA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520210837
- ISBN
- 9780520210837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.83
€ 38.99
€ 27.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; LAZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138685949
- ISBN
- 9781138685949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.41
€ 71.41
Hardback. Provides critical insight into the dynamics of contemporary Mauritian society. In this researched study of ethnic, gender and racial discrimination in Mauritius, the author, a native anthropologist, addresses debates carried out in many developing societies on subaltern identities, ethnicity, poverty and social injustice. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 15 photos, 5 maps and 3 diagrams. BIC Classification: 1HSU; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845450755
- ISBN
- 9781845450755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.54
€ 151.54
Paperback. Building on the author's thirty-six years of experience with North Town, Texas, this second edition presents an ethnographic study of the ways the town's youth learn traditional American values through participation in sports, membership in formal and informal social groups, dating, and interactions with teachers in the classroom. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220988
- ISBN
- 9780812220988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. Holistic overview of what we have learnt about HIV/AIDS, and identifies why so many HIV prevention schemes have failed. Editor(s): Ellison, George; Parker, Melissa; Campbell, Catherine. Series Editor(s): Panter-Brick, Catherine. Series: Biosocial Society Symposium Series. Num Pages: 318 pages, 4 b/w illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; JHMP; MBNH; MBNS; MJCJ2; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 524. Library markings to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains in a good to very good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 318
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KNH0013061
- ISBN
- 9780521004701
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. This book offers insights into the lives of children and youth in Britain, Japan, Spain, Israel/Palestine, Pakistan, and Ethiopia. Attention is focused on the child's perspective within the social-power dynamics involved in child-adult relations, which reveals the dilemmas of policy, planning, and parenting in a changing world. Editor(s): Waldren, Jacqueline; Kaminski, Ignacy-Marek. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 206 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416. Childhood, Culture and Identity in a Changing World. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. 212 pages, 3 ills. Editor(s): Waldren, Jacqueline; Kaminski, Ignacy-Marek. This book offers insights into the lives of children and youth in Britain, Japan, Spain, Israel/Palestine, Pakistan, and Ethiopia. Attention is focused on the child's perspective within the social-power dynamics involved in child-adult relations, which reveals the dilemmas of policy, planning, and parenting in a changing world. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHM. Dimension: 160 x 234 x 16. Weight: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857453259
- ISBN
- 9780857453259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.93
€ 151.93
Hardback. A biting satire on corruption, Xala set the standard for the new wave of African cinema. This is a dazzlingly illustrated reflection on West African cultural practices -- literary, social and visual -- and one of a kind. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; APF; HBJH; JFD; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849046954
- ISBN
- 9781849046954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.83
€ 24.99
€ 22.83
hardcover. Inside Mathforum.org is an ethnographic study of how digital media transform the learning contexts of both teachers and students of mathematics. Series: Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JM; JNZ; PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107138858
- ISBN
- 9781107138858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.98
€ 120.98
Paperback. Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JHMC; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253020499
- ISBN
- 9780253020499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.35
€ 32.99
€ 29.35
Hardback. Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JHMC; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 563.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253020512
- ISBN
- 9780253020512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.58
€ 97.58
Paperback. Explores the vibrancy and variety of humans' sacred encounters with the natural world, gathering a range of stories culled from Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Mayan, Himalayan, Buddhist, and Chinese shamanic traditions. Num Pages: 321 pages, 25 b/w images. BIC Classification: HRAC; JFHF; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520290426
- ISBN
- 9780520290426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.73
€ 33.99
€ 24.73
Hardback. Studying how people become religious, this volume offers a perspective for the study of religion, one that examines the works of transmission and innovation through the prism of learning. It argues that religious culture is socially and dynamically constructed by agents who are not mere passive recipients but engaged in active learning processes. Editor(s): Berliner, David; Sarro, Ramon. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: HRA; JFSR; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453749
- ISBN
- 9781845453749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.06
€ 152.06
Hardback. Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork in New York & Dakar, this book explores the Senegalese dance-rhythms Sabar from the research position of a dance student. It features a comparative analysis of the pedagogical techniques used in dance classes in New York & Dakar, which in turn shed light on different aesthetics and understandings of dance. Series: Dance & Performance Studies. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 ills. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; ASD; AVRJ; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782382560
- ISBN
- 9781782382560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.62
€ 151.62
Hardcover. Why do people smoke? Taking a unique approach to this question, Jason Hughes moves beyond the usual focus on biological addiction to demonstrate how sociocultural and personal understandings of smoking crucially affect the way people experience it. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFH; JFFH1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226359106
- ISBN
- 9780226359106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 33.75
€ 44.99
€ 33.75