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Anthropology

paperback. Ole Bruun's work depicts the life of a community of Mongolian livestock herders as they begin to adjust to life outside of their contained Soviet-style collectives. The author identifies and addresses the most essential conditions for their continued existence in the age of the market the adaptability of their own culture and working strategies, government policy, and international attention. Series: AsiaWorld. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739128077
ISBN
9780739128077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.82

Hardback. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857459879
ISBN
9780857459879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.43
€ 72.96

Hardback. .
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804723909
ISBN
9780804723909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.18
€ 148.20

Paperback. Examining the emergence of modernism from the fin-de-siecle primitivist project this volume shows how ethnographic materials shaped a variety of high and low discourses (ethnology, social theory, gender construction, classical scholarship, as well as travel photography) at the turn of the century. Illustrated with 98 photographs and drawings. Editor(s): Barkan, Elazar; Bush, Ronald. Series: Cultural Sitings. Num Pages: 464 pages, 98 half-tones. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 629.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804724869
ISBN
9780804724869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.30

Paperback. It has been half a century since the publication of An American Dilemma, Gunnar Myrdal's seminal work on race in America. This book is an attempt to contribute to a fresh understanding of this dilemma by viewing the issues of race as they are now, not as they were a generation or so ago. Editor(s): Sniderman, Paul M.; Tetlock, Philip E.; Carmines, Edward G. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue
SKU
V9780804724821
ISBN
9780804724821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.45

Hardback. This book belongs to a long tradition of thought on Native identity. However, in a more or less explicit manner, it intends to break away from other studies in the field. Instead of viewing identity in reference to a phantasmagorical past, it aims at setting up the framework within which identity can express and project itself into the future. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSL9; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761806844
ISBN
9780761806844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.16

Hardcover. This study on the current gentrification and historic preservation of the Old City of Damascus illustrates how local discourses on civilization, social hierarchies, and politics of heritage are renegotiated. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633495
ISBN
9780815633495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.22

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
Second Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813526515
ISBN
9780813526515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.06

Hardback. This ethnographic account of Brazil s emergence as a global leader in plastic surgery takes readers from Ipanema socialite circles to telenovela studios to the packed waiting rooms of public hospitals offering free cosmetic surgery. Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 illustrations, incl. 10 in color. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822347859
ISBN
9780822347859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.83

Paperback. A study of the world of modeling. Exploring an arena of cultural production, it shows how the right 'look' is discovered, developed, and packaged to become a prized commodity. It examines how models sell themselves, how agents promote them, and how clients decide to hire them. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 5 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFCK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466. The Making of a Fashion Model. 328 pages, illustrations. A study of the world of modeling. Exploring an arena of cultural production, it shows how the right 'look' is discovered, developed, and packaged to become a prized commodity. It examines how models sell themselves, how agents promote them, and how clients decide to hire them. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFCK; JHMP. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight: 444.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270763
ISBN
9780520270763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.32

Paperback. Describes the network of water temples that managed the flow of irrigation water in the name of the Goddess of the Crater Lake. Using the techniques of ecological simulation modeling, this book argues that the system of temple rituals is not only a reflection of utilitarian constraints but also a basic ingredient in organization of production. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; JHMC; RNF; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130668
ISBN
9780691130668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Sinauer Associates
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878939268
ISBN
9780878939268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.80

Paperback. At some point in the course of evolution, all human societies, past and present, would emerge. This title offers an account of the dawn of human society. It shows that only a few evolutionary steps were required to bridge the gap between the kinship structures of our closest relatives, chimpanzees and bonobos, and the human kinship configuration. Num Pages: 368 pages, 17 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; PSAJ; PSVW79; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674046412
ISBN
9780674046412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition,
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486807515
ISBN
9780486807515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HP; HRKP; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 126. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590177686
ISBN
9781590177686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.78

Paperback. The companion volume to the 50th-anniversary edition of Black Like Me , this book features John Howard Griffin's later writings on racism and spirituality. Conveying a progressive evolution in thinking, it further explores Griffin's ethical stand in the human rights struggle and nonviolent pursuit of equality. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Wings Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916727826
ISBN
9780916727826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

hardcover. For seven years in the 1970s, the author lived in a village in northeast China as a farmer. In 1989 he returned as an anthropologist to begin the span of 11 years' fieldwork that has resulted in this work - an account of family change and the transformation of private life in rural China. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JFSF; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804733090
ISBN
9780804733090
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.75

Paperback. For seven years in the 1970s, the author lived in a village in northeast China as a farmer. In 1989 he returned as an anthropologist to begin the span of 11 years' fieldwork that has resulted in this work - an account of family change and the transformation of private life in rural China. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JFSF; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744560
ISBN
9780804744560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.14

paperback. Editor(s): Spigel, Lynn; Mann, Denise. Num Pages: 320 pages, 60ill. BIC Classification: APT; JFD; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816620531
ISBN
9780816620531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Campus Verlag Germany
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9783593503165
ISBN
9783593503165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.86
€ 55.42

Paperback. Illuminates the cultural processes through which sentiments, desires, and commitments motivate and shape capitalist family firms. This book shows how flexible specialization is produced through the cultural dynamics of capital accumulation, management succession, firm expansion and diversification, and the reproduction and division of firms. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 map. 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFC; JHM; JPFK; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
242
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691095103
ISBN
9780691095103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.65

Paperback. Shows what guanxi production, the formation of social connections, reveals about the evolution of village political economy, kinship and gender in Dengist China. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 b&w photographs, 3 maps, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822318736
ISBN
9780822318736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.15

Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJD; GTF; JFSF; JHM; JHMP; PSX; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271033259
ISBN
9780271033259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.51
€ 43.37

Paperback. Explores how intellectual media professionals struggle with the institutional and cultural forces surrounding television that promote entertainment at the expense of education. This book provides a glimpse behind the scenes of a major documentary and demonstrates the value of an ethnographic approach to the study of media production. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 charts 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691044675
ISBN
9780691044675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 45.72

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