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Anthropology

Hardcover. Eager to forge a viable future amid poverty and rising consumerism, many young women entered the sexual economy in hope of finding a European husband. This book chronicles the coming of age of a generation of women in Tamatave in the years that followed Madagascar's economic liberalization. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HSM; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226113302
ISBN
9780226113302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.46
€ 83.28

Paperback. Eager to forge a viable future amid poverty and rising consumerism, many young women in Tamatave entered the sexual economy in hope of finding a European husband. This book chronicles the coming of age of a generation of women in Tamatave in the years that followed Madagascar's economic liberalization. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HSM; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226113319
ISBN
9780226113319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. Clark looks at life and death at the level of the cell, as he addresses questions such as why we age, why death exists and why sex and death go hand in hand. Originally published in 1997. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSAJ; PSAK; PSF; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 307.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195121193
ISBN
9780195121193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.83

Paperback. This is the story of the sexual revolution in a small university town in Kansas. Bypassing the tales of radicals on either coast, the author argues that the revolution was forged in both towns and cities, as "ordinary" people struggled over the boundaries of sexual behaviour in postwar America. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 halftones, 6 cartoons. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JJP; HBJK; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009745
ISBN
9780674009745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.29

Hardback. An ethnographic study of Chinese urban life in the Mongolian city of Huhhot. The text is organized around specific elements of culture, moving from public domains to the private issues of sex and gender, family life and religion. Num Pages: 345 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
345
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231079600
ISBN
9780231079600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.55
€ 99.81

Hardback. * Presents a highly original new way of thinking about modern societies and human relationships. * Written by a leading professor of Social Policy * Contains numerous first hand interviews and everyday examples. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHMC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745633503
ISBN
9780745633503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.14

Paperback. * Presents a highly original new way of thinking about modern societies and human relationships. * Written by a leading professor of Social Policy * Contains numerous first hand interviews and everyday examples. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHMC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745633510
ISBN
9780745633510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.42

Paperback. Contending that the conventional pose of a genderless, asexual, ethnographic researcher is impossible to sustain, this title brings sex and sexuality into the open as essential components of ethnographic study that must be overtly recognized and proactively addressed. It recounts the real-life experiences of anthropologists. Editor(s): Markowitz, Fran; Ashkenazi, Michael. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252067471
ISBN
9780252067471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.17

Hardback. In a systematic attempt to assess and understand primate male aggression as an expression of sexual conflict, the contributors to this volume consider coercion in direct and indirect forms: direct, in overcoming female resistance to mating; indirect, in decreasing the chance the female will mate with other males. Editor(s): Muller, Martin N.; Wrangham, Richard. Num Pages: 504 pages, 24 halftones, 56 line illustrations, 20 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; PSVH; PSVW79. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 907.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674033245
ISBN
9780674033245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.95
€ 69.40

Paperback. African American men who have sex with men while maintaining a heterosexual lifestyle in public are commonly referred to as "down low" or "DL" men. This book explores the DL phenomenon, offering an innovative analysis of the significance of media, space, and ideals of black masculinity in understanding down low communities. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK2; JFSL3; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226096537
ISBN
9780226096537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.45

Hardback. In this interdisciplinary study of Asian-white miscegenation from the late 19th to the end of the 20th century, Koshy traces the shifting gender and racial hierarchies produced by antimiscegenation laws and their role in shaping cultural norms. These laws thus turned sex acts into race acts and engendered new meanings for both. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804747288
ISBN
9780804747288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.63

Paperback. In this interdisciplinary study of Asian-white miscegenation from the late 19th to the end of the 20th century, Koshy traces the shifting gender and racial hierarchies produced by antimiscegenation laws and their role in shaping cultural norms. These laws thus turned sex acts into race acts and engendered new meanings for both. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804747295
ISBN
9780804747295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.27

Paperback. Scientific discoveries about the animal kingdom fuel ideological battles on many fronts, especially battles about sex and gender. This book exposes the anthropomorphism and gender politics that have colored our understanding of the natural world and shows how feminism can help move us away from our ideological biases. Num Pages: 250 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHM; JMU; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520240759
ISBN
9780520240759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.64

Hardback. An exploration of the cultural mythology of skin color during the English Renaissance. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812238327
ISBN
9780812238327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.60

Paperback. What does it mean to be young, American, and white at the dawn of the twenty-first century? By exploring this question and revealing the everyday social processes by which high school students define white identities, this book offers insights into the social construction of race and whiteness among youth. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JFSP2; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5741 x 3963 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822328926
ISBN
9780822328926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.11

Paperback. Editor(s): Barz, Gregory F.; Cooley, Timothy J. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 halftones, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195324969
ISBN
9780195324969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 277 x 20. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Trine Day
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634240994
ISBN
9781634240994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.14

Hardcover. Probes into the significance and meaning of shamanic practices in Northeast Siberia, Alaska and British Columbia, and also points up the intriguing differences in the ritual garb as generation after generation sought to influence events through the aid of spirits. Num Pages: 192 pages, 108 illustrations, 81 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KB; HRKP; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 177 x 23. Weight in Grams: 888.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500517253
ISBN
9780500517253
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.79

Paperback. Looks at the interaction between civilized and primitive people in Colombia, examines the role of the shaman, and discusses healing practices in the jungle. Num Pages: 538 pages, 104ill.3M. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
538
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226790138
ISBN
9780226790138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 33.57

Paperback. A groundbreaking examination of Chile's Mapuche shamans and their use of a unique tree in ritual transvestitism and political defiance. Num Pages: 335 pages, 31 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; HRKT; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292716599
ISBN
9780292716599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.47

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