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paperback. Num Pages: 162 pages, 22 line drawings. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 127 x 204 x 9. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226869292
ISBN
9780226869292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.96

Hardback. A companion volume to "Symmetries of Culture", this book applies the method of symmetry analysis to actual case studies from cultures around the world. It explores how cultural information is embedded in the symmetrical structure of pattern. It is intended as a reference for anthropologists, archaeologists, art historians, and mathematicians. Editor(s): Washburn, Dorothy K. Num Pages: 392 pages, 204 illus., 19 in color. BIC Classification: ABA; ACBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295983660
ISBN
9780295983660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 49 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JFSK2; JHMC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158037
ISBN
9780691158037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. This edition of Friedman's popular work contains the full text of the original volume along with 2 related articles by the author and a comprehensive introduction. This work is suitable for advanced students and academics in anthropology. Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans. Num Pages: 356 pages, figs.tabs.M. BIC Classification: 1F; DSA; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761989349
ISBN
9780761989349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.81

Hardcover. Steiner's (1909-52) classic study Taboo and three other essays, on superstition, enslavement and the early Hebrew lineage system, and Chagga law and truth comprise the first of two volumes collecting the work of the Prague-born social and cultural anthropologist who ended his brief career at Oxford. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: Bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BG; JFC; JFSR1; JHBT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571817112
ISBN
9781571817112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.29

Paperback. Based on ethnographic research with Dominicans in New York City, a pioneering analysis of how gay immigrant men of color negotiate race, sexuality, and power in their daily lives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; JFSK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349457
ISBN
9780822349457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Hardback. Based on ethnographic research with Dominicans in New York City, a pioneering analysis of how gay immigrant men of color negotiate race, sexuality, and power in their daily lives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; JFSK2; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349266
ISBN
9780822349266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.33

Paperback. Provides fresh perspectives on colonialism, tourism, imagery, and the anthropology of place Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FM; GTB; JHM; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991023
ISBN
9780295991023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.71

hardcover. Provides fresh perspectives on colonialism, tourism, imagery, and the anthropology of place Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJM; JHM; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991016
ISBN
9780295991016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, xxviii, 548 p., 5 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 763.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226476070
ISBN
9780226476070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 45.92

Paperback. With its thunderous sounds and dazzling choreography, Japanese taiko drumming has captivated audiences in Japan and across the world, making it one of the most successful performing arts to emerge from Japan in the past century. This book explores the origins of taiko in the early postwar period and its popularization over the following decades. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380. Japanese Drumming in Place and Motion. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 280 pages, illustrations. With its thunderous sounds and dazzling choreography, Japanese taiko drumming has captivated audiences in Japan and across the world, making it one of the most successful performing arts to emerge from Japan in the past century. This book explores the origins of taiko in the early postwar period and its popularization over the following decades. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight: 380.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272422
ISBN
9780520272422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Hardback. Concerns with research ethics have intensified over recent years, in large part as a symptom of "audit cultures" (M. Strathern) but also as a serious matter of engagement with the ethical complexities in contemporary research fields. Editor(s): Armbruster, Heidi; Laerke, Anna. Num Pages: 261 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845454210
ISBN
9781845454210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.12

Paperback. A commoner's presentation to the emperor of a lucky omen from his garden, the repercussions for his family, and several retellings of the incident provide the background for an introduction to Ming society, culture, and politics, including discussions of the founding of the Ming dynasty. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 35. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
141
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208247
ISBN
9780872208247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.28

Paperback. Editor(s): Buitenen, J. A. B. van. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BBA; FC; JFC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Fourth Impression
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226846477
ISBN
9780226846477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Tales of the Barbarians traces the creation of new mythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to the Atlantic, and offers the first application of modern ethnographic theory to ancient material. Series: Blackwell-Bristol Lectures on Greece, Rome and the Classical Tradition. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 8. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118785102
ISBN
9781118785102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.48

Paperback. What do we think about when we think about human evolution? This book explores our scientific narrative of human origins - the study of evolution - and examines its cultural elements and theoretical foundations. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 b/w. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285828
ISBN
9780520285828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. A reference and guide for students, scholars, and practitioners of ethnography and beyond. It discusses about the deskwork of fieldwork and the various ways culture is put forth in print. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CBW; JFSL; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290. On Writing Ethnography. 256 pages. A reference and guide for students, scholars, and practitioners of ethnography and beyond. It discusses about the deskwork of fieldwork and the various ways culture is put forth in print. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: CBW; JFSL; JHM. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 13. Weight: 298.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226849645
ISBN
9780226849645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.40

Hardback. Talk about Prayer is an experiment in writing ethnography, a commentary on a conversation with Mama Regine Tshitanda, the leader of a Charismatic prayer group (groupe de priere) in Lubumbashi (Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo) and members of her family in 1986. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 144 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; HRLF9; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 299.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137570154
ISBN
9781137570154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.15

Paperback. Examines the question of pricing contemporary art from a sociological perspective. On the basis of a range of qualitative and quantitative data, including interviews with art dealers, this book shows how art galleries juggle the contradictory logics of art and economics. In doing so, they rely on a highly ritualized business repertoire. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 halftones. 5 line illus. 16 tables. BIC Classification: AB; JHMC; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134031
ISBN
9780691134031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardcover. This book examines how collective memory and material culture are used to support present political and ideological needs in contemporary society. Using the memorialization of the Troubles in contemporary Northern Ireland as a case study.. Num Pages: 268 pages, 20 ills, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JFCD; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782384076
ISBN
9781782384076
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.55

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