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Anthropology

Paperback. Through vivid ethnographic analyses, this book examines the range of expressions of the popular suspicion of power -including forms of shamanism, sorcery, conspiracy theory, and urban legends - illuminating them as ways of making sense of the world in the midst of tumultuous and uneven processes of modernization. Editor(s): Sanders, Todd. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822330240
ISBN
9780822330240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Hardcover. This book uses observations of American travellers to southern Africa to ask: why is Africa so important to Americans? Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230108066
ISBN
9780230108066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JHM; JHMC; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349290918
ISBN
9781349290918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Paperback. Thirty-five years into his research among the descendants of rebel slaves living in South American rain forest, anthropologist Richard Price encountered Tooy, living on the outskirts of Cayenne, French Guiana. Tooy is a time traveler. With a blend of storytelling and scholarship, this book recounts the journeys of these two intellectuals. Num Pages: 448 pages, 62 halftones, 1 map, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226680590
ISBN
9780226680590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardcover. Thirty-five years into his research among the descendants of rebel slaves living in South American rain forest, anthropologist Richard Price encountered Tooy, a priest, philosopher, and healer living in French Guiana. Tooy is a time traveler. With a blend of storytelling and scholarship, this title recounts the journeys of these two intellectuals. Num Pages: 448 pages, 62 halftones, 1 map, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226680583
ISBN
9780226680583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 79.61

Paperback. Following the lives of a group of transgendered prostitutes in Salvador, this text analyzes the ways that they modify their bodies, explores their motivations, examines their complex relationships and discovers how prostitution for most travestis is a positive and affirmative experience. Series: Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender & Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226461007
ISBN
9780226461007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.12

Hardback. The indigenous peoples of the Pacific nations of Vanuatu and New Zealand are reconfiguring global cultural and intellectual property regimes as they successfully advance claims to ancestral practices such as ephemeral sand drawings. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 328 pages, 26 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 4369 x 23. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822354123
ISBN
9780822354123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.56

Hardcover. The great river civilization of the Oxus is one of the forgotten jewels of the ancient world. Num Pages: 264 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FC; ACG; HBLA; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 289 x 237. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784537722
ISBN
9781784537722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 56.46

Hardback. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785332326
ISBN
9781785332326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.14
€ 79.85

Paperback. With evidence from North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, this volume comprehensively lends a new understanding to coastal settlement from the Middle Paleolithic to the Middle Holocene. Editor(s): Bicho, Nuno F.; Haws, Jonathan A.; Davis, Loren G. Series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Num Pages: 498 pages, 35 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HDDA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 801.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
498
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461428862
ISBN
9781461428862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 284.77

hardcover. The Huaorani of Ecuador lived as hunters and gatherers in the Amazonian rainforest for hundred of years, largely undisturbed by western civilization. This book provides description of Huaorani society and culture according to modern standards of ethnographic writing. Series: Historical Ecology Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, Color Illus.: 12,. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231118446
ISBN
9780231118446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.27
€ 102.15

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxbow Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785706202
ISBN
9781785706202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.40
€ 38.98

Hardback. Editor(s): Durham, Norris M.; Plato, C.C. Series: Studies in Human Biology. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792309635
ISBN
9780792309635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.54

Hardcover. Editor(s): Weiss, Kathryn E. Num Pages: 211 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607418603
ISBN
9781607418603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.99
€ 70.85

Hardcover. Num Pages: 382 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 30. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Manohar Publishers and Distributors India
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9788173049729
ISBN
9788173049729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.75

Hardback. A pioneering volume comparing the great historical empires, such as the Roman, Mughal and Ottoman. Leading interdisciplinary thinkers study tributary empires from diverse perspectives, illuminating the importance of these earlier forms of imperialism to broaden our perspective on modern concerns about empire and the legacy of colonialism. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HBTQ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 597.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230294721
ISBN
9780230294721
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.79

paperback. Editor(s): Honigberg, B.M. Num Pages: 424 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; MJK; MJT; MMFM; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 821.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461279228
ISBN
9781461279228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 130.16

Paperback. This book from the author of The Gift is about imagination and philosophy and was described by Margaret Atwood as a 'masterpiece' Series: Canons. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 315.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main - Canons edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786890504
ISBN
9781786890504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

paperback. An experience-rooted analysis of Bushman society and religion is contrasted with other anthropological approaches to ambiguity which are biased towards a rational structure. In order to convey both the diversity and the dynamism of Bushman religion and society, this study presents information on Bushman groups from all over southern Africa. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213440
ISBN
9780253213440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.33

Hardback. Editor(s): Fisher, Tom; Gamman, Lorraine. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 BW illus. BIC Classification: AC; AKP; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474277181
ISBN
9781474277181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.84

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