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Anthropology

hardcover. Drawing on the work of a variety of other fields and disciplines - from the ancient Mediterranean to colonial Spain, and from anthropology to psychology - the author argues that colonialism in Africa needs to be understood through the medium of writing. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 468 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HBTQ; HBTR; JHMC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802048721
ISBN
9780802048721
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.46

paperback. Drawing on the work of a variety of other fields and disciplines ? from the ancient Mediterranean to colonial Spain, and from anthropology to psychology ? the author argues that colonialism in Africa needs to be understood through the medium of writing. Num Pages: 468 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442657687
ISBN
9781442657687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.18

Hardcover. A call for new methods for anthropology, this book explores the nature of anthropological knowledge and the conditions of integration and communication with people. Starting with an analysis of anthropologists' guilt, Fan addresses issues of reflexivity, reciprocity, and respect, then builds on this to evaluate how researchers generate knowledge. Num Pages: 129 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137404169
ISBN
9781137404169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.01

Paperback. An exploration of the border between medical and social problems, the boundary between health and social change, and a study of the body as the mediator between individual and collective experience. The author argues for an ethnographic approach to moral practice in medicine. Num Pages: 300 pages, 7tabs. BIC Classification: JHM; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464. Discourse Between Anthropology and Medicine. 300 pages, 7tabs. An exploration of the border between medical and social problems, the boundary between health and social change, and a study of the body as the mediator between individual and collective experience. The author argues for an ethnographic approach to moral practice in medicine. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHM; PSXM. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520209657
ISBN
9780520209657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. An examination of what it means for various groups of Chinese to claim their "Chineseness." Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2G; DSA; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349532902
ISBN
9781349532902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Presents a series of guidelines, suggestions, and practical advice for creating useful fieldnotes in a variety of settings. This title discusses different organizational and descriptive strategies and shows how transforming direct observations into descriptions results not simply from good memory but from learning to envision scenes as written. Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing and Publishing. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226206837
ISBN
9780226206837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.27

hardcover. Series: Palgrave Studies in Literary Anthropology. Num Pages: 306 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFFR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 529.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Switzerland
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2016
SKU
V9783319312613
ISBN
9783319312613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, B/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1M; 2AB; DSB; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780855755447
ISBN
9780855755447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.05

paperback. Contains sixteen essays which approach the literature of the Puerto Rican diaspora from theoretical positions with insightful results. This book analyzes how the diasporic experience of Puerto Ricans is played out in the context of class, race, gender, and sexuality. Editor(s): Torres-Padilla, Jose L.; Rivera, Carmen Haydee. Series: American Ethnic & Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJP; DSB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988245
ISBN
9780295988245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. This book brings together experts on national history writing from all five continents to discuss the role of history in the making of national identities in a transnational and comparative way. The institutionalization and professionalisation of history writing is analysed in the context of history's increasing nationalization. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230008021
ISBN
9780230008021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.00

Paperback. This book brings together experts on national history writing from all five continents to discuss the role of history in the making of national identities in a transnational and comparative way. The institutionalisation and professionalisation of history writing is analysed in the context of history's increasing nationalisation. Editor(s): Berger, Stefan. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137428127
ISBN
9781137428127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.58

Paperback. Editor(s): Boone, Elizabeth Hill; Mignolo, Walter. Num Pages: 336 pages, 54 b&w photographs, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Second ed.
SKU
V9780822313885
ISBN
9780822313885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Is it "Stalinist" for a formerly communist country to tear down a statue of Stalin? Should the Confederate flag be allowed to fly over the South Carolina state capital? Is it possible for America to honour General Custer and the Sioux Nation, Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln? This title deals with these questions. Series: Public Planet Books. Num Pages: 160 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMGD; JFC; JHM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 168 x 12. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822322207
ISBN
9780822322207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Contributes to understanding Indigenous social change by articulating the premise that grassroots activism and cultural revitalization are powerful examples of decolonization. The author employs ethnographic case studies to demonstrate the tension between reclaiming traditional cultural practices and adapting to change. Series: First People: New Directions in Indigenous Studies. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 213.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Arizona Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816531196
ISBN
9780816531196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.68

Paperback. Raises questions central to the field of anthropology - questions concerning the practice of fieldwork, the production of knowledge, and anthropology's intellectual and ethical vision of itself. This book discusses the Yanomami controversy, identifies the ethical dilemmas of the controversy and assesses the state of anthropology. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 391 pages, 28 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSL9; JHBC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
391
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520244047
ISBN
9780520244047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. This title uses the Asian concept of yin and yang to explain how American virtues and vices are opposite sides of the same coin. Unlike the dualism characteristic of the West, in much of Asia the forces of yin and yang are seen to co-exist in everything, and complete each other in cosmic harmony. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Nicholas Brealey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877864858
ISBN
9781877864858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.08

Paperback. The Nigerian diaspora is now world-wide, and when Yoruba travel, they take with them their religious organizations. As a member of the Cherubim and Seraphim church in London for over thirty years, anthropologist Hermione Harris explores a world of prayer, spirit possession, and divination through dreams and visions. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; HRAC; JFC; JHM; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2006
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349535507
ISBN
9781349535507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Paperback. In this ethnography of contemporary youth culture in Iran's capital, Shahram Khosravi examines the practices of everyday life through which young Tehranis demonstrate defiance against the official culture and the parental generation. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFSP3; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 166 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220681
ISBN
9780812220681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. This book examines how young people understand and live politics, using innovative research methods. It treats age, class, gender and ethnicity as political 'lived experiences'. It concludes that young people are alienated, rather than apathetic, and that their interests and concerns are rarely addressed within mainstream political institutions. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSP2; JHMC; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230001312
ISBN
9780230001312
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

hardcover. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Switzerland
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319536309
ISBN
9783319536309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.40

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