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Anthropology

Paperback. Banta draws upon essays in Vanity Fair by noted journalists, literary figures, and cultural critics in order to examine the manner by which major cultural and historical events in the Untied States and Britain led to the invention of previously non-existent words to express the rampant changes within society. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349297740
ISBN
9781349297740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. A recent study of corporate managers found that one out of five projects fail primarily because of ineffective transnational communication, resulting in the loss of millions of dollars. This book examines how communications between transnational partners routinely break down, even when all parties are fluent English speakers. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: GTC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291379
ISBN
9780520291379
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Work is deeply embedded in the moral and political character of most societies. For many, work becomes fused with our personal and social identities - who we are and how we define ourselves. Steve Fineman explores the key debates about work and the factors that affect it including topics such as globalization, feminism, and technology. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, Approx 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 180 x 8. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199699360
ISBN
9780199699360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691654782
ISBN
9780691654782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.88
€ 86.38

Hardback. How are ethnographic knowledge and anthropological theory created out of field experiences? Spanning Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, and Scotland, and Ireland, Stewart and Strathern show how fieldwork in apparently different areas can lead to unexpected comparisons and discoveries of similarities in human cross-cultural patterns of behavior. Num Pages: 107 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
107
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137430977
ISBN
9781137430977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.86

Paperback. Since the 1980s, arguments for a multicultural Japan have gained considerable currency against an entrenched myth of national homogeneity. This book enters this conversation with an ethnography of Japan's Buraku" people. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283299
ISBN
9780520283299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. An ethnographic study of transnational migration, racialization, labor subordination, and citizenship in Chicago's Mexican migrant community Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 1KLCM; GTB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336150
ISBN
9780822336150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Explores how beliefs about what constitutes 'women's work' are evolving in response to globalization. This book uncovers how call center employment affects their lives, mainly as it relates to the anxiety that Indian families and Indian society have towards women going out at night, earning a good salary, and being exposed to western culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 table, 2 figures, 4 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804769143
ISBN
9780804769143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.52

Hardback. This book uncovers how working the night shift at India's transnational call centers affects the lives of women workers. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 table, 2 figures, 4 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804769136
ISBN
9780804769136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.92

paperback. This major work, now available in paperback, by one of the worlda s leading anthropologists discusses the style, imagery and metaphor of the great anthropologists, thereby developing Geertza s claim that doing good anthropology is like writing good literature. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 8. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Polity
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745607597
ISBN
9780745607597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99

Paperback. * This is a remarkable study of the impact on online technologies on professional workers. * Gregg introduces the notion of work's intimacy to describe the way technology exacerbates the expectations of professional jobs as they come to invade spaces and times that were once less susceptible to work's presence. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JHBL; JHMC; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745650289
ISBN
9780745650289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.81

Hardback. * This is a remarkable study of the impact on online technologies on professional workers. * Gregg introduces the notion of work's intimacy to describe the way technology exacerbates the expectations of professional jobs as they come to invade spaces and times that were once less susceptible to work's presence. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; JHMC; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745650272
ISBN
9780745650272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Hardback. The UNESCO World Heritage Convention of 1972 is a key arena for contemporary cultural and natural conservation. In case studies from across the globe, anthropologists with situated expertise in specific World Heritage sites explore the consequences of the World Heritage framework and the global spread of this heritage regime. Editor(s): Brumann, Christoph; Berliner, David. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: GM; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785330919
ISBN
9781785330919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HAU
Condition
New
SKU
V9780997367508
ISBN
9780997367508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.48

hardcover. Globalization brings people and cultures together but also produces exclusion, racism, xenophobia and asymmetries. Taking these issues as its starting point, this book comprehensively reflects on them from a worldview perspective, as one of many approaches. Editor(s): Aerts, Diederik; Fornet-Betancourt, Raul; Estermann, Josef; Note, Nicole; Pinxten, Rik. Series: Einstein Meets Magritte: An Interdisciplinary Reflection on Science, Nature, Art, Human Action and Society. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Edition
2009th Edition
SKU
V9781402045028
ISBN
9781402045028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.87

Paperback. A unique exploration of creating community in a fragmented world Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JHBS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077401
ISBN
9780252077401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

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

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