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Anthropology

paperback. Discusses same-sex desire among women in non-Western cultures. The book explores female eroticism in societies such as India and Polynesia, aiming to dispel ideas that non-Western women are victims of compulsory heterosexuality and that same-sex female desire is rooted in Western culture. Editor(s): Blackwood, Evelyn; Wieringa, Saskia. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 photos. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSK1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 34. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231112611
ISBN
9780231112611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

paperback. Based on extensive fieldwork, this book explores the Lahu society in Southwest China where practical gender equality has become the byproduct of a potent ideology of gender unity, vividly expressed by the proverb, "chopsticks only work in pairs." Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 figs. & 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231119573
ISBN
9780231119573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. Since the late 1980s, Brazilians of Japanese descent have been 'return' migrating to Japan as unskilled foreign workers. This book illuminates how cultural encounters caused by transnational migration can reinforce local ethnic identities and nationalist discourses. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KLSB; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231128391
ISBN
9780231128391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. Illustrates how ethnographic research itself can become a tool for activism. This book features ten studies that present activist groups across US - from transgender activists in New York City, to South Asian teenagers in Silicon Valley, to evangelical Christians and Palestinian Americans. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128513
ISBN
9780231128513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Presents studies on gender and life in the Amazon. This book covers the fieldwork of the authors among the Mundurucu people of Brazil in 1952. It provides an account of the historical, ecological, and cultural setting of the Mundurucu, including the mythology surrounding women, women's work and household life, marriage and child rearing, and more. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
30 Anniversary ed
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132329
ISBN
9780231132329
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 89.80

Hardback. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172349
ISBN
9780231172349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.82
€ 75.95

Hardback. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 b&w photographs and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; HBJM; JFFJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231178785
ISBN
9780231178785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.41

Hardback. A social and iconographic history of a West African sculptural form Num Pages: 208 pages, 83. BIC Classification: 1H; ACBK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252032554
ISBN
9780252032554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.25

Hardback. Voices of women heard worldwide Editor(s): Hellier, Ruth. Num Pages: 264 pages, 17 black and white photographs, 2 charts, 1 musical example. BIC Classification: AV; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252037245
ISBN
9780252037245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.85

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSL4; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252039935
ISBN
9780252039935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.74

Hardback. Series: Interp Culture New Millennium. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; AVGR; HRC; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252040061
ISBN
9780252040061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.74

Hardback. Series: Studies in Sensory History. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; JHMC; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252040672
ISBN
9780252040672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.43

paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 575.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252060281
ISBN
9780252060281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

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

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

Paperback. Assesses the tide of discontent that has destabilized the conceptions, institutions, and communities dedicated to African studies. This book examines African scholars' struggle against paradigms that have justified and covered up colonialism, militarism, and underdevelopment. Editor(s): Martin, William G.; West, Michael O. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJ; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252067808
ISBN
9780252067808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. A study of the links among literature, rhetoric, and democracy that explores the public debate generated by amateur and professional readers about four controversial literary works: two that were censored in the United States and two that created conflict because they were not censored. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DS; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068676
ISBN
9780252068676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Presents a multidisciplinary study of why and how Cambodians have come to the US and how they have fared since. Drawing on interviews with more than fifty community leaders, government officials, and staff members in volunteer agencies, this book synthesizes the literature on the refugees, many of whom come from varying socioeconomic backgrounds. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 376 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252071799
ISBN
9780252071799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. A rich portrait of the National Ballet of Senegal's work and of the urban dance world of Dakar Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1HFD; ASD; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252072680
ISBN
9780252072680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Analyzes the processes of migration and settlement of Sicilian fishers from three villages in Western Sicily to Monterey, California. This title demonstrates that the cannery work done by Sicilian immigrant women is crucial in terms of the identity formation and community development. Series: Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073007
ISBN
9780252073007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.91

Paperback. Explores the ways in which immigrant lives are shaped by transnational bonds, globalization, family ties, and personal choice, and the ways in which they engender a sense of belonging and a sense of themselves as "Americans." It considers a plurality of historical, economic, regional, familial, and cultural contexts. Editor(s): Gabaccia, Donna R.; Ruiz, Vicki L. Series: Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Series. Num Pages: 576 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 788. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780252073052
ISBN
9780252073052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.22

Paperback. Herbalists, diviners, nurses, midwives, and veterinary practitioners flourished in the medical world of eighteenth-century Saint Domingue. Using Western, African, and Caribbean remedies, they treated the maladies of slaves, white residents, and animals. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252073212
ISBN
9780252073212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.10

Paperback. An introductory analysis of Korean American religious practices and community Editor(s): Yoo, David K.; Chung, Ruth H. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; HRLK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074745
ISBN
9780252074745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. The mythic roots and modern future of Ecuadorian indigenous communities in the twenty-first century Series: Interpretations of Culture in the New Millenium. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 photographs; 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; HRLF; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252076039
ISBN
9780252076039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. A thorough analysis of Julian Steward's life and work and the history of the discipline of anthropology during his lifetime Num Pages: 448 pages, 26 black & white photographs; 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: BG; JHB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780252076350
ISBN
9780252076350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

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