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Anthropology and Political Science: A Convergent Approach (Anthropolog...
Aronoff, Myron J., Kubik, Han
Hardcover. What can anthropology and political science learn from each other? The authors argue that collaboration, particularly in the area of concepts and methodologies, is tremendously beneficial for both disciplines, though they also deal with some troubling aspects of the relationship. Series: Anthropology and... Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 628. A Convergent Approach. Series: Anthropology and.. 368 pages, black & white illustrations. What can anthropology and political science learn from each other? The authors argue that collaboration, particularly in the area of concepts and methodologies, is tremendously beneficial for both disciplines, though they also deal with some troubling aspects of the relationship. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 23. Weight: 628.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 368
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- New
- SKU
- V9780857457257
- ISBN
- 9780857457257
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€ 167.22
€ 167.22
Hardcover. What gives artefacts their power and beauty? This ethnographic study of the decorated long yams made by the Nyamikum Abelam in Papua New Guinea examines how these artefacts acquire their specific properties through processes that mobilise and recruit diverse entities, substances and domains. Series: Material Mediations: People and Things in a World of Movement. Num Pages: 376 pages, 23 figs & ills, 10 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFCD; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
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- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
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- New
- SKU
- V9780857457332
- ISBN
- 9780857457332
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€ 167.29
€ 167.29
Hardcover. The phrase Christian politics points in two directions: political relations between denominations in one direction, and ways that Christian churches contribute to debates about how society should be governed in the other. Editor(s): Tomlinson, Matt; McDougall, Debra L. Series: ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology. Num Pages: 260 pages, 9 ills, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1MK; HRAM2; HRC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 259 x 17. Weight in Grams: 466. Series: ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology. 260 pages, 9 ills, 3 maps. Editor(s): Tomlinson, Matt; McDougall, Debra L. The phrase Christian politics points in two directions: political relations between denominations in one direction, and ways that Christian churches contribute to debates about how society should be governed in the other. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1MK; HRAM2; HRC; JHMC. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight: 470.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 260
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- New
- SKU
- V9780857457462
- ISBN
- 9780857457462
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€ 155.17
€ 155.17
Hardcover. Blood awakens associations with ancient ideas. But we know very little about the historical representations of blood in Western cultures. The contributors attempt to follow the use of blood in mapping family and kinship relations in European culture from the ancient world to the present. Editor(s): Johnson, Christopher H.; Jussen, Bernhard; Sabean, David Warren; Teuscher, Simon. Num Pages: 372 pages, 6 ills, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610. Matter and Metaphor from Ancient Rome to the Present. 372 pages, 6 ills, 1 table. Editor(s): Johnson, Christopher H.; Jussen, Bernhard; Sabean, David Warren; Teuscher, Simon. Blood awakens associations with ancient ideas. But we know very little about the historical representations of blood in Western cultures. The contributors attempt to follow the use of blood in mapping family and kinship relations in European culture from the ancient world to the present. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; JHMC. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 23. Weight: 610.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857457493
- ISBN
- 9780857457493
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€ 167.22
€ 167.22
Hardcover. Most non-Central Americans think of the narrow neck between Mexico and Colombia in terms of dramatic past revolutions and lauded peace agreements, or, sensational problems of gang violence and natural disasters. In this volume, the contributors examine regional circumstances within frames of democratization and neoliberalism.. Editor(s): Burrell, Jennifer L.; Moodie, Ellen. Series: CEDLA Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 346 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; GTB; JHM; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 324
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- New
- SKU
- V9780857457523
- ISBN
- 9780857457523
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€ 167.02
€ 167.02
Hardcover. Series: Space and Place. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJPR; 3JM; JFFN; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 168 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522. Forced Displacement, Popular Memory and Trans-local Identities in Bosnian War-torn Communities. Series: Space and Place. 296 pages. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJPR; 3JM; JFFN; JHM. Dimension: 168 x 233 x 19. Weight: 514.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857457769
- ISBN
- 9780857457769
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€ 155.55
€ 155.55
Sociality: New Directions (WYSE Series in Social Anthropology)
Henrietta (Ed Moore Nicholas J (Ed Long
Hardcover. The notion of "sociality" is now widely used within the social sciences and humanities. However, what is meant by the term varies radically, and the contributors here, through compelling and wide ranging essays, identify the strengths and weaknesses of current definitions and their deployment in the social sciences. Editor(s): Long, Nicholas J.; Moore, Henrietta L. Series: Wyse Series in Social Anthropology. Num Pages: 244 pages, 10 ills. BIC Classification: JHB; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444. New Directions. Series: Wyse Series in Social Anthropology. 244 pages, 10 ills. Editor(s): Long, Nicholas J.; Moore, Henrietta L. The notion of "sociality" is now widely used within the social sciences and humanities. However, what is meant by the term varies radically, and the contributors here, through compelling and wide ranging essays, identify the strengths and weaknesses of current definitions and their deployment in the social sciences. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JHB; JHM. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 18. Weight: 444.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857457899
- ISBN
- 9780857457899
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€ 154.77
€ 154.77
Hardcover. Combining rich personal accounts from twelve veteran anthropologists with reflexive analyses of the state of anthropology today, this book is a treatise on theory and method offering fresh insights into the production of anthropological knowledge, from the creation of key concepts to major paradigm shifts. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 506.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857458469
- ISBN
- 9780857458469
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€ 155.48
€ 155.48
Hardcover. Based on ethnographic research on the online activities of Christian & Muslim actors in the Moluccan conflict, this study investigates processes of identity construction, community building, & evolving conflict dynamics on the internet. An innovative contribution to conflict & internet research, this study paves the way for a new cyber anthropology Translator(s): Gaines, Jeremy. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 460 pages, 20 ills, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JMC; JFD; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 714.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857458544
- ISBN
- 9780857458544
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€ 167.77
€ 167.77
Hardcover. In 1994, the Pacific island village of Matupit was partially destroyed by a volcanic eruption. This study focuses on the subsequent reconstruction and contests over the morality of exchanges that are generative of new forms of social stratification. Series: ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology. Num Pages: 300 pages, 16 ills & figs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; GTF; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857458728
- ISBN
- 9780857458728
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€ 155.40
€ 155.40
Hardcover. In many contexts of Greek social life, Scotch whisky has coincidentally become a symbol of "Greekness," national identity, modernity and middle class. This ethnographic study follows the social life of Scotch in Greece through three distinct trajectories in time and space in order to investigate how the meanings of the beverage are projected.. Series: Food, Nutrition, and Culture. Num Pages: 268 pages, 21 ills, 3 tabs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVG; JFCV; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857458773
- ISBN
- 9780857458773
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€ 155.20
€ 155.20
Hardcover. In order to move global society towards a sustainable "ecotopia," solutions must be engaged in specific places and communities, and the authors here argue for re-orienting environmental anthropology from a problem-oriented towards a solutions-focused endeavor. Editor(s): Lockyer, Joshua; Veteto, James R. Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology. Num Pages: 300 pages, 10 figs & tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: JHM; RN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857458797
- ISBN
- 9780857458797
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€ 167.06
€ 167.06
Hardcover. Borders of states, borders of citizenship, borders of exclusion. As the lines drawn on international treaty maps become ditches in the ground and roaming barriers in the air, a complex state apparatus is set up to regulate the lives of those who cannot be expelled, yet those who have never been properly "rooted." Num Pages: 220 pages, 21 figs, 5 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1DVT; JFFN; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857458988
- ISBN
- 9780857458988
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€ 155.15
€ 155.15
Hardcover. Incorporating analytical frameworks from scientific studies, ethnography, and political and economic theory, this book charts an itinerary for an internal anthropology of theorizing. It suggests that many of the effects that social theory uses today to produce insights are the legacy of baroque epistemological tricks. Series: Ethnography, Theory, Experiment. Num Pages: 176 pages, 6 figs & ills. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459114
- ISBN
- 9780857459114
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€ 154.80
€ 154.80
Hardcover. This in-depth study focuses on the Bosmun of Daiden, a Ramu River people in an under-represented area in the ethnography of Papua New Guinea, uncovering the conceptual convergence of local notions of relatedness, foodways, and empathy. Series: Person, Space and Memory in the Contemporary Pacific. Num Pages: 332 pages, 25 ills, 4 figs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFCV; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459190
- ISBN
- 9780857459190
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€ 155.55
€ 155.55
Hardcover. Based on fieldwork over ten years, this book builds on the central theoretical understanding that the complex political economy of the Mount Sinai Bedouin is integrated in urban society and is part of the modern global world. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 tables & 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBX; JFSL; JHMC; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459312
- ISBN
- 9780857459312
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€ 154.85
€ 154.85
Hardcover. All societies are shaped by arts, media, and other persuasive practices that can awe, captivate, enchant or otherwise seem to cast a spell on the audience. Likewise, scholarship itself often is driven by a sense of wonder and a willingness to be open to what lies beyond the obvious. This book broadens and deepens this perspective. Editor(s): Strecker, Ivo; Verne, Markus. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 figs & ills. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459350
- ISBN
- 9780857459350
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€ 154.88
€ 154.88
Hardcover. Pakistani migrant families in Denmark find themselves in a specific ethno-national, post-9/11 environment where Muslim immigrants are subjected to processes of non-recognition, exclusion and securitization. This ethnographic study explores how, why, and at what costs notions of relatedness, identity, and belonging are being renegotiated.. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 260 pages, 5 figs. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1FKP; JFFN; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459398
- ISBN
- 9780857459398
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€ 155.23
€ 155.23
Hardcover. In this volume, practitioners from across anthropological disciplines - social and biological anthropology and primatology - come together to question and compare the ethical regulation of fieldwork, what is common to their practices, and what is distinctive to each discipline. Editor(s): MacClancy, Jeremy; Fuentes, Agustin. Series: Studies of the BioSocial Society. Num Pages: 228 pages, 10 figs & tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: GPS; HPQ; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 467.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459626
- ISBN
- 9780857459626
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€ 155.00
€ 155.00
Hardcover. This volume addresses a diverse range of contemporary conflicts and crises including the impacts of commodification, urbanization, and technology on the availability and quality of water supplies. Each case study speaks to a local set of issues but the overall perspective is global with representation from all continents. Editor(s): Wagner, John Richard. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; RNFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459664
- ISBN
- 9780857459664
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€ 155.83
€ 155.83
Hardcover. The circumpolar Arctic is at the center of multiple controversies as international competition over resources threatens the places that many people call home. This collection takes the home and the hearth as a central site revealing the ways in which history, cosmology, demography, colonialism, and architecture are intertwined. Editor(s): Anderson, David G.; Wishart, Robert P.; Vate, Virginie. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTN; JHBD; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459800
- ISBN
- 9780857459800
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€ 166.97
€ 166.97
Hardcover. Focusing on practice more than theory, this collection offers new perspectives for studying the so-called "humoral medical traditions," as they have flourished around the globe during the last 2,000 years. Editor(s): Hsu, Elisabeth; Horden, Peregrine. Series: Epistemologies of Healing. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; MBX; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459824
- ISBN
- 9780857459824
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€ 155.63
€ 155.63
Hardcover. This story of an anthropological expedition to Albania in 1929 is an account of the rugged Highlands as seen by an Albanian that presents a faithful portrayal of Northern Albania as it was more than seventy years ago. Translator(s): Prifti, Peter R. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVWA; JHM; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880334945
- ISBN
- 9780880334945
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€ 46.87
€ 46.87
Hardcover. Shows the shift of focus that occurred during Florence Nightingale's more than forty years of work on public health in India. This book documents concrete proposals for self-government, especially at the municipal level, and the encouragement of leading Indian nationals themselves. It also includes sections on village and town sanitation. Editor(s): Vallee, Gerrard. Num Pages: 976 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTB; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1434.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 952
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889204959
- ISBN
- 9780889204959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.94
€ 186.94