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Paperback. Drawing on his lifelong fascination with the game, the author guides readers into the world of twenty-first-century chess to help us understand its unique pleasures and challenges, and to advance a new 'anthropology of passion.' Num Pages: 266 pages, 2 b/w photographs, 7 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
266
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272606
ISBN
9780520272606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.28

Paperback. Finding biopolitics unable to adequately reveal the mechanisms of power that govern contemporary life, Elizabeth A. Povinelli offers "geontopower" as a new theory of power that operates through the regulation of clear distinctions between life and nonlife. Num Pages: 232 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; JHMC; JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362333
ISBN
9780822362333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. Translation of: Les metamorphoses du gras. Translator(s): Delogu, C. Jon. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 296 pages, 25. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159777
ISBN
9780231159777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. A field guide to the world's scary creatures, along with an intriguing explanation why monsters won't go away. Gilmore considers the role of monsters in the human psyche and in society, looking at art, folktales, fantasy, literature, and other sources. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: JHM; VXQM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220889
ISBN
9780812220889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. Examines the intersections of social marginality, morality, and magic in contemporary Brazil by analyzing the beliefs and religious practices related to the Afro-Brazilian spirit entity Pomba Gira. This title provides an intimate account of the intricate relationship between Pomba Gira and one of her devotees, Nazare da Silva. Num Pages: 312 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HRQ; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Pap/DVD
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520262652
ISBN
9780520262652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 35.10

Paperback. David H. Price uses information from CIA, FBI, and military records to map the connections between academia and the strategic use of anthropological research to further the goals of the U.S. military and outline the major influence the American security state has had on the field of anthropology. Num Pages: 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361251
ISBN
9780822361251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition,
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486807515
ISBN
9780486807515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. Describes the companions and fellow trappers with whom the author shared harsh and heart-warming experiences, and relates how he learned about beaver, caribou, wolf, and other wildlife. It provides information about native medicine and offers a glimpse of the Northwest Territories in the final days of the fur trading era. Num Pages: 360 pages, 23ill. BIC Classification: HBJK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773509122
ISBN
9780773509122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HP; HRKP; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 126. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590177686
ISBN
9781590177686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.10

Paperback. This is the first comprehensive account of Jewish clothing, both profane and sacred, from its origins through to the present day. Focusing on tensions over gender, ethnic identity and assimilation, each chapter discusses the meaning and symbolism of a specific era or type of Jewish dress, whether traditional or contemporary. Series: Dress, Body, Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 77 bw illus. BIC Classification: AKTH; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847882868
ISBN
9781847882868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.85

Paperback. Based on years of careful ethnographic fieldwork in Hanoi, this book offers an account of the moral quandaries that accompany innovations in biomedical technology. Arguing for more sustained anthropological attention to human quests for belonging, it addresses existential questions of love and loss that concern us all. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520278431
ISBN
9780520278431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Identifies and explores the seven physiological life processes and how they relate to the healthy development of children. Translator(s): Kuettel, Nina. Num Pages: 180 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHM; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Waldorf Early Childhood Association North America
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936849345
ISBN
9781936849345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.21

Paperback. Presents an overview of the history, application and teaching of anthropology in post-colonial Africa. This work shows how the continent's anthropologists are redefining the historical legacy of European and American disciplinary hegemony, and developing African contributions to anthropological theory and practice. Editor(s): Ntarangwi, Mwenda; Mills, David; Babiker, Mustafa. Series: Africa in the New Millennium S. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842777633
ISBN
9781842777633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. Exploring the rapidly increasing interest in obesity and fatness, this book engages with dominant ideas about 'fatness' and analyses the assumptions that inform anti-fat attitudes in the West, looking at the intersection of medicine and morality in pathologising 'fat' bodies. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1; JHMC; MBNH9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st ed. 2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137579706
ISBN
9781137579706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.78

Paperback. This text explores the historical relationship of ideas, power and culture. Looking at several case studies, it analyses how the regnant ideology intertwines with power around the pivotal relationships that govern social labour. Num Pages: 310 pages, 3 b/w photos. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
310
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520215825
ISBN
9780520215825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 404 pages, 180 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 174 x 20. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
404
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876756918
ISBN
9781876756918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.89

Paperback. Now available in paperback, this book offers a major statement of Bourdieua s theoretical approach, illustrating it with examples from anthropology. It will consolidate his reputation as one of the most original and exciting theorists in the social sciences today. Num Pages: 344 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745610153
ISBN
9780745610153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.12

Paperback. A richly detailed account of the lived experiences of ordinary people in this multicultural city between 1992 and 1996, during the war in the former Yugoslavia. Exploring how civilians coped with desperate circumstances, it argues that ethnonational divisions were the result rather than the cause of the war. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; HBW; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812221893
ISBN
9780812221893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. Traces the discourse that contributed to the locating of a different criterion of death in the brain, and its routinization in clinical practice in North America. This book demonstrates that death is not self-evident, that the space between life and death is historically and culturally constructed, fluid, multiple, and open to dispute. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 441 pages, 21 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JHM; MBX; MNQ; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
441
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520228146
ISBN
9780520228146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.19

Paperback. Focuses on the interplay between two modes of human existence: that of participating in other peoples' lives and that of turning inward to one's self. This title shows how the historical complexities and particularities found in human interactions reveal the dilemmas, conflicts, cares, and concerns that shape all of our lives. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
230
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272354
ISBN
9780520272354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Levi-Strauss measures the short distance between "complex" and "primitive" societies and finds a shared madness in the ways we enact myth, ritual, and custom. Yet he also locates a pure and persistent ethics that connects the center of Western civilization to far-flung societies and forces a reckoning with outmoded ideas of morality and reason. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231170680
ISBN
9780231170680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, 13 halftones, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: ASD; GTC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226315492
ISBN
9780226315492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.73

Paperback. An assessment of the US military programme in which anthropologists and other social scientists researched societies at war in Iraq and Afghanistan Editor(s): McFate, Montgomery; Laurence, Janice H. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 319. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044219
ISBN
9781849044219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.53

Paperback. Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FC; DS; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253017604
ISBN
9780253017604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

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