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Paperback. An ethnography of Wall Street, investment bankers and the cultural logics of finance. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 photograph, 2 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMP; KCX; KNST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822345992
ISBN
9780822345992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.25

Paperback. Editor(s): Feld, Steven. Series: Visible Evidence. Num Pages: 456 pages, 37 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: APF; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 870.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816641048
ISBN
9780816641048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. This volume's contributors examine the ways the legacies of socialism continue to shape and inform China's capitalist present, contending that contemporary China is shaped by an overlapping mix of socialist and capitalist institutional strategies, political procedures, legal regulations, religious rituals, and everyday practices. Editor(s): Rojas, Carlos; Litzinger, Ralph A. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC; KCM; KCP; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361930
ISBN
9780822361930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. "This volume encompasses a rich world of political culture, from the Spanish kings of the Reconquest to German metal-workers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. . . . A welcome contribution to the interdisciplinary study of ritual, symbolism, and power."-- Editor(s): Wilentz, Sean. Num Pages: 360 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216950
ISBN
9780812216950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. This collection of essays is written by anthropologists who have experienced the unpredictability and trauma of political violence firsthand. The book uses theoretical, ethnographic and methodological points of view to illuminate the processes and solutions characterizing life in dangerous places. Editor(s): Nordstrom, Carolyn; Robben, Antonius C. G. M. Num Pages: 310 pages, 13 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHM; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496. Contemporary Studies of Violence and Culture. 310 pages, 13 b&w photographs. Editor(s): Nordstrom, Carolyn; Robben, Antonius C. G. M. This collection of essays is written by anthropologists who have experienced the unpredictability and trauma of political violence firsthand. The book uses theoretical, ethnographic and methodological points of view to illuminate the processes and solutions characterizing life in dangerous places. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHM; JPWL. Dimension: 229 x 167 x 19. Weight: 496.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
310
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520089945
ISBN
9780520089945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. Ethnographic study of shamanism in lowland South America, analyzing the relations between the social, political, and historical dynamics of witchcraft and sorcery Editor(s): Wright, Robin; Whitehead, Neil L. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HRQX5; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822333456
ISBN
9780822333456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. In considering medieval illustrated Buddhist manuscripts as sacred objects of cultic innovation, this book explores how and why South Asian Buddhist book-cult has survived for almost two millennia to present. It also shows how human agency was critical in perpetuating and intensifying the potency of a manuscript as a sacred object throughout time. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 432 pages, 50 b/w photographs, 12 line illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; WFU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 892.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273863
ISBN
9780520273863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.42
€ 65.36

Paperback. In 1963, Kenya gained independence from Britain, ending decades of white colonial rule. While tens of thousands of whites relocated in fear of losing their fortunes, many stayed. In this book, the author looks at the lives and dilemmas of settler descendants living in post-independence Kenya. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJPK; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520290518
ISBN
9780520290518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Presents an overview of the field of law and anthropology. This book also explores historical issues and contemporary ones such as illegal migration, human rights, gender discrimination, political corruption. Editor(s): Moore, Sally Falk. Series: Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 28. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405102285
ISBN
9781405102285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.07

Paperback. Editor(s): Chanady, Amaryll Beatrice. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816624096
ISBN
9780816624096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. Offers an account of child-rearing practices in the high Peruvian Andes. This book traces children's lives from birth to adulthood and features strategies of child rearing, as well as ways of living that allow teenagers to enjoy the adolescent stage of their lives while contributing to the welfare of their families and the community. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 line drawings, 43 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292712980
ISBN
9780292712980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.21

Paperback. Explores Vietnam's sex industry as the country ascends the global and regional stage. This book looks at both the sex workers and their clients to show how Vietnamese high finance and benevolent giving are connected to the intimate spheres of the informal economy. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 line, 2 b/w. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFMX; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275577
ISBN
9780520275577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. An exploration of identity, relatedness, and belonging in the context of profound global interconnection. It paints a poignant and graceful portrait of Portugal's urban Marranos, who trace their ancestry to fifteenth-century Jews forcibly converted to Catholicism and now seek connection with the Jewish people at large. Num Pages: 344 pages, 5 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSP; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285057
ISBN
9780520285057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. In this pithy two-part essay, the author reinvigorates the debates on what constitutes kinship, building on some of the best scholarship in the field to produce an original outlook on the deepest bond humans can have. He also shows that mutuality of being is a symbolic notion of belonging, not a biological connection by 'blood'. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226925127
ISBN
9780226925127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 79.61

Paperback. Helps you chronicle of the journey of the small group of Ayoreo people, the terrifying new world they now face, and the precarious lives they are piecing together against the backdrop of soul - collecting missionaries, humanitarian NGOs, late liberal economic policies, and the highest deforestation rate in the world. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSP; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226175577
ISBN
9780226175577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. These essays inspired by the possibilities of narrative, each present stories of illness and healing drawn from a range of ethnographic contexts. Recognizing the value of theoretical consciousness among those eliciting and analyzing narratives, these essays explore a variety of perspectives. Editor(s): Mattingly, Cheryl; Garro, Linda C. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420. 288 pages. Editor(s): Mattingly, Cheryl; Garro, Linda C. These essays inspired by the possibilities of narrative, each present stories of illness and healing drawn from a range of ethnographic contexts. Recognizing the value of theoretical consciousness among those eliciting and analyzing narratives, these essays explore a variety of perspectives. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHMC. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight: 402.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520218253
ISBN
9780520218253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. Drawing on Black feminist scholarship, cultural studies, and women's history, this work traces the historical and social influences of normative Black femininity, looking at how notions of self-image and strength create a distraction from broader forces of discrimination and power. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; JFSJ1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
194
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592136681
ISBN
9781592136681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. This book presents case studies that focus on the scope and impact of Scandinavian colonial expansion in the North, Africa, Asia and America as well as within Scandinavia itself. Editor(s): Naum, Magdalena; Nordin, Jonas M. Series: Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology. Num Pages: 327 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 35 colour illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: HD; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461462019
ISBN
9781461462019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 206.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; KCL; KJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
KIT Publishers Netherlands
Number of pages
294
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
19 Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9789460220791
ISBN
9789460220791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.88

Paperback. Presents detailed portraits of a young woman jailed for protesting the ban on women driving, a Sufi scholar encouraging Muslims and Christians to struggle together with love to know God, and an artist citing the Qur'an and using metal gears and chains to celebrate the diversity of the pilgrims who come to Mecca. Num Pages: 277 pages, 16 photos. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; HBJF1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520290273
ISBN
9780520290273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.55

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