Anthropology
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Anthropology
Hardback. Series: Anthropologies of American Medicine: Culture, Power and Practice. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHBF; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479804214
- ISBN
- 9781479804214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.62
€ 96.62
Paperback. This work looks at everyday storytelling as a twofold phenomenon - a response to our desire for coherence, but also to our need to probe and acknowledge the enigmatic aspects of experience. The authors develop a way of understanding the seemingly contradictory nature of everyday narrative. Num Pages: 368 pages, 21 line illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: CFG; JHMC; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010109
- ISBN
- 9780674010109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.32€ 48.25
€ 52.32
€ 48.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSL; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415541534
- ISBN
- 9780415541534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.98
€ 58.98
Paperback. Can Western modernity be analyzed and critiqued through the lens of enslavement and colonial history? This book assembles contributions from renowned scholars that offer timely and critical perspectives from a variety of disciplines, including history, sociology, political science, gender studies, cultural and literary studies, and philosophy. Editor(s): Broeck, Sabine; Junker, Carsten. Num Pages: 358 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 213 x 29. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Campus Verlag
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783593501925
- ISBN
- 9783593501925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.19€ 43.89
€ 51.19
€ 43.89
paperback. George Bird Grinnell was a zoologist by training. He accompanied Custer's Black Hills expedition as a naturalist in 1874 and from that time until his death in 1938 was closely associated with the Cheyennes and other Plains tribes. In this title, he looks at its warmaking and warrior societies, healing practices and responses to European diseases. Num Pages: 478 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Bison Books
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KAC0004493
- ISBN
- 9780803257726
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. This text focuses on how people construct fatness and thinness, examining different strategies used to interpret body weight, such as negotiating weight identities, reinterpreting weight, and becoming involved in weight-related organizations. Editor(s): Sobal, Jeffrey; Maurer, Donna. Series: Social Problems & Social Issues S. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JHM; JMAL; JMS; MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Aldine Transaction
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780202305783
- ISBN
- 9780202305783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.11
€ 58.11
Hardcover. This volume compares archaic rituals across civilizations, exploring theoretical models and interpretations for a variety of cultures and ritual practices, focusing especially on the location, frequency, and role of ritual in each of these societies and their resulting archaeological signatures. Editor(s): Murphy, Joanne M. Num Pages: 320 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, 11 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813062785
- ISBN
- 9780813062785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.70
€ 96.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HDD; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813061337
- ISBN
- 9780813061337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HDD; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813049212
- ISBN
- 9780813049212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
paperback. Editor(s): Fausto, Carlos. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813044798
- ISBN
- 9780813044798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. Addresses what it means to be black in Peru. Based on extensive ethnographic work in the country and informed by more than eighty interviews with Peruvians of African descent, this ground breaking study explains how ideas of race, colour, and mestizaje in Peru differ greatly from those held in other Latin American nations. Series: New World Diasporas. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813044491
- ISBN
- 9780813044491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80
Paperback. Bringing together 19 Caribbean specialists, this text examines the people of the Caribbean, their social organization, religion, language, lifeways, and contribution to the culture of their modern descendants - to provide a comprehensive reader on Caribbean archaeology, ethnohistory, and ethnology. Editor(s): Wilson, Samuel M. Series: Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P.Bullen Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19 b&w photographs, 3 line drawings, 2 tables, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1QSC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813016924
- ISBN
- 9780813016924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Hardcover. This collection of papers highlights the research achievements in the field of Chinese Anthropology, particularly those of Mainland scholars. The authors examine the reproduction of traditions in post-Mao southern Fujian, surveying lineages, religion, status of women, and other aspects of the cultural life. Editor(s): Tan, Chee-Beng. Num Pages: 300 pages, With a number of pictures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629962333
- ISBN
- 9789629962333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.75
€ 46.99
€ 46.75
Village Life in Hong Kong: Politics, Gender, and Ritual in the New Ter...
Watson, James L., Watson, Rubie S.
Paperback. Constituting an ethnographic record of a cultural system teetering on the threshold of the historic transition, this book explores the cultural traditions of Cantonese villagers who first settled in South China's Pearl River Delta during the Tang and Song dynasties. It features two villages in particular: San Tin and Ha Tsuen. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629961183
- ISBN
- 9789629961183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.04
€ 33.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 217 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 2. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Colorado United States
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607324874
- ISBN
- 9781607324874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.05
€ 33.05
Paperback. This book provides a critical review of the varied interpretations of modernity and development supported by original case studies from the Netherlands, the former USSR, Tanzania, Sri Lanka and Guatemala. Editor(s): Arce, Alberto; Long, Norman. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415205009
- ISBN
- 9780415205009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.79
€ 71.79
paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Wadsworth Publishing United States
- Edition
- 4th edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781337109680
- ISBN
- 9781337109680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 134.75
€ 134.75
paperback. The Indian subdistrict of Shahabad, located in the southeastern tip of Rajasthan, is an area of extreme poverty. It is the home of the Sahariyas, classified as Rajasthan's only "primitive tribe." The author organizes his study around two themes: power and ethics, through which he explores a complex terrain of material and spiritual forces. Num Pages: 328 pages, 4 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KJH0000529
- ISBN
- 9780226194547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.04
€ 8.04
paperback. This lively and critical account of the impact of social change on the experience of health and illness also examines the different sociological perspectives that have been used to analyse health matters and highlights those in need of revision. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JHM; JKS; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415115155
- ISBN
- 9780415115155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.70
€ 69.70
paperback. In this passionate defense of the use of narrative work for progressive purposes, Goodall shows how to use stories effectively in moving the world away from extremism and toward social justice. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Routledge United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598745634
- ISBN
- 9781598745634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.14
€ 51.14