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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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