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Paperback. The values of traditionalist Islam are often portrayed as inherently hostile to those of a modern, pluralistic society. This book shatters many of these stereotypes. Jonah Blank provides a first-hand account of the Daudi Bohra to show how a premodern clerical elite has embraced modernity. Num Pages: 408 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRH; JFC; JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226056777
- ISBN
- 9780226056777
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.71
€ 40.99
€ 30.71
paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFS; JHM; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816630219
- ISBN
- 9780816630219
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.47
€ 33.99
€ 30.47
paperback. A son's search for his father and the father's search, 50 years earlier, for the mysterious Sierra Madre Apaches. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BJ; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780803271029
- ISBN
- 9780803271029
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Condition: New
€ 21.51
€ 21.51
hardcover. An interdisciplinary collection of essays that assesses the ideas about race, imperialism, and Western civilization manifested in the 1904 World's Fair and Olympic Games and shows how they are still relevant. Editor(s): Brownell, Susan. Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology. Num Pages: 490 pages, 27 photographs, 1 figure, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 43. Weight in Grams: 876.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803210981
- ISBN
- 9780803210981
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Condition: New
€ 59.41
€ 59.41
Paperback. This study attempts to cross the boundaries between anthropology, folklore and history in order to cast new light on the relation between songs and stories, reality and realism, and rhythm and rhetoric in the expressive traditions of South Asia. Editor(s): Appadurai, Arjun; etc.; Korom, Frank J. (Department of Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, USA); Mills, Margaret A. (Associate Professor of Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, USA). Series: South Asia Seminar. Num Pages: 464 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFHF; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 227 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812213379
- ISBN
- 9780812213379
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.44
€ 46.99
€ 41.44
Paperback. This volume offers anthropological perspectives on landscape, a topic of emerging interest for anthropologists, geographers, art historians and archaeologists. It proposes that landscape be conceptualized as a cultural process situated between "place" and "space". Editor(s): Hirsch, Eric; O'Hanlon, Michael. Series: Oxford Studies in Social & Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 36 black and white illustrations, line figures, tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198280101
- ISBN
- 9780198280101
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Condition: New
€ 148.49
€ 148.49
Paperback. Ronald L. Grimes offers a systematic theory and method essential for the cross-cultural, interdisciplinary study of ritual enactments. Series: Oxford Ritual Studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, 4 b & w. BIC Classification: HRCR; HRLF; HRLM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195301434
- ISBN
- 9780195301434
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Condition: New
€ 57.67
€ 57.67
Paperback. Highlights nearly 100 species of plants and animals that were significant to the ancient Maya and that continue to inhabit the Maya region. Illustrator(s): Chab-Medina, Juan C. Num Pages: 400 pages, 123 line drawings, 3 maps, 5 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSL9; JHM; PST; PSV; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292777606
- ISBN
- 9780292777606
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.82
€ 38.99
€ 34.82
Paperback. In the mid-sixteenth century, Jesuit missionaries working in what is now Brazil were struck by what they called the inconstancy of the people they met, the indigenous Tupi-speaking tribes of the Atlantic coast. This title situates the Jesuit missionaries' accounts of the Tupi people in historical perspective. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JB; HRCX7; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 181 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC United States
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984201013
- ISBN
- 9780984201013
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.41
€ 14.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. This book provides an account of the concept of ideology in relation to poststructuralism and postmodernism. One of the few books to relate this discussion to third world issues. Author is internationally known in the field of development studies and for his previous work in ideology. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 301.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745613161
- ISBN
- 9780745613161
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Condition: New
€ 25.30
€ 25.30
Paperback. Sorcery has long been associated with the "dark side" of human development, along with magic and witchcraft. This text argues, however, that sorcery practices reveal critical insights into how consciousness is formed, and how human beings constitute their social and political realities. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 colour plates, 18 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: HRQX2; HRQX5; JHM; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226424132
- ISBN
- 9780226424132
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Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 44.94
€ 52.92
€ 44.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ASD; AVGR; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195334067
- ISBN
- 9780195334067
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Condition: New
€ 44.94
€ 44.94
Paperback. Globalization is inextricably bound up with intimate aspects of personhood, care, and the daily decisions through which we make our lives. Looking at sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Mexico, the US, Europe, India, and China, this book investigates the impact of globalization in the context of families, age groups, and intergenerational relations. Editor(s): Cole, Jennifer; Durham, Deborah L. Series: Tracking Globalization. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 12. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218704
- ISBN
- 9780253218704
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.80
€ 26.99
€ 26.80
hardcover. Looks at the surge of Bretons who left their homes in Western France in the latter half of the nineteenth century to live and work in Paris. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822351696
- ISBN
- 9780822351696
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Condition: New
€ 117.04
€ 117.04
paperback. Essays examining how Irish identity is performed and commodified in the contemporary transnational environment, in Frank McCourt's writing, the explosion of Irish-themed merchandising, the practices of heritage seekers and in the movie The Crying Game Editor(s): Negra, Diane. Num Pages: 392 pages, 33 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; APF; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 264 x 30. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822337409
- ISBN
- 9780822337409
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.38
€ 32.99
€ 32.38
paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2ill. BIC Classification: HPC; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816642403
- ISBN
- 9780816642403
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.97
€ 27.99
€ 26.97
paperback. Series: Genocide, Political Violence and Human Rights. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; JHMC; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813553498
- ISBN
- 9780813553498
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.07
€ 41.99
€ 41.07
hardcover. This book presents the first attempt by a sociologist to unearth the long hadith transmission network from ancient historical sources and analyze it using the most recent qualitative and quantitative analytical tools. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 tables, 38 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804752077
- ISBN
- 9780804752077
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Condition: New
€ 81.04
€ 81.04
paperback. An accessible introduction to the concept of culture in Gramsci focusing on the relevance of Gramsci's approach for anthropologists Series: Reading Gramsci. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745316772
- ISBN
- 9780745316772
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.10
€ 36.99
€ 29.10
paperback. From antiquity to the Enlightenment, monstrous children were attributed to the power of the mother's imagination to distort the act of procreation. How this idea reappeared transformed in the Romantic period is explored in this study of theories linking imagination, art and monstrous progeny. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674586499
- ISBN
- 9780674586499
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.32
€ 46.99
€ 38.32
hardcover. Provides fresh perspectives on colonialism, tourism, imagery, and the anthropology of place Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJM; JHM; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991016
- ISBN
- 9780295991016
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Condition: New
€ 119.52
€ 119.52
paperback. The Valley of South Texas is a region of puzzling contradictions, but the Valley typically experiences high unemployment and low per capita income. This book clarifies why Valley culture presents so many apparent contradictions as they delve into issues that are 'on the edge of the law'. Num Pages: 367 pages, 38 figures, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; GTB; JHMC; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292714755
- ISBN
- 9780292714755
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.64
€ 36.99
€ 35.64
paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780271019178
- ISBN
- 9780271019178
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.02
€ 46.99
€ 36.02
hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJPR; 3JM; JHMC; KCP; MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253023728
- ISBN
- 9780253023728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.29
€ 92.29