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Paperback. An ethnography that examines the culture of beauty and plastic surgery in Brazil Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 illustrations, including 10 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472. Beauty, Sex, and Plastic Surgery in Brazil. 312 pages, 25 illustrations, including 10 in colour. An ethnography that examines the culture of beauty and plastic surgery in Brazil. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JHMC. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 20. Weight: 480.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348016
ISBN
9780822348016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.39

paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526104977
ISBN
9781526104977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.49

Paperback. From the bestselling author of Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Musicophilia. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSPS; JHM; PDZ; PSX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Picador USA
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330526104
ISBN
9780330526104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.70

Paperback. The Andean nation of Ecuador derives much of its revenue from petroleum that is extracted from its vast Upper Amazonian rain forest, which is home to ten indigenous nationalities. This book presents a trenchant ethnography of history, ecology, imagery, and cosmology to focus on shamans, ceramic artists, myth, ritual, and political engagements. Num Pages: 336 pages, 29 photographs; 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 535.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074790
ISBN
9780252074790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
266
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Reprint, 2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295970172
ISBN
9780295970172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.56

Paperback. A collection of essays on works of literature, such as Salman Rushdie's controversial "Satanic Verses", and twentieth century thinkers, such as Jacques Derrida and Karl Marx. It questions and deconstructs power structures where ever they operate. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415964821
ISBN
9780415964821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

Hardcover. This book is the first full-length study of utopianism in eighteenth-century Ireland. It reveals that a distinct utopianism emerged in the early decades of the eighteenth century based on the improving visions of the Dublin Society Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HBJD1; HBTB; JHMC; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Cork University Press Ireland
Number of pages
246
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782051688
ISBN
9781782051688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Paperback. Work is deeply embedded in the moral and political character of most societies. For many, work becomes fused with our personal and social identities - who we are and how we define ourselves. Steve Fineman explores the key debates about work and the factors that affect it including topics such as globalization, feminism, and technology. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, Approx 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 180 x 8. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199699360
ISBN
9780199699360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.77

Paperback. A comprehensive history of world philosophy, this book is also a social history of global intellectual life. Eschewing polemics, it presents a sophisticated view of the multiple cultures of world history, and reveals how creativity is driven by a range of conflicting positions in each community. Num Pages: 1120 pages, 15 maps, 57 line illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HP; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1452.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
1120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674001879
ISBN
9780674001879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 47.84

Paperback. Observations of the sun, moon, planets, and stars played a central role in ancient Maya lifeways, as they do among contemporary Maya who maintain the traditional ways. This book constructs Maya astronomy and cosmology through the astronomical information encoded in Precolumbian Maya art and confirmed by the practices of living Maya peoples. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 382 pages, 48 figures, 22 b&w plates, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLS; ACBK; JFHF; JHMC; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1043.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292752269
ISBN
9780292752269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.28

Paperback. Copublished in 1994 by Princeton University Press and the Russell Sage Foundation as a synthesis of the burgeoning field of economic sociology. This resource focuses on what continues to be one of the leading edges of sociology and one of its most important interdisciplinary adventures. It is for faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates. Editor(s): Smelser, Neil J.; Swedberg, Richard. Num Pages: 752 pages, 21 line illus. 34 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 192 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1372.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691121260
ISBN
9780691121260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.77

Paperback. Examining the crossover traffic between Japan and the United States, this book explores the global popularity of Japanese youth goods while it questions the make-up of the fantasies and the capitalistic conditions of the play involved. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 356 pages, 48 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 14. Weight in Grams: 496. Japanese Toys and the Global Imagination. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 356 pages, 48 b/w photographs. Examining the crossover traffic between Japan and the United States, this book explores the global popularity of Japanese youth goods while it questions the make-up of the fantasies and the capitalistic conditions of the play involved. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHM. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 14. Weight: 496.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
356
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520245655
ISBN
9780520245655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.08

Paperback. Attempts to develop a "radical microsociology". This book proposes that successful rituals create symbols of group membership and pump up individuals with emotional energy, while failed rituals drain emotional energy. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 464 pages, 19 halftones. 9 line illus. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123899
ISBN
9780691123899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.88

Hardcover. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 449. 180pp. Keywords: "Government & Politics, Social & Cultural, Social Issues, Multicultural Studies"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press,U.S
Number of pages
194
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition.
SKU
KHS0067978
ISBN
9780890965054
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 6.00
€ 4.99

Paperback. A Companion to Paleopathology offers a broad overview of the field that has evolved over the last few decades into an exploration of disease processes in the human skeleton. Editor(s): Grauer, Anne L. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 632 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
632
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119111634
ISBN
9781119111634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.96

Paperback. Series: Public Worlds Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816627936
ISBN
9780816627936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.16

Paperback. Explores beliefs and practices surrounding aging in a rural Bengali village. This book focuses on how villagers' visions of aging are tied to the making and unmaking of gendered selves and social relations over a lifetime. It explores ideals of family life and the intricate interrelationships between and within generations. Num Pages: 323 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 7 line illustrations, 1 map, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; GTB; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
323
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520220010
ISBN
9780520220010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.20

Paperback. Pasteur's success depended upon a whole network of forces, including the public hygiene movement, the medical profession and colonial interests. It is the operation of these forces, in combination with the talent of Pasteur, that Latour sets out as a prime example of science in action. Translator(s): Sheridan, Alan; Law, John. Num Pages: 292 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JHM; MBN; P. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Paberback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674657618
ISBN
9780674657618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.94

Paperback. * Combines classic theoretical texts with cutting edge anthropological works. * Focuses on the institutions, spaces, ideas, practices, and representations that constitute the "state". * Promotes cultural and transnational approaches to the subject. Editor(s): Sharma, Aradhana; Gupta, Akhil. Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology. Num Pages: 424 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHM; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405114684
ISBN
9781405114684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.53

Paperback. In Duress Ann Laura Stoler traces how imperial formations and colonialism's presence shape current inequities around the globe by examining Israel's colonial practices, the United State's imperial practices, the recent rise of the French right wing, and affect's importance to governance. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 448 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362678
ISBN
9780822362678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.66

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