Anthropology
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Anthropology
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
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.02
€ 32.99
€ 30.02
paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526104977
- ISBN
- 9781526104977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.52
€ 35.52
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
€ 14.99€ 12.28
€ 14.99
€ 12.28
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
€ 31.99€ 28.90
€ 31.99
€ 28.90
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€ 31.03
€ 34.99
€ 31.03
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€ 26.35
€ 26.99
€ 26.35
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
€ 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
€ 11.99€ 10.59
€ 11.99
€ 10.59
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
€ 52.99€ 44.09
€ 52.99
€ 44.09
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319466446
- ISBN
- 9783319466446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.52€ 79.18
€ 127.52
€ 79.18
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
€ 38.99€ 35.39
€ 38.99
€ 35.39
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
€ 92.73€ 70.74
€ 92.73
€ 70.74
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849206082
- ISBN
- 9781849206082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.67
€ 55.67
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
€ 38.99€ 28.10
€ 38.99
€ 28.10
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
€ 45.99€ 32.66
€ 45.99
€ 32.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- HAU
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780990505075
- ISBN
- 9780990505075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.21
€ 34.99
€ 27.21
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
€ 6.00
€ 4.99
Hardback. This book represents some of the latest thinking on human-environment interactions (HEI) research across diverse disciplines such as demography, health, land use and land cover change, institutions, resource management, sustainability, and policy implications. Editor(s): Brondizio, Eduardo S.; Moran, Emilio F. Series: Human-Environment Interactions. Num Pages: 406 pages, 34 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHMC; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400747791
- ISBN
- 9789400747791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.52
€ 189.52
Paperback. The question of identity is one of present-day Israel's cardinal and most pressing issues. In a comprehensive examination of the issue, this study focuses on attitudes toward the Jewish people in Israel and the Diaspora; the Holocaust and its repercussions on identity; and attitudes toward Jewish religion. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782387954
- ISBN
- 9781782387954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.90
€ 44.90
Paperback. This book explores the paradoxes of Self-Other relations in the field of tourism. It particularly focuses on the 'power' of different forms of 'Otherness' to seduce and to disrupt, and, eventually, also to renew the social and cosmological orders of 'modern' culture and everyday life. Editor(s): Picard, Dr. David; Di Giovine, Michael A. Series: Tourism and Cultural Change. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; KNSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845414153
- ISBN
- 9781845414153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.39
€ 44.39