Anthropology
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Anthropology
Hardback. Focusing on these contrasting views of glaciers between Aboriginal peoples and European visitors in northern Canada and Alaska, Julie Cruikshank demonstrates how local knowledge is produced, rather than discovered, through colonial encounters, and how it often conjoins social and biophysical processes. Num Pages: 288 pages, 33 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JHMC; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774811866
- ISBN
- 9780774811866
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Condition: New
€ 47.88
€ 47.88
Paperback. What is meaningful about the experience of travelling abroad? What feeds the impulse to explore new horizons? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA; JHM; KNSG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774809788
- ISBN
- 9780774809788
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.17
€ 40.99
€ 40.17
Hardback. What is meaningful about the experience of travelling abroad? What feeds the impulse to explore new horizons? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBS; JHMC; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774809771
- ISBN
- 9780774809771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.94
€ 119.94
Hardback. This intriguing book identifies the imaginative use of wild animals in early western society and shows how attitudes to wild animals changed according to subsistence and economic needs and how wildlife helped to determine social relations among people. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20 b&w photographs, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFFZ; JHMC; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774809627
- ISBN
- 9780774809627
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Condition: New
€ 119.94
€ 119.94
Hardback. This anthropological study of Chinese archaeologists shows how the discipline works within a Chinese social structure, and uncovers the complex underpinnings of that context. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HDD; JFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774809290
- ISBN
- 9780774809290
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Condition: New
€ 120.10
€ 120.10
Hardback. Comparative law and legal anthropology have traditionally restricted themselves to their own fields of inquiry. Mapping Marriage Law in Spanish Gitano Communities turns this tendency on its head and investigates what happens when .. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JHMC; LAQ; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 145.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774809252
- ISBN
- 9780774809252
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Condition: New
€ 121.10
€ 121.10
Hardback. The essays in this volume illuminate key conditions for autonomy and development: the definition and redefinition of national territories as cultural orders clash and mix; control of resource bases upon which northern economies depend; and renewal and reworking of cultural identity. Editor(s): Scott, Colin H. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; GTF; JFC; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774808446
- ISBN
- 9780774808446
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Condition: New
€ 120.10
€ 120.10
Hardback. This book, the first to be written about the Lake Babine Nation in north-central British Columbia, examines its traditional legal order, self-identity, and their involvement in current treaty negotiations. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; JFSL9; JHM; LBBC; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774808118
- ISBN
- 9780774808118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.94
€ 119.94
Paperback. This rare, first-hand, ethnographic account of a potlatch from Tsimshian scholar William Benyon reveals the wonderful complexities of the events that took place in Gitsegukla in 1945. Editor(s): Halpin, Marjorie M.; Anderson, Margaret. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJP; JFSL9; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774807449
- ISBN
- 9780774807449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 45.61
€ 46.99
€ 45.61
Hardback. "No one tradition alone offers a sufficient respect for other species. Taken together, they may offer a prospect for saner human-animal relations." -- From the book Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFZ; JHM; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 30. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774807241
- ISBN
- 9780774807241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.19
€ 112.19
Hardback. Gathering insights from numerous fields about the construction of Canada, this provocative volume illuminates the challenges that lie ahead for all Canadians who aspire to create a better future. Editor(s): Strong-Boag, Veronica; Grace, Sherrill; Anderson, Joan; Eisenberg, Avigail. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC; JFSJ; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 0. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774806923
- ISBN
- 9780774806923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.37
€ 119.37
Paperback. In this revised edition of Canada and Quebec, Robert Bothwell describes the lead-up to the October 1995 referendum and traces political developments from its immediate aftermath to the present. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JHM; JPHC; JPS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 417.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774806534
- ISBN
- 9780774806534
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.80
€ 36.99
€ 35.80
Paperback. The struggle of the Witsuwit'en peoples to establish the meaning of aboriginal rights. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JHM; JPVH3; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774805131
- ISBN
- 9780774805131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.59
€ 34.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. Cannibal Tours and Glass Boxes poses a number of probing questions about the role and responsibility of museums and anthropology in the contemporary world. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: GM; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 321.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774804837
- ISBN
- 9780774804837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.12
€ 40.99
€ 40.12
Hardback. This volume considers two British Columbia Native communities -- the Lillooet and Shuswap communities of Fountain and Pavilion -- and traces their development into complex societies. Editor(s): Hayden, Brian. Num Pages: 584 pages, 59 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774804059
- ISBN
- 9780774804059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.10
€ 120.10
Hardback. Increasingly, economists have acknowledged that a major limitation to economic theory has been its failure to incorporate human values and beliefs as motivational factors. This book explores how values and beliefs structure the dual processes of provisioning and consuming. Editor(s): McAnany, Patricia A. Series Editor(s): Wood, Donald; Bishop, John. Series: Research in Economic Anthropology. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 579.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762314850
- ISBN
- 9780762314850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.85
€ 112.85
Hardback. Once hailed as a promising new way to think about law and as opening a vital conversation about literature the question is whether the law and literature enterprise has lived up to its initial promise. This is a contemporary study of law and literature. It includes contributions by an international group of leading scholars. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762314829
- ISBN
- 9780762314829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.85
€ 112.85
Hardback. Examines political power, state formation, and economic development with examples from Africa, Russia, and Chile. This title looks at the status of opposition politics in America. It is suitable for graduate students and researchers in the field of political science and social theory. Editor(s): Davis, Diane E. Series: Political Power and Social Theory. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762313402
- ISBN
- 9780762313402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.62
€ 120.62
Hardback. What counts as ethnography and what counts as good ethnography are both highly contested. This volume presents a diversity of views on the issues and practices in ethnographic methodology. It does not try to present a single coherent view but, through its heterogeneity, illustrates the strengths and impact of the debate. Editor(s): Troman, Geoff; Jeffrey, Bob; Walford, Geoffrey. Series: Studies in Educational Ethnography. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762312528
- ISBN
- 9780762312528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.62
€ 126.62
Hardback. Ethnographic methodology can be used to identify how educational policy is formulated and implemented through a process of enculturation. The object of these papers is to show how such a task can be carried out and to reveal the benefits it can yield. Editor(s): Walford, Geoffrey. Series: Studies in Educational Ethnography. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHMP; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762310180
- ISBN
- 9780762310180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.12
€ 137.12
Hardback. Examining political struggle based on sexuality, gender, and age, this volume explores identity politics from different contexts using methodological approaches and theoretical views. It teaches students and scholars of political sociology, the role of political opportunity and threat in social movements, and transgender political activism. Editor(s): Waldner, Lisa K.; Dobratz, Betty A.; Buzzell, Timothy. Series: Research in Political Sociology. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762309917
- ISBN
- 9780762309917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.72
€ 126.72
Hardback. This volume focuses on Pacific Rim cities and analyzes successful policies and programmes in urban development, explaining why they have worked. It identify themes of change that are taking place in the context of globalization, economic restructuring, and social change. Editor(s): Williams, J. F.; Stimson, Robert J. Series: International Review of Comparative Public Policy. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1MK; GTF; JFFS; JHMC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 159 x 38. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762306954
- ISBN
- 9780762306954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.91
€ 182.91
Hardback. Focuses on debates and developments in methodology and the ways in which ethnographic work interacts with education. Particular chapters in this volume are concerned with access to research sites, critical ethnography, text construction, dilemmas of researching different ethnic groups and or researching children, and more. Editor(s): Walford, Geoffrey; Massey, Alexander. Series: Studies in Educational Ethnography. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 519.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762305636
- ISBN
- 9780762305636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
Hardback. This sixth volume in the series covers such topics as the state, religious hegemony and official definition of "genuine" religion; the hegemony of authority in maintaining religious orthodoxy; and cultural revitalization and innovation. Series: Religion & the Social Order S. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 0. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762300389
- ISBN
- 9780762300389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.57
€ 113.57