Anthropology
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Anthropology
Paperback. Explores the late-1990s debate surrounding the sources of racism in America. The essays represent three major approaches: the social psychological, the social structural and the non-racially inspired ideology. It assesses the issues on the role of racism in mass politics and public opinion. Editor(s): Sears, David O.; etc. Series: Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 line drawings, 28 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 600.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226744070
- ISBN
- 9780226744070
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Hardcover. The history has resurrected from northern Europe's bogs several men, women, and children who were deposited there as sacrifices in the early Iron Age and kept intact by the chemical properties of peat. Offering an account of their modern afterlives, this title argues that the discovery of bog bodies began an extraordinary cultural journey. Num Pages: 320 pages, 63 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DN; HDDA; JFC; JHM; PSXE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 626.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226734040
- ISBN
- 9780226734040
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€ 95.56€ 79.56
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Paperback. This text explores the relationship between film and anthropology. It analyzes key filmmakers, the idea of research film, Eric Michaels and indigenous media, the ethics of representation, ethnography and anthropological knowledge. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226730998
- ISBN
- 9780226730998
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€ 47.04
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Paperback. This text is based upon the author's two years of residence among the Jelgobe, a group of semi-nomadic Fulani of the Sahel in Burkina Faso, western Africa. Translator(s): Fuller, M. Num Pages: 314 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDF; JFSL3; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226717432
- ISBN
- 9780226717432
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€ 43.99€ 33.72
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paperback. Series: Midway Reprints. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226706702
- ISBN
- 9780226706702
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€ 37.99€ 29.83
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Paperback. In legend, Cumbe ruled the Colombian community of Cumbal during the Spanish invasion. Although there is no proof of his existence, today's Cumbales point to him as their link to the past. Here, Rappaport examines the Cumbales' reappropriation of history and the resulting reinvention of tradition. Num Pages: 262 pages, 16 halftones, 6 line drawings, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226705262
- ISBN
- 9780226705262
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€ 43.99€ 33.72
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Hardcover. Concluding his search for anthropological concepts and practices appropriate to the twenty-first century, the author contends that to make sense of the contemporary anthropologists must invent new forms of inquiry. He begins with an extended rumination on what he gained from two of his formative mentors: Michel Foucault and Clifford Geertz. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226701691
- ISBN
- 9780226701691
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€ 95.56€ 79.40
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Paperback. A study of the Belyuen community of northern Australia, showing how it draws identity from deep connections between labour, language and the landscape. Povinelli's findings challenge Western notions of "productive labour" and long-standing ideas about the role of culture in subsistence economies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 tables, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFC; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226676746
- ISBN
- 9780226676746
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€ 43.99€ 33.72
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Paperback. Drawing on both literature and social reform texts, the author analyzes the organization of knowledge during the Victorian period and explores its role in the emergence of the idea of the social body. Readings of Disraeli, Gaskell and Dickens are included in the discussion. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226675244
- ISBN
- 9780226675244
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.90
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Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 260 pages, 8ill. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226670102
- ISBN
- 9780226670102
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€ 36.99€ 28.94
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Paperback. Analyzes the results of a long-term study of a Ghanaian zongo, or "stranger quarter" - a place of refuge for Hausa migrants from northern Nigeria who have relocated to the city of Accra. This volume is suitable for students and scholars of the relationships between architecture, migration, and social change. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 halftones, 4 maps, 45 figures. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226653976
- ISBN
- 9780226653976
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Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, xviii, 198 p. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 311.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226633077
- ISBN
- 9780226633077
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€ 29.99€ 23.22
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Hardcover. In Cote d'Ivoire, appearing modern is so important for success that many young men deplete their already meager resources to project an illusion of wealth. The author argues that they engage a global hierarchy that is profoundly modern, one that values performance over authenticity - highlighting the counterfeit nature of modernity itself. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; JFFT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226575193
- ISBN
- 9780226575193
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€ 107.50€ 89.11
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Paperback. Focusing on the organizations and activities of Hindu ascetics and gurus, the author explores the complex interrelations among religion, the political economy of India and global capitalism. The work illustrates the pervasive presence of Hindu imagery in India's burgeoning market economy. Num Pages: 380 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JHM; JPFN; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226560106
- ISBN
- 9780226560106
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Condition: New
€ 43.00€ 37.54
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Hardcover. These days, the idea of the cyborg is less the stuff of science fiction and more a reality, as we are all, in one way or another, constantly connected, extended, wired, and dispersed in and through technology. The author focuses on a man who is permanently attached to assemblages of machines, devices, and collectivities of people: Stephen Hawking. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC; PD; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226522265
- ISBN
- 9780226522265
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€ 107.50€ 89.06
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Paperback. Observes that the modern study of religion is peculiarly ambivalent toward the question of origin. Historians of religion have abandoned speculative quests for the origin of religion; at the same time, they allege that concepts of absolute beginnings are fundamental to religion itself. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226509853
- ISBN
- 9780226509853
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
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Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JHBK; JHM; VFV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 6. Weight in Grams: 188.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226507972
- ISBN
- 9780226507972
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€ 31.99€ 25.13
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Paperback. A behind-the-scenes look at the search for human origins, analyzing how the biases and preconceptions of paleoanthropologists shape their work. The stories of the Taung Child and Neanderthal Man provide the background to the modern search for an exploration of how and where humans evolved. Num Pages: 366 pages, 70 halftones, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226476513
- ISBN
- 9780226476513
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.80
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Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, xxviii, 548 p., 5 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 763.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226476070
- ISBN
- 9780226476070
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Condition: New
€ 53.75€ 46.04
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Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226475561
- ISBN
- 9780226475561
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.72
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