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Anthropology

Hardback. 'A timely account and analysis of the lived reality .. of West Indians who now tenant the Caribbean Diaspora in Britain.' Professor Rex Nettleford, University W Indies Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFC; JFSL3; JHBA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745317632
ISBN
9780745317632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.00
€ 84.39

Paperback. At the outset of the twentieth century, the Nivkhi of Sakhalin Island were a small population of fishermen under Russian dominion and an Asian cultural sway. This book draws upon Nivkh interviews, archives, and translated Soviet ethnographic texts to examine the effects of this remarkable state venture in the construction of identity. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JFSF; JHMP; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691044323
ISBN
9780691044323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 42.70

Paperback. The makers of obi, the elegant and costly sash worn over kimono in Japan, belong to an endangered species. Tamara Hareven integrates historical research with intensive life history interviews to reveal the relationships among family, work, and community in this highly specialized occupation. Num Pages: 371 pages, 30 b/w photographs, 4 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFS; JHBK; JHBL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press Berkeley
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
371
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520228184
ISBN
9780520228184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.64

Paperback. Offers a portrait of a frequently misunderstood religious movement - neo-paganism. This book explores larger issues in the United States regarding the postmodern self, utopian communities, cultural improvisation, and contemporary spirituality. Num Pages: 314 pages, 22 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRKP; HRLK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520220867
ISBN
9780520220867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. Charting the cultural imagination of Haiti, this text argues for the recognition of both vodou rituals and narrative fictions as repositories of history. The book gives human dimensions to the 18th-century French colony and provides a template for understanding the Haiti of today. Num Pages: 362 pages, 34 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520213685
ISBN
9780520213685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. Are you writing about physical pain or mental pain? This is a book about the meanings we make out of pain. Num Pages: 354 pages, 31 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 150 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520082762
ISBN
9780520082762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. Assembling the most provocative new thinking on politics and political processes. Editor(s): Hartmann, Douglas; Uggen, Christopher. Series: The Society Pages. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393920376
ISBN
9780393920376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.77

Hardcover. This volume examines Chile's political culture by considering its origin and the persistence of its "grammar", which the authors define as the ability of each member of society to function within social categories and rules. This "grammar", they believe, is what gives character to national culture. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268008406
ISBN
9780268008406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.92

Paperback. Focuses on the enslavement, middle passage, American experience, and return to Africa of a single cultural group, the Yoruba. Moving beyond descriptions of generic African experiences, this anthology allows students to trace the experiences of one cultural group throughout the cycle of the slave experience in the Americas. Editor(s): Falola, Toyin; Childs, Matt D. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 472 pages, 10 b&w photos, 8 figures, 1 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1K; GTB; HBTS; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217165
ISBN
9780253217165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Editor(s): Katz, Ethan B.; Leff, Lisa Moses; Mandel, Maud S. Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTQ; JFFN; JFSR1; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024572
ISBN
9780253024572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.84

Paperback. Presents a colorful and detailed story of folk music's pioneering stage presenters. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 330. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073205
ISBN
9780252073205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Challenging the dominant view of Hawai'i as a "melting pot paradise" - a place of ethnic tolerance and equality - this title examines how ethnic inequality is structured and maintained in island society. It finds that ethnicity, not race or class, signifies difference for Hawai'i's people and therefore structures their social relations. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592137565
ISBN
9781592137565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Freemasonry has long been one of the most romanticized secret societies in the world. But a simple fact escapes most depictions of this elite brotherhood: there are women Freemasons, too. The author takes you inside Masonic lodges in contemporary Italy, where she observes the many ritualistic and fraternal bonds forged among women initiates. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; JFSJ1; JFSV1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226095868
ISBN
9780226095868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Hardback. Deeply researched and eloquently written, Settlers on the Edge .. makes an important and long-overdue contribution to our understanding of who belongs in the North. -- Farley Mowat Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; JFFN; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814676
ISBN
9780774814676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

Paperback. Madness and Responsibility in Modern Greece. 344 pages, 5 photographs, 1 map. As part of the agreement for Greece to join the European Union, the country had to undertake a massive psychiatric reform, moving patients out of custodial hospitals and returning them to the community to be treated as outpatients. This title shows how this played out at the edge of the nation, in the border region of Thrace. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DVG; JHMP; JKS; MBNH. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 12. Weight: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351061
ISBN
9780822351061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. A classic study of Zapotec women weavers and their reactions to global capitalism Num Pages: 408 pages, 22 photos, 37 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JFSJ1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336419
ISBN
9780822336419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. In 2002, as Sierra Leone prepared to announce the end of its brutal civil war, the distinguished anthropologist, poet, and novelist Michael Jackson returned to the country where he had intermittently lived and worked as an ethnographer since 1969. Here, he offers his reminiscences revisiting the site of his fieldwork from the 1970s. Num Pages: 232 pages, 23 b&w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 225 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822333135
ISBN
9780822333135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. Traces the diverse social currents that developed alongside and interacted with political and economic forces to bring about change in Eastern Europe. This book shows how the processes leading to the collapse of communism began more than a decade earlier and how they were necessarily manifested in spheres as diverse as religion and rock music. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1012.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822315483
ISBN
9780822315483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. In The Value of Comparison Peter van der Veer highlights anthropology's continuing ability to gain insights on the whole through the comparative study of the particular and unique while critiquing the quantitative social sciences for their sweeping generalizations. Series: The Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JHBA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 238 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361398
ISBN
9780822361398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.92

Hardcover. Contributors explore the interconnectedness of culture and creativity in an increasingly hybrid world. Editor(s): Liep, John. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 192 pages, index. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745317038
ISBN
9780745317038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.00
€ 84.39

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