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Paperback. The first in-depth ethnography of the brutal regime in Burma. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMB; JHM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218831
ISBN
9780812218831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.80

Paperback. Zones of social abandonment are emerging everywhere in Brazil's big cities - places like Vita, where the unwanted, the mentally ill, the sick, and the homeless are left to die. This title centers on a young woman named Catarina, increasingly paralyzed and said to be mad, living out her time at Vita. Num Pages: 456 pages, 43 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 850.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272958
ISBN
9780520272958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.64

Paperback. Presents an ethnographic account of Pan-Maya cultural activism. This book shows that Pan-Mayanism reflects diverse local, national, and international influences. It explores the movement's attempts to interweave these varied strands into political programs to promote human and cultural rights for Guatemala's indigenous majority. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 table 2 maps 19 line illus. 56 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFSL9; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691058825
ISBN
9780691058825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.21

Paperback. This 1979 volume provides a general and theoretical analysis of succession in different traditional African societies. Series: Cambridge Papers in Social Anthropology. Num Pages: 192 pages, 9d.3M. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290. "8vo. No. 4 in the Cambridge Papers in Social Anthropology Series. Commissioning organisation: Goody, Jack (Editor) 180p. Bright, clean paperback copy. Spine sunned. 1st paperback edition". Keywords: "Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Social Sciences - Anthropology - General,Education Resources - Books - Social Sciences - Anthropology - General"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cambridge University Press Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
KON0586743
ISBN
9780521297325
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 58.55

Paperback. Prehistoric drummers used natural acoustics to recreate natural sound. In classical Europe, orators turned the human voice into a lyrical instrument. In Buddhist temples, the icons' ears were exaggerated to represent their spiritual power. This book explores the role of sound, noise and listening in 100,000 years of human history. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
402
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781250907
ISBN
9781781250907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Inspired by the core anarchist faith in the possibilities of voluntary cooperation without hierarchy, this book provides a perspective from everyday social and political interactions to mass protests and revolutions. It describes an anarchist sensibility that celebrates the local knowledge, common sense, and creativity of ordinary people. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 halftones. 9 line illus. BIC Classification: HPS; JHM; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New in Paper
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691161037
ISBN
9780691161037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.03

Paperback. Traces the major trends in scientific and intellectual understandings of "race" from the Middle Ages Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814798935
ISBN
9780814798935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. Situating the Maasai in the larger political, economic, and social context of Kenya and world events, this book shows how broader forces have had an impact on the construction of Maasai lifeways, especially gender relations. It focuses on how development has affected Maasai lives. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 b&w. BIC Classification: 1HFG; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253214515
ISBN
9780253214515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.09

Paperback. Thirty-five years into his research among the descendants of rebel slaves living in South American rain forest, anthropologist Richard Price encountered Tooy, living on the outskirts of Cayenne, French Guiana. Tooy is a time traveler. With a blend of storytelling and scholarship, this book recounts the journeys of these two intellectuals. Num Pages: 448 pages, 62 halftones, 1 map, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226680590
ISBN
9780226680590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. Based on ethnographic fieldwork among five thousand working-class families in the neighborhood of al-Zawyia al-Hamra, this study explores how these displaced residents have dealt with the stigma of public housing, the loss of their established community networks, and the diversity of the population in the new location. Num Pages: 226 pages, 5 b/w photographs, 7 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HBE; GTB; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338. Space, Relocation and the Politics of Identity in a Global Cairo. 226 pages, 5 b&w photographs, 7 line illustrations, 1 map. Based on ethnographic fieldwork among five thousand working-class families in the neighborhood of al-Zawyia al-Hamra, this study explores how these displaced residents have dealt with the stigma of public housing, the loss of their established community networks, and the diversity of the population in the new location. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HBE; GTB; JFS; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 15. Weight: 338.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
226
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520230460
ISBN
9780520230460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. This companion features 35 original essays on the complexity of globalization and its diverse and sometimes conflicting effects. Written by top scholars in the field, it offers a nuanced and detailed examination of globalization that includes both positive and critical evaluations. Editor(s): Ritzer, George. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 245 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119250722
ISBN
9781119250722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.31

Paperback. Taking stock of the recent environmental justice scholarship, this book examines the connections among residential segregation, zoning, and exposure to environmental hazards. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHMC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479861781
ISBN
9781479861781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.43

Paperback. Shows how our perception of skin has changed from the eighteenth century onwards. This title examines the changing significance of skin through brilliant analyses of literature, art, philosophy, and anatomical drawings and writings. Translator(s): Dunlap, Thomas. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 256 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430. On the Cultural Border Between Self and World. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 256 pages, ill. Shows how our perception of skin has changed from the eighteenth century onwards. This title examines the changing significance of skin through brilliant analyses of literature, art, philosophy, and anatomical drawings and writings. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight: 430. Translator(s): Dunlap, Thomas.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125031
ISBN
9780231125031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Orbis Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780883446256
ISBN
9780883446256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.00

Hardback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107180833
ISBN
9781107180833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.72

Paperback. Details the culinary life of a Vietnamese town Num Pages: 344 pages, 14 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFCV; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253223708
ISBN
9780253223708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. Focusing on the evolution of traditional forms of practice and community, as well as modern reforms and reinventions both within China and on the global stage, this book explores the social history and anthropology of Daoism from the late nineteenth century. Editor(s): Palmer, David A; Liu, Xun. Series: New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HRKN5; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520289864
ISBN
9780520289864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.10
€ 42.50

Paperback. Editor(s): Plate, S. Brent. Num Pages: 304 pages, 37 colour illus. BIC Classification: HRA; JFCD; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 537.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472595454
ISBN
9781472595454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 40.72

Paperback. "A project of the Council for Responsible Genetics." Editor(s): Krimsky, Sheldon; Sloan, Kathleen. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 illus; 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMP; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430. Science, Myth and Culture. 304 pages. Editor(s): Krimsky, Sheldon; Sloan, Kathleen. "A project of the Council for Responsible Genetics.". Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMP; PSAK. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 16. Weight: 432.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156974
ISBN
9780231156974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.39

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333649
ISBN
9780745333649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.23

Paperback. Offers an analysis of the uncertainties, dreams, and anxieties that have accompanied postapartheid freedoms in Chatsworth, a formerly Indian township in Durban. This title tells the stories of ordinary Indians whose lives were racialized and framed by the township, and how these residents domesticated and inhabited this urban space. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFMS; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152967
ISBN
9780691152967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.15

Paperback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845207489
ISBN
9781845207489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.75

Hardcover. In what many consider to be his masterwork, Evola contrasts the characteristics of the modern world with those of traditional societies, from politics and institutions to views on life and death. Num Pages: 412 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 804.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
412
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892815067
ISBN
9780892815067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.86

Paperback. The author is a pivotal figure in the development of ethnographic cinema and visual anthropology. This title provides an overview of the history of visual anthropology, as well as commentaries on specific subjects, such as point-of-view and subjectivity, reflexivity, the use of subtitles, and the role of the cinema subject. Editor(s): Taylor, Lucien. Num Pages: 328 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: APFA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
330
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691012346
ISBN
9780691012346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.86

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