Anthropology
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Anthropology
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€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
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€ 37.69
€ 52.99
€ 37.69
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
€ 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€ 13.27
€ 17.99
€ 13.27
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€ 16.25
€ 19.99
€ 16.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Left Coast Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611321333
- ISBN
- 9781611321333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
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€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. Offers the reconstruction of where human populations originated and the paths by which they spread throughout the world. By mapping the worldwide geographic distribution of genes for over 110 traits in over 1800 primarily aboriginal populations, this title offers charted migrations and devised a clock by which to date evolutionary history. Num Pages: 432 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSAK; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1024.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 428
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Abridged paperback edition with a New Preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691029054
- ISBN
- 9780691029054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 72.48
€ 94.74
€ 72.48
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
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
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€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
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€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
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
€ 50.81
€ 50.81
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€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
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
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
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
€ 47.99€ 40.53
€ 47.99
€ 40.53
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107180833
- ISBN
- 9781107180833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.36
€ 120.36
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€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
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
€ 54.48€ 43.02
€ 54.48
€ 43.02
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€ 41.25
€ 48.99
€ 41.25
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€ 30.78
€ 42.99
€ 30.78