Anthropology
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Anthropology
paperback. Editor(s): Rosaldo, Michelle Zimbalist; Lamphere, Louise. Num Pages: 360 pages, 4figs.3tabs. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 478.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804708517
- ISBN
- 9780804708517
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. In Japan as in the US, family farming is on the wane, increasingly rejected by the younger generation in favor of more promising economic pursuits and comforts. This is a study of Japanese farm women's lives in the present: its central figure is 42-year-old Haruko, a woman who exemplifies and makes a mockery of the stereotype of Japanese women. Num Pages: 244 pages, 23 half-tones 1 table 1 map 1 plan. BIC Classification: JFSC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804712873
- ISBN
- 9780804712873
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.87
€ 32.99
€ 29.87
Paperback. The Communist revolution promised Chinese women an end to thousands of years of subjugation, an equality with men in all matters legal, political, social, and economic. This book examines the extent to which this promise has been kept. Num Pages: 300 pages, 25 tables. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 347.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804713481
- ISBN
- 9780804713481
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.33
€ 37.99
€ 34.33
Paperback. This text is at once a detailed ethnographic and historical analysis of oneof the final modern-day experiences of first-culture contact, a classic example of historical geography, and an extraordinary tale of exploration, imperialist arrogance, blood-shed, suffering, courage, and near disaster. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 497.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804718998
- ISBN
- 9780804718998
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.78
€ 43.99
€ 38.78
Hardback. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JHMC; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1068.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804720663
- ISBN
- 9780804720663
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Condition: New
€ 116.83
€ 116.83
Paperback. This work examines how consumer culture places less emphasis on ideological representations and resistances to ideology than on the educative powers of mass culture and the way that social position is determined through the politics of consumer culture. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804722506
- ISBN
- 9780804722506
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.60
€ 30.99
€ 27.60
Hardback. This wide-ranging collection of essays on the cultural history of modern Europe is unified by a concern with how the relation between self and society finds expression in cultural production. Editor(s): Roth, Michael. Series: Cultural Sitings. Num Pages: 556 pages, 75 half-tones. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 38. Weight in Grams: 952.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 556
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804723091
- ISBN
- 9780804723091
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Condition: New
€ 108.84
€ 108.84
Paperback. Examining the emergence of modernism from the fin-de-siecle primitivist project this volume shows how ethnographic materials shaped a variety of high and low discourses (ethnology, social theory, gender construction, classical scholarship, as well as travel photography) at the turn of the century. Illustrated with 98 photographs and drawings. Editor(s): Barkan, Elazar; Bush, Ronald. Series: Cultural Sitings. Num Pages: 464 pages, 98 half-tones. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 629.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804724869
- ISBN
- 9780804724869
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.78
€ 43.99
€ 38.78
Paperback. This study of a Korean conglomerate aims to show how culture can shape business organization. It presents a theoretical perspective on the relationships between the cultural, political, and economic dimensions of a large modern business organization. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; JHM; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804725248
- ISBN
- 9780804725248
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
Hardback. Since the growth of interest and fascination with the Japanese, and the emergence of Japan as a world economic power, many works that have studied Japanese culture. This is an analysis of how Japanese culture and society structure, shape, and mould the emotions of the Japanese people. Num Pages: 200 pages, 22 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 441.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727198
- ISBN
- 9780804727198
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Condition: New
€ 71.86
€ 71.86
Hardback. By studying chiefdoms Timothy Earle addresses fundamental questions concerning the nature of political power and the evolution of sociopolitical complexity. Num Pages: 268 pages, 22 half-tones 18 maps. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804728553
- ISBN
- 9780804728553
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Condition: New
€ 129.13
€ 129.13
Hardback. This volume presents an interdisciplinary approach to humanistic scholarship, one that can be situated somewhere between cultural studies and cultural history while being aiming to be more specific than either. Editor(s): Bal, Mieke. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 416 pages, 47 half-tones. BIC Classification: DSA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 702.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804730662
- ISBN
- 9780804730662
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Condition: New
€ 190.78
€ 190.78
Hardback. The essays in this volume are united by their attention to the many ways in which residents of Greece's southern Argolid peninsula--the focus of more ethnographic and ethnohistorical study than any other comparable region of Greece--have attempted to shelter, feed, and advance the economic situation of their families over the last three centuries. Editor(s): Sutton, Susan. Num Pages: 408 pages, 38 half-tones 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; JFSF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1179.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804733151
- ISBN
- 9780804733151
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Condition: New
€ 113.86
€ 113.86
Hardback. Funerary practices are a classic topic of anthropological inquiry, which has tended to focus on death rituals as expressions and reinforcers of community ties and values. In this book, the author looks at funerals as an urban business, based on her fieldwork at a large Japanese funeral company. Num Pages: 280 pages, 15 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 497.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804735612
- ISBN
- 9780804735612
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Condition: New
€ 88.23
€ 88.23
Hardback. For this new edition, the authors have thoroughly rewritten the theoretical argument for greater clarity, updated the case studies to incorporate new research, and added a new chapter that extends their perspective to the problem of industrialization and globalization. Num Pages: 456 pages, 11 line diagrams 9 tables 3 graphs. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740319
- ISBN
- 9780804740319
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Condition: New
€ 180.50
€ 180.50
Paperback. This text is an ethnographic study of nikkeis living in Toyota City. The book focuses on how Brazilian factory workers and their children work through the problems arising from their ambiguous status. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804741828
- ISBN
- 9780804741828
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Condition: New
€ 52.45
€ 52.45
Hardback. An ethnographic study of a community of Mongolian herders who have been undergoing dramatic environmental and social transformations since 1980. It observes a remote region of modern China, documenting some of the unintended harmful consequences of decollectivization and economic development. Num Pages: 272 pages, 32 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPM; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804742788
- ISBN
- 9780804742788
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Condition: New
€ 82.09
€ 82.09
Paperback. This is the history of the black British women's movement of the 1980s (comprising women of African-Caribbean and South Asian origin), and its place in postwar British politics, racism, and feminism. Series: Cultural Sitings. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFK; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804743211
- ISBN
- 9780804743211
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
€ 32.99
€ 29.86
Paperback. Focusing on the period between 1920 and 1950, the author looks beyond ideologies to reveal how middle-class men and women strained to wrest order from the ordeal of change. Num Pages: 348 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804743402
- ISBN
- 9780804743402
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.27
€ 37.99
€ 34.27
Paperback. What does it mean to be a child or an adolescent growing up on the streets or in a state institution? How do children define their everyday lives in the midst of global processes? This ethnographic study situates childhood and adolescence as social forms in the complex urban world of Caracas, Venezuela. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; JFSP1; JFSP2; JHMC; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804745529
- ISBN
- 9780804745529
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32