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Anthropology

Paperback. Shows that students of culture today operate in social and intellectual circumstances similar to those of 17th century natural philosophers. Just as Newton was drawn to alchemy, scholars today are fascinated by ghostly and mercurial agents thought to account for the meanings of cultural entities. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226739281
ISBN
9780226739281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 43 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; JFSJ1; JHBZ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press Chicago
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226748764
ISBN
9780226748764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.41

Paperback. In 1726, an illiterate woman from Surrey named Mary Toft announced that she had given birth to 17 rabbits. This study recreates the story of this incident and shows how it illuminates 18th-century beliefs about the power of imagination and the problems of personal identity. Num Pages: 358 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBD; JFC; JHM; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226805566
ISBN
9780226805566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, x, 398 p., 53 illustrations, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 118 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226841656
ISBN
9780226841656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. This volume considers what is known of women's options and practices used to regulate menstruation - practices used to control the periodicity, quantity, colour and even consistency of menses - in different places and times, while revealing the ambiguity that those practices present. Num Pages: 334 pages, 11 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226847443
ISBN
9780226847443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Hardcover. Describes the changing nature of ethnography as anthropologists use it to analyze places closer to home. This book maintains that a conversational style of ethnography can help us look beyond our assumptions and gain new insight into arenas of contemporary life such as corporations, financial institutions, science, the military, and religion. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226887517
ISBN
9780226887517
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.32
€ 56.36

Paperback. A comparative study of the development of regulatory policy for genetic engineering in the US and the UK. The author analyzes government responses to the struggles among corporations, scientists, universities, trade unions and public-interest groups over regulating this new field. Num Pages: 616 pages, 10 line drawings, 32 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JHM; JPQB; TCBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 33. Weight in Grams: 830.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226910666
ISBN
9780226910666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 50.62

Paperback. An analysis of immigrant life in the USA which focuses on the habits of consumption. The author describes how Jews responded to the prospect of mass consumption, familiarizing themselves with such activities as installment buying, advertising and vacationing. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 276 pages, 17 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFFT; JFSR1; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780231068536
ISBN
9780231068536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 263 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JHMP; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231073264
ISBN
9780231073264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.48
€ 76.26

Hardback. An ethnographic study of Chinese urban life in the Mongolian city of Huhhot. The text is organized around specific elements of culture, moving from public domains to the private issues of sex and gender, family life and religion. Num Pages: 345 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
345
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231079600
ISBN
9780231079600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.82
€ 101.08

Hardback. A spirited exploration of the culture created when advertising becomes not just a central institution, but the central institution. Num Pages: 296 pages, 181 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM; KJSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231103244
ISBN
9780231103244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.22
€ 80.00

Paperback. This book bridges both the macro and micro levels of analysis to place the dynamics of a national political movement within a richly detailed account of its working at the village level. Num Pages: 392 pages, 35 photos. BIC Classification: 1FMT; JFC; JFSF; JHM; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231103916
ISBN
9780231103916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. This is an oral history of a second-generation, urban-born woman who struggles to survive in the poor, Andean city of La Paz. It shows how her identity shifts over time, shaped by the major events in her life. Topics range fron social networks to magical interventions and clairvoyant dreaming. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; BGHA; HBTD; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231104678
ISBN
9780231104678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

paperback. Twelve essays provide a nuanced portrait of why public sexual activity is such an integral part of gay culture. Contributors explore issues such as visibility and secrecy, as well as economic status and social class, and interrogate the historical trajectories through which certain locations come to be favored sites for sexual encounters. Editor(s): Leap, William L. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 photos. BIC Classification: JFSK2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231106917
ISBN
9780231106917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.43

Paperback. Examining the relationship between societal practice, historical processes, and culture in a Nepali society, this book tells the story of the Thakali's search for identity and their efforts to clarify and represent their culture and history. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKN; JFSL9; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231110877
ISBN
9780231110877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

paperback. Discusses same-sex desire among women in non-Western cultures. The book explores female eroticism in societies such as India and Polynesia, aiming to dispel ideas that non-Western women are victims of compulsory heterosexuality and that same-sex female desire is rooted in Western culture. Editor(s): Blackwood, Evelyn; Wieringa, Saskia. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 photos. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSK1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 34. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231112611
ISBN
9780231112611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

paperback. Based on extensive fieldwork, this book explores the Lahu society in Southwest China where practical gender equality has become the byproduct of a potent ideology of gender unity, vividly expressed by the proverb, "chopsticks only work in pairs." Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 figs. & 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231119573
ISBN
9780231119573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. Since the late 1980s, Brazilians of Japanese descent have been 'return' migrating to Japan as unskilled foreign workers. This book illuminates how cultural encounters caused by transnational migration can reinforce local ethnic identities and nationalist discourses. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KLSB; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231128391
ISBN
9780231128391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. Illustrates how ethnographic research itself can become a tool for activism. This book features ten studies that present activist groups across US - from transgender activists in New York City, to South Asian teenagers in Silicon Valley, to evangelical Christians and Palestinian Americans. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128513
ISBN
9780231128513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. Presents studies on gender and life in the Amazon. This book covers the fieldwork of the authors among the Mundurucu people of Brazil in 1952. It provides an account of the historical, ecological, and cultural setting of the Mundurucu, including the mythology surrounding women, women's work and household life, marriage and child rearing, and more. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
30 Anniversary ed
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132329
ISBN
9780231132329
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.43
€ 89.80

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