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Anthropology

hardcover. A bilingual (Nepali and English) critical edition of three complete, representative repertoires of shaman texts that have been collected over 20 years in Jajarkot District, Western Nepal. The volume includes both publicly chanted recitals and privately whispered spells of three shamans. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 706 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1FKN; HRLP1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 185 x 63. Weight in Grams: 2124.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
706
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674607958
ISBN
9780674607958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.87
€ 89.55

Paperback. Combines insights from Alexis de Tocqueville, John Dewey, and Jane Addams with sociology and addresses questions about civic and religious life that elude the 'social capital' concept. This book argues that to create civic relationships, groups need more than the right political beliefs or resources; they must learn new ways of being groups. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 344 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: HRA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691096513
ISBN
9780691096513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

paperback. In this wide-ranging work, Claude Levi-Strauss examines the mythology of American Indians and seeks to illustrate how contact with Europeans have altered these tales. Translator(s): Tihanyi, Catherine. Num Pages: 294 pages, 4 halftones, 3 maps, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226474724
ISBN
9780226474724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Based upon historical and archival research, as well as the author's fieldwork in indigenous communities, this work analyzes value from the perspective of the Napo Runa people of the Amazonian Ecuador. It views that Napo Runa personifies value by transforming things into people through a process of subordinating them to human relationships. Series: Interpretations of Culture in the New Millennium. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 photographs; 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072550
ISBN
9780252072550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.56

paperback. This pamphlet opens the diaries kept by Melville and Frances Herskovits on their famous 1920s expedition deep into the South American jungle. Series: Prickly Paradigm. Num Pages: 110 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 118 x 6. Weight in Grams: 90.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
SKU
V9780972819626
ISBN
9780972819626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.72

paperback. The Power of Example is an interdisciplinary examination of the integral role that examples and exemplification play in anthropological theory and practice. Editor(s): Bandak, Andreas; Hojer, Lars. Series: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue Book Series. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 246 x 8. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119118329
ISBN
9781119118329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804714495
ISBN
9780804714495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; HBJH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252064326
ISBN
9780252064326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.75

hardcover. Presents a description of the author's methodology and its significance for understanding hunter-gatherer cultures on a global basis. This book provides a major synthesis of an enormous body of cultural and environmental information. Num Pages: 583 pages, 151 line illustrations, 60 tables. BIC Classification: HDA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 226 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1856.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
583
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520223936
ISBN
9780520223936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.11
€ 73.24

Hardback. This text focuses on Japanese weddings as a window on contemporary values, analyzing the relation between the commercialization of these services and their symbolic content. Weddings mark the attainment of full adult status in Japan and this book looks at what marriage and adulthood means in Japan. Num Pages: 188 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 28. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804715126
ISBN
9780804715126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798549
ISBN
9780804798549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Hardback. This book brings readers up to date on the newest avenues in the study of culture in psychology by focusing on different forms of culture and processes of cultural transmission. Editor(s): Cohen, Adam B. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 183 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433815874
ISBN
9781433815874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.98
€ 85.66

hardcover. A Companion to Urban Anthropology presents a collection of original essays on central concepts in urban anthropology and ethnography. Featuring contributions from 35 leading international scholars in urban studies, readings cover a wide variety of topics central to the contemporary study of cities. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 532 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 928.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
532
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444330106
ISBN
9781444330106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.30

Paperback. Through a series of fascinating case studies of anthropologists' experiences of working with very diverse organizations in the private and public sector this volume examines existing and historical debates about applied anthropology. Editor(s): Pink, Sarah. Series: Studies in Applied Anthropology. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845450632
ISBN
9781845450632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.43

hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AMA; JHMC; JNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415786546
ISBN
9780415786546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.17

paperback. Editor(s): Globus Veldman, Robin; Szasz, Andrew; Haluza-Delay, Randolph. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; JHM; KCN; RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 639.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138656536
ISBN
9781138656536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.95

paperback. In this ethnography of addicted, pregnant, and poor women living in daily-rent hotels in San Francisco, Kelly Ray Knight examines the myriad struggles these women face, as well as their encounters with social and medical institutions. She asks: what kinds of futures are possible for these women? Series: Critical Global Health: Evidence, Efficacy, Ethnography. Num Pages: 328 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822359968
ISBN
9780822359968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

paperback. Through the rendering of Catholic Church migration's debates this book shows how Latin American lay and religious migration in Rome is an Atlantic Return from the Americas challenging an Euro-centric Catholic identity and how multiple forms of being Catholic inform gender, labour and sexuality at the heart of Catholicism in Europe. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; JFSL4; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823267491
ISBN
9780823267491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

hardcover. Series: Dissident Feminisms. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252040603
ISBN
9780252040603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.05

hardcover. Charles E. Orser, Jr. argues that since race has been used implicitly in archaeology for more than 100 years, the issue must be addressed directly despite the long history of debate, denial, and ignorance. Series: Archaeology, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HDA; JHMP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812237504
ISBN
9780812237504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.36

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