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Hardcover. Based on the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Cortona, Italy, July 8-22, 1988 Editor(s): Wind, Jan; Chiarelli, Brunetto; Bichakjian, Bernard H.; Nocentini, Alberto; Jonker, Abraham. Series: NATO Science Series D:. Num Pages: 558 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 995.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Springer
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792313694
- ISBN
- 9780792313694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 382.45
€ 382.45
The Western Construction of Religion not only provides a critical assessment of the whole history of "religionas it is understood in the West but offers better ways of constructing the study of this central part of human experience. Translator(s): Sayers, William. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801873201
- ISBN
- 9780801873201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.61
€ 70.61
Paperback. A capacious and synthetic historical investigation, The Secret History of Domesticity exemplifies how the methods of literary interpretation and historical analysis can inform and enrich one another. Num Pages: 904 pages, 97, 2 black & white halftones, 84 black & white line drawings, 11 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 904
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801885402
- ISBN
- 9780801885402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.66
€ 55.66
Challenging the plain and simple view of Amish identity, this study raises the intriguing question of how such a diverse people successfully share a common identity in the absence of uniformity. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 39, 24 black & white illustrations, 7 figures, 8 maps. BIC Classification: HRCC99; HRCV; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801886058
- ISBN
- 9780801886058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.36
€ 68.36
Hardcover. Oprah Winfrey has built an empire on her ability to connect with and inspire her audience. The cultural and economic power that Winfrey wields merits critical evaluation. This book examines the origins of her influential image and its substantial impact on politics, entertainment, and popular opinion. Editor(s): Harris, Jennifer; Watson, Elwood. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMC; KNTD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124261
- ISBN
- 9780813124261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.93
€ 39.93
Editor(s): Beaver, Patricia D.; Jennings, Judith. Num Pages: 276 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 561.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813134376
- ISBN
- 9780813134376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.03
€ 62.03
The U.S. South and Europe. Transatlantic Relations in the Nineteenth a...
. Ed(S): Van Minnen, Cornelis A (Roosevelt St...
Editor(s): Van Minnen, Cornelis A (Roosevelt Study Center); Berg, Manfred (Heidelberg University Freie Universitat Berlin Heidelberg University Heidelberg University Heidelberg University Freie Universitat Berlin German Historical Institute, Washington DC Freie Universitat Berlin Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heidelberg, Germany). Series: New Directions in Southern History. Num Pages: 307 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBBS; HBJD; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813143088
- ISBN
- 9780813143088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.35
€ 51.35
Paperback. The author's work traces the experience of Irish-American Catholics from their beginnings as detested, unskilled pioneers of the urban ghetto to their rise as an essentially affluent, powerful, middle-class suburban community. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HRCC7; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- Rev Upd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813208961
- ISBN
- 9780813208961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.49
€ 39.49
Hardcover. Our Tarnished Image in Europe: The Fault of U.S. policies or an Indicator of European Culture? Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 121 x 187 x 19. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- Reissue, Hoover Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817945114
- ISBN
- 9780817945114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.62
€ 21.62
Hardcover. Exploring the role of empathy in a variety of Pacific societies, this book is at the forefront of the latest anthropological research on empathy. It presents distinct articulations of empathy in the Pacific region. More specifically, the volume examines significant regional patterns in the experience, enactment, recognition, and limits of empathy. Editor(s): Hollan, Douglas W.; Throop, C. Jason. Series: ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1MK; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451026
- ISBN
- 9780857451026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.61
€ 162.61
Hardcover. The questions that inspired this study are central to contemporary research within environmental anthropology, political ecology, and environmental history: how does the introduction of a modern, capitalist, resource regime affect the livelihood of indigenous peoples? Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 maps, 19 ills. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSL9; JHMC; RNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451040
- ISBN
- 9780857451040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.40
€ 163.40
Hardcover. Just as rhetoric is founded in culture, culture is founded in rhetoricA" - the first half of this central statement from the International Rhetoric Culture Project is abundantly evidenced. It is the latter half that this volume explores: how does culture emerge out of rhetorical action, out of seemingly dispersed individual actions and interactions Editor(s): Meyer, Christian; Girke, Felix. Series: Studies in Rhetoric and Culture. Num Pages: 338 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 598. Series: Studies in Rhetoric and Culture. 338 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Meyer, Christian; Girke, Felix. Just as rhetoric is founded in culture, culture is founded in rhetoricA" - the first half of this central statement from the International Rhetoric Culture Project is abundantly evidenced. It is the latter half that this volume explores: how does culture emerge out of rhetorical action, out of seemingly dispersed individual actions and interactions. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG; JHM. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 26. Weight: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451125
- ISBN
- 9780857451125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.98
€ 174.98
Hardcover. This study provides ethnographically rich descriptions of managerial practices in a set of international corporate investment projects. Drawing also on historical and statistical data, it renders a comprehensive perspective on management, corporations, and capitalism in the late modern globalized economy. Num Pages: 284 pages, 15 tables & figures. BIC Classification: JHM; KCX; KJM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451859
- ISBN
- 9780857451859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.85
€ 162.85
Hardcover. The focus of the study is Subang Jaya's field of residential affairs, a digitally mediated social field in which residents, civil servants, politicians, online journalists and other social agents struggle over how the locality is to be governed at the dawn of the Information Era.A" Series: Anthropology of Media. Num Pages: 152 pages, 15 ills. BIC Classification: 1FMM; JFD; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451972
- ISBN
- 9780857451972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.01
€ 162.01
Hardcover. Tropical islands are magical, volcanoes are magical and coral reefs are magical. Classical ruins, old town centres, modern artworks, and contemporary architecture are magical as well. Even local people are magical. The attribution of magical qualities appears central in the constitution of contemporary tourism attractions. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HS; JHM; KNSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452016
- ISBN
- 9780857452016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.01
€ 162.01
Hardcover. This volume brings together scholars who have conducted research on funerary events across sub-Saharan Africa. The contributions offer an in-depth understanding of the broad changes and underlying causes in African societies over the years, such as changes in religious beliefs, social structure, urbanization, and technological changes and health. Editor(s): Jindra, Michael; Noret, Joel. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 ills. BIC Classification: 1H; JHBZ; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452054
- ISBN
- 9780857452054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.32
€ 162.32
Hardcover. The wide-ranging topics in this ethnographically based volume show the broad religious influence on both discursive and everyday moralities. The contributors reveal that although religion is a significant aspect of the various assemblages of morality, much like in other parts of the world, religion in postsocialist Russia cannot be separated.. Editor(s): Zigon, Jarrett. Num Pages: 244 pages, 5 ills. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HRAM1; HRCC8; JFSR; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452092
- ISBN
- 9780857452092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.44
€ 162.44
Hardcover. Astronomers around the world are pointing their telescopes toward the heavens, searching for signs of intelligent life. If they make contact with an advanced alien civilization, how will humankind respond? In thinking about first contact, the contributors to this volume present new empirical and theoretical research on the societal dimensions.. Editor(s): Vakoch, Douglas A.; Harrison, Albert A. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 tabs & figs. BIC Classification: JHB; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452115
- ISBN
- 9780857452115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.49
€ 162.49
Hardcover. The globalization of Christianity, its spread and appeal to peoples of non-European origin, is by now a well-known phenomenon. Scholars increasingly realize the importance of natives rather than foreign missionaries in the process of evangelization. Editor(s): Lindenfeld, David; Richardson, Miles. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12 ills. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRCX7; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570. Indigenous Encounters with Missionary Christianity, 1800-2000. 312 pages, 12 ills. Editor(s): Lindenfeld, David; Richardson, Miles. The globalization of Christianity, its spread and appeal to peoples of non-European origin, is by now a well-known phenomenon. Scholars increasingly realize the importance of natives rather than foreign missionaries in the process of evangelization. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRCX7; JFSL9; JHM. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 21. Weight: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452177
- ISBN
- 9780857452177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.09
€ 163.09
Hardcover. Interpretations of the background to the Cuban diaspora - a political revolution and the subsequent radical transformation of the society and economy towards socialism - are politicised and highly contested. The Miami-based Cuban diaspora has had extraordinary success in putting its case high on the US political agenda.. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KJC; JFSL4; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430. Memory, Politics, and Nation Among Cubans in Spain. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. 240 pages. Interpretations of the background to the Cuban diaspora - a political revolution and the subsequent radical transformation of the society and economy towards socialism - are politicised and highly contested. The Miami-based Cuban diaspora has had extraordinary success in putting its case high on the US political agenda. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KJC; JFSL4; JHM. Dimension: 226 x 163 x 18. Weight: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452450
- ISBN
- 9780857452450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.44
€ 162.44