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Anthropology
Paperback. Based on extensive in-depth interviews with more than thirty active duty chaplains regarding their successes, failures and conflicts, the book is about the way military chaplains handle religious diversity among the enlisted they serve and within their own corps. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; HRAC; JHB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 329.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349438792
- ISBN
- 9781349438792
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Condition: New
€ 138.78
€ 138.78
paperback. Drawing on data from ethnographic fieldwork among civic activists and identifying a range of domestic and international socio-political contexts, Refractions of Civil Society in Turkey explores different perceptions of civil society in Turkey and pursues the general question of why civil society holds such power to move those who evoke it. Num Pages: 225 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- SKU
- V9781349439836
- ISBN
- 9781349439836
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book examines and offers suggestions for how post-conflict practices should conceptualize and address harms committed by child soldiers for successful social reconstruction in the aftermath of mass atrocity. It defends the use of accountability and considers the agency of youth participants in violent conflict as responsible moral entities. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; GTJ; JHM; JKV; JP; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349440450
- ISBN
- 9781349440450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.80
€ 65.80
Paperback. Drawing on the ambiguous meaning of the notion of vulnerability, the book offers an innovative approach to the topic of the female body in relation to women's rights; going beyond the age-old dichotomy of casting women as either passive victims or conscious agents. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFK; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349440573
- ISBN
- 9781349440573
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Condition: New
€ 65.68
€ 65.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFFN; JHB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349441280
- ISBN
- 9781349441280
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Emotional and Ethical Challenges for Field Research in Africa
. Ed(S): Thomson, S.; Ansoms, An; Murison, J.
Paperback. Academic literature rarely gives an account of the ethical challenges and emotional pitfalls the researcher is confronted with before, during and after being in the field. Giving personal accounts, the authors explore some of the challenges one can face when engaging in local-level research in difficult situations. Editor(s): Thomson, S.; Ansoms, An; Murison, J. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; JHB; JHBC; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349442737
- ISBN
- 9781349442737
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Condition: New
€ 65.86
€ 65.86
Paperback. Combining a diverse range of case studies with discussion between leading scholars in star studies and transnational cinema, this book analyzes stars as sites of cross-cultural contestation and the essays in this collection explore how the plasticity of stars helps disparate peoples manage the shifting ideologies of a transnational world. Editor(s): Raphael, R.; Meeuf, Russell. Series: Global Cinema. Num Pages: 302 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AP; JFC; JFD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 387.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349443390
- ISBN
- 9781349443390
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Condition: New
€ 138.13
€ 138.13
Paperback. Rapid industrialization, urbanization, and marketization have led to startling social changes in reform-era China. Mindful of the many forms of social theory that relate modernity to individualism, this volume addresses social and cultural change through the lens of psychological anthropology. Editor(s): Kipnis, A. Series: Culture, Mind and Society. Num Pages: 245 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL; JHM; JHMC; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349443697
- ISBN
- 9781349443697
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book examines, in Andean national contexts, the impacts of the 'Latin American multicultural turn' of the past two decades on Afro Andean cultural politics, emphasizing both transformations and continuities. Num Pages: 255 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL; JHB; JHM; JHMC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349444960
- ISBN
- 9781349444960
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Condition: New
€ 65.92
€ 65.92
Paperback. "This book developed out of an international symposium titled "Cognitive Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition: Towards an Integration of Language, Culture and Cognition" at the University of Otago, New Zealand, 21-22 January 2011." Editor(s): Yamaguchi, M (Tochigi Research Laboratories); Tay, D; Blount, B. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFD; HP; JFSR; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349445882
- ISBN
- 9781349445882
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Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Paperback. Considering how literary texts address the transformations that Brazil has undergone since its 1985 transition to democracy, this study proposes that Brazilian contemporary literature is informed by the struggle for social, civil, and cultural rights and that literary production has created spaces for historically disenfranchised communities. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSBH5; JFC; JHMC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349447213
- ISBN
- 9781349447213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Paperback. The rapid increase in adoption of modern 'connective' technologies like the mobile phone has reshaped the social landscape of Africa. This book examines the myriad possibilities that the post-global moment offers African societies to develop and to relate, offering profound new insights into the processes of globalization. Editor(s): Bruijn, Mirjam de; Dijk, Ria van. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSR; JHB; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349447497
- ISBN
- 9781349447497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Paperback. In the UN, indigenous peoples have achieved more rights than any other group of people. This book traces this to the ability of indigenous peoples to create consensus among themselves; the establishment of an indigenous caucus; and the construction of a global indigenousness. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JHM; JHMC; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349447756
- ISBN
- 9781349447756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Community-based development' (CBD) or'community-driven development' (CDD) has been the predominant approach to international development in recent years. Drawing on fieldwork and first-hand experience, this book explains why CBD/CDD produces outcomes that are incompatible with its underlying assumptions and intended objectives. Series: Africa Connects. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JHM; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349448159
- ISBN
- 9781349448159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.80
€ 65.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 245 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JFC; JFSJ; JHMC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 329.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349448425
- ISBN
- 9781349448425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.92
€ 65.92
paperback. "This book centers on changing paradigms in research and history of Jews and Christians in medieval Europe and specifically in northern France. It seeks to outline both the animosity and the intimacy that existed between these communities during the thirteenth century, a period of great changes"--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Baumgarten, Elisheva; Galinsky, Judah D. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 307 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBB; HRAM; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- SKU
- V9781349449606
- ISBN
- 9781349449606
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Condition: New
€ 105.38
€ 105.38
The Anthropology of Elites. Power, Culture, and the Complexities of Di...
. Ed(S): Abbink, J; Salverda, T
Paperback. Offering insightful anthropological-historical contributions to the understanding of elites worldwide, this book helps us grasp their ways of life and role in times of contested global inequalities. Case studies include the Polish gentry, the white former colonial elite of Mauritius, professional elites, and transnational (financial) elites. Editor(s): Abbink, J; Salverda, T. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSR; JHBL; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349450602
- ISBN
- 9781349450602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.01
€ 66.01
Paperback. Addressing cultural representations of women's participation in the political violence and terrorism of the Italian anni di piombo ('years of lead', c. 1969-83), this book conceptualizes Italy's experience of political violence during those years as a form of cultural and collective trauma. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; HBTB; JFC; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349451432
- ISBN
- 9781349451432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.25
€ 66.25
Paperback. This book compares understandings and experiences of love and intimacy of one distinct cultural group Gujarati Indians born and brought up in two different countries. In a rapidly globalizing world, this comparative ethnographic study explores how the context in which we are brought up shapes our most intimate attachments and family lives." Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349451487
- ISBN
- 9781349451487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.62
€ 65.62
Paperback. Editor(s): Dahl, J. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349452804
- ISBN
- 9781349452804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.01
€ 66.01