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Anthropology
Paperback. This work seeks to attain a true understanding of the postmodern predicament. Peter Lawler reflects on the flaws of postmodern thought, the futility of pragmatism, and the spiritual emptiness of existentialism. He examines postmodernism by interpreting the writings of five American authors. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; DSBH; JFC; JHM; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847694266
- ISBN
- 9780847694266
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Condition: New
€ 65.56
€ 65.56
paperback. Translator(s): Hartley, Christine Schwartz. Series: The Griot Project Book Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB; GTB; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611486285
- ISBN
- 9781611486285
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Condition: New
€ 40.37
€ 40.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, photos. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGH; HBTB; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613740637
- ISBN
- 9781613740637
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37
Paperback. Discusses the influence of Indian music and culture in the West. This book tells how words such as karma, yoga, raga, nirvana, all once unknown, have entered the language. It aims to demystify musical structures, foreign instruments, terminology and the Eastern musical framework. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FKA; 3JJP; AVGE; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 29. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826428196
- ISBN
- 9780826428196
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Condition: New
€ 51.01
€ 51.01
Paperback. Series: Interpretations. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DN; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522844931
- ISBN
- 9780522844931
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Condition: New
€ 12.00
€ 12.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Toussaint, Sandy. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL9; JHMC; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522850741
- ISBN
- 9780522850741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.50
€ 42.50
Paperback. This volume suggests that for Caribbean people, migration is simply one of many ways to pursue a better future. It show not only that the nation-state is an exhausted form of political organization, but that in the Caribbean the ideological reach of the nation-state has always been tenuous. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JHMC; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813530550
- ISBN
- 9780813530550
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.74
€ 42.99
€ 38.74
Paperback. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: JFSK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822316206
- ISBN
- 9780822316206
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.94
€ 33.99
€ 30.94
paperback. "A gold mine for teaching and the rarest of ethnographic studies, Butler's study carries us into the heart of one of the most divisive cultural firestorms to ever hit museums." - Jeffrey Feldman, New York University Series: Teaching Culture: UTP Ethnographies for the Classroom. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations, figures, black & white plates, colour plates. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551117775
- ISBN
- 9781551117775
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.05
€ 34.99
€ 32.05
paperback. In this passionate defense of the use of narrative work for progressive purposes, Goodall shows how to use stories effectively in moving the world away from extremism and toward social justice. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Routledge United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598745634
- ISBN
- 9781598745634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.43
€ 51.43
Paperback. Traces the history of the Mapuche and Chile from the initial colonization of Mapuche land in the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813060392
- ISBN
- 9780813060392
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.98
€ 31.99
€ 31.98
paperback. School Culture Editor(s): Prosser, Jon. Series: Published in Association with the British Educational Leadership and Management Society. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781853963773
- ISBN
- 9781853963773
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Condition: New
€ 59.28
€ 59.28
paperback. This lively and critical account of the impact of social change on the experience of health and illness also examines the different sociological perspectives that have been used to analyse health matters and highlights those in need of revision. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JHM; JKS; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415115155
- ISBN
- 9780415115155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.70
€ 69.70
paperback. The end of the world is a seemingly interminable topic D at least, of course, until it happens. Environmental catastrophe and planetary apocalypse are subjects of enduring fascination and, as ethnographic studies show, human cultures have approached them in very different ways. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JHM; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KJH0000497
- ISBN
- 9781509503988
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Condition: New
€ 8.04
€ 8.04
paperback. The Indian subdistrict of Shahabad, located in the southeastern tip of Rajasthan, is an area of extreme poverty. It is the home of the Sahariyas, classified as Rajasthan's only "primitive tribe." The author organizes his study around two themes: power and ethics, through which he explores a complex terrain of material and spiritual forces. Num Pages: 328 pages, 4 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KJH0000529
- ISBN
- 9780226194547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.04
€ 8.04
paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Wadsworth Publishing United States
- Edition
- 4th edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781337109680
- ISBN
- 9781337109680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 134.75
€ 134.75
Paperback. This book provides a critical review of the varied interpretations of modernity and development supported by original case studies from the Netherlands, the former USSR, Tanzania, Sri Lanka and Guatemala. Editor(s): Arce, Alberto; Long, Norman. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415205009
- ISBN
- 9780415205009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.79
€ 71.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 217 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 2. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Colorado United States
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607324874
- ISBN
- 9781607324874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.05
€ 33.05
Village Life in Hong Kong: Politics, Gender, and Ritual in the New Ter...
Watson, James L., Watson, Rubie S.
Paperback. Constituting an ethnographic record of a cultural system teetering on the threshold of the historic transition, this book explores the cultural traditions of Cantonese villagers who first settled in South China's Pearl River Delta during the Tang and Song dynasties. It features two villages in particular: San Tin and Ha Tsuen. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629961183
- ISBN
- 9789629961183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.04
€ 33.04
Hardcover. This collection of papers highlights the research achievements in the field of Chinese Anthropology, particularly those of Mainland scholars. The authors examine the reproduction of traditions in post-Mao southern Fujian, surveying lineages, religion, status of women, and other aspects of the cultural life. Editor(s): Tan, Chee-Beng. Num Pages: 300 pages, With a number of pictures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629962333
- ISBN
- 9789629962333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.75
€ 46.99
€ 46.75