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Paperback. Because of their enormous size, elephants have long been irresistible for kings as symbols of their eminence. The author traces the history of the war elephant in India and the spread of the institution to the West, where elephants took part in some of the greatest wars of antiquity. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 colour plates, 40 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFFZ; JHMC; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226264363
ISBN
9780226264363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

Paperback. This text offers ancient and modern writings that address learning and systemic change in contexts ranging from cities and education to nursing and public policy. It includes tools and suggestions for new ways of being and acting in relation to each other. Editor(s): Blackmore, Chris. Num Pages: 247 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2010th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849961325
ISBN
9781849961325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.97
€ 49.23

Paperback. Immigration and globalization have significantly altered Europe's cultural and ethnic landscape, foregrounding questions of national belonging. This title provides an ethnographic analysis of how patterns of national identity are constructed and transformed across generations. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822345442
ISBN
9780822345442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSL4; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081446
ISBN
9780252081446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. "Palestine, 1948, and the Claims of Memory" uses blurbs. Editor(s): Sa'di, Ahmad H.; Abu-Lughod, Lila. Series: Cultures of History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502. Palestine, 1948, and the Claims of Memory. Series: Cultures of History S. 416 pages, 14 illustrations. Editor(s): Sa'Di, Ahmad H.; Abu-Lughod, Lila. "Palestine, 1948, and the Claims of Memory" uses blurbs. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JHM; JP. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight: 502.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135795
ISBN
9780231135795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. In the sixth edition of Contested Knowledge, social theorist Steven Seidman presents the latest topics in social theory and addresses the current shift of 'universalist theorists' to networks of clustered debates. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
6th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119167587
ISBN
9781119167587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.65

Hardback. Concerned with contemporary notions of personhood and the relationship between persons and places, this book, presents a detailed insight into the Vanua Lavan's engagement with modernity, and examines how they relate to the past, make sense of the present and anticipate the future. Series: Person, Space and Memory in the Contemporary Pacific. Num Pages: 272 pages, 23 ills, 2 maps, 13 tables, 8 figs. BIC Classification: 1MKLV; JFC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455996
ISBN
9781845455996
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.23

Paperback. What does it mean to say that while cutting is ending, the Western discourse surrounding it is on the rise? And what kind of a feminist anthropology is needed in such a moment? This book examines these questions from the vantage point of Ghanaian feminist and reproductive health NGOs that have organized campaigns against cutting over the years. Num Pages: 416 pages, 19 black and white. BIC Classification: 1H; JHMC; JKSN1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291997
ISBN
9780520291997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. By the year 2000 more than 350 Internet agencies were plying the email-order marriage trade. Attentive to the structural, cultural, and personal factors that prompt women and men to seek marriage partners abroad, this book questions the dichotomies so frequently drawn between structure and agency, and between global and local levels of analysis. Num Pages: 293 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSL; JHBK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422. Pen Pals, Virtual Ethnography, and "Mail Order" Marriages. 293 pages. By the year 2000 more than 350 Internet agencies were plying the email-order marriage trade. Attentive to the structural, cultural, and personal factors that prompt women and men to seek marriage partners abroad, this book questions the dichotomies so frequently drawn between structure and agency, and between global and local levels of analysis. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSL; JHBK; JHMP. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight: 422.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
293
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520238701
ISBN
9780520238701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 478 pages, 50 halftones, 50 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 706.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Edition Unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195308839
ISBN
9780195308839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.74

Paperback. .. Transformations is the best book on Irish culture since David Lloyd's Anomalous States (1993). Theoretically sophisticated, inventive and frequently humorous, it inspires further Irish cultural study .. Moyra Haslett, Radical Philosophy Series: Critical Conditions: Field Day Essays. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, facsims.,ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 232 x 3. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859180594
ISBN
9781859180594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.71

Paperback. Scholars have long recognized that ethnographic method is bound up with the construction of theory in ways that are difficult to teach. This work argues that the reason for this is that ethnographic theorization is essentially improvisational in nature, conducted in real time and in necessarily unpredictable social situations. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226100319
ISBN
9780226100319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Carter, Steven D. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DQ; HBJF; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 728.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231167710
ISBN
9780231167710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.00
€ 36.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HRK; JHMC; VXWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 896.
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780984185801
ISBN
9780984185801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.59

Paperback. The importance of secular ritual is discussed within the newly emerging transdiscipinary field of ritology. Shifting away from traditional concepts of ritual tied to religion, the authors weigh the benefits of ritualized practice for general health and wellbeing. Editor(s): Gordon-Lennox, Jeltje. Num Pages: 264 pages, ca. 20 b/w photos and 5 diagrams. BIC Classification: HRQA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785920837
ISBN
9781785920837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.27

Hardback. The Biotechnology Act in Norway, the most restrictive in Europe, forbids egg donation and surrogacy and has rescinded the anonymity clause with respect to donor insemination. Thus, it limits people's choice as to how they can procreate within the boundaries of the nation state.. Num Pages: 204 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DN; JFMG; JHMC; MFKC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
204
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857455024
ISBN
9780857455024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.48

Paperback. A reissue of Van der Post's classic account of his rediscovery of the Bushmen of the Kalahari desert, outcast survivors from Stone Age Africa. His attempt to capture their way of life and the secrets of their ancient heritage provide captivating reading and an insight into a forgotten culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; JHMP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099428756
ISBN
9780099428756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Interdisciplinary, pioneering overview of growing literature on race and sex in Latin America. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745329499
ISBN
9780745329499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HRHP; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 374 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165158
ISBN
9780691165158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. Based on studies of humans and of other primates, as well as on fossil and archaeological evidence, this title offers a perspective on human evolution by decoupling ideas of aggression and predation to build a more realistic understanding of what it is to be human. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b/w photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: JHMP; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444. Aggression, Hunting, and Human Evolution. 224 pages, illustrations. Based on studies of humans and of other primates, as well as on fossil and archaeological evidence, this title offers a perspective on human evolution by decoupling ideas of aggression and predation to build a more realistic understanding of what it is to be human. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JHMP; WNCF. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 18. Weight: 444.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274006
ISBN
9780520274006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.56

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