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Anthropology
Paperback. Taking up policies and experiences as objects of research and analysis, the essays here seek a rigorous inquiry into a sound conceptualization of uncertainty in order to better confront contemporary problems. This book offers different ways of thinking about danger, risk, and uncertainty from an analytical and anthropological perspective. Editor(s): Samimian-Darash, Limor; Rabinow, Paul. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226257105
- ISBN
- 9780226257105
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
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Paperback. The Pharmaceutical Studies Reader is an engaging survey of the field that brings together provocative, multi-disciplinary scholarship examining the interplay of medical science, clinical practice, consumerism, and the healthcare marketplace. Editor(s): Sismondo, Sergio; Greene, Jeremy A. Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; MMG; TDCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118490150
- ISBN
- 9781118490150
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Condition: New
€ 70.18
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Paperback. Why does one society survive while others perish? When two cultures come into contact, how do exploitation, violence, and terror arise? Interested in the survival of various cultures in the face of encroaching white civilization, the author has studied five separate groups in Venezuela and Colombia and documented their successes and failures. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814721964
- ISBN
- 9780814721964
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€ 33.99€ 30.83
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Paperback. Translator(s): Sainsbury, M. Series: Nature of Human Society. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Edition
- Second Edition, Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226169637
- ISBN
- 9780226169637
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€ 48.99€ 38.21
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Paperback. Adam Ashforth, an Australian who has spent many years in Soweto, finds his longtime friend Madumo in dire circumstances: his family has accused him of using witchcraft to kill his mother and has thrown him out on the street. Convinced that his life is cursed, Madumo seeks help among Soweto's bewildering array of healers and prophets. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BG; HRQX5; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226029726
- ISBN
- 9780226029726
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.00
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Hardcover. Throughout southwestern Nigeria, Yoruba men and women create objects called aale to protect their properties-farms, gardens, market goods, piles of collected firewood-from the ravages of thieves and Vigilant Things argues that aale are keys to understanding how images function in Yoruba social and cultural life. Num Pages: 416 pages, 87 illus., 77 in color. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; ACBK; JFCD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 185 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1228.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295990736
- ISBN
- 9780295990736
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Condition: New
€ 66.45
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Paperback. An important contribution to contemporary scholarship in anthropology, pan-African studies, and colonial and postcolonial studies Translator(s): Asselin, Charles. Num Pages: 536 pages, 6 b&w photographs, 12 tables. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071027
- ISBN
- 9780252071027
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
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Paperback. Includes bibliographical references and index. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152211
- ISBN
- 9780231152211
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
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Paperback. Islam is stereotypically presented as a monolithic civilisation that has stifled the emergence of cultural pluralism and individual freedom. In contrast, this volume showcases the diversity and plurality of Muslim societies. It includes case studies on rituals and symbols in Syria, Tunisia, Damascus, Algeria, Britain, Pakistan, Brazil and Lebanon. Editor(s): Dupret, Baudouin; Pierret, Thomas; Pinto, Paulo G.; Spellman-Poots, Kathryn. Series: Exploring Muslim Contexts. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748689842
- ISBN
- 9780748689842
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.11
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Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459893
- ISBN
- 9780857459893
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Condition: New
€ 117.24€ 73.34
€ 117.24
€ 73.34
Hardback. Roma and Gypsy economic arrangements are complexly related to social position. Authors ethnographically studied these complexities, exploring how, despite - or perhaps because of - their unstable and ambiguous position within the market economy, Roma and Gypsy communities continuously re-create more or less viable economic strategies. Editor(s): Brazzabeni, Micol; Ivone Cunha, Manuela; Fotta, Martin. Series: The Human Economy. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JHMC; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782388791
- ISBN
- 9781782388791
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Condition: New
€ 155.40
€ 155.40
Paperback. In 1965 the white minority government of Rhodesia issued a unilateral declaration of independence from Britain, rather than negotiate a transition to majority rule. The author shows that the exception that was Rhodesian independence did not, in fact, make the state that different from new nations elsewhere in Africa. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1HFMS; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 27. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226235196
- ISBN
- 9780226235196
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.92
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Hardback. Editor(s): Mallett, Xanthe; Blythe, Teri; Berry, Rachel J. Num Pages: 474 pages, 132 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHM; JKVF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439825143
- ISBN
- 9781439825143
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Condition: New
€ 173.30
€ 173.30
Paperback. Probes the ethos and attitude created by radio disc jockeys on the binational Caribbean island of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten. This book examines the intersection of Christianity, calypso, and capitalism. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJWV; HRC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254893
- ISBN
- 9780520254893
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
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Paperback. Editor(s): Wilson, Rob; Dissanayake, Wimal. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 47. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822317128
- ISBN
- 9780822317128
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
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Paperback. Designed to explain posthumanism to those outside of academia, this brief and accessible book makes an original argument about anthropology's legacy as a study of "more than human." Series: Anthropological Insights. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442636415
- ISBN
- 9781442636415
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.18
€ 25.99
€ 24.18
Hardback. Series: Borderlands and Transcultural Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: HDW; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 274 x 26. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803293991
- ISBN
- 9780803293991
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Condition: New
€ 43.81
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Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 34 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816676019
- ISBN
- 9780816676019
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
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Paperback. Shuttles between the life of Mateo, a born-again, ex-gang member in Guatemala and the gang prevention programs that work so hard to keep him alive. This book uncovers the Christian underpinnings of Central American security. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; HRC; JFFE; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520278493
- ISBN
- 9780520278493
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
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Paperback. Critiques the politics of cultural identity, exploring the difference between political roles and collective identities. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252. 208 pages. Critiques the politics of cultural identity, exploring the difference between political roles and collective identities. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA. Dimension: 139 x 215 x 12. Weight: 252.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748623884
- ISBN
- 9780748623884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.20
€ 37.99
€ 34.20