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Hardback. This study discusses chiefs and the institution of chieftaincy generally in modern Ghana. It examines the public and secret rites and procedures for the installation and deposition of chiefs, the creation of stools and sacred burial rites. Num Pages: 624 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HRKT; JFC; JFSL3; JFSL9; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 921.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Austin & Winfield,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572921214
- ISBN
- 9781572921214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.71
€ 122.71
Paperback. Masks are found world-wide in connection with seasonal festivals, rites of passage, and curative ceremonies. A comparison of Greek to Eastern and especially Indian models follows, this book concludes with an examination of the interpretation of Hindu ideas in Bali that demonstrates the importance of ambivalence in mask iconography. Num Pages: 312 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AKTA; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- Very Faint Foxing to Top Fore-edge
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520045330
- ISBN
- 9780520045330
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.54
€ 37.99
€ 28.54
Paperback. This text is about intellectual life, its spirit, conditions and methods. Translator(s): Ryan, Mary. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 185 x 110 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813206462
- ISBN
- 9780813206462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.92
€ 24.99
€ 21.92
Hardcover. Editor(s): McLeod, A.L. Num Pages: 361 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 144 x 30. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
- Number of pages
- 361
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788120746336
- ISBN
- 9788120746336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.97
€ 40.99
€ 26.97
Paperback. Editor(s): Swinnen, Aafje; Schweda, Mark. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JKSG; MJND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837627107
- ISBN
- 9783837627107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.89€ 42.22
€ 52.89
€ 42.22
Paperback. Presents the history of the "Jewish question" to a discussion - one of the social exclusion of religious and cultural minorities in modern times. This title identifies the Hindu-Muslim conflict in India as a colonial variation of what the author calls "the exemplary crisis of minority" - Jewishness in Europe. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691057323
- ISBN
- 9780691057323
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Paperback. Explores conflicts in Chiapas from the perspective of the landed elites, a crucial unexamined actor in the state's violent history. This title provides insights into policy debates surrounding the recent global resurgence of peasant land reform movements as well as theoretical frameworks that have long guided the study of agrarian politics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 illustrations, 6 tables, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JHMP; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6147 x 4039 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822340041
- ISBN
- 9780822340041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.08
€ 36.99
€ 34.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFHC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786497263
- ISBN
- 9780786497263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.09
€ 45.09
Hardback. Throughout the twentieth century, popular songs, magazine articles, plays, posters, and novels alternated between representing intelligence as empowering and as threatening. In Inventing the Egghead, Aaron Lecklider cracks open this paradox by examining representations of intelligence to reveal brainpower's stalwart appeal and influence. Num Pages: 296 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812244861
- ISBN
- 9780812244861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.73
€ 64.73
Paperback. "Fans of Douglas Hofstadter, Daniel Bennet, and Richard Dawkins (as well as science buffs and readers of Wired Magazine ) will revel in Aaron Lynch's groundbreaking examination of memetics--the new stud" Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JH; JMR; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465084678
- ISBN
- 9780465084678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.49
€ 24.49
Hardcover. In the postcolonial era, Arab societies have been ruled by a variety of authoritarian regimes. Focusing on his native Morocco and building on the work of Foucault, the author of this text explores the ideological and cultural foundations of this persistent authoritarianism. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226315270
- ISBN
- 9780226315270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.64€ 79.50
€ 93.64
€ 79.50
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Saqi Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863564932
- ISBN
- 9780863564932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.85
€ 25.99
€ 23.85
Hardcover. Num Pages: 156 pages, tables, photos. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 220 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611221398
- ISBN
- 9781611221398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.91€ 70.74
€ 99.91
€ 70.74
Paperback. "All the contributions are interesting and, from their own different perspectives, throw light on the different aspects of the vexed question of human rights."-Political Studies Editor(s): An-Na'im, Abdullahi Ahmed. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780812215687
- ISBN
- 9780812215687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Hardback. This exciting new reader brings together some of the best recent sociological writing on British society. The volume features carefully selected extracts from books and journals, which have been chosen for the high quality of their sociological analysis and their relevance to understanding social change. Editor(s): Abercrombie, Nicholas; Warde, Alan. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622620
- ISBN
- 9780745622620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.88
€ 85.88
Paperback. A study of post-Suharto Indonesia that focuses on the role of architecture and urban space in defining social changes, as well the role that such spaces play in forming social and political identities, particularly social memories. It also looks at the roles of architecture and urban development in Indonesia's efforts to move forward. Num Pages: 352 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; AMK; JFCD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346470
- ISBN
- 9780822346470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. What's Wrong with Fat? examines the social implications of understanding fatness as a medical health risk, disease, and epidemic. Examining the ways in which debates over fatness have developed, Abigail Saguy argues that the obesity crisis literally makes us sick, intensifies negative body image, and justifies weight-based discrimination. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 b/w line, 22 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199377114
- ISBN
- 9780199377114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.09
€ 38.09
Paperback. In France, a common notion is that the shared interests of graduate students and their professors could lead to intimate sexual relations, and that regulations curtailing those relationships would be both futile and counterproductive. This title explores nthe social problem of sexual harassment. Num Pages: 252 pages, 7 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFE2; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520237414
- ISBN
- 9780520237414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Hardcover. Num Pages: 281 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 187 x 26. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606924938
- ISBN
- 9781606924938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.27€ 58.82
€ 82.27
€ 58.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634638302
- ISBN
- 9781634638302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 260.95€ 197.35
€ 260.95
€ 197.35