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Paperback. Examines anthropologists' little-known contributions to the Second World War. This book looks at the role played by the two primary US anthropological organizations, the American Anthropological Association and the Society for Applied Anthropology, in facilitating the application of anthropological methods to the problems of war. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822342373
ISBN
9780822342373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Drawing on sources ranging from scientific papers and government correspondence to photographs, pamphlets, and police reports of "freak shows", this text demonstrates how German imperialism opened the door to antihumanism. Num Pages: 364 pages, 52 halftones, 21 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 279 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226983424
ISBN
9780226983424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.56

Hardback. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782385561
ISBN
9781782385561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 74.23

Paperback. Drawing from ethnographic examples found throughout the world, this revised and updated text, hailed as the "best general text on religion in anthropology available," offers an introduction to what anthropologists know or think about religion, how they have studied it, and how they interpret or explain it since the late 19th century. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
338
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759121904
ISBN
9780759121904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.75

Hardback. The history of sexual morality in Ireland has been traditionally associated with repression. In the last two decades, however, repression seems to have given way to its exact opposite. But where did this repressionA" originate? And how can we account for this sudden and sweeping transformation in sexual mores? Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845450915
ISBN
9781845450915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.54

Hardback. This volume is a collection of essays on various notions of the human state during the Enlightenment and post-Enlightenment period in Germany. The book includes articles on Madame de Stael, Herder and India, Kant and race, Nicholas von Zinzendorf, Lichtenberg, the Brothers Grimm, and Humboldt. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611480818
ISBN
9781611480818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.63

Hardback. Cutting across social science and the humanities, this book develops the ontological implications of the thesis of the Manchester School of Social Anthropology: that all social order necessarily betrays conflicting underlying principles. It also mounts a study of the ontology of self and other in relation to dualism, as well as non-dualism. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452247
ISBN
9781845452247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.34

Hardcover. Between 1914 and 1918, German anthropologists conducted their work in the midst of full-scale war. The discipline was relatively new in German academia when World War I broke out. The author reveals that its development was profoundly altered by the conflict. He examines both the origins and consequences of this shift. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWN; JHMC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226222677
ISBN
9780226222677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.14
€ 88.84

Paperback. Between 1914 and 1918, German anthropologists conducted their work in the midst of full-scale war. The discipline was relatively new in German academia when World War I broke out. The author reveals that its development was profoundly altered by the conflict. He examines both the origins and consequences of this shift. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWN; JHMC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226222684
ISBN
9780226222684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.69

Hardback. This first English translation of lectures Claude Levi-Strauss delivered in Tokyo in 1986 synthesizes his ideas about structural anthropology, critiques his earlier writings on civilization, and assesses the dilemmas of cultural and moral relativism, including economic inequality, religious fundamentalism, and genetic and reproductive engineering. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 116 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072909
ISBN
9780674072909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

Paperback. This book serves as a thorough, basic introduction to the study of anthropology that has been designed specifically for those who plan careers in mission or cross-cultural ministry. Kraft treats various theories of culture and society; kinship and family structure, cross-cultural communication and assesses various anthropological schools. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX6; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 874.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Orbis Books (USA) United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570750854
ISBN
9781570750854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 36.22

Paperback. Takes readers through the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition to show how anthropology, as conceptualized by W J McGee, the first president of the American Anthropological Association, showcased itself through programs, static displays, and exhibits for millions of people 'to show each half of the world how the other half lives'. Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology. Num Pages: 552 pages, 48 photographs, 2 maps, 10 tables, 12 appendixes, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803227965
ISBN
9780803227965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Series: The Basics. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HRA; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415731256
ISBN
9780415731256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.93

Hardback. This text paints a picture of conversion far more complex than its customary image in anthropology and religious studies. Editor(s): Buckser, Andrew S.; Glazier, Stephen D. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742517776
ISBN
9780742517776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.72

hardcover. This book argues that the Enlightenment created the intellectual foundations of modern anthropology, and cultivated the anthropological pursuit of cultural perspective. Editor(s): Wolff, Larry; Cipolloni, Marco. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; HBLL; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804752022
ISBN
9780804752022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.38

paperback. Accessibly written for students, this work emphasises the varying conceptions of the self found cross-culturally and contrasts these with the conceptions found in the Western intellectual traditions. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFC; JHM; JMH; JMS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745308586
ISBN
9780745308586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.70

paperback. This 2007 volume contains all of Kant's major writings on human nature. Series: The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Immanuel Kant. Num Pages: 614 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 874.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780521181211
ISBN
9780521181211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.02

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rudolf Steiner Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855840966
ISBN
9781855840966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: HRQC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Temple Lodge Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902636924
ISBN
9781902636924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.44

Paperback. In this practical volume - a companion to his 'Anthroposophy, A Concise Introduction' - Henk van Oort gives concise definitions of many terms and concepts in Steiner's worldview, from the most commonplace to the more obscure. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HRQC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Rudolf Steiner Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855842649
ISBN
9781855842649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.33

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