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Paperback. Traces the nineteenth-century genesis and development of an important contemporary myth about human origins: that of an original prehistoric matriarchy. This title explores the intellectual history of the myth, which arose from male scholars who mostly wanted to vindicate the patriarchal family model as a higher stage of human development. Num Pages: 290 pages, 27 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266766
ISBN
9780520266766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.48

Hardback. British imperial history can now be seen as a bridge to global history. This study renews the debate on British imperialism by combining Western and Asian historiography and constructing a new global history as an aid to the understanding of globalization in the late 20th and 21st centuries. Editor(s): Akita, Shigeru. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBJD1; HBTQ; JFFS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333993064
ISBN
9780333993064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.72

Hardback. Focusing on popular huayno music and the ways it has been promoted to Peru's emerging middle class, the author tells a complex story of identity making and the marketing forces entangled with it, providing crucial insights into the dynamics among art, class, and ethnicity that reach far beyond the Andes. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map, 18 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGH; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923956
ISBN
9780226923956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.59
€ 83.38

Paperback. Focusing on popular huayno music and the ways it has been promoted to Peru's emerging middle class, the author tells a complex story of identity making and the marketing forces entangled with it, providing crucial insights into the dynamics among art, class, and ethnicity that reach far beyond the Andes. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map, 18 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGH; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923963
ISBN
9780226923963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. "Rubin raises . . . deep and disturbing questions about the nature of persecution and mass hysteria, and not least about the ways in which Christian beliefs have caused the deaths of Jews. . . . This is a courageous book, with implications far beyond medieval history."--Michael Clanchy, Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812218800
ISBN
9780812218800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

Paperback. Examines the excessive moralism in national life, which baffles Europeans. This book features nine essays that touch on American idealism and materialism and American endeavor, sacred and profane. Num Pages: 201 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803292512
ISBN
9780803292512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.50

Paperback. Editor(s): Petersen, Nils Holger; Bruun, Mette Birkedal; Fleischer, Jens; Ostrem, Eyolf. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3H; JFC; JHBT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763502412
ISBN
9788763502412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.35
€ 40.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 168 x 11. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo Poland
Condition
New
Number of pages
190
SKU
V9788323328131
ISBN
9788323328131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.77

Paperback. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMG; MFN; PSD; TCBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190234768
ISBN
9780190234768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.62

Hardback. The twentieth century has been scarred by political violence and genocide, reaching its extreme in the Holocaust. Yet, at the same time, the century has been marked by a growing commitment to human rights. Series: World Beat Series. Num Pages: 258 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBTZ; JFFE; JMRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842029810
ISBN
9780842029810
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.02

Paperback. The twentieth century has been scarred by political violence and genocide, reaching its extreme in the Holocaust. Yet, at the same time, the century has been marked by a growing commitment to human rights. Series: The World Beat Series. Num Pages: 258 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBTZ; JFFE; JMRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842029827
ISBN
9780842029827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.02

Paperback. Seven of the 20th century's greatest thinkers describe how they arrived at the ideas for which they are now known. The seven great thinkers are: A.J. Ayer, Martin Buber, Albert Einstein, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Bertrand Russell, and Jean-Paul Sartre. Editor(s): Steele, David Ramsay; Mommer, Kerri. Num Pages: 464 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: BG; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Open Court
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812695045
ISBN
9780812695045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.09

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 243 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160658
ISBN
9780691160658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.50

Paperback. The river Niger, a source of life and danger for the people in impoverished eastern Mali, is also the origin of elaborate mythology. From his travels through Mali and down the Niger in a dugout canoe, Jean-Marie Gibbal has created a personal documentary of the cultures of the region. Translator(s): Raps, Beth G. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; JFC; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226290522
ISBN
9780226290522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.80

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 120 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFH; HBJD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691608570
ISBN
9780691608570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.40

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 116 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFH; HBJD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
116
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691637013
ISBN
9780691637013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.95

Paperback. Based on scholarship presented at a 2003 conference held at Gallaudet University, this title includes thirteen essays that explores the complex sociological interplay between genetics and deafness, as viewed by a distinguished panel of scholars and scientists from the platforms of their respective disciplines. Editor(s): Cleve, John Vickrey Van. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 halftones, 5 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBDC; MFN; MJPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563685767
ISBN
9781563685767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.15

paperback. Editor(s): Wailoo, Keith; Nelson, Alondra; Lee, Catherine. Series: Rutgers Studies on Race and Ethnicity. Num Pages: 370 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB; MFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 541.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Edition
None
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813552552
ISBN
9780813552552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.91

Hardcover. Num Pages: 69 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFM; MFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 6. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
69
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594547836
ISBN
9781594547836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.19
€ 51.19

Paperback. The so-called science wars pit science against culture, and nowhere is the struggle more contentious than in the realm of genetics. A constructive response, this volume brings together biological and cultural anthropologists to conduct a dialogue that bridges the science/culture divide. Editor(s): Goodman, Alan H.; Heath, Deborah; Lindee, M. Susan. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 b/w photographs, 6 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520237933
ISBN
9780520237933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.42

Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 15 illus., 10 tables. BIC Classification: JFMG; JKVF1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231145206
ISBN
9780231145206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.59
€ 76.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, 40. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Feral House
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936239085
ISBN
9781936239085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 281 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCV; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781587433559
ISBN
9781587433559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.94

Paperback. A master historian traces African-American slavery in the United States from its beginnings in the 17th century to its fiery demise nearly 300 years later, providing a rich understanding of the slaves' experience that continues to mobilize American thought and passions today. Num Pages: 384 pages, 6 halftones, 5 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
8/31/04
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674016248
ISBN
9780674016248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.99

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