Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.90
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.50
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 51.35€ 40.36
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.09
€ 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
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.80
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 47.99
€ 37.15
Genetics and the Unsettled Past: The Collision of DNA, Race, and Histo...
. Ed(S): Wailoo, Keith; Nelson, Alondra; Lee,...
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
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.91
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 34.99
€ 29.99