Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Tests anthropology's traditional assumptions about kinship, economics, power, and gender. Focusing on Oceania societies from Polynesia to Papua New Guinea and including Australian Aborigine groups, this title investigates the category of possessions that must not be given or, if they are circulated, must return finally to the giver. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 1MKLP; 1MKP; JFFK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424. The Paradox of Keeping-while-giving. 264 pages, 24 b&w photographs, 1 map. Tests anthropology's traditional assumptions about kinship, economics, power, and gender. Focusing on Oceania societies from Polynesia to Papua New Guinea and including Australian Aborigine groups, this title investigates the category of possessions that must not be given or, if they are circulated, must return finally to the giver. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 1MKLP; 1MKP; JFFK; JHM. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight: 414.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520076044
- ISBN
- 9780520076044
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.38
€ 38.99
€ 28.38
Paperback. Drawing on the experiences of mixed-Maori/White families, Wanhalla examines the early history of southern New Zealand, a world in which inter-racial intimacy played a formative role. Num Pages: 220 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBTB; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- AU Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897425862
- ISBN
- 9781897425862
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.04
€ 34.99
€ 32.04
Paperback. Explores the construction of identities in the psychical space between perception and consciousness, drawing upon psychoanalytic theories to describe the constitution and maintenance of 'self' and 'us' - in imaginary spatial and temporal relations to 'other' and 'them' - through the all-important relay of images. Num Pages: 329 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: ABA; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 329
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520202993
- ISBN
- 9780520202993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.19
€ 38.99
€ 28.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173535
- ISBN
- 9780691173535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.15
€ 30.99
€ 22.15
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 46 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165110
- ISBN
- 9780691165110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.72
€ 46.99
€ 33.72
Paperback. In fast-food corporate America, In-N-Out Burger stands apart. This title presents the story of a unique and profitable business that exceeds all expectations. It explores the evolution of a California fad that transformed into an enduring cult of popularity. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061346729
- ISBN
- 9780061346729
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Condition: New
€ 17.43
€ 17.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 115 pages. BIC Classification: 1HSU; JFSC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634857826
- ISBN
- 9781634857826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.84€ 103.66
€ 137.84
€ 103.66
Paperback. Whether it is coping with ageing parents, divorce, dating, teenagers, wavering libidos or your saggy bits, this book tells you how to deal with the obstacles while living life to the full. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFSJ1; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Fig Tree
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241967836
- ISBN
- 9780241967836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. At a time when "sexy" can be an adjective for anything, the actual representation of sex is still deemed confrontational, aggressive, and "in your face". In readings ranging across film, drama, opera, fine art and critical theory, Mandy Merck provides a series of studies on this phenomena. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814756393
- ISBN
- 9780814756393
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. The author was employed as consultant for the Islamic fundamentalist Shari'a Movement's project to unite Muslims and non-Muslims in Khartoum's shanty towns. His book examines the use of Islam as a tool for political transformation and discusses religious discourse in Africa. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226758701
- ISBN
- 9780226758701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.83
€ 52.99
€ 40.83
Paperback. During World War I, the first US war in which women were mobilized by the armed services on a mass scale, more than sixteen thousand female personnel served overseas with the American Expeditionary Force. The author presents the stories of servicewomen in the context of women's employment in the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBWN; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812218756
- ISBN
- 9780812218756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1; VFV; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 229.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc) United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601426062
- ISBN
- 9781601426062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.86
€ 18.99
€ 15.86
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231172202
- ISBN
- 9780231172202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.14
€ 123.14
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; JFSL1; JKSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148504
- ISBN
- 9780231148504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.82€ 75.66
€ 99.82
€ 75.66
Hardback. Combining trenchant historical and political data with absorbing firsthand narratives, this title brings a human dimension to the literature on transracial adoption. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141369
- ISBN
- 9780231141369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.82€ 75.66
€ 99.82
€ 75.66
Hardback. Reveals why Pakistan supports the group despite mounting international pressure to disband it Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045728
- ISBN
- 9781849045728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 58.09
€ 59.42
€ 58.09
Hardback. Displaying the distinctive combination of narration and philosophy for which he is well known, this new book by Peter Sloterdijk develops a radically new account of globalization at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647685
- ISBN
- 9780745647685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Paperback. Displaying the distinctive combination of narration and philosophy for which he is well known, this new book by Peter Sloterdijk develops a radically new account of globalization at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647692
- ISBN
- 9780745647692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.32
€ 28.32
Paperback. Deals with equal opportunities and the power of women in men's organizations. Editor(s): Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1991st Edition
- SKU
- V9780333549131
- ISBN
- 9780333549131
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.40
€ 54.99
€ 46.40
paperback. Over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the technologies began to light up streets, sidewalks, buildings, and public spaces. This book depicts the changing experience of the urban night over this period, visiting a host of actors - scavengers, newsboys, and mashers alike - in the nocturnal city. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 291 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226269542
- ISBN
- 9780226269542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Hardback. Using the multiple meanings of "wake" to illustrate the ways Black lives are determined by slavery's afterlives, Christina Sharpe weaves personal experiences with readings of literary and artistic representations of Black life and death to examine what survives in the face of insistent violence and the possibilities for resistance. Num Pages: 192 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362838
- ISBN
- 9780822362838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.73
€ 107.73
Paperback. Using the multiple meanings of "wake" to illustrate the ways Black lives are determined by slavery's afterlives, Christina Sharpe weaves personal experiences with readings of literary and artistic representations of Black life and death to examine what survives in the face of insistent violence and the possibilities for resistance. Num Pages: 192 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 300 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362944
- ISBN
- 9780822362944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.28
€ 26.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. The workers who migrate from Lesotho to the mines and cities of neighbouring South Africa have developed a rich genre of sung oral poetry - "word music" - that focuses on the experiences of migrant life. Complete with transcriptions of performances, this book discusses this musical literature. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AVGH; JFFN; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226115740
- ISBN
- 9780226115740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. At the outset of the twentieth century, the Nivkhi of Sakhalin Island were a small population of fishermen under Russian dominion and an Asian cultural sway. This book draws upon Nivkh interviews, archives, and translated Soviet ethnographic texts to examine the effects of this remarkable state venture in the construction of identity. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JFSF; JHMP; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691044323
- ISBN
- 9780691044323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 42.35
€ 53.48
€ 42.35