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Paperback. This book examines the development of enterprise among key migrant groups in Europe and the United States. Itargues that the development of 'ethnic economies' provides the material basis for alternative models of social integration, such as multiculturalism 'from below', which are critical of mainstream assimilationist thinking." Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL; JHBL; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349310760
- ISBN
- 9781349310760
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€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Hardcover. This book examines the development of enterprise among key migrant groups in Europe and the United States. It argues that the development of 'ethnic economies' provides the material basis for alternative models of social integration, such as multiculturalism 'from below', which are critical of mainstream assimilationist thinking. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFFN; JFSL; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. 256 pages, 26 black & white tables. This book examines the development of enterprise among key migrant groups in Europe and the United States. It argues that the development of 'ethnic economies' provides the material basis for alternative models of social integration, such as multiculturalism 'from below', which are critical of mainstream assimilationist thinking. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JFFD; JFFN; JFSL; JHBL. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight: 424.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229341
- ISBN
- 9780230229341
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Condition: New
€ 67.35
€ 67.35
Paperback / so. Series: Duv Sozialwissenschaft. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFD; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Deutscher Universit?tsverlag United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783824443987
- ISBN
- 9783824443987
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Condition: New
€ 71.70
€ 71.70
Paperback. The single comprehensive treatment of the field, from the leading members of the Society of Ethnobiology The field of ethnobiology-the study of relationships between particular ethnic groups and their native plants and animals-has grown very rapidly in recent years, spawning numerous subfields. Editor(s): Anderson, E. N.; Pearsall, Deborah; Hunn, Eugene S.; Turner, Nancy. Num Pages: 412 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCD; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 412
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470547854
- ISBN
- 9780470547854
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Condition: New
€ 132.95
€ 132.95
Hardback. This volume explores how anthropologists and social scientists in closely allied disciplines and employing qualitative methodologies relate to public intellectuals and others with local knowledge in the field. The editors examine the importance of establishing egalitarian relationships and acknowledging their impact on findings and theories. Editor(s): Nash, June C.; Buechler, Hans C. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137521224
- ISBN
- 9781137521224
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€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Paperback. This text provides readers with a broad overview of the range and complexity of fieldwork in anthropology. The updated selections offer insight into the ethnographer's experience of gathering and analyzing data, and a richer understanding of the conflicts, hazards and ethical challenges of pursuing fieldwork around the globe. Editor(s): Robben, Antonius C. G. M.; Sluka, Jeffrey A. Series: Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470657157
- ISBN
- 9780470657157
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€ 61.96
€ 61.96
Hardcover. This book uses ethnography as theological practice, yielding a theology constructed at the intersection of church, academy and everyday life. Drawing on the author's research in her Baptist church, the resulting 'ethnographic theology' produces creative theological insights, while also proposing fresh alternatives for Christian thought and action. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRCM; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137390431
- ISBN
- 9781137390431
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Condition: New
€ 160.46
€ 160.46
Hardcover. This book explores ethnographic studies of diagnostic work in diverse settings. Switching attention from product ('diagnosis') to process ('diagnosing'), it reveals the importance of collaborative, socio-material, technologically augmented practices, exploring the potential of the multi-disciplinary studies presented to inform innovation. Editor(s): Buscher, Monika; Goodwin, Dawn; Mesman, Jessica. Num Pages: 279 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223288
- ISBN
- 9780230223288
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Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
Paperback. Islam is stereotypically presented as a monolithic civilisation that has stifled the emergence of cultural pluralism and individual freedom. In contrast, this volume showcases the diversity and plurality of Muslim societies. It includes case studies on rituals and symbols in Syria, Tunisia, Damascus, Algeria, Britain, Pakistan, Brazil and Lebanon. Editor(s): Dupret, Baudouin; Pierret, Thomas; Pinto, Paulo G.; Spellman-Poots, Kathryn. Series: Exploring Muslim Contexts. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748689842
- ISBN
- 9780748689842
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.19
€ 40.99
€ 36.19
Paperback. This ethnographic study of prostitution in the metropolitan city of Dalian, China, explores the lives of rural migrant women working as karaoke bar hostesses, delving into the interplay of gender politics, nationalism, and power relationships that inhere in practices of birth control, disease control, and control of women's bodies. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JHM; JHMC; PNN; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349380466
- ISBN
- 9781349380466
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This ethnographic study of prostitution in the metropolitan city of Dalian, China, explores the lives of rural migrant women working as karaoke bar hostesses, delving into the interplay of gender politics, nationalism, and power relationships that inhere in practices of birth control, disease control, and control of women's bodies. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFH2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340992
- ISBN
- 9780230340992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.66
€ 71.66
Hardback. This ethnographic study of prostitution in the metropolitan city of Dalian, China, explores the lives of rural migrant women working as karaoke bar hostesses, delving into the interplay of gender politics, nationalism, and power relationships that inhere in practices of birth control, disease control, and control of women's bodies. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFH2; JFMX; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230617414
- ISBN
- 9780230617414
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Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. This collection explores the productive potential of uncertainty for people living in Africa as well as for scholars of Africa. Eight ethnographic case studies from across the continent examine how uncertainty is used to negotiate insecurity, create and conduct relationships, and act as a source for imagining the future. Editor(s): Cooper, Elizabeth; Pratten, David. Series: Anthropology, Change and Development. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSL3; JHMC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137350824
- ISBN
- 9781137350824
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Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Lindner, Werner. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 261.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663012573
- ISBN
- 9783663012573
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Condition: New
€ 71.22
€ 71.22
Paperback. Restoring ethnographic methods to a central place in social inquiry, this text discusses how qualitative methodologies have strengthened the understanding of cognitive, emotional and behavioural development, and of the difficulties of growing up in contemporary society. Series: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development. Num Pages: 530 pages, 2 halftones, 15 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JHM; JMC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 700.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226399034
- ISBN
- 9780226399034
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Hardback. A study of both traditional and new approaches to the study of schools and their communities. The book emphasizes discourse, critical pedagogy and ethnicity. Editor(s): Zou, Yali; Trueba, Enrique T. Series: Immigration and the Transnational Experience Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFS; JHBC; JHMP; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517363
- ISBN
- 9780742517363
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Condition: New
€ 186.10
€ 186.10
Paperback. A study of both traditional and new approaches to the study of schools and their communities. The book emphasizes discourse, critical pedagogy and ethnicity. Editor(s): Zou, Yali; Trueba, Enrique T. Series: Immigration and the Transnational Experience Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFS; JHBC; JHMP; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517370
- ISBN
- 9780742517370
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Condition: New
€ 76.58
€ 76.58
Paperback. This reader gathers the work of some of the most esteemed urban ethnographers in sociology and anthropology. Broken down into sections that cover key aspects of ethnographic research, it exposes readers to important works in the field, while also guiding students to the study of method as they embark on their own work. Editor(s): Ocejo, Richard E. Series: The Metropolis and Modern Life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 24 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 189 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415808385
- ISBN
- 9780415808385
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Condition: New
€ 81.93
€ 81.93
Paperback. Suitable for students, teachers, designers, and scholars interested in using ethnographic methods, this title provides practical and detailed techniques for ethnographic research customized to reflect the specific issues of online virtual worlds, both game and nongame. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149516
- ISBN
- 9780691149516
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.48
€ 36.99
€ 33.48
Paperback. The Internet allows ethnographers to deposit the textual materials on which they base their writing in virtual archives. This work argues that virtual archives have the potential to shift the emphasis in ethnographic writing from the monograph to commentary. It provides a model of writing in the presence of a virtual archive. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 139
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822342830
- ISBN
- 9780822342830
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857855701
- ISBN
- 9780857855701
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Condition: New
€ 41.37
€ 41.37
Paperback. Superdiversity has rendered familiar places, groups and practices extraordinarily complex, and the traditional tools of analysis need rethinking. In this book, Jan Blommaert investigates his own neighbourhood in Antwerp, Belgium, from a complexity perspective. Series: Critical Language and Literacy Studies. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDB; CFB; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 209 x 164 x 8. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783090396
- ISBN
- 9781783090396
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.48
€ 26.99
€ 25.48
Paperback. Series: "Ethnologia Europaea: Journal of European Ethnology". Num Pages: 182 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPR; GBCY; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 170 x 6. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772895376
- ISBN
- 9788772895376
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.77
€ 14.99
€ 12.77
Paperback. Editor(s): Tellenbach, Margareta; Stoklund, Bjarne. Series: "Ethnologia Europaea: Journal of European Ethnology". Num Pages: 80 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPR; GBCY; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 170 x 5. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772893426
- ISBN
- 9788772893426
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.79
€ 14.99
€ 12.79