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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. The on-going constitutionalization of Europe has led to various changes in media and communications, opening up areas of debate regarding the role of traditional and new media in developing a specific European public sphere as part of the wider European Project. Editor(s): Harrison, Jackie; Wessels, Bridgette. Series: Anthropology of the Media. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 figs, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; JFD; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456023
- ISBN
- 9781845456023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.40
€ 167.40
Hardcover. Whereas in English-speaking countries comics are for children or adults who should know better,A" in France and Belgium the form is recognized as the ninth artA" and follows in the path of poetry, architecture, painting, and cinema. The bande dessinee [comic strip] has its own national institutions and regularly obtains front-page coverage. Series: Polygons: Cultural Diversities & Intersections. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 ills. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AKLC; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455880
- ISBN
- 9781845455880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.94
€ 166.94
Hardcover. Latin American cities have always been characterized by a strong tension between what is vaguely described as their formal and informal dimensions. However, the terms formal and informal refer not only to the physical aspect of cities but also to their entire socio-political fabric. Editor(s): Hernandez, Felipe; Kellett, Peter; Allen, Lea K. Series: Remapping Cultural History. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; AMVD; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490. Critical Perspectives from Latin America. Series: Remapping Cultural History. 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. Editor(s): Hernandez, Felipe; Kellett, Peter; Allen, Lea K. Latin American cities have always been characterized by a strong tension between what is vaguely described as their formal and informal dimensions. However, the terms formal and informal refer not only to the physical aspect of cities but also to their entire socio-political fabric. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KL; AMVD; JFSG. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455828
- ISBN
- 9781845455828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.12
€ 155.12
Hardcover. This original and thought-provoking collection of case studies examines some of the ways in which migration, and the concomitant processes of ecological and social change, have shaped and continue to shape human-environment relations in Amazonia. Editor(s): Alexiades, Miguel N. Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology. Num Pages: 310 pages, 16 ills. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFFN; JHMP; RN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455637
- ISBN
- 9781845455637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.57
€ 155.57
Hardcover. Collapsing concrete colossuses, run-down overgrown skeletons, immutable architectural misfits: the outcasts from our built environment, which we are dying to dispose of - and yet cannot do without - have inspired many ghost stories, crime novels and urban legends. Series: Remapping Cultural History. Num Pages: 278 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455309
- ISBN
- 9781845455309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.23
€ 155.23
Hardcover. Based on anthropological studies across the globe, this book explores the experiences and contested meanings of home for people whose lives are characterized by migration related to varying forms of violence. Taking seriously the political implications and exploitation of discourses of home in the transnational processes.. Editor(s): Jansen, Stef; Lofving, Staffan. Series: Dislocations. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454. Violence, Hope and the Movement of People. Series: Dislocations. 200 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Jansen, Stef; Lofving, Staffan. Based on anthropological studies across the globe, this book explores the experiences and contested meanings of home for people whose lives are characterized by migration related to varying forms of violence. Taking seriously the political implications and exploitation of discourses of home in the transnational processes. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHMC. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 18. Weight: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455231
- ISBN
- 9781845455231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.92
€ 154.92
Hardcover. It has often been assumed that Europeans invented and had the exclusive monopoly over courtly and romantic love, commonly considered to be the highest form of relations between men and women. This view was particularly prevalent between 1770 and the mid-twentieth century, but was challenged in the 1960s.. Series: Remapping Cultural History. Num Pages: 382 pages, 7 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455224
- ISBN
- 9781845455224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.17
€ 167.17
Hardcover. Why are we obsessed with calculating our selections? The author argues that competitive trade nurtures calculative reason, which provides the ground for most discourses on economy. But market descriptions of economy are incomplete. Drawing on a range of materials from small ethnographic contexts to global financial markets.. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; KCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406. The Dialetics of Community and Market. 196 pages. Why are we obsessed with calculating our selections? The author argues that competitive trade nurtures calculative reason, which provides the ground for most discourses on economy. But market descriptions of economy are incomplete. Drawing on a range of materials from small ethnographic contexts to global financial markets. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFC; KCA. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 16. Weight: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455149
- ISBN
- 9781845455149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.77
€ 154.77
Hardcover. In nineteenth-century Europe the ruling elites viewed the theater as a form of communication which had enormous importance. The theater provided the most significant form of mass entertainment and was the only arena aside from the church in which regular mass gatherings were possible. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; AN; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454593
- ISBN
- 9781845454593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.52
€ 155.52
Hardcover. One of the foremost scholars on Turkish migration, the author offers in this work the summary of her experiences and research on Turkish migration since 1963. Translator(s): Campion, Caterine. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBLW3; JFFN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454258
- ISBN
- 9781845454258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.80
€ 155.80
Hardcover. Anthropologists who are employed to change the worlds they are researching find themselves in a potentially contradictory position. Combining the various roles and expectations involved in working with Gypsies and local government at the same time as conducting anthropological research, provides the overall perspective of the study. Series: Applied Anthropology S. Num Pages: 20 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452308
- ISBN
- 9781845452308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.88
€ 154.88
Hardcover. Divided into 3 parts, this book documents the development and implementation of refugee policy in South Africa. It addresses issues on detention, children and health, and welfare policy for refugees. It aims to represent the tangible shifts and concerns of a process aimed at establishing policies, legislation and practice concerning refugees. Editor(s): Handmaker, Jeff; De la Hunt, Lee Anne; Klaaren, Jonathan. Series: Human Rights in Context. Num Pages: 16 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFD; JPQB; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451097
- ISBN
- 9781845451097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.82
€ 166.82
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844150229
- ISBN
- 9781844150229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.06
€ 42.99
€ 35.06
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Michael O'Mara
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843179597
- ISBN
- 9781843179597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.41
€ 17.99
€ 16.41
Paperback. Presents a refreshingly new, theoretically informed and integrated approach to dress as a specific category of archaeological evidence by focusing on the close relationship between dress, identity, bodies and material culture Editor(s): Martin, T. F.; Weetch, R. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w. BIC Classification: HD; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 240 x 16. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxbow Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785703157
- ISBN
- 9781785703157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.89
€ 53.89
Hardback. This wide-ranging volume revisits both literal and metaphorical spaces in modern German history, working from an expansive concept of "the spatial" to examine the ways in which Jewishness has been attributed to them, and what the implications have been in different eras and social contexts. Editor(s): Lassig, Simone; Rurup, Miriam. Series: New German Historical Perspectives. Num Pages: 384 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785335532
- ISBN
- 9781785335532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.52
€ 205.52
Hardback. Whether in the form of warfare, forced migration, or social prejudice, Australia's sense of nationhood was born from experiences of violence. This book probes this brutal legacy through case studies that range from the colonial frontier to modern domestic spaces, exploring empathy, isolation, and Australians' imagined place in the world. Editor(s): Mason, Robert. Num Pages: 270 pages, 1 illustration, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; HBTB; JFFE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785334368
- ISBN
- 9781785334368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.00
€ 157.00
Hardback. The richness of Brazilian stardom extends well beyond the ubiquitous Carmen Miranda, and among the studies assembled in this volume are fascinating explorations of figures alongside interrogations of the inner workings of the star system in Brazil. Editor(s): Bergfelder, Tim; Shaw, Lisa; Viera, Joao Luiz. Num Pages: 334 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; APFA; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785332982
- ISBN
- 9781785332982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.00
€ 157.00
Hardback. Centering on "moving places" - places with locations that are not fixed, but relative - this book draws together contributions from Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa, exploring practices and experiences of movement, non-movement, and place-making. Editor(s): Gregoric Bon, Natasa; Repic, Jaka. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 253 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785332425
- ISBN
- 9781785332425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.00
€ 157.00
Hardcover. Using quantitative and qualitative data gathered since the turn of the millennium, this volume offers an interdisciplinary evaluation of social and economic changes amongst the Gwich'in Natives of Alaska. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785331619
- ISBN
- 9781785331619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.97
€ 154.97