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Paperback. Gathers together forty years of anthropological study by a researcher and writer with one of the broadest fieldwork resumes in anthropology. In its twelve essays, this book covers encounters with transvestites in Oman, childbirth in Bhutan, poverty in Cairo, and honor killings in Scandinavia, with visits to several other locales. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226924472
- ISBN
- 9780226924472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81
Paperback. Living in a poor neighbourhood of Cairo, Umm Ali has raised eight children with almost no help from her husband or the Egyptian government. This book draws on the author's firsthand experience of Umm Ali's life to create an intimate portrait of Cairo's back streets and the people who live there. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226898353
- ISBN
- 9780226898353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.41
€ 43.99
€ 34.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QSP; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226896809
- ISBN
- 9780226896809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.67
€ 43.99
€ 34.67
Hardcover. Translator(s): Horko, Krystyna. Num Pages: 580 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 236 x 37. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629964818
- ISBN
- 9789629964818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.57
€ 63.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 341 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622016491
- ISBN
- 9789622016491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.38
€ 38.38
Num Pages: 240 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1FMT; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Ithaca
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801472848
- ISBN
- 9780801472848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.24
€ 36.99
€ 34.24
Paperback. Offers a different perspective by allowing twenty-three male writers the chance to explore their artistic and emotional relationship to their favorite fairy-tale stories. Editor(s): Bernheimer, Kate. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ; YFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814332672
- ISBN
- 9780814332672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.02
€ 29.02
Paperback. Bringing together scholarly insights and research by both Japanese and non-Japanese experts, Jessica Milner Davis bridges the differences between humor in Japan and the West and examines the spectrum of Japanese humor, from ancient traditions and surviving rituals of laughter to the norms of joke-telling in conversation in Japan and America. Editor(s): Davis, Jessica Milner. Series: Humor in Life & Letters S. Num Pages: 264 pages, 27 illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814331651
- ISBN
- 9780814331651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.73
€ 43.73
This text offers both first-hand witness to women's resistance to state violence, and insights into the formation of women's community. It describes how political prisoners forged alliances to demand better conditions and to maintain their sanity in the confines of their cramped cell. Translator(s): Booth, Marilyn. Series: Literature of the Middle East S. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; BG; JFSJ1; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520088887
- ISBN
- 9780520088887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.87
€ 37.87
Paperback. Winner examines the latest scientific evidence about the biological basis of giftedness as well as the role played by parents and schools in fostering exceptional abilities. In this fascinating book, she uncovers and explores nine myths about giftedness, and shows us what gifted children are really like. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JMC; JNSP; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 132 x 203 x 29. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465017591
- ISBN
- 9780465017591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.19
€ 43.19
Hardcover. Blind since the age of 11, Georgina Kleege draws on her own experiences to provide this account of visual impairment - both her own view of the world and the world's view of the blind. She addresses topics such as the negative status of the blind and how blindness is portrayed in literature. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFS; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300076806
- ISBN
- 9780300076806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.61
€ 112.61
Paperback. Describes the events leading to the August, 1863 attack on Lawrence, Kansas by William Quantrill and his Confederate irregulars. Num Pages: 207 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Edition
- 3rd Print
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873384766
- ISBN
- 9780873384766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.90
€ 25.99
€ 24.90
Paperback. Series: Viewpoints S. Num Pages: 201 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JFFA; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Practical Action
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853396403
- ISBN
- 9781853396403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.21
€ 30.21
Paperback. Editor(s): Sandel, Michael J. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 252 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195335125
- ISBN
- 9780195335125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.12
€ 67.12
Paperback. Its mysterious symbols and rituals had been used in secret for centuries before Freemasonry revealed itself in 1717. But where had this powerful organization come from and why had Freemasonry been attacked by the Roman Catholic Church? Robinson answers those questions and more. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590771488
- ISBN
- 9781590771488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.29
€ 24.99
€ 24.29
Hardcover. Editor(s): Nickols, Sharon Y.; Kay, Gwen. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820348063
- ISBN
- 9780820348063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.50
€ 161.50
Paperback. The death penalty arouses more passion than almost any other issue. This comprehensive account of the death penalty in the United States tells the story of dramatic changes, over four centuries, in the ways capital punishment has been administered and experienced. Num Pages: 408 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010833
- ISBN
- 9780674010833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.76
€ 36.99
€ 31.76
Paperback. This handbook synthesizes the literature on the changing world of work from the perspective of positive psychology. Editor(s): Linley, P. Alex; Harrington, Susan; Garcea, Nicola. Series: Oxford Library of Psychology. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JMA; JMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199989966
- ISBN
- 9780199989966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.58
€ 93.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNM; JNU; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stylus Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579224295
- ISBN
- 9781579224295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.21
€ 45.21
Paperback. The authors provide a research-based and field-tested model for school discipline that includes interventions for students with emotional, behavioral, and conduct disorders (including bullying), developmental disabilities, and autism. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 11. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Corwin
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412998604
- ISBN
- 9781412998604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.26
€ 42.99
€ 36.26