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Hardback. What would happen if border controls were to be suppressed and people granted the right to move freely throughout the world? This volume explores the various dimensions of "Migration Without Borders" scenario and looks at the convergences and contradictions between the different takes on the topic, highlighting both its strengths and weaknesses. Editor(s): Pecoud, Antoine; Guchteneire, Paul de. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453466
- ISBN
- 9781845453466
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Condition: New
€ 164.64
€ 164.64
Hardback. Since their mass-resettlement to the Levant in the wake of the First World War, the Armenian communities of Lebanon and Syria appear to have successfully maintained a distinct identity. This book shows that, in Lebanon the state has facilitated development of an extensive and effective system of Armenian ethno-cultural preservation. Editor(s): Inhorn, Marcia C. Series: Forced Migration. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFSJ1; JHBF; MBNH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 464.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453527
- ISBN
- 9781845453527
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Condition: New
€ 164.28
€ 164.28
Hardback. Throughout the world, everyday, millions of people eat earth, clay, nasal mucus, and similar substances. Yet food practices like these are understudied in a sustained, interdisciplinary manner. This book aims to correct this neglect. Editor(s): MacClancy, Jeremy; Henry, C. Jeya; Macbeth, Helen M. Series: Anthropology of Food and Nutrition. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453534
- ISBN
- 9781845453534
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Condition: New
€ 164.79
€ 164.79
Hardback. Addresses the challenges that holistic anthropology presents. This book explores topics such as the social understanding, interpretation and appropriation of new biological technologies, which increasingly penetrate most aspects of physical life, including reproduction, food, biomedicine, health, but also physical performance and art. Editor(s): Parkin, David; Ulijaszek, Stanley J. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453541
- ISBN
- 9781845453541
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Condition: New
€ 165.07
€ 165.07
Hardback. One hundred years ago in Brazil the rituals of Candomble were feared as sorcery and persecuted as crime. Addressing this history as a journey of objectification and appropriation, the author offers a fresh, and illuminating look at questions of syncretism, hybridity and cultural resistance in Brazil and in the Black Atlantic in general. Series: Remapping Cultural History. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJ; ACX; AGR; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453633
- ISBN
- 9781845453633
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Condition: New
€ 164.16
€ 164.16
Hardback. At the end of the twentieth century France found itself in the midst of another scandalous fin de siecle, awash with rumors and revelations of wrongdoing in high places. Surely les affaires is approximate in political significance to those of the Dreyfus or Panama scandals a century ago. The author argues this is not so. Series: Monographs in French Studies. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 169 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453657
- ISBN
- 9781845453657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.22
€ 164.22
hardcover. Shows that between 1800 and 1945, the fundamentalist desire for a single communal faith played a crucial role in the radicalization of Germany's political Right. This book says that a nationalist faith gained a wider appeal, because people were searching for a sense of identity and belonging, a mental map for the world and metaphysical security. Series: Monographs in German History. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781845453688
- ISBN
- 9781845453688
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Condition: New
€ 164.48
€ 164.48
Hardback. Aby Warburg (1866-1929), founder of Warburg Institute, was one of the influential cultural historians of twentieth century. Focusing on the period 1896-1918, this book presents a study of his response to German political, social and cultural modernism. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; ABQ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453695
- ISBN
- 9781845453695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.92
€ 164.92
The Discipline of Leisure. Embodying Cultures of "Recreation".
. Ed(S): Coleman, Simon; Tamara, Kohn
Hardback. The social scientific study of tourism has emphasized the effects of the post-industrial economy on travel and place. This volume takes these issues into a different area of leisure: the spare-time carved out by people as part of their everyday lives. It focuses on the body as a site of identity formation, and disciplined recreation of the self. Editor(s): Coleman, Simon; Tamara, Kohn. Series: Social Identities. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: JHBS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453725
- ISBN
- 9781845453725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.91
€ 163.91
Hardback. Studying how people become religious, this volume offers a perspective for the study of religion, one that examines the works of transmission and innovation through the prism of learning. It argues that religious culture is socially and dynamically constructed by agents who are not mere passive recipients but engaged in active learning processes. Editor(s): Berliner, David; Sarro, Ramon. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: HRA; JFSR; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453749
- ISBN
- 9781845453749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.34
€ 164.34
Hardback. Explores different attitudes and experiences of those women who sought to terminate an unwanted pregnancy and those who helped or hindered them. This study analyzes the dichotomy between medical theory and practice, and questions common assumptions that abortion was "a necessary evil," which needed strict regulation and medical control. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 298 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; JFMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453893
- ISBN
- 9781845453893
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.16
€ 165.16
Hardback. Explains the process and outcome of reforms to the tasks and structure of the German Bundeswehr, demonstrating, in contrast to previous approaches, how the domestic political context and material factors were of crucial importance, despite adaptational pressures from the EU and NATO. Num Pages: 230 pages, 7 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JPQB; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453923
- ISBN
- 9781845453923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.71
€ 163.71
Hardback. Features essays that explore how German mourning changed over the 20th century in different contexts, with a particular view to how death was linked to larger issues of social order and cultural self-understanding. This volume contributes to a history of death in 20th-century Germany that does not begin and end with the Third Reich. Editor(s): Betts, Paul; Confino, Alon; Schumann, Dirk. Series: Studies in German History. Num Pages: 329 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AMGD; HBJD; HBLW; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453978
- ISBN
- 9781845453978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.66
€ 164.66
Hardback. Anthropological practice has been dominated by the so-called "great" traditions (Anglo-American, French, and German). This volume gives voice to scholars outside these "great" traditions. It shows the immense variety of methodologies, training, and approaches that scholars from these regions bring to anthropology and social sciences in general. Editor(s): Boscovic, Alexsander. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453985
- ISBN
- 9781845453985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.40
€ 164.40
Hardback. Showcases varied and complex disciplinary practices and relationships in a set of ethnographic studies. Interrogating the respective fields of work, religion, governance, leisure, education and child rearing, together the essays in this book explore and offer different ways of thinking about discipline in everyday life. Editor(s): Dyck, Noel. Series: EASA Series. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454012
- ISBN
- 9781845454012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.62
€ 163.62
Hardback. Around the planet, Indigenous people are using old and new technologies to amplify their voices and broadcast information to a global audience. This is the first portrait of a powerful international movement that looks both inward and outward, helping to preserve ancient languages and cultures.. Series: Anthropology of the Media. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454203
- ISBN
- 9781845454203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.19
€ 165.19
The Power of Law in a Transnational World. Anthropological Enquiries.
. Ed(S): Benda-Beckmann, Franz Von; Benda-Bec...
Hardback. How is law mobilized and who has the power and authority to construct its meaning? This important volume examines this question as well as how law is constituted and reconfigured through social processes that frame both its continuity and transformation over time. The volume highlights how power is deployed under conditions of legal pluralism. Editor(s): Benda-Beckmann, Franz von; Benda-Beckmann, Keebet von; Griffiths, Anne. Num Pages: 248 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JHM; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454234
- ISBN
- 9781845454234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.18
€ 164.18
The Modernist Imagination. Intellectual History and Critical Theory.
. Ed(S): Breckmann, Warren; Gordon, Peter Eli...
Hardback. Some of the most exciting and innovative work in the humanities is occurring at the intersection of intellectual history and critical theory. This volume includes work from some of the most prominent contemporary scholars in the humanities. Editor(s): Breckmann, Warren; Gordon, Peter Eli; Moses, A. Dirk. Num Pages: 417 pages, 8 ills. BIC Classification: HP; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 417
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454289
- ISBN
- 9781845454289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 218.78
€ 218.78
Hardback. Inspired by the Rhetoric Culture Project, this volume focuses on the use of imagery, narrative, and cultural schemes to deal with predicaments that arise during the course of life. The contributors explore how people muster their resources to understand and deal with emergencies such as illness, displacement, or genocide. Editor(s): Carrithers, Michael. Series: Studies in Rhetoric and Culture. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454296
- ISBN
- 9781845454296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.51
€ 163.51
Hardback. Assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization have provoked global controversy and ethical debate. This book provides a groundbreaking investigation into those debates in the Islamic Middle East, simultaneously documenting changing ideas of kinship and the evolving role of religious authority in the region.. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBL; JFSR2; MFKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454326
- ISBN
- 9781845454326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.83
€ 164.83