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Society & social sciences
Hardcover. Presenting innovative conceptual approaches, this volume advances ethnographic research methods and critical scholarship regarding tourism and the imaginaries that drive it. The various authors contribute methodologically as well as conceptually to anthropology's grasp of the images, forces, and encounters of the contemporary world. Editor(s): Salazar, Noel B.; Graburn, Nelson H. H. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 ills. BIC Classification: JHBS; JHMC; KNSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
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- New
- SKU
- V9781782383673
- ISBN
- 9781782383673
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€ 164.66
€ 164.66
Hardcover. In the first ethnographic monograph of Americans in Italy, Catherine Trundle argues that charity and philanthropy are the central means by which many American women negotiate a sense of migrant belonging in Italy. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
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- Berghahn Books
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- New
- SKU
- V9781782383697
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- 9781782383697
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€ 164.40
€ 164.40
Hardcover. The availability of food is an especially significant issue in zones of conflict because conflictnearly always impinges on the production and the distribution of food, and causes increased competition for food, land and resources Controlling the production of and access to food can also be used as a weapon by protagonists in conflict. Editor(s): Collinson, Paul; Macbeth, Helen M. Series: Anthropology of Food and Nutrition. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFCV; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
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- Berghahn Books
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- New
- SKU
- V9781782384038
- ISBN
- 9781782384038
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€ 164.59
€ 164.59
Hardcover. Inuit hunting traditions are rich in perceptions, practices and stories relating to animals and human beings. Laugrand and Oosten examine key figures such as the raven, an animal that has a central place in Inuit culture as a creator and a trickster, and qupirruit, a category consisting of insects and other small life forms. Num Pages: 424 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFZ; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 29. Weight in Grams: 794.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
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- Berghahn Books
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- New
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- V9781782384052
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- 9781782384052
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€ 183.63
€ 183.63
Hardcover. This book examines how collective memory and material culture are used to support present political and ideological needs in contemporary society. Using the memorialization of the Troubles in contemporary Northern Ireland as a case study.. Num Pages: 268 pages, 20 ills, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JFCD; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
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- New
- SKU
- V9781782384076
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- 9781782384076
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€ 164.92
€ 164.92
Hardcover. The social and cultural changes of the last century have transformed death from an everyday fact to something hidden from view. Shifting between the practical and the theoretical, the professional and the intimate, the real and the fictitious, this collection of essays explores the continued power of death over our lives. Editor(s): Blanco, Jose-Maria; Vidal, Ricarda. Num Pages: 300 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: JHBZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 564.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
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- New
- SKU
- V9781782384335
- ISBN
- 9781782384335
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€ 164.36
€ 164.36
Hardcover. Nighttime breastfeeding and sleep for many new parents in the United States is fraught with intense challenges. Through a close ethnographic examination, this volume explores the impact of conflicting medical guidelines about breastfeeding and infant sleep, and uncovers cultural tensions about expectations for children and parents. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 624.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
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- New
- SKU
- V9781782384359
- ISBN
- 9781782384359
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€ 164.70
€ 164.70
Hardcover. John Quincy Adams warned Americans not to search abroad for monsters to destroy, yet such figures have frequently habituated the discourses of U.S. foreign policy. This collection of essays focuses on counter-identities in American consciousness to explain how foreign policies and the discourse surrounding them develop. Editor(s): Cullinane, Michael Patrick; Ryan, David. Series: Transatlantic Perspectives. Num Pages: 276 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
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- New
- SKU
- V9781782384397
- ISBN
- 9781782384397
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€ 164.59
€ 164.59
Hardcover. For many years, histories of the Holocaust focused on its perpetrators, & only recently have more scholars begun to consider in detail the experiences of victims & survivors, as well as the documents they left behind. This title provides an introduction and overview of Jewish narratives of the Holocaust. Editor(s): Goda, Norman J. W. Series: Making Sense of History. Num Pages: 314 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 636.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
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- New
- SKU
- V9781782384410
- ISBN
- 9781782384410
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Condition: New
€ 165.12
€ 165.12
Hardcover. Whose Cosmopolitanism? examines cosmopolitanism's possibilities, aspirations and applications - as well as its tensions, contradictions, and discontents - from a range of different disciplinary perspectives. The book investigates cosmopolitanism's emergence as a contemporary social process, global aspiration or emancipatory political project.. Editor(s): Schiller, Nina Glick; Irving, Andrew. Num Pages: 268 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: JHMC; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 554.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
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- New
- SKU
- V9781782384458
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- 9781782384458
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Condition: New
€ 164.48
€ 164.48
Hardcover. The scholarship of Ulf Hannerz is characterized by its extraordinary breadth and visionary nature. He has contributed to the understanding of urban life and transnational networks, and the role of media, paradoxes of identity and new forms of community, suggesting to see culture in terms of flows rather than as bounded entities. Editor(s): Eriksen, Thomas Hylland; Garsten, Christina; Randeria, Shalini. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 23. Weight in Grams: 652.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
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- New
- SKU
- V9781782384496
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- 9781782384496
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€ 164.82
€ 164.82
Hardcover. Nostalgia is intimately connected to the history of the social sciences in general and anthropology in particular, though finely grained ethnographies of nostalgia and loss are still scarce. Today, anthropologists have realized that nostalgia constitutes a fascinating object of study for exploring contemporary issues of the formation of identity.. Editor(s): Ange, Olivia; Berliner, David. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
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- New
- SKU
- V9781782384533
- ISBN
- 9781782384533
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€ 164.52
€ 164.52
Hardcover. More than two decades of deconstruction, renovation, and reconstruction have left the urban environments in the former German Democratic Republic completely transformed. This volume considers the changing urban landscapes in the former East. Editor(s): Cliver, Gwyneth; Smith-Prei, Carrie. Series: Space and Place. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AMVD; JFSG; RG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 16. Weight in Grams: 506.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
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- New
- SKU
- V9781782384908
- ISBN
- 9781782384908
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€ 164.86
€ 164.86
Hardcover. The conditions for non-EU migrant workers to gain legal entry to Britain, France, and Germany are at the same time similar and quite different. To explain this variation this book compares the fine-grained legal categories for migrant workers in each country. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23 illus., 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFFN; KCF; LNDA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782385417
- ISBN
- 9781782385417
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Condition: New
€ 164.52
€ 164.52
Hardcover. The global agenda of Nature conservation has led to the creation of the Masoala National Park in Madagascar and to an exhibit in its support at a Swiss zoo, the centerpiece of which is a mini-rainforest replica. Does such a cooperation also trigger a connection between ordinary people in these two far-flung places? Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 1HSM; JHMC; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782385523
- ISBN
- 9781782385523
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€ 164.23
€ 164.23
Hardcover. By looking at state-sponsored memory projects, such as memorials, commemorations, and historical museums, this book reveals that the East German communist regime obsessively monitored and attempted to control public representations of the past to legitimize its rule. Series: Contemporary European History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 illus., 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782385714
- ISBN
- 9781782385714
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Condition: New
€ 164.42
€ 164.42
Hardcover. Covering a period from the late 18th century to today, this volume explores the phenomenon of urban violence in order to unveil general developments and historical specificities in a variety of Middle Eastern contexts. By situating incidents in particular processes and conflicts, the case studies seek to counter notions of a violent Middle East.. Editor(s): Freitag, Ulrike; Fuccaro, Nelida; Lafi, Nora. Series: State & Place. Num Pages: 324 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFFE; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
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- New
- SKU
- V9781782385837
- ISBN
- 9781782385837
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Condition: New
€ 164.90
€ 164.90
Hardcover. In this book, an international group of contributors train attention on the concepts of disjuncture, field, social space, sociability, organizations and network, mid-range concepts that are "good to think with." Neither too narrowly defined nor too sweeping, these concepts can be used to think through a myriad of ethnographic situations. Editor(s): Amit, Vered. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 466.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782385851
- ISBN
- 9781782385851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.87
€ 163.87
Hardcover. The interview creates a context of interaction with a particular authenticity to experience. Contributors explore how the interview is experienced as a particular kind of knowing within which personal, biographic, and social norms are explored and interrogated, providing direction and awareness for future encounters. Editor(s): Smith, Katherine; Staples, James; Rapport, Nigel. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 204 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782385899
- ISBN
- 9781782385899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.82
€ 163.82
Paperback. The war on terror thrives on pantomime demons, created and maintained by political opportunism, convenient stereotype and uncritical celebrity scholarship. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: AB; JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Zero Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782792093
- ISBN
- 9781782792093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.95
€ 25.99
€ 21.95