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Paperback. Addresses the question, Why did Athenian democracy work as well and for as long as it did? This book analyzes the sociology of Athenian politics and the nature of communication between elite and nonelite citizens. It surveys the development of the Athenian 'constitution,' and focuses on the role of political and legal rhetoric. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691028644
ISBN
9780691028644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.32
€ 42.11

Hardback. Ritual, art and secrecy in Casamance, Senegal. Editor(s): De Jong, Ferdinand; Peel, J. D. Y.; Heald, Suzette; James, Deborah. Series: International African Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, 39 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First edition. Hardback. Dust jacket.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748633197
ISBN
9780748633197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.57
€ 107.83

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222619
ISBN
9780253222619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

Paperback. Gilles Deleuze examines the work of the late-nineteenth-century German novelist Leopold von Sacher--Masoch. Translator(s): McNeil, Jean. Num Pages: 294 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
294
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299557
ISBN
9780942299557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718829483
ISBN
9780718829483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 149 x 211 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Monash Asia Institute
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876924768
ISBN
9781876924768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.37

Paperback. Masks are found world-wide in connection with seasonal festivals, rites of passage, and curative ceremonies. A comparison of Greek to Eastern and especially Indian models follows, this book concludes with an examination of the interpretation of Hindu ideas in Bali that demonstrates the importance of ambivalence in mask iconography. Num Pages: 312 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AKTA; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Very Faint Foxing to Top Fore-edge
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520045330
ISBN
9780520045330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.26

Hardback. Editor(s): Pieper, Jim. Num Pages: 160 pages, 407 color photos. BIC Classification: JFCK; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 289 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1094.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764309687
ISBN
9780764309687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 46.72

Hardback. More than 1,200 citations, ranging from making masks in kindergarten to academic books on the anthropological theory of masks. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AFK; GBCR; JFCK; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810833609
ISBN
9780810833609
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.99

Hardback. The Cameroon Grassfields, home to three ethnic groups - the Grassfields societies, the Mbororo, and the Hausa - provides a valuable case study for the anthropological examination of ethnicity and interethnic relations. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782387282
ISBN
9781782387282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.83

Hardback. Describes the social fabric of a rural community that has become a reservoir of soldiers for the Sri Lankan nation in the brutal war against Tamil separatists. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKS; JH; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 239 x 27. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition
unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812236880
ISBN
9780812236880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.24

Paperback. Series: Cultural Studies of the Americas S. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816640188
ISBN
9780816640188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926613680
ISBN
9781926613680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.59

Hardback. .
Publisher
Aperture United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597113533
ISBN
9781597113533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.68

Paperback. This is a reconstruction of the trial where the Mashpee Indians claimed ownership of the area of Cape Cod that they have occupied for 350 years. Their claim was rejected as they were judged not to be a true tribe, having not survived as an ethnic identity. Series: Iroquois & Their Neighbors S. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JPVH3; LNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815625957
ISBN
9780815625957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.30

Paperback. Chronicles the rise of an emerging musical and cultural moment rooted in today's global, networked communications infrastructure. Based on interviews with prominent DJs, attorneys, and music industry executives, this book argues that battles over sampling Series: Science/technology/culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558498297
ISBN
9781558498297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.02

Hardback. Addresses questions about the analysis and construction of masculinity in contemporary society. This book examines the ways male privilege and power are constituted and represented and explores the effect of such constructions on both men and women. It links the analysis of masculinities with feminism's ethical and political agenda. Editor(s): Gardiner, Judith Kegan. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231122788
ISBN
9780231122788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.50
€ 89.24

Paperback. Addresses questions about the analysis and construction of masculinity in contemporary society. This book examines the ways male privilege and power are constituted and represented and explores the effect of such constructions on both men and women. It links the analysis of masculinities with feminism's ethical and political agenda. Editor(s): Gardiner, Judith Kegan. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231122795
ISBN
9780231122795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.85

Hardback. As such, the book is ideal both as a primary text in women's and gender studies courses and as a reference for faculty and students outside the discipline applying gender issues to their teaching and research. Editor(s): Catano, James V.; Novak, Daniel A. Series: A Feminist Formations Reader. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421402246
ISBN
9781421402246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.91
€ 63.18

Paperback. As such, the book is ideal both as a primary text in women's and gender studies courses and as a reference for faculty and students outside the discipline applying gender issues to their teaching and research. Editor(s): Catano, James V.; Novak, Daniel A. Series: A Feminist Formations Reader. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421402253
ISBN
9781421402253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.26

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