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Paperback. This study describes the daily existence of the Baining people of Papua New Guinea, who present a challenge to anthropologists because of their apparent lack of a cultural or social structure; but Jane Fajans argues that the Baining define themselves by their own productive and reproductive work. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226234441
ISBN
9780226234441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 123 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623569150
ISBN
9781623569150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 1, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453144
ISBN
9780801453144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.75

Paperback. Mitchell shows that growers, workers, and officials confronted a series of problems that shaped--and were shaped by--the landscape itself. "They Saved the Crops" is a theoretically rich and stylistically innovative account of grower rapaciousness, worker militancy, rampant corruption, and bureaucratic bias. Num Pages: 576 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; JPQB; KNXB; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820341767
ISBN
9780820341767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.05

paperback. Series: New Narratives in American History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 halftones; 5 line illustrations; 5 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 122 x 29. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195160215
ISBN
9780195160215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.08

Hardback. In the first half of the 20th century, thousands of newcomers - Eastern European emigres, Mexican immigrants, and Southerners both black and white - flocked to Chicago. This title highlights approximately seventy-five paintings, works on paper, photographs, and sculptures by such artists as Eldzier Cortor, Archibald Motley, and Morris Topchevsky. Series: Art Institute of Chicago. Num Pages: 112 pages, 85 colour images + 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJ; ACXD; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 242 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300184532
ISBN
9780300184532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. What turns an ordinary man into an extraordinary one? The answer lies in these stories of teenage volunteers for wartime aircrew who exchanged school uniform for Air Force Blue and took a giant step into the unknown. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752487588
ISBN
9780752487588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. At the tender age of five, Madeleine was living a daily nightmare. In a dark, grey building on Jersey, she was just another orphan, defenceless and alone. She was also an easy target. Unbeknownst to the outside world, the care home manager was abusing her, using her like she was his toy. This is Madeleine's story and her fight to survive. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKX; BM; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 229.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785033513
ISBN
9781785033513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFX; JKSW1; JKV; JPZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153546
ISBN
9780231153546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Paperback. Written from foster mothers' perspectives, this book voices the often painful experiences of contemporary US foster mothers as they struggle to mother and care-work in the face of exploitative social relations with the state. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814793473
ISBN
9780814793473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPQB; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Beacon Press United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807003329
ISBN
9780807003329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.67

Paperback. Revising and extending the arguments he put forth in "Spheres of Justice", the author frames his ideas about justice, social criticism, and national identity in light of the new political world that has arisen in the past decade. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; J; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 8. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268018979
ISBN
9780268018979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.33

paperback. At the center of pluralistic societies like that of the United States is the question of how to make broadly consensual social policy in light of the different moral values held by a heterogeneous population and more. This book develops an approach to deal with conflicting values in the policymaking process. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press Books United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822330936
ISBN
9780822330936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.36

Paperback. Editor(s): Brantz, Dorothee; Disko, Sasha; Wagner-Kyora, Georg. Num Pages: 384 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFSG; JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837620436
ISBN
9783837620436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816639090
ISBN
9780816639090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.31

Paperback. Cal Flyn was very proud when she discovered that her ancestor, Angus McMillan, had been a pioneer of colonial Australia. However, when she dug deeper, she began to question her pride. McMillan had not only cut tracks through the bush, but played a dark role in Australia's bloody history. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JH; HBJM; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008126629
ISBN
9780008126629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.41

Paperback. "I can't imagine a more important book for our time."-Sebastian Junger Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JPB; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393352283
ISBN
9780393352283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146531
ISBN
9780231146531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.95

Paperback. This book is an invitation to think about why children chew pencils; why we talk to our cars, our refrigerators, our computers; rosary beads and worry beads; Cuban cigars; why we no longer wear hats that we can tip to one another and why we don't seem to long to; and what has been described as bourgcois longing. Num Pages: 380 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226076126
ISBN
9780226076126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.01

Paperback. A collection of essays which demonstrate the importance of phenomenological and existential ideas for anthropology. Emphasizing the link between the empirical and the experiential, this book explores the relationship between phenomenology and other theories of the lifeworld, such as existentialism, radical empiricism, and critical theory. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
n
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253210500
ISBN
9780253210500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.39

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