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Hardback. Addresses questions of how to deal with internal issues of social inequality and cultural diversity and, at the same time, how to build a shared civility among their different national, ethnic, religious and social groups. Editor(s): Al Haj, Majid; Mielke, Rosemarie. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FBH; JFF; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451950
- ISBN
- 9781845451950
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Condition: New
€ 164.88
€ 164.88
Hardback. By the early twenty-first century neo-nationalist forces have established themselves in a number of the world's large regions and subcontinents. Prompted by a near-simultaneous rise to political influence of apparently similar parties across Western Europe, this collection offers a range of European case studies with selected global examples. Editor(s): Gingrich, Andre; Banks, Marcus. Num Pages: 312 pages, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1D; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451899
- ISBN
- 9781845451899
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Condition: New
€ 164.83
€ 164.83
Hardback. Indigenous museums and cultural centres have sprung up across the developing world, and particularly in the Southwest Pacific. This book examines how museums have evolved particularly in the non-western world to incorporate the present and the future in the display of culture. Editor(s): Stanley, Nick. Series: Museums and Collections. Num Pages: 268 pages, 27 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: ACBK; GM; JFSL9. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451882
- ISBN
- 9781845451882
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Condition: New
€ 164.59
€ 164.59
The Power of Entrepreneurs. Politics and Economy in Contemporary Spain...
Cabrera, Mercedes; Rey, Fernando Del
Hardback. Although Spain is an important member of the EU, relatively little is known about its economy and its interrelationship with political forces. This book analyzes its ever-changing relationship throughout the 20th century with its various upheavals, such as the crisis of the democratic republic and the civil war in the 1930s. Translator(s): Lavigna, Robert. Num Pages: 220 pages, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JMC; JP; KC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451851
- ISBN
- 9781845451851
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Condition: New
€ 164.04
€ 164.04
Hardback. Since the late 1960s, transnational adoption has emerged as a global phenomenon. This book locates transnational adoption within a broad context of Western life, especially values concerning family, children and meaningful relatedness, and explores the many ambiguities and paradoxes that the practice entails. Num Pages: 260 pages, 6 ills, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451844
- ISBN
- 9781845451844
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Condition: New
€ 164.52
€ 164.52
Hardback. Explores the reasons behind the introduction of part-time work in West Germany and shows how it took root in factories, government authorities and offices. This book covers the period from early 1950s, a time of optimism during the first postwar economic upswing, to 1969, the culmination of the legislative institutionalization of part-time work. Translator(s): Selwyn, Pamela E. Series: Studies in German History. Num Pages: 250 pages, 6 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; JFSJ1; JHBA; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451790
- ISBN
- 9781845451790
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Condition: New
€ 164.34
€ 164.34
Hardback. On the surface, naming is simply a way to classify people and their environments. This study is based on the premise that it is much more - a form of social control, a political activity, and a key to identity maintenance and transformation. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 illustrations, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451653
- ISBN
- 9781845451653
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Condition: New
€ 163.32
€ 163.32
Hardback. Examines the attempts of the Roma (Gypsies) in Central Europe and their supporters to form a political movement and to influence domestic and international politics. This book analyzes connections between the evolving state policies towards the Roma and the history of Romani mobilization. Series: Ethnopolitica S. Num Pages: 7 tables, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1D; JHMP; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451646
- ISBN
- 9781845451646
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Condition: New
€ 164.59
€ 164.59
Hardback. Contrary to the negative assessments of the social order that have become prevalent in the media since 9/11, this collection of essays focuses on the enormous social creativity being invested as collective identities are reconfigured. It emphasizes on the reformulation of ethnic and gender relationships and identities in public life. Editor(s): Bryceson, Deborah Fahy; Okely, Judith; Webber, Jonathan. Num Pages: 312 pages, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451615
- ISBN
- 9781845451615
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Condition: New
€ 164.42
€ 164.42
Hardback. Migration and multiculturalism are hotly discussed in public debates across Europe. Whereas ethnographic research has begun to examine the Right in this context, the Left remains largely unexplored. This book provides fresh perspectives on how the contemporary Left "frames" these issues in practice and how such framing has changed. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 17 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFFN; JHMP; JPFF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451578
- ISBN
- 9781845451578
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Condition: New
€ 163.28
€ 163.28
Hardback. Focusing on terminally ill people in a German hospice, this study addresses the question, how meaningful experience is constructed for these patients in an attempt to preserve their dignity as persons. It is based on material from diary texts and active participation of the author in the role of a nurse. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFSP31; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451516
- ISBN
- 9781845451516
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Condition: New
€ 163.43
€ 163.43
Hardback. Editor(s): Stacul, Jaro; Moutsou, Christina; Kopnina, Helen. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451509
- ISBN
- 9781845451509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.28
€ 164.28
hardcover. A translation of Louis Dumont's lectures on kinship, which provide a comprehensive overview of descent theory and alliance theory for students. This work features these two theories of kinship which are associated with the British and French schools of social anthropology, as well as the theoretical tendencies of functionalism and structuralism. Translator(s): Parkin, Robert. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451462
- ISBN
- 9781845451462
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Condition: New
€ 163.37
€ 163.37
Hardback. Editor(s): McPherson, Alan. Num Pages: 15 illustrations, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; JFSL; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451417
- ISBN
- 9781845451417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.83
€ 164.83
Hardback. Wilma and Georg Iggers came from diverse backgrounds, Wilma from a Jewish farming family from the border area of Czechoslovakia, Georg from a Jewish business family from Hamburg. This book relates their experiences of childhood and adolescence and then their lives together. It presents a history of changing conditions in US and Central Europe. Series: Studies in German History. Num Pages: 21 ills, index. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451387
- ISBN
- 9781845451387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.10
€ 164.10
Hardback. The daily pictures of refugee camps, mostly in Africa, tell how the refugees manage to survive under the abject conditions. This study of Somalis, in a camp in Kenya, offers some explanations. The author argues that it is wrong to look at the camps in isolation but that one has to consider historical, social and transnational dimensions. Num Pages: 10 ills. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFFD; JFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451295
- ISBN
- 9781845451295
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Condition: New
€ 163.83
€ 163.83
Hardback. Editor(s): Sala, Vincent Della; Fabbrini, Professor of Political Science Sergio (University of Trento, Italy Libera Universita Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli in Roma Libera Universita Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli in Roma Libera Universita Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli in Roma). BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451288
- ISBN
- 9781845451288
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Condition: New
€ 163.88
€ 163.88
hardcover. Chiefly papers presented at a conference held at the Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut in Essen, Germany, in April 2003. Editor(s): Nowotny, Helga. Series: Making Sense of History. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781845451165
- ISBN
- 9781845451165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.99
€ 163.99
Hardback. Written in honor of prominent anthropologist Richard B Lee who is concerned with understanding and acting upon issues of indigenous rights, the impact of colonialism and post colonial state formation on local communities and cultures. This book defines persistent problems that deeply affect the majority of the world's cultures. Editor(s): Solway, Jacqueline. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations, Bibliog., index. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451141
- ISBN
- 9781845451141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.32
€ 164.32
Hardback. Many people worldwide are displaced every year, due to development projects, such as the construction of dams, conservation or mining projects. This volume argues that there is a complexity inherent in trying to reconcile enforced displacement of people with the subsequent creation of a socio-economically viable and sustainable environment. Editor(s): De Wet, Chris. Series: Forced Migration. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 231 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845450953
- ISBN
- 9781845450953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.59
€ 163.59