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Hardcover. With each section broken down into the key concepts, issues and arguments, Why We Do the Things We Do will demystify and illuminate the most important aspects of psychology. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 206 x 22. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782434122
- ISBN
- 9781782434122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.53
€ 16.99
€ 16.53
Hardback. From 1919 to 1989, the German-Polish borderland, one of Central Europe's important industrial regions, was at the center of a conflict between Germany and Poland. In their interaction with - and mutual influence on - one another, both nations developed a transnational culture, giving the borderland a "Polish"/"German" face. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVP; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782388876
- ISBN
- 9781782388876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.16
€ 163.16
Hardcover. Contemporary anthropologists' engagement with social & digital media simultaneously offers opportunities to disseminate work in new ways, while challenging scholars to move into unfamiliar collaborative domains & expose their research to new forms of scrutiny. This volume's contributors question whether a fresh public anthropology is emerging. Editor(s): Pink, Sarah; Abram, Simone. Series: Studies in Public and Applied Anthropology. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFD; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782388463
- ISBN
- 9781782388463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.59
€ 162.59
Hardback. Non-knowledge should not be simply regarded as the opposite of knowledge, but as complementary to it: each derives its character and meaning from the other and from their interaction. This volume's ethnographic analyses provide a theoretical frame through which to consider the production and reproduction of ignorance, non-knowledge, and secrecy. Editor(s): Dilley, Roy; Kirsch, Thomas G. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782388388
- ISBN
- 9781782388388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.44
€ 162.44
Hardback. From a multifaceted, global, and transnational perspective, the volume examines street vending and urban policies around the globe, comparing practices in the Global South to that in the Northern hemisphere. Essays show that though street vending activities vary depending on site-specific regulations.. Editor(s): Graaff, Kristina; Ha, Noa. Num Pages: 260 pages, 14 illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782388340
- ISBN
- 9781782388340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.80
€ 162.80
Hardcover. Viktor Frankl was a psychiatrist and philosopher who survived the Holocaust and went on to found the third school of Viennese psychotherapy. By critically examining the details of his intellectual life, including some previously unknown biographical details, we can begin to see the fascinating ambiguities and contradictions in Frankl's thought. Series: Making Sense of History. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; JMAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782388302
- ISBN
- 9781782388302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.64
€ 162.64
Hardcover. Nearly half the people born on the remote Mbuke Islands become teachers, businessmen, or bureaucrats in urban centers, while those who stay at home ask migrant relatives "What about me?" This detailed ethnography sheds light on remittance motivations and documents how terms like "community" can be useful in places otherwise permeated by kinship. Series: Pacific Perspectives: Studies of the European Society for Oceanists. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782387817
- ISBN
- 9781782387817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.72
€ 163.72
Hardback. What should the role of students be in shaping their education, their university, and the wider society? This book seeks to answer these questions following recent international educational reforms. Using Denmark as the prism, the author reflects on and questions the kinds of future citizens who will emerge from current reforms. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 268 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: JNKS; JNMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782387718
- ISBN
- 9781782387718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.08
€ 164.08
The State and the Grassroots: Immigrant Transnational Organizations in...
Patricia Fernández-Kelly Alejandro Portes
Hardcover. Whereas most migration literature focuses on individuals and their families, this book studies the organizations created by immigrants to protect themselves in their receiving states. Comparing eighteen of these grassroots organizations formed across the world, researchers focus on the internal structure and activities of these organizations.. Editor(s): Portes, Alejandro; Fernandez-Kelly, Patricia. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782387343
- ISBN
- 9781782387343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.13
€ 176.13
Hardcover. This book examines the Holocaust via three sites of murder by the Nazis: the former concentration camp at Buchenwald, Germany; the mass grave at Babi Yar, Ukraine; and the razed village of Lidice, Czech Republic. The author balances scrutiny with a focus on the way these violent histories are remembered.. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 258 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782387091
- ISBN
- 9781782387091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.56
€ 164.56
Hardcover. Television was one of the forces shaping the cultural revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, when a blockbuster TV series could reach up to a third of a country's population. This book explores television's impact on social change by comparing three sitcoms and their audiences. Num Pages: 348 pages, 19 illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: APT; JFDT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386995
- ISBN
- 9781782386995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.05
€ 175.05
Hardcover. Self-sufficiency of the house is practiced in many parts of the world but ignored in economic theory, just as socialist collectivization is assumed to have brought household self-sufficiency to an end. The ideals of self-sufficiency, however, continue to shape economic activity in many post-socialist areas. Editor(s): Gudeman, Stephen; Hann, Chris. Series: Max Planck Studies in Anthropology and Economy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; KCS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386957
- ISBN
- 9781782386957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.56
€ 164.56
Hardcover. Central to discussions of multiculturalism and minority rights in modern liberal societies is the idea that the particular demands of minority groups contradict the requirements of equality, anonymity, and universality for citizenship and belonging. The contributors to this volume question the significance of this dichotomy.. Editor(s): Dumouchel, Paul; Gotoh, Reiko. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 273 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386933
- ISBN
- 9781782386933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.95
€ 162.95
Hardcover. Breaking new ground in the study of technology and aging, this book examines how developments in smart phones, the internet, cloud computing, and online social networking are redefining experiences and expectations around growing older in the twenty-first century. Editor(s): Prendergast, David; Garatini, Chiara. Series: Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations. Num Pages: 300 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSP31; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386919
- ISBN
- 9781782386919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.12
€ 163.12
Hardcover. Now that we live in a world that seems increasingly familiar, putatively marked by a spreading sameness, anthropology must re-envision itself. This volume, the product of a novel encounter of American anthropologists of France and French anthropologists of the United States, explores the possibilities of that path.. Editor(s): Raulin, Anne; Rogers, Susan Carol. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386636
- ISBN
- 9781782386636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.68
€ 162.68
Hardcover. Over the last 70 years, memories and narratives of the Holocaust have played a significant role in constructing Jewish communities. This book explores one field where these narratives are disseminated: Holocaust pedagogy in Jewish schools in Melbourne and New York. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386520
- ISBN
- 9781782386520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.73
€ 162.73
Hardcover. Soon after they moved into their apartment complex in Sarajevo, this book's protagonists were overcome by the 1992-1995 war and the disintegration of socialist Yugoslavia. More than a decade later, in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina, they felt they were collectively stuck in a time warp where nothing seemed to be as it should be. Series: Dislocations. Num Pages: 264 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386506
- ISBN
- 9781782386506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.83
€ 162.83
Hardcover. What is existential anthropology, and how would you define it? Contributing anthropologists join editors Michael Jackson and Albert Piette in answering these questions and exploring how various approaches to the human condition might be brought together on the levels of method and of theory. Editor(s): Jackson, Michael; Piette, Albert. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386360
- ISBN
- 9781782386360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.73
€ 162.73
Hardcover. Juxtaposing contributions from geneticists and anthropologists, this volume provides a contemporary overview of cousin marriage and what is happening at the interface of public policy, the management of genetic risk and changing cultural practices in the Middle East and in multi-ethnic Europe. Editor(s): Shaw, Alison; Raz, Aviad. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 228 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: JHBK5; MFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384922
- ISBN
- 9781782384922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.68
€ 162.68
Hardcover. Seeking an answer to why the event occurred the way that it did,The Polynesian Iconoclasm explores the 10 years in the early 19th century during which inhabitants of Tahiti, Hawaii & 15 related societies destroyed or desecrated their temples & god-images. In the aftermath, hundreds of architecturally innovative churches were constructed. Series: ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 ills. BIC Classification: 1MKP; 3JH; HRAX; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384137
- ISBN
- 9781782384137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.01
€ 162.01