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Hardcover. In its assessment of the current 'state of play' of ethnographic practice in social anthropology, this volume explores the challenges that changing social forms and changing understandings of 'the field'pose to contemporary ethnographic methods. These challenges include the implications of the remarkable impact social anthropology is having.. Editor(s): Melhuus, Marit; Mitchell, Jon P.; Wulff, Helena. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456160
ISBN
9781845456160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.65

Hardcover. German migration policy now stands at a major crossroad, caught between a fifty-year history of missed opportunities and serious new challenges. Focusing on these new challenges that German policy makers face, the authors, both internationally recognized in this field, use historical argument, theoretical analysis, and empirical evaluation.. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFFN; JPQB; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456115
ISBN
9781845456115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.82

Hardcover. Around the world, intensifying development and human demands for fresh water are placing unsustainable pressures on finite resources. Countries are waging war over transboundary rivers, and rural and urban communities are increasingly divided as irrigation demands compete with domestic desires. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 ills. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JHM; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456061
ISBN
9781845456061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.68

Hardcover. The history of postwar German cinema has most often been told as a story of failure, a failure paradoxically epitomized by the remarkable popularity of film throughout the late 1940s and 1950s. Through the analysis of 10 representative films, Hester Baer reassesses this period.. Series: Film Europa. Num Pages: 336 pages, 22 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; APF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456054
ISBN
9781845456054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.57

Hardcover. Forms of group identity play a prominent role in everyday lives and politics in north-east Africa. These volumes provide an interdisciplinary account of the nature and significance of ethnic, religious, and national identity in north-east Africa. Case studies from Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya illustrate the way that identities are formed.. Editor(s): Schlee, Gunther; Watson, Elizabeth E. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 maps, 13 figs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1HFG; GTJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502. Sudan, Uganda, and the Ethiopia-Sudan Borderlands. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. 304 pages, 5 maps, 13 figs, 2 tables. Editor(s): Schlee, Gunther; Watson, Elizabeth E. Forms of group identity play a prominent role in everyday lives and politics in north-east Africa. These volumes provide an interdisciplinary account of the nature and significance of ethnic, religious, and national identity in north-east Africa. Case studies from Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya illustrate the way that identities are formed. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1HFG; GTJ; JHM. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 20. Weight: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456047
ISBN
9781845456047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.28

Hardcover. The on-going constitutionalization of Europe has led to various changes in media and communications, opening up areas of debate regarding the role of traditional and new media in developing a specific European public sphere as part of the wider European Project. Editor(s): Harrison, Jackie; Wessels, Bridgette. Series: Anthropology of the Media. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 figs, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; JFD; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456023
ISBN
9781845456023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.40

Hardcover. Whereas in English-speaking countries comics are for children or adults who should know better,A" in France and Belgium the form is recognized as the ninth artA" and follows in the path of poetry, architecture, painting, and cinema. The bande dessinee [comic strip] has its own national institutions and regularly obtains front-page coverage. Series: Polygons: Cultural Diversities & Intersections. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 ills. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AKLC; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455880
ISBN
9781845455880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.94

Hardcover. Latin American cities have always been characterized by a strong tension between what is vaguely described as their formal and informal dimensions. However, the terms formal and informal refer not only to the physical aspect of cities but also to their entire socio-political fabric. Editor(s): Hernandez, Felipe; Kellett, Peter; Allen, Lea K. Series: Remapping Cultural History. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; AMVD; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490. Critical Perspectives from Latin America. Series: Remapping Cultural History. 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. Editor(s): Hernandez, Felipe; Kellett, Peter; Allen, Lea K. Latin American cities have always been characterized by a strong tension between what is vaguely described as their formal and informal dimensions. However, the terms formal and informal refer not only to the physical aspect of cities but also to their entire socio-political fabric. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KL; AMVD; JFSG. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455828
ISBN
9781845455828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.12

Hardcover. There has been a tendency amongst scholars to view Switzerland as a unique case, and comparative scholarship on the radical right has therefore shown little interest in the country. Yet, as the author convincingly argues, there is little justification for maintaining the notion of Swiss exceptionalism.. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455804
ISBN
9781845455804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.72

Hardcover. During the last decades, the world has been facing tremendous political transformations and new risks: epidemics such as HIV/Aids have had destabilizing effect on the caretaking role of kin; in post-socialist countries political reforms have made unemployment a new source of insecurity. Editor(s): Leutloff-Grandits, Carolin; Peleikis, Anja; Thelen, Tatjana. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455767
ISBN
9781845455767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.00

Hardcover. Interest in the study of kinship, a key area of anthropological enquiry, has recently reemerged. Dubbed 'the new kinship', this interest was stimulated by the 'new genetics' and revived interest in kinship and family patterns. Editor(s): Edwards, Jeanette; Salazar, Carles. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JHM; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455736
ISBN
9781845455736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.82

Hardcover. This original and thought-provoking collection of case studies examines some of the ways in which migration, and the concomitant processes of ecological and social change, have shaped and continue to shape human-environment relations in Amazonia. Editor(s): Alexiades, Miguel N. Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology. Num Pages: 310 pages, 16 ills. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFFN; JHMP; RN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455637
ISBN
9781845455637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.57

Hardcover. Many people feel that the impact of technology and the pressure of the market economy on alpine communities leads to a loss of biodiversity, authenticity and cultural diversity, affecting animal husbandry, local food production, social networks and traditions. Series: European Anthropology in Translation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 25 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFHA; GTF; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455378
ISBN
9781845455378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.77

Hardcover. Collapsing concrete colossuses, run-down overgrown skeletons, immutable architectural misfits: the outcasts from our built environment, which we are dying to dispose of - and yet cannot do without - have inspired many ghost stories, crime novels and urban legends. Series: Remapping Cultural History. Num Pages: 278 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455309
ISBN
9781845455309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.23

Hardcover. Based on anthropological studies across the globe, this book explores the experiences and contested meanings of home for people whose lives are characterized by migration related to varying forms of violence. Taking seriously the political implications and exploitation of discourses of home in the transnational processes.. Editor(s): Jansen, Stef; Lofving, Staffan. Series: Dislocations. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454. Violence, Hope and the Movement of People. Series: Dislocations. 200 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Jansen, Stef; Lofving, Staffan. Based on anthropological studies across the globe, this book explores the experiences and contested meanings of home for people whose lives are characterized by migration related to varying forms of violence. Taking seriously the political implications and exploitation of discourses of home in the transnational processes. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHMC. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 18. Weight: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455231
ISBN
9781845455231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.92

Hardcover. It has often been assumed that Europeans invented and had the exclusive monopoly over courtly and romantic love, commonly considered to be the highest form of relations between men and women. This view was particularly prevalent between 1770 and the mid-twentieth century, but was challenged in the 1960s.. Series: Remapping Cultural History. Num Pages: 382 pages, 7 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455224
ISBN
9781845455224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.17

Hardcover. Why are we obsessed with calculating our selections? The author argues that competitive trade nurtures calculative reason, which provides the ground for most discourses on economy. But market descriptions of economy are incomplete. Drawing on a range of materials from small ethnographic contexts to global financial markets.. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; KCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406. The Dialetics of Community and Market. 196 pages. Why are we obsessed with calculating our selections? The author argues that competitive trade nurtures calculative reason, which provides the ground for most discourses on economy. But market descriptions of economy are incomplete. Drawing on a range of materials from small ethnographic contexts to global financial markets. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFC; KCA. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 16. Weight: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455149
ISBN
9781845455149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.77

Hardcover. When reason fails to guide us in our everyday lives, we turn to faith, to religion; we close our minds; we reject austere reasoning. This rejection, which is a faith-based social and intellectual malignancy, has two unfortunate consequences: it blocks the way to knowledge that might enhance the quality of life and it opens the way to charlatans.. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455125
ISBN
9781845455125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.94

Hardcover. On 30 January 1933, Alfred Hugenberg's conservative German National People's Party (DNVP) formed a coalition government with the Nazi Party, thus enabling Hitler to accede to the chancellorship. This book analyzes in detail the complicated relationship between Conservatives and Nazis and offers a re-interpretation of the Nazi seizure of power.. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845454968
ISBN
9781845454968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.00

Hardcover. Based on vivid and colorful case studies about Mafiosi, priests, mothers, and migrants, the author offers new perspectives on the anthropology of religion and magic through categories of landscape, the body, human practice, and material experience. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 316 pages, 30 ills. BIC Classification: 1DST; HRA; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845454821
ISBN
9781845454821
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.00

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