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Hardback. What would happen if border controls were to be suppressed and people granted the right to move freely throughout the world? This volume explores the various dimensions of "Migration Without Borders" scenario and looks at the convergences and contradictions between the different takes on the topic, highlighting both its strengths and weaknesses. Editor(s): Pecoud, Antoine; Guchteneire, Paul de. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453466
ISBN
9781845453466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.76

paperback. This study offers a broad range of approaches to medieval society's understanding of mothering and the uses to which the practice and imagery of mothering could be assumed by females and males alike. Editor(s): Parsons, John Carni; Wheeler, Bonnie. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 402 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBG; HBLC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Routledge United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815336655
ISBN
9780815336655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.23

Hardback. This collection of essays examines the worldwide dispersal of Asian populations and links these seemingly disparate movements through the category of Asian diasporas. Editor(s): Parrenas, Rhacel Salazar; Siu, Lok. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFF; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804752435
ISBN
9780804752435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.41

Hardback. This book advances debates over the relationship between care and economy through the concept of intimate labor-care, domestic, and sex work-and thus charts relations of race, class, gender, sexuality, and citizenship in the context of global economic transformations. Editor(s): Parrenas, Rhacel Salazar; Boris, Eileen. Num Pages: 360 pages, 2 tables, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804761925
ISBN
9780804761925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.95

Hardback. Outside France, French anthropology is conventionally seen as being dominated by grand theory produced by writers who have done little or no fieldwork themselves, and who may not even count as anthropologists in terms of the institutional structures of French academia. Editor(s): Parkin, Robert; Sales, Anne de. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 292 pages, 17 ills. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456955
ISBN
9781845456955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.88

Hardback. Addresses the challenges that holistic anthropology presents. This book explores topics such as the social understanding, interpretation and appropriation of new biological technologies, which increasingly penetrate most aspects of physical life, including reproduction, food, biomedicine, health, but also physical performance and art. Editor(s): Parkin, David; Ulijaszek, Stanley J. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453541
ISBN
9781845453541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.19

Hardback. The line between what is regarded by people as "traditional" and "modern" is constantly being altered by new configurations of power. These essays examine the ways in which such changes are both communicated and created through cultural performances in diverse ethnographic settings. Examples are drawn from a wide range of forms and expressions.. Editor(s): Parkin, David; Caplan, Lionel; Fisher, Humphrey. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 587.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571818980
ISBN
9781571818980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.16

Editor(s): Owsley, Douglas W.; Jantz, Richard L. Series: Peopling of the Americas Publications. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HDD; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 46. Weight in Grams: 2699.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623492007
ISBN
9781623492007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.04

Hardback. Modern social thought ranges widely from the social sciences to philosophy, political theories and doctrines, cultural ideas and movements, and the influence of the natural sciences. * Provides an authoritative overview of the main themes of social thought. * Long essays and entries give full coverage to each topic. Editor(s): Outhwaite, William; Outhwaite, William. Num Pages: 856 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GBC; HPS; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 199 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
856
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631221647
ISBN
9780631221647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 227.35

Paperback. Presents a cross-cultural perspective on manual medicine studies. This volume describes how manual medicine is one of the primary providers of traditional medicine. It is useful for manual practitioners of western medicine, including massage therapists, physical therapists, chiropractors, and osteopaths, as well as those with traditional training. Editor(s): Oths, Kathryn S.; Hinojosa, Servando Z. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 181 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759103931
ISBN
9780759103931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.02

Hardback. Presents a cross-cultural perspective on manual medicine studies. This volume describes how manual medicine is one of the primary providers of traditional medicine. It is useful for manual practitioners of western medicine, including massage therapists, physical therapists, chiropractors, and osteopaths, as well as those with traditional training. Editor(s): Oths, Kathryn S.; Hinojosa, Servando Z. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759103924
ISBN
9780759103924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.01

Contextualizes violence and violent acts within the matrix of indigenous thought and culture. This title includes chapter topics that show that desire, including localized, culturally specific, examinations of warfare, sacrifice, ballgames, boxing, pain, and healing. Editor(s): Orr, Heather; Koontz, Rex. Series: Ideas, Debates, and Perspectives. Num Pages: 398 pages, colour insert. BIC Classification: 1KLC; ACBK; HDD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 885.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931745802
ISBN
9781931745802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.21

Paperback. This volume focuses specifically on the field of psychoanalytic social theory emerging in and between psychoanalysis, feminism, post-colonial studies and queer theory, and across the disciplines of philosophy, literary, film and cultural studies. Editor(s): Oliver, Kelly; Edwin, Steve. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JHBA; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742513099
ISBN
9780742513099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.15

Hardback. This volume focuses specifically on the field of psychoanalytic social theory emerging in and between psychoanalysis, feminism, post-colonial studies and queer theory, and across the disciplines of philosophy, literary, film and cultural studies. Editor(s): Oliver, Kelly; Edwin, Steve. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JHBA; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742513082
ISBN
9780742513082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.66

Hardback. The topic of mothers and daughters has emerged as a salient issue in feminist scholarship. Using women's writing, film and feminist theory, the book explores how the mother/daughter relationship is presented and experienced as a site of empowerment. Editor(s): O'Reilly, Dr. Andrea; Abbey, Sharon. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847694860
ISBN
9780847694860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 204.71

Hardback. Bringing together original, contemporary ethnographic research on the Northeast African state of Eritrea, this book shows how biopolitics - the state-led deployment of disciplinary technologies on individuals and population groups - is assuming particular forms in the twenty-first century. Editor(s): O'Kane, David; Hepner, Tricia Redeker. Series: Dislocations. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGE; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455675
ISBN
9781845455675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.35

Hardback. Between the 1870s and the 1930s competing European powers carved out and consolidated colonies in Melanesia, the most culturally diverse region of the world. As part of this process, great assemblages of ethnographic artefacts were made by a range of collectors whose diversity is captured in this volume. Editor(s): O'Hanlon, Michael; Welsch, Robert L. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 304 pages, 23 ills, 5 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 0 x 0. Weight in Grams: 497.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571818119
ISBN
9781571818119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.59

Hardback. The book examines the transformation of European football in recent years by focusing on the impact of Europe in general and the EU in particular on the way that the game has evolved in a broad cross section of European states. Editor(s): Niemann, Arne; Garcia, Borja; Grant, Wyn. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFE; HBTB; JHBS; KNSP; WSJA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 28. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719085758
ISBN
9780719085758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.93

paperback. Editor(s): Nesbitt, Nick; Hulse, Brian. BIC Classification: AVA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138272118
ISBN
9781138272118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.52

Hardback. Toward an Anthropology of the Will, the first book that systematically explores volition from an anthropological point of view, demonstrates how a richly nuanced, ethnographically-informed approach to the cultural experience of willing can help shape theories of social action in the human sciences. Editor(s): Murphy, Keith; Throop, C. Jason. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804768870
ISBN
9780804768870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.14

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