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Paperback. Attiya Ahmad examines the practice of conversion to Islam by South Asian migrant domestic workers in the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf region and how these women's conversions stem from an ongoing process rooted in their everyday experiences as migrant workers rather than a clean break from their preexisting lives. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSJ5; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822363446
- ISBN
- 9780822363446
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Hardback. Strict decrees on the observance of death were part of the myriad laws enacted under the Tokugawa shogunate to control nearly every aspect of Japanese life. Hirai explores how this class of legislation played an integrative part in Japanese society by codifying religious beliefs and customs the Japanese people had cherished for generations. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 15 black and white photos; 3 maps; 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JHBT; JHBZ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 231 x 36. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066823
- ISBN
- 9780674066823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.96
€ 54.99
€ 45.96
Paperback. Effective Grief and Bereavement Support shows how social networks, whether they be friends, colleagues or family, can provide an important source of support following sudden bereavement. Kari and Atle Dyregrov provide concrete, evidence-based advice about how support processes can be improved, and the main principles for effective network support. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JKSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843106678
- ISBN
- 9781843106678
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.96
€ 40.99
€ 40.96
Paperback. Editor(s): Midttun, Atle. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: JH; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 175 x 25. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- J W Cappelens Forlag AS, Norway Norway
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788202412159
- ISBN
- 9788202412159
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Condition: New
€ 74.70€ 57.75
€ 74.70
€ 57.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 245 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764309121
- ISBN
- 9783764309121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: DD; JFSP31; JHBK; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 132 x 8. Weight in Grams: 78.
- Publisher
- Theatre Communications Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559364829
- ISBN
- 9781559364829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.53
€ 14.99
€ 13.53
Hardcover. Wogeo Island is well known to anthropologists of Papua New Guinea. Based on substantial fieldwork, the author builds on and expands previous research by showing how Wogeos establish and maintain social relationships and identities connected to place and movement in the physical landscape. Series: Person, Space and Memory in the Contemporary Pacific. Num Pages: 324 pages, 3 maps, 26 ills, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457754
- ISBN
- 9781845457754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.17
€ 155.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 372 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801480775
- ISBN
- 9780801480775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.90
€ 32.90
Hardcover. Editor(s): Aston, Jacob M.; Vasquez, Estela. Num Pages: 177 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 181 x 15. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624171857
- ISBN
- 9781624171857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.54€ 170.87
€ 252.54
€ 170.87
Die Kontroverse Um Neuronale Netze. Zur Sozialen Aushandlung Der Wisse...
Associate Professor Of Philosophy Ulrich (Col...
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 191.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Deutscher Universit?tsverlag United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783824445554
- ISBN
- 9783824445554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.93
€ 67.93
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Wienand, Assistant Professor of Ancient History and Classics Johannes (University of Heidelberg Heinrich-Heine-Universitat Dusseldorf Heinrich-Heine-Universitat Dusseldorf Heinrich-Heine-Universitat Dusseldorf Heinrich-Heine-Universitat Dusseldorf Heinrich-Heine-Universitat Dusseldorf Heinrich-Heine-Universitat Dusseldorf); Wienand, Christiane (University College London, UK). Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531163758
- ISBN
- 9783531163758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.82
€ 50.82
Paperback. "Primitive Pictures" explores the relationship between early German cinema and anthropology's fascination with "primitive" cultures. At the core of this study is a mythic first contact between the camera and the non-Western body. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; APFA; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312293734
- ISBN
- 9780312293734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.22
€ 64.22
Paperback. Looking at a variety of topics including film, politics, and contemporary art, this volume explores the impact of electricity on knowledge, social practices, media, community life, and subjective experience. Editor(s): Asselin, Olivier; Mariniello, Silvestra; Oberhuber, Andrea. Series: Cultural Transfers. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa
- Edition
- Bilingual edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782760307049
- ISBN
- 9782760307049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.54
€ 37.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: APF; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Demeter Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926452494
- ISBN
- 9781926452494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.23
€ 31.99
€ 27.23
Paperback. An ethnographic analysis of organ transplantation in Turkey, based on the stories of kidney-transplant patients and physicians in Istanbul. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 264 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVG; GTB; JFFH; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 168 x 32. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349129
- ISBN
- 9780822349129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
Hardback. * Brings together key writings in the emergent field of the anthropology of media for the first time. * Offers critical overview of how mass media represents and constructs both Western and non--Western cultures. * Integrates key themes in the anthropology of media by means of editorial commentary. Editor(s): Askew, Kelly; Wilk, Richard R. Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology. Num Pages: 432 pages, 11. BIC Classification: JFD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631220930
- ISBN
- 9780631220930
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.27
€ 156.27
Paperback. Community Struggles in Post-apartheid South Africa. 160 pages, 6ill. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JH; JPW. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583670507
- ISBN
- 9781583670507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.49
€ 20.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439913222
- ISBN
- 9781439913222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
Hardback. This new edition encompasses the most complete explication of Montagu's theory. It takes on the issues of the Bell Curve, IQ Testing, ethnic cleansing and other contemporary race relations topics. Num Pages: 704 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1212.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 6 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803946477
- ISBN
- 9780803946477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.97
€ 117.97
Paperback. A study of the world of modeling. Exploring an arena of cultural production, it shows how the right 'look' is discovered, developed, and packaged to become a prized commodity. It examines how models sell themselves, how agents promote them, and how clients decide to hire them. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 5 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFCK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466. The Making of a Fashion Model. 328 pages, illustrations. A study of the world of modeling. Exploring an arena of cultural production, it shows how the right 'look' is discovered, developed, and packaged to become a prized commodity. It examines how models sell themselves, how agents promote them, and how clients decide to hire them. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFCK; JHMP. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight: 444.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270763
- ISBN
- 9780520270763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.55
€ 25.99
€ 19.55