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Hardback. Begins with a question: Is beauty destined to end in tragedy? Drawing on extensive fieldwork in Colombia, the author scrutinizes the anxious, audacious, and sometimes destructive attempts people make to transform their bodies through cosmetic surgery and liposuction. Num Pages: 192 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226789859
- ISBN
- 9780226789859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.22€ 79.61
€ 94.22
€ 79.61
Paperback. "Defacement" asks what happens when something precious is despoiled. It begins with the notion that such activity is attractive in its very repulsion, and that it creates something sacred even in the most secular of societies and circumstances. Num Pages: 328 pages, 4 half-tones. BIC Classification: JFMD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732000
- ISBN
- 9780804732000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.92
€ 36.99
€ 33.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226310855
- ISBN
- 9780226310855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.29
€ 27.99
€ 23.29
Paperback. Records visionary anthropologist Michael Taussig's reflections on the fieldwork notebooks he kept through forty years of travels in Colombia. This title exhibits Taussig's characteristic verve and intellectual audacity, that is combined with a revelatory sense of intimacy. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 69. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226789835
- ISBN
- 9780226789835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.14
€ 31.99
€ 25.14
Paperback. A meditation on the mysteries of color and the fascination they provoke. It uses color to explore further dimensions of what the author calls 'the bodily unconscious' in an age of global warming. Drawing on classic ethnography as well as the work of Benjamin, Burroughs, and Proust, it takes up the notion that color invites the viewer into images. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226790060
- ISBN
- 9780226790060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.91
€ 36.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. Looks at the interaction between civilized and primitive people in Colombia, examines the role of the shaman, and discusses healing practices in the jungle. Num Pages: 538 pages, 104ill.3M. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 538
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226790138
- ISBN
- 9780226790138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.21
€ 45.21
Paperback. Editor(s): Sweet, Michael; Michaelsen, Larry K. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHB; JNF; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stylus Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579226107
- ISBN
- 9781579226107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.33
€ 59.33
Hardcover. Editor(s): Sweet, Michael; Michaelsen, Larry K. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JNF; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 731.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stylus Publishing
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579226091
- ISBN
- 9781579226091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.21
€ 227.21
Paperback. Introduces the basis of the confidence interval framework and provides the criteria for 'best' confidence intervals, along with the trade-offs between confidence and precision. This book covers topics such as the transformation principle, confidence intervals, and the relationship between confidence interval and significance testing frameworks. Series: Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 104 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761924999
- ISBN
- 9780761924999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.75
€ 47.75
Paperback. Series: Sage Foundations of Psychology Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JMA; JMB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 189 x 38. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761960317
- ISBN
- 9780761960317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.17
€ 81.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Familius LLC
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939629661
- ISBN
- 9781939629661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.29
€ 18.99
€ 17.29
Paperback. This collection of ethnographies demonstrates that the divide between fleeting discursive practice and formed text is a constructed one, and that the constructional process reveals "culture". The cultural processes of "entextualization" and "contextualization" are examined. Num Pages: 362 pages, 8 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: CFG; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226757704
- ISBN
- 9780226757704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.69
€ 43.99
€ 34.69
Paperback. In this analysis, Shanks and Tilley argue against the functionalism and positvism which result from an inadequate assimilation of social theory into the day-to-day practice of archaeology. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HD; JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745601847
- ISBN
- 9780745601847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.04
€ 26.04
paperback. Series: Routledge Library Editions: Advertising. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; KJSA; KJU; KNTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138966185
- ISBN
- 9781138966185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.76
€ 61.76
Paperback. A personal, trenchant, and comprehensive account of the contemporary news media. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393912876
- ISBN
- 9780393912876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.46
€ 26.99
€ 25.46
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138919679
- ISBN
- 9781138919679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640181
- ISBN
- 9780691640181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.66€ 95.13
€ 123.66
€ 95.13
Hardcover. Merry argues that most voluntary separation experiments in education are not driven by a sense of racial, cultural or religious superiority. Rather, they are driven among other things by a desire for quality education, not to mention community membership and self respect. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; JNKC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137033703
- ISBN
- 9781137033703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Paperback. Merry argues that most voluntary separation experiments in education are not driven by a sense of racial, cultural or religious superiority. Rather, they are driven among other things by a desire for quality education, not to mention community membership and self respect. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JHBD; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137469717
- ISBN
- 9781137469717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
paperback. This accessible introduction to data analysis focuses on the interpretation of statistical results, in particular those which come from nonexperimental social research. It provides researchers with the tools necessary to select and evaluate statistical tests appropriate for their research question. Series: Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 88 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; KJQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 5. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780803957725
- ISBN
- 9780803957725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.20
€ 47.20