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Paperback. Explores the crucial notion of "colonial difference" in the study of the modern colonial world and traces the emergence of an epistemic shift, which author calls "border thinking". This title expands the horizons of debates under way in postcolonial studies of Asia and Africa by dwelling in the genealogy of thoughts of South/Central America. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 line illus. 3 tables. 9 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTQ; HBTR; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- With a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156095
- ISBN
- 9780691156095
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€ 40.99€ 35.66
€ 40.99
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Paperback. Includes papers and conversations that derive from a conference that pursued the possibility and utility of a general theory of religion and culture, especially one based on violence. Editor(s): Hamerton-Kelly, Robert. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804715188
- ISBN
- 9780804715188
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€ 37.99€ 34.45
€ 37.99
€ 34.45
Paperback. Blood sacrifice, the ritual slaughter of animals, has been basic to religion through history, so that it survives in spiritualized form even in Christianity. How did this violent phenomenon achieve the status of the sacred? This study examines this question. Translator(s): Bing, Peter. Num Pages: 360 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518. The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial Ritual and Myth. 360 pages, Ill. Blood sacrifice, the ritual slaughter of animals, has been basic to religion through history, so that it survives in spiritualized form even in Christianity. How did this violent phenomenon achieve the status of the sacred? This study examines this question. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 23. Weight: 510. Translator(s): Bing, Peter.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520058750
- ISBN
- 9780520058750
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.74
€ 41.99
€ 36.74
Paperback. Argues that the contemporary commitment to the importance of cultural identity has reovated rather than replaced an earlier commitment to r4acial identity and asserts that the idea of culture, far from constituting a challenge to racism, is actually a for Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFF; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822320647
- ISBN
- 9780822320647
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
€ 26.99
€ 25.38
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531176680
- ISBN
- 9783531176680
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Condition: New
€ 83.91
€ 83.91
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Kaskel, Walter. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1927
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662349557
- ISBN
- 9783662349557
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€ 73.01
€ 73.01
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Hanesch, Walter. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531168111
- ISBN
- 9783531168111
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€ 72.61
€ 72.61
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Friedrich, Walter. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783322959355
- ISBN
- 9783322959355
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Condition: New
€ 71.54
€ 71.54
Hardcover. Editor(s): Walrave, Michel; Ponnet, Koen; Vanderhoven, Ellen; Haers, Jacques; Segaert, Barbara. BIC Classification: JHB. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319278919
- ISBN
- 9783319278919
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€ 150.66
€ 150.66
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810034397
- ISBN
- 9783810034397
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€ 72.38
€ 72.38
Hardcover. Understanding Complex Urban Systems: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Modeling Editor(s): Walloth, Christian; Gurr, Jens Martin; Schmid, Alexandre. Series: Understanding Complex Systems. Num Pages: 169 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; JHBC; PBWR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319029955
- ISBN
- 9783319029955
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Condition: New
€ 127.28
€ 127.28
Applied Research and Practice from the Next Generation
Wallace, Tim; Liebow, Edward; Kedia, Satish; ...
Paperback. * peer reviewed publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology * dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods * most editions available for course adoption. Series: NAPA Bulletin. Num Pages: 244 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 177 x 12. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- American Anthropological Association United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931303330
- ISBN
- 9781931303330
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€ 43.11
€ 43.11
Paperback. Early Photography and the Making of African American Identity. 408 pages, 71 photographs. Editor(s): Wallace, Maurice O.; Smith, Shawn Michelle. Brings to light the wide-ranging practices of early African American photography, as well as the effects of photography on racialized thinking. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; GTB; JFC; JHMP. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 29. Weight: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822350859
- ISBN
- 9780822350859
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Work and Identity: Historical and Cultural Contexts (Identity Studies ...
Wall, Christine, Kirk, John
Hardcover. A fascinating account of theoretical debates around identity and work, recent trends and methodological arguments concerning the role of oral testimony and its interpretation. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460. Historical and Cultural Contexts. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. 264 pages, 11 figures, 6 black & white tables, 10 charts. A fascinating account of theoretical debates around identity and work, recent trends and methodological arguments concerning the role of oral testimony and its interpretation. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBL. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 20. Weight: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580824
- ISBN
- 9780230580824
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Condition: New
€ 67.48
€ 67.48
Paperback. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JHBL; JMS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349319732
- ISBN
- 9781349319732
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Condition: New
€ 65.86
€ 65.86
Hardcover. This book explores the processes of community, regeneration, relationality and affect in a small Welsh town after the closure of its iron and steel works - an industry at the heart of this community. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFSF; JFSJ; JHBL; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247062
- ISBN
- 9780230247062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, 3 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNF; JNM; JNR; JNZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137584519
- ISBN
- 9781137584519
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Condition: New
€ 139.57
€ 139.57
Paperback. Portrays the three indigenous rebellions that threatened Spanish control of its South American colonies more than a quarter century before the Wars of Independence (1808-1825). This collection includes maps, a chronology of the rebellions, and a glossary of terms. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBTB; HBTV; JHM; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 247
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208452
- ISBN
- 9780872208452
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.92
€ 24.99
€ 18.92
Das Wissen Der Leute. Bioethik, Alltag Und Macht Im Internet.
Waldschmidt, Anne; Klein, Anne; Tamayo, Migue...
Paperback / so. Series: Theorie Und Praxis Der Diskursforschung. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB; KJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531156644
- ISBN
- 9783531156644
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Condition: New
€ 84.63
€ 84.63
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531175386
- ISBN
- 9783531175386
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Condition: New
€ 72.05
€ 72.05
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HB; JHMC; KC; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 5. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1910
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662336748
- ISBN
- 9783662336748
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Condition: New
€ 70.61
€ 70.61
Paperback. This interdisciplinary collection places corporate security in a theoretical and international context. Arguing that corporate security is becoming the primary form of security in the twenty-first century, it explores a range of issues including regulation, accountability, militarization, strategies of securitization and practitioner techniques. Editor(s): Lippert, Randy. Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKV; JPS; KJ; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349466818
- ISBN
- 9781349466818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.35
€ 193.35
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBK; JKSN; JNLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531163420
- ISBN
- 9783531163420
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Condition: New
€ 71.85
€ 71.85
Hardback. Series: IMISCOE Research Series. Num Pages: 159 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; JMH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319442419
- ISBN
- 9783319442419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.40
€ 116.40