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Paperback. Modern Orientalism was born in the eighteenth century after a very long gestation period defined less by economic or political motives than by religious ideology. The Birth of Orientalism presents a completely new picture of the Western encounter with Asia, its underlying dynamics, and the discovery of Buddhism and Hinduism. Series: Encounters with Asia. Num Pages: 568 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223460
- ISBN
- 9780812223460
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Condition: New
€ 58.90
€ 58.90
Hardcover. The book provides a comprehensive sociological and cultural explanation of Israel's politics toward the Palestinians, covering the period of the Oslo Accords and the Second Intifada and focusing on the concept of a 'new war' that is an outgrowth of internal relations within Israel itself and the diversionary politics of its leadership. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JHB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137027566
- ISBN
- 9781137027566
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Condition: New
€ 68.25
€ 68.25
Paperback. Gathers together forty years of anthropological study by a researcher and writer with one of the broadest fieldwork resumes in anthropology. In its twelve essays, this book covers encounters with transvestites in Oman, childbirth in Bhutan, poverty in Cairo, and honor killings in Scandinavia, with visits to several other locales. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226924472
- ISBN
- 9780226924472
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Living in a poor neighbourhood of Cairo, Umm Ali has raised eight children with almost no help from her husband or the Egyptian government. This book draws on the author's firsthand experience of Umm Ali's life to create an intimate portrait of Cairo's back streets and the people who live there. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226898353
- ISBN
- 9780226898353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.63
€ 43.99
€ 34.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QSP; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226896809
- ISBN
- 9780226896809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.69
€ 43.99
€ 34.69
Paperback. Many immigrants in Europe find marginalization, discrimination, and increasing segregation. In this book, the author shows how an excessive respect for "their culture" has been part of the problem. Culture has become a concept of race, sustaining ethnic identity politics that subvert human rights. Num Pages: 280 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFJ; JFFN; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226896854
- ISBN
- 9780226896854
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.85
€ 36.99
€ 29.85
Paperback. Bringing together scholarly insights and research by both Japanese and non-Japanese experts, Jessica Milner Davis bridges the differences between humor in Japan and the West and examines the spectrum of Japanese humor, from ancient traditions and surviving rituals of laughter to the norms of joke-telling in conversation in Japan and America. Editor(s): Davis, Jessica Milner. Series: Humor in Life & Letters S. Num Pages: 264 pages, 27 illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814331651
- ISBN
- 9780814331651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.03
€ 44.03
Hardcover. Bringing together a wide range of original empirical research from locations and interconnected geographical contexts from Europe, Australasia, Asia, Africa, Central and Latin America, this title sets out a fresh agenda for mobility - one which emphasizes the enduring connectedness between, and embeddedness within, places. Editor(s): Brickell, Dr. Katherine. Num Pages: 240 pages, Includes 13 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBD; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ashgate Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754678380
- ISBN
- 9780754678380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.92
€ 187.92
Hardcover. This book, based on extensive historical research and anthropological fieldwork in contemporary Jerusalem, details the multiple ways in which space, identity, and alterity are experienced, produced and contested by the habitants of this conflicted urban center. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJPG; 3JMG; HBTQ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633488
- ISBN
- 9780815633488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.25
€ 47.25
Paperback. This volume explores the relationship between siciety and the physical world through representation - the artistic re-creation of the physical world - which reflects interpretation. Series: Space, Place, and Society. Num Pages: 280 pages, 76 b&w photographs, 8 tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629542
- ISBN
- 9780815629542
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Condition: New
€ 31.69
€ 31.69
Paperback. Argues that confrontation with major paradigms of world history has marked African and Latin American history during the last quarter-century and that the process has dramatically restructured historical and theoretical understanding of peasantries, labour and the capitalist world system. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLC; 1KLS; HBAH; JHBL; JHM; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299136840
- ISBN
- 9780299136840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.78
€ 29.78
Hardcover. Editor(s): Soen, Dan; Shechory, Mally. Num Pages: 302 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 183 x 24. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621008446
- ISBN
- 9781621008446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.73€ 140.92
€ 203.73
€ 140.92
Hardcover. Editor(s): Randow, Lauren S. Num Pages: 118 pages, tables, charts, illus. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611224634
- ISBN
- 9781611224634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.60€ 94.41
€ 136.60
€ 94.41
Hardcover. Editor(s): Jaworski, Jared A. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 9. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613245156
- ISBN
- 9781613245156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.22€ 116.23
€ 167.22
€ 116.23
Hardcover. Editor(s): Russo, Barry M.; Haffner, Alice D. Num Pages: 244 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613243626
- ISBN
- 9781613243626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.98€ 110.66
€ 158.98
€ 110.66
Hardcover. Editor(s): Luca, Katherine M. De; Moretti, Cecilia F. Num Pages: 177 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613243480
- ISBN
- 9781613243480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 261.44€ 179.94
€ 261.44
€ 179.94
Hardcover. Editor(s): Harrison, Lara P. Num Pages: 171 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 182 x 15. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 171
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608769612
- ISBN
- 9781608769612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 276.75€ 190.29
€ 276.75
€ 190.29
Hardcover. Editor(s): Weiss, Kathryn E. Num Pages: 211 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607418603
- ISBN
- 9781607418603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.09€ 70.70
€ 100.09
€ 70.70
paperback. Fundamentalism has been thrust into the limelight by recent world events. In this text, the authors cast a wide net to include an array of ideological positions in social and cultural movements, as well as more traditional areas of religious practice. Editor(s): Schick, Carol; Jaffe, JoAnn; Watkinson, Ailsa. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552661277
- ISBN
- 9781552661277
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.74
€ 25.99
€ 22.74
Hardcover. The issues around settlement, belonging, and poor relief have for too long been understood largely from the perspective of England and Wales. This volume offers a pan-European survey that encompasses Switzerland, Prussia, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Britain. Editor(s): King, Steven; Winter, Dr. Anne, Ph.D. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 326 pages, 14 ills, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; JFC; JFFN; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782381457
- ISBN
- 9781782381457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.33
€ 163.33
Paperback. The companion volume to the 50th-anniversary edition of Black Like Me , this book features John Howard Griffin's later writings on racism and spirituality. Conveying a progressive evolution in thinking, it further explores Griffin's ethical stand in the human rights struggle and nonviolent pursuit of equality. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Wings Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916727826
- ISBN
- 9780916727826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.49
€ 18.99
€ 17.49
Paperback. Provides compelling examples of applied research in cultural anthropology. This title offers ten readings that refer to contemporary social issues such as religious belief, work and family, social class, food production, relationships, consumerism, the effects of climate change on culture, and globalization. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations map. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
- Edition
- 9th Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780078117039
- ISBN
- 9780078117039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.77
€ 138.77
Hardcover. Drawing on the moving story of the last year of the life of her own treasured dog, Ody, the author presents an in-depth exploration of the practical, medical, and moral issues that trouble pet owners confronted with the decline and death of their companion animals. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 halftone, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHBZ; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226668468
- ISBN
- 9780226668468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.08
€ 31.99
€ 25.08
Paperback. Editor(s): Moen, Phyllis. Series: ILR Press books. Num Pages: 448 pages, 42 charts/graphs, 45 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801488375
- ISBN
- 9780801488375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73