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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. * A new book by one of the world s leading anthropologists and a leading figure in the study of material culture. * Brings together Miller s key writings on consumption, consumer capitalism and related topics. * The sequel to Miller s highly successful Stuff. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661087
- ISBN
- 9780745661087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.39
€ 23.39
Paperback. The main argument of this book is that people use material objects to express themselves and their cultures. Drawing on examples from both Western and developing cultures, it shows that everyday objects reflect not only personal tastes and attributes, but also moral principles and social ideals. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631156055
- ISBN
- 9780631156055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.04
€ 48.04
Paperback. Focuses on an everyday item - blue jeans - to learn what one simple article of clothing can tell us about our individual and social lives and challenging, by extension, the foundational anthropological presumption of the normative. Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; JFC; JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272194
- ISBN
- 9780520272194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Hardback. In this ethnography of the Cancha mega-market in Cochabama, Bolivia, Daniel M. Goldstein examines what it means for the market's poorest vendors to maintain personal safety and economic stability by navigating systems of informality and illegality and how this dynamic is representative of the neoliberal modern city. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822360285
- ISBN
- 9780822360285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.83
€ 123.83
Paperback. This study analyzes a popular festival and vigilante lynching, examining them as a form of political spectacle performed by improverished people who want to gain access to the potential benefits of citizenship in a modern city. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: AN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333708
- ISBN
- 9780822333708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.23
€ 29.99
€ 29.23
Paperback. In this ethnography of the Cancha mega-market in Cochabama, Bolivia, Daniel M. Goldstein examines what it means for the market's poorest vendors to maintain personal safety and economic stability by navigating systems of informality and illegality and how this dynamic is representative of the neoliberal modern city. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822360452
- ISBN
- 9780822360452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Paperback. Examines the way the Holocaust has been remembered in Germany, Israel, and the US. This title shows how singular event has been detached from its precise context and instead used as a way of focusing abstract questions of good and evil, and how this use has given the Holocaust a resonance across the global stage. Series: Politics, History, & Social Change. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHMP; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592132768
- ISBN
- 9781592132768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.95
€ 35.99
€ 34.95
Paperback. * Examines the ways that science and technology are integral parts of, and are influenced by, the society in which they exist. * Shows how groups and organizations in power shape developments in technoscience, and how new developments affect people differently depending on class, race, gender and location. Series: Key Themes in Sociology. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10. BIC Classification: JHM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231820
- ISBN
- 9780631231820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.37
€ 40.99
€ 40.37
Hardcover. * Examines the ways that science and technology are integral parts of, and are influenced by, the society in which they exist. * Shows how groups and organizations in power shape developments in technoscience, and how new developments affect people differently depending on class, race, gender and location. Series: Key Themes in Sociology. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231813
- ISBN
- 9780631231813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.59
€ 125.59
Hardcover. The golden standard evaluation reference text
Now in its second edition, Evaluation Theory, Models, and Applications is the vital text on evaluation models, perfect for classroom use as a textbook, and as a professional evaluation reference. Series: Research Methods for the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 800 pages, colour illustrations, black & white tables, colour tables. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 186 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 700
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118074053
- ISBN
- 9781118074053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.13
€ 100.13
Paperback. "A primer of Population Genetics", third edition, provides a concise but comprehensive introduction to population genetics. The four chapters of the book address genetic variation, the causes of evolution, molecular population genetics and the genetic architecture of complex traits. Num Pages: 215 pages, 73 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBD; PSAK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Sinaeur
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0003012
- ISBN
- 9780878933044
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
paperback. Presents a study of the Lummi Indians of northwestern Washington and the political and economic forces that have determined their changing fortunes over the past years. Series: Columbia Northwest Classics. Num Pages: 237 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; GTB; JHM; TVT; WSXF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295978482
- ISBN
- 9780295978482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.08
€ 36.08
Paperback. How do you judge the quality of a school, a district, a teacher, a student? By the test scores, of course. Yet for all the talk, what educational tests can and can't tell you, and how scores can be misunderstood and misused, remains a mystery to most. This book demystifies educational testing - from MCAS to SAT to WAIS. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 line illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 8/16/09
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035218
- ISBN
- 9780674035218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.21
€ 29.99
€ 25.21
Paperback. AIDS and Africa are indelibly linked in popular consciousness, but despite widespread awareness of the epidemic, much of the story remains hidden beneath a superficial focus on condoms, sex workers, and antiretrovirals. Africa gets lost in this equation. The author offers a powerful reversal, using AIDS as a lens through which to view Africa. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; HBJH; JHMC; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226108834
- ISBN
- 9780226108834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.35
€ 33.99
€ 26.35
Paperback. Attempts to understand the dilemmas average Nigerians face every day as they try to get ahead - or just survive - in a society riddled with corruption. This book paints a portrait of Nigerian corruption - of nationwide fuel shortages in Africa's oil-producing giant, Internet cafes where the young launch their e-mail scams, and more. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: JFFX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136479
- ISBN
- 9780691136479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.49
€ 42.99
€ 30.49
Hardcover. Sheds light on the process of cultural change that occurred over the course of a century or more in the majority of Pennsylvania German communities and churches. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 236 pages, 85, 85 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580463836
- ISBN
- 9781580463836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.34
€ 96.34
Paperback. A look at how the history of country and folk dancing in America is deeply intermeshed with that of political liberalism and the "old left" Series: NYU Series in Social & Cultural Analysis. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479890354
- ISBN
- 9781479890354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.47
€ 33.99
€ 33.47
Paperback. Privacy is one of the most important concepts of our time, yet it is also one of the most elusive. This book offers an overview of the difficulties involved in discussions of privacy and also provides a provocative resolution. It argues that no single definition can be workable, but rather that there are multiple forms of privacy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: JHB; JMH; JPHC; LNDC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2/28/10
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035072
- ISBN
- 9780674035072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.26
€ 34.99
€ 29.26
Paperback. A study that synthesizes an array of cross-cultural, experimental, and ethnographic data to understand the broad meaning of friendship, how it develops, how it interfaces with kinship and romantic relationships, and how it differs from place to place. Series: Origins of Human Behavior and Culture. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 b/w photographs, 24 line illustrations, 2 maps, 28 sidebars, 17 equations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520265479
- ISBN
- 9780520265479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; AVA; HBJH; JFCA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816689286
- ISBN
- 9780816689286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.14
€ 29.99
€ 29.14