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Sociology & anthropology
Hardcover. Examines the reintegration of former child soldiers in Sierra Leone. Based on 18 months of participant-observer ethnographic fieldwork and ten years of follow-up research, this book argues that there is a fundamental disconnect between the Western idea of the child soldier and the individual lived experiences of the child soldiers of Sierra Leone. Num Pages: 223 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, fig. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; JFSP1; JHM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814724965
- ISBN
- 9780814724965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.86
€ 85.86
paperback. A feminist and performance studies-oriented ethnography of the on- and offstage lives of a group of traveling artists in southern India and their complex relation to their deviant status in the larger culture. Num Pages: 464 pages, 62 illus. (incl. 10 in color), 1 table, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AN; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 28. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334439
- ISBN
- 9780822334439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.12
€ 46.99
€ 42.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 221 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270. With New Material. 221 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JHMC. Dimension: 211 x 137 x 14. Weight: 270.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 221
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274914
- ISBN
- 9780520274914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.54
€ 29.99
€ 21.54
"Women of Privilege" traces the decline of a once-privileged Hudson River Valley family whose neighbors were Vanderbilts, Delanos, and Roosevelts. Based on diaries and journals, and written by a family descendant, it combines biography and memoir with social history. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFSC; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Academy Chicago Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897336802
- ISBN
- 9780897336802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.41
€ 37.99
€ 32.41
Paperback. An anthropological study of the social functions and meanings of medicines in different cultures. Series: Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology. Num Pages: 212 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 32. Series: Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology. 212 pages, 12 b/w illus. An anthropological study of the social functions and meanings of medicines in different cultures. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC; MB. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521804691
- ISBN
- 9780521804691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.05
€ 45.05
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781446287378
- ISBN
- 9781446287378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.77
€ 50.99
€ 50.77
Paperback. Argues compellingly that nature and nurture are not alternative influences on human development but, rather, developmental products and the developmental processes that produce them. This title shows that what developmental information" does depends on what is already in place and what alternatives are available. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP; JMA; JMC; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822324669
- ISBN
- 9780822324669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.21
€ 36.99
€ 33.21
Paperback. A trans-national study of female beauty based in an ethnographic study of beauty salons in Cairo, Casablanca, and Paris. Num Pages: 216 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1HBM; JFCA; JFFS; JHMP; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822328964
- ISBN
- 9780822328964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
€ 32.99
€ 29.86
Hardback. This analysis of the causes of racial and ethnic conflict in American cities between 1877-1914 presents evidence that suggests that the explanation for ethnic unrest is to be found in competition processes. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804720281
- ISBN
- 9780804720281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.55
€ 144.55
Paperback. "In the first feminist critique of modern political theory, Okin shows how the failure to apply theories of justice to the family not only undermines our most cherished democratic values but has led to" Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- 50843rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465037032
- ISBN
- 9780465037032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.06
€ 23.99
€ 22.06
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473998148
- ISBN
- 9781473998148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.61
€ 44.99
€ 44.61
Paperback. Observations of the sun, moon, planets, and stars played a central role in ancient Maya lifeways, as they do among contemporary Maya who maintain the traditional ways. This book constructs Maya astronomy and cosmology through the astronomical information encoded in Precolumbian Maya art and confirmed by the practices of living Maya peoples. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 382 pages, 48 figures, 22 b&w plates, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLS; ACBK; JFHF; JHMC; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1043.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292752269
- ISBN
- 9780292752269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.27
€ 37.99
€ 34.27
Paperback. Recent years have seen a growing impetus to explain social life almost exclusively in biological and mechanistic terms, and to dismiss cultural meaning and difference. Editor(s): McKinnon, Susan; Silverman, Sydel. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 figures, 5halftones. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 264 x 28. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500249
- ISBN
- 9780226500249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.89
€ 37.99
€ 29.89
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822325987
- ISBN
- 9780822325987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. Offering an analysis of legislative responses to surrogacy in the bellwether states of New York and California, this book explores how discourses about gender, family, race, genetics, rights, and choice have shaped policies. It examines the views of key players, including legislators, women's organizations, religious groups, the media, and others. Num Pages: 277 pages, 1 line illustration, 12 tables. BIC Classification: JFM; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520252042
- ISBN
- 9780520252042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Hardback. True to the nature of the Gedenkschrift, this commemorative publication celebrates the work of sociologist Dr. William Freudenburg, one of the founding editors of RSPPP and Dehlsen Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara. Editor(s): Maret, Susan. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781907344
- ISBN
- 9781781907344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.99
€ 197.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 169 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 267.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- International Scholars Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 169
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573093590
- ISBN
- 9781573093590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.67
€ 80.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 546 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 203. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 546
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138687684
- ISBN
- 9781138687684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 140.57
€ 140.57
Hardback. In this interdisciplinary study of Asian-white miscegenation from the late 19th to the end of the 20th century, Koshy traces the shifting gender and racial hierarchies produced by antimiscegenation laws and their role in shaping cultural norms. These laws thus turned sex acts into race acts and engendered new meanings for both. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747288
- ISBN
- 9780804747288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.22
€ 132.22
Paperback. A tale of adolescent girls coming of age in the South during the most explosive decades for the region. Focusing on the period from 1920 to 1960, it reveals how both the life of the South and the meaning of adolescence underwent enormous political, economic, and social shifts. Num Pages: 384 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK5; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674063938
- ISBN
- 9780674063938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.05
€ 36.99
€ 31.05