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Sociology & anthropology

Hardback. Non-knowledge should not be simply regarded as the opposite of knowledge, but as complementary to it: each derives its character and meaning from the other and from their interaction. This volume's ethnographic analyses provide a theoretical frame through which to consider the production and reproduction of ignorance, non-knowledge, and secrecy. Editor(s): Dilley, Roy; Kirsch, Thomas G. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782388388
ISBN
9781782388388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.44

Paperback. Part of The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue Book Series, this landmark volume assesses the contribution of recent work in ethnobiology to anthropological thought. * Considers the ways in which the subject matter and methodologies of ethnobiological research address core anthropological questions. Editor(s): Ellen, Roy. Series: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue Book Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405145893
ISBN
9781405145893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.32

Hardback. The concept of "cultural transmission" is central to much contemporary anthropological theory, since successful human reproduction through social systems is essential for effective survival and for enhancing the adaptiveness of individual humans and local populations. Editor(s): Ellen, Roy; Lycett, Stephen J.; Johns, Sarah E. Series: Theory & Methodology in Anthropology. Num Pages: 392 pages, 33 ills, 10 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
392
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857459930
ISBN
9780857459930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 426 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Guilford Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9780898625318
ISBN
9780898625318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.15

Paperback. This study analyzes American, Vietnamese and Japanese personal values, attempting to understand how it can be ethnographers find large differences in values between cultures, yet empirical surveys find relatively small, almost trivial differences in personal values between cultures. Series: Culture, Mind and Society. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSR; JHB; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349371419
ISBN
9781349371419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.57

Hardback. This study analyzes American, Vietnamese and Japanese personal values, attempting to understand how it can be ethnographers find large differences in values between cultures, yet empirical surveys find relatively small, almost trivial differences in personal values between cultures. Series: Culture, Mind and Society. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFM; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230602991
ISBN
9780230602991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.38

Paperback. Topics in this book include: the adoption of older children from care; contact with birth families after adoption; trans-racial placement; single-person adoption; children talking about moving to adoption; research on children adopted from Romania; and polices and practices. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JHBC; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 293 x 205 x 11. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471852049
ISBN
9780471852049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.90

Paperback. This book is a fascinating account of how the English see themselves. Roy Porter is a leading figure in social and cultural history. All contributors are extremely well-known historians. This book is a fascinating account of how the English see themselves. Roy Porter is a leading figure in social and cultural history. Editor(s): Porter, Roy. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745613062
ISBN
9780745613062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.05

Paperback. The second edition of Perspectives on Africa: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation is both an introduction to the cultures of Africa and a history of the interpretations of those cultures. Key essays explore the major issues and debates through a combination of classic articles and the newest research in the field. Editor(s): Grinker, Roy Richard; Steiner, Christopher B.; Lubkemann, Stephen C. Series: Global Perspectives. Num Pages: 713 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 172 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1068.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
713
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405190602
ISBN
9781405190602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.42

Hardback. The second edition of Perspectives on Africa: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation is both an introduction to the cultures of Africa and a history of the interpretations of those cultures. Key essays explore the major issues and debates through a combination of classic articles and the newest research in the field. Editor(s): Grinker, Roy Richard; Steiner, Christopher B.; Lubkemann, Stephen C. Series: Global Perspectives. Num Pages: 708 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 174 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1330.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
708
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444335224
ISBN
9781444335224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.87

paperback. Rosenzweig and Thelen analyze results from a unique and comprehensive survey in which they polled 1,500 Americans about their connection to the past and its continuing influence on their present as well as their hopes for the future. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780231111492
ISBN
9780231111492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. .
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872866690
ISBN
9780872866690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.40

Hardback.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754667827
ISBN
9780754667827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.17

Paperback. Presents eight essays documenting the state of bast and leaf fibre weaving traditions in Vietnam, Borneo, Korea, Burma, Okinawa, the Philippines, Japan, and Micronesia. This book examines processes that have nurtured or buffeted attempts to preserve or revive the production of these textiles. It is illustrated with colour photographs. Editor(s): Hamilton, Roy W.; Milgram, B. Lynne. Series: Fowler Museum Textile Series. Num Pages: 188 pages, 204 color illus. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 304 x 15. Weight in Grams: 962.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Fowler Museum of Cultural History,U.S. United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780974872988
ISBN
9780974872988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226423289
ISBN
9780226423289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.81

paperback. Num Pages: 162 pages, 22 line drawings. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 127 x 204 x 9. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226869292
ISBN
9780226869292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.17

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803210820
ISBN
9780803210820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.43

Paperback. Series: Globalization & Community Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 halftones, 4 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFA; JFSG; JFSJ; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 411.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816639335
ISBN
9780816639335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 177 x 10. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
KIT Publishers Netherlands
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9789460220913
ISBN
9789460220913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 25.45

Paperback. Series: Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 black and white halftones, 10 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 243.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195368789
ISBN
9780195368789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.41

Hardcover. Editor(s): Rozman, Gilbert; Togo, Kazuhiko; Ferguson, Joseph P. Series: Strategic Thought in Northeast Asia. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JH; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403975539
ISBN
9781403975539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.40

paperback. This text explores a range of topics, including underground literature, religious revival, and the rise of a national Jewish consciousness. It examines the ambivalent role traditionally played by the Soviet Union in both allowing cultural expression and suppressing individual religious practice. Editor(s): Ro'i, Yaacov; Beker, Avi. Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JFC; JFSR1; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814774328
ISBN
9780814774328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Explores how Europe's increasingly powerful border regime meets and interacts with its target - the clandestine migrant. This book examines the subterranean migration flow from Africa to Europe, and shifts the focus from the "illegal immigrants" themselves to the vast industry built around their movements. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282520
ISBN
9780520282520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.80

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
7th Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199731879
ISBN
9780199731879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 211.24

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