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Paperback. Presenting the feats of the hero Mwindo, this title covers an epic which was sung and narrated in a Bantu language and acted out by a member of the Nyanga tribe in the remote forest regions of eastern Zaire. It provides insights into the social structure, value system, linguistics, and cosmology of this African people. Editor(s): Biebuyck, Daniel; Mateene, K.C. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: DS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520020498
- ISBN
- 9780520020498
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Condition: New
€ 38.18
€ 38.18
Paperback. Considers what happens to individual subjectivity when stable or imagined environments such as nations and communities are transformed or displaced by free trade economics, terrorism, and war. This book also considers how information and medical technologies reshape the relation one has to oneself. Editor(s): Biehl, Joao; Good, Byron J.; Kleinman, Arthur. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 477 pages, 19 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: GPS; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 17. Weight in Grams: 918. Ethnographic Investigations. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. 477 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Biehl, Joao; Good, Byron J.; Kleinman, Arthur. Considers what happens to individual subjectivity when stable or imagined environments such as nations and communities are transformed or displaced by free trade economics, terrorism, and war. This book also considers how information and medical technologies reshape the relation one has to oneself. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GPS; JHMP. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 17. Weight: 664.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 477
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247932
- ISBN
- 9780520247932
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.42
€ 40.99
€ 29.42
Paperback. The miraculous blends with the mundane in this book as the Samburu continue their day-to-day twenty-first-century existence. Straight describes miracles inside the cultural logic that makes them possible, questioning how anthropology can best engage with the improbable. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812220926
- ISBN
- 9780812220926
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.66
€ 32.99
€ 29.66
Paperback. Ethnomusicologizing contains writings on contemporary music and culture studies. In this work, Banfield instructs readers in the ways by which we may better appreciate and understand creative artistry and process, and their relation to history and its meaning. Series: African American Cultural Theory and Heritage. Num Pages: 446 pages, 81 black & white halftones, 5 tables. BIC Classification: AVA; JFCA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 671.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442229716
- ISBN
- 9781442229716
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Condition: New
€ 78.71
€ 78.71
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847426178
- ISBN
- 9781847426178
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.93
€ 40.99
€ 38.93
Paperback. In this original book Bill Jordan presents a new analysis of well-being in terms of its social value, and outlines ways in which this could be incorporated into public policy decisions. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420800
- ISBN
- 9781847420800
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.51
€ 37.99
€ 36.51
Hardback. * Presents a highly original new way of thinking about modern societies and human relationships. * Written by a leading professor of Social Policy * Contains numerous first hand interviews and everyday examples. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHMC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633503
- ISBN
- 9780745633503
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Condition: New
€ 73.14
€ 73.14
Paperback. * Presents a highly original new way of thinking about modern societies and human relationships. * Written by a leading professor of Social Policy * Contains numerous first hand interviews and everyday examples. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHMC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633510
- ISBN
- 9780745633510
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Condition: New
€ 26.06
€ 26.06
Hardback. This book argues that the financial crash of 2008-9 has exposed the disastrous consequences of applying economic theory to the collective life of societies. Series: Polity What's Wrong Series. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647401
- ISBN
- 9780745647401
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Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Paperback. This book argues that the financial crash of 2008-9 has exposed the disastrous consequences of applying economic theory to the collective life of societies. Series: Polity What's Wrong Series. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647418
- ISBN
- 9780745647418
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Condition: New
€ 23.47
€ 23.47
Paperback. In this primer on the history of money, Bill Maurer explores the implications of how technology is changing how we use money and argues that understanding and considering how we would like to pay gives us insight into determining how we would like to live. Num Pages: 176 pages, 51 color illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBT; KCCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 4522 x 3226 x 9. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822359999
- ISBN
- 9780822359999
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.23
€ 36.99
€ 33.23
Paperback. Explores decisive moments when the traditional boundaries of fiction/nonfiction, truth, and falsehood blur. This book argues that a history of social representation in film, television, and video requires an understanding of the fate of both contemporary and older work. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209009
- ISBN
- 9780253209009
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.01
€ 21.99
€ 21.01
Paperback. Traces the shifting tides of New York's ethnic past, from its beginnings as a Dutch trading outpost onwards. This work explores the processes of cultural adaptation to life in New York, giving an account of immigrants new and old, and of the streets and neighborhoods they claimed and transformed. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 353 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231078795
- ISBN
- 9780231078795
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Condition: New
€ 48.07
€ 48.07
Paperback. How environmental activism in youth shapes political engagement and citizenship for Laotian American women Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FML; 1KBBWF; JHMC; JPW; RNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439908150
- ISBN
- 9781439908150
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
hardcover. Presents a description of the author's methodology and its significance for understanding hunter-gatherer cultures on a global basis. This book provides a major synthesis of an enormous body of cultural and environmental information. Num Pages: 583 pages, 151 line illustrations, 60 tables. BIC Classification: HDA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 226 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1856.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 583
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223936
- ISBN
- 9780520223936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.56€ 73.08
€ 95.56
€ 73.08
Hardcover. Based on ethnographic research on the online activities of Christian & Muslim actors in the Moluccan conflict, this study investigates processes of identity construction, community building, & evolving conflict dynamics on the internet. An innovative contribution to conflict & internet research, this study paves the way for a new cyber anthropology Translator(s): Gaines, Jeremy. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 460 pages, 20 ills, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JMC; JFD; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857458544
- ISBN
- 9780857458544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.42
€ 180.42
Hardback. Although practice theory has been a mainstay of social theory for nearly three decades, so far it has had very limited impact on media studies. This book draws on the work of practice theorists such as Wittgenstein, Foucault, Bourdieu, Barth, and Shatzki and rethinks the study of media from the perspective of practice theory.. Editor(s): Brauchler, Birgit; Postill, John. Series: Anthropology of Media. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457419
- ISBN
- 9781845457419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.76
€ 162.76
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837634785
- ISBN
- 9783837634785
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Condition: New
€ 59.71€ 46.89
€ 59.71
€ 46.89
Paperback. Tracing the rise and development of the Ghanaian video film industry between 1985 and 2010, this book examines video movies as seismographic devices recording a culture and society in turmoil. It also captures the process of film-making in Ghana. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 408 pages, 31 b/w. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; AFKV; HRAM2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520287686
- ISBN
- 9780520287686
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Paperback. Editor(s): Schneider, Birgit; Nocke, Thomas. Num Pages: 388 pages, 66 b/w & 3 colour illus. BIC Classification: AC; JFD; JHB; JPQB; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837626100
- ISBN
- 9783837626100
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Condition: New
€ 53.74€ 42.64
€ 53.74
€ 42.64