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Hardcover. Craft and the Creative Economy examines the place of craft and making in the contemporary cultural economy, with a distinctive focus on the ways in which this creative sector is growing exponentially as a result of online shopfronts and home-based micro-enterprise, 'mumpreneurialism' and downshifting, and renewed demand for the handmade. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL; KC; KJE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137399649
ISBN
9781137399649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.28

Hardcover. This historical ethnography from Central Sudan explores the century-old intertwining of zar, spirit possession, with past lives of ex-slaves and shows that, despite very different social and cultural contexts, zar has continued to be shaped by the experience of slavery. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 314 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HRQM2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137027498
ISBN
9781137027498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.41

Paperback. This historical ethnography from Central Sudan explores the century-old intertwining of zar, spirit possession, with past lives of ex-slaves and shows that, despite very different social and cultural contexts, zar has continued to be shaped by the experience of slavery. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 314 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HRK; HRQM2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137534798
ISBN
9781137534798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.61

Hardback. Provides a demographic study of the household, based on data gathered by the World Fertility Survey. This reference explores household composition in six Latin American countries and compares the situation with that in the United States and western Europe as well as with each other. Series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1230.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306449628
ISBN
9780306449628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.86

paperback. Series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHBD; KCP; MBN; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461357469
ISBN
9781461357469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.46

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

€ 135.81

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
€ 29.44

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

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

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
€ 29.91

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
€ 34.45

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473998148
ISBN
9781473998148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.79

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
€ 22.10

Paperback. 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. Editor(s): Olzak, Susan. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
287
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804723374
ISBN
9780804723374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

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

€ 145.71

Hardcover. Num Pages: 257 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, 16 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFM; HBTB; JHMC; RNF; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 555.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319320151
ISBN
9783319320151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.35

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

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

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
€ 33.25

Paperback. Elaborates on author's pioneering work on developmental systems by spelling out that work's implications for the fields of evolutionary theory, developmental and social psychology, feminism, and epistemology. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: JHMP; JMA; JMC; PSAJ; PSC; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822324720
ISBN
9780822324720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781446287378
ISBN
9781446287378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.95

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

€ 45.20

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