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Sociology & anthropology
Hardback. This book interprets the ethnography of the Mru and Khumi, Tibeto-Burmese speaking horticulturalists who practice swidden agriculture in the hills straddling Bangladesh, India, and Burma. Their material and spiritual cultures are described in detail here, from dwellings to religious rituals. Nearly a hundred color photographs provide illustration. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 690 pages, 98 color photos, 31 black and white illustrations, 13 black and white photos, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 690
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066861
- ISBN
- 9780674066861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.87€ 67.76
€ 74.87
€ 67.76
Paperback. How can monkeys be both eaten as food and nurtured as children? Her research reveals that monkeys play a vital role in Guaja society, ecology, economy, and religion. In Guaja animistic beliefs, all forms of plant and animal life-especially monkeys-have souls and are woven into a comprehensive kinship system. Series: Historical Ecology Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; JFSL9; JHMP; PSAF; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125253
- ISBN
- 9780231125253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.32
€ 55.32
Hardback. Offers a collection of essays that adds a dimension to our understanding of nation-building through its examination of the role of intimate cultural processes. In this book, the editors and contributors share with previous works on the Italian diaspora a keen interest in the imagining of nations across national borders. Editor(s): Baldassar, Loretta. Series: Critical Studies in Italian America. Num Pages: 245 pages, 7 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823231843
- ISBN
- 9780823231843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.38
€ 97.38
Paperback. Why do so many people around the world associate people with origins in Italy with family life, romantic love and the pleasures of eating? This title focuses on the intimate relations in the construction of national identities among international migrants. Editor(s): Baldassar, Loretta. Series: Critical Studies in Italian America. Num Pages: 245 pages, 7 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823231850
- ISBN
- 9780823231850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Hardback. This volume is comprised of empirical research and theoretical papers about children's well being, children and youth peer cultures, and the rights of children and youth. These empirical studies include children's voices and experiences from four continents and a range of methodological and theoretical orientations. Editor(s): Bass, Loretta E.; Kinney, David A. Series Editor(s): Johnson, Heather. Series: Sociological Studies of Children and Youth. Num Pages: 352 pages, port. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780520742
- ISBN
- 9781780520742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.84
€ 143.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801494505
- ISBN
- 9780801494505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.54
€ 40.99
€ 36.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 7 b&w illus., 3 tables. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253019837
- ISBN
- 9780253019837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
Paperback. Presents detailed portraits of a young woman jailed for protesting the ban on women driving, a Sufi scholar encouraging Muslims and Christians to struggle together with love to know God, and an artist citing the Qur'an and using metal gears and chains to celebrate the diversity of the pilgrims who come to Mecca. Num Pages: 277 pages, 16 photos. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; HBJF1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520290273
- ISBN
- 9780520290273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.54
€ 27.99
€ 21.54
Paperback. A photographic essay which conveys the emotional power of the death rituals of a small Greek village - the funeral, the singing of laments, the distribution of food, the daily visits to the graves, and the rite of exhumation. Num Pages: 248 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DVG; JHBT; JHBZ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 247 x 14. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691000275
- ISBN
- 9780691000275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.52€ 42.23
€ 53.52
€ 42.23
Paperback. Examines the Macedonian conflict in light of theoretical work on the construction of national identities and cultures and the invention of tradition. This book analyzes two issues: the struggle for human rights of the Macedonian minority in northern Greece and the campaign for international recognition of the independent Republic of Macedonia. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 halftones 7 maps 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1DVWYM; JHM; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691043562
- ISBN
- 9780691043562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.52€ 42.11
€ 53.52
€ 42.11
Paperback. Takes us into a world that lies at the heart of the maximum security prison. Focusing on the 'supermaximums' - and the mental health units that complement them, this book conveys the internal contradictions of a system mandated to both punish and treat. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 329 pages, 25 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520240766
- ISBN
- 9780520240766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. Understanding the Life Course provides a uniquely comprehensive guide to the entire life course from an interdisciplinary perspective. Combining important insights from sociology and psychology, the book presents the concept's theoretical underpinnings in an accessible style, supported by real-life examples. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 247 x 29. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745697932
- ISBN
- 9780745697932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.61
€ 40.99
€ 39.61
Hardcover. Understanding the Life Course provides a uniquely comprehensive guide to the entire life course from an interdisciplinary perspective. Combining important insights from sociology and psychology, the book presents the concept's theoretical underpinnings in an accessible style, supported by real-life examples. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 179 x 21. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745697925
- ISBN
- 9780745697925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.50
€ 79.50
Paperback. Paper is older than the printing press, and even in its unprinted state it was the great network medium behind the emergence of modern civilization. In the shape of bills, banknotes and accounting books it was indispensible to the economy. As forms and files it was essential to bureaucracy. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745672540
- ISBN
- 9780745672540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.47
€ 19.99
€ 17.47
Editor(s): Lott, Tommy L. Series: Readings in Philosophy S. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFCX; JFFJ; JFSL; JHBA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872204591
- ISBN
- 9780872204591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.32€ 41.64
€ 52.32
€ 41.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7. BIC Classification: JHBL; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801489983
- ISBN
- 9780801489983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.09
€ 34.99
€ 32.09
Hardback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 272 pages, B&W Illus.: 11,. BIC Classification: 1FKP; APF; JFMP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231162883
- ISBN
- 9780231162883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.42€ 83.43
€ 109.42
€ 83.43
Paperback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 272 pages, B&W Illus.: 11,. BIC Classification: 1FKP; APF; JFMP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231162890
- ISBN
- 9780231162890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.61
€ 37.99
€ 27.61
Paperback. Translator(s): Crisp, John. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JMAF; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 146 x 7. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412853842
- ISBN
- 9781412853842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.41
€ 60.41
Hardback. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; JHB; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 186 x 14. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231177641
- ISBN
- 9780231177641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.25€ 63.42
€ 83.25
€ 63.42