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Sociology & anthropology

Paperback. Rejecting abstractions of "culture", this text proposes an existential anthropology that recognizes even abstract relationships as modalities of interpersonal life. Michael Jackson's work shows how general ideas are always anchored in particular social events and critical concerns. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
0002-
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226389462
ISBN
9780226389462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.49

Paperback. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172356
ISBN
9780231172356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Addresses the interplay between modes of writing, modes of understanding, and modes of being in the world. This title explores writing as a technic akin to ritual, oral storytelling, magic and meditation, that enables us to reach beyond the limits of everyday life and forge virtual relationships and imagined communities. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304. Essays on Writers and Writing. 218 pages. Addresses the interplay between modes of writing, modes of understanding, and modes of being in the world. This title explores writing as a technic akin to ritual, oral storytelling, magic and meditation, that enables us to reach beyond the limits of everyday life and forge virtual relationships and imagined communities. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSK; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275263
ISBN
9780520275263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172349
ISBN
9780231172349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.68
€ 75.95

Paperback. In 2002, as Sierra Leone prepared to announce the end of its brutal civil war, the distinguished anthropologist, poet, and novelist Michael Jackson returned to the country where he had intermittently lived and worked as an ethnographer since 1969. Here, he offers his reminiscences revisiting the site of his fieldwork from the 1970s. Num Pages: 232 pages, 23 b&w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 225 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822333135
ISBN
9780822333135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Hardback. Inspired by existential thought, but using ethnographic methods, Jackson explores a variety of compelling topics, including 9/11, episodes from the war in Sierra Leone and its aftermath, the marginalization of indigenous Australians, the application of new technologies, mundane forms of ritualization, the magical use of language.. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 248 pages, Bibliog., index. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571814760
ISBN
9781571814760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.20

Explaining the bias of union members - most of whom were classical or jazz music performers - against rock music and musicians, this book addresses issues of race and class; questions of what qualified someone as a "skilled" or professional musician. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVG; HBTB; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 20. Weight in Grams: 513.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822354635
ISBN
9780822354635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.55

Hardcover. This volume brings together scholars who have conducted research on funerary events across sub-Saharan Africa. The contributions offer an in-depth understanding of the broad changes and underlying causes in African societies over the years, such as changes in religious beliefs, social structure, urbanization, and technological changes and health. Editor(s): Jindra, Michael; Noret, Joel. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 ills. BIC Classification: 1H; JHBZ; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857452054
ISBN
9780857452054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 31. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JHMP; JPHF; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801483646
ISBN
9780801483646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252063053
ISBN
9780252063053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.23

Paperback. Reveals a gruesome stories of exhumation and reburial throughout American history. Taking us to the contested grave sites, this title explores how complicated interactions of regional pride, shifting reputations, and evolving burial practices led to public and often emotional battles over the final resting places of famous figures. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226423302
ISBN
9780226423302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.05

Paperback. Series Editor(s): Kuhn, Michael; Vessuri, Hebe; Yazawa, Shujiro. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Dimension: 153 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838208923
ISBN
9783838208923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.28

Paperback. Editor(s): Kuhn, Michael; Okamoto, Kazumi. Num Pages: 306 pages, fig: 3, b&w, table: 13, b&w. BIC Classification: HPK; JHB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838205267
ISBN
9783838205267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.40

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439905043
ISBN
9781439905043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.22

Hardcover. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHM; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 185 x 18. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560723417
ISBN
9781560723417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.51
€ 47.35

Paperback. .
Publisher
Laitman Kabbalah Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772280081
ISBN
9781772280081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. A Reader in the Anthropology of Religion is a collection of some of the most significant classic and contemporary writings in the field. Editor(s): Lambek, Michael. Series: Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 696 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HRA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1058.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
696
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405136143
ISBN
9781405136143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 47.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
HAU
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780990505075
ISBN
9780990505075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.31

Paperback. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HSM; HRL; JFSR; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403960689
ISBN
9781403960689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.50

paperback. In a witty, evocative style accessible to both the specialist and non-specialist reader, Michael Lambek provides a significant contribution to writing on African systems of thought, local forms of religious and therapeutic practice, social accountability, and the place of explicit forms of knowledge in the analysis of non-western societies. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 498 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
498
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802077837
ISBN
9780802077837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.73

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