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Sociology & anthropology

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135412
ISBN
9780231135412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. "Notes for a lecture course and seminar at Collaege de France (1976-1977)"-- T.p Translator(s): Briggs, Kate. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFS; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136167
ISBN
9780231136167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.44
€ 80.25

Hardback. Explores the practice and meanings of death rituals in poor urban neighborhoods on the outskirts of the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca. This book provides descriptions of the Day of the Dead and other religious practices. It analyzes how the rites and beliefs associated with death shape and reflect poor Oaxacans' values and social identity. Num Pages: 336 pages, 42 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HRCR; JFCA; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136884
ISBN
9780231136884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.81
€ 82.00

Paperback. Explores the practice and meanings of death rituals in poor urban neighborhoods on the outskirts of the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca. This book provides descriptions of the Day of the Dead and other religious practices. It analyzes how the rites and beliefs associated with death shape and reflect poor Oaxacans' values and social identity. Num Pages: 336 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HRCR; JFCA; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136891
ISBN
9780231136891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Documents both traditional and contemporary male haunts, such as bars, barbershops, lodges, pool halls, strip clubs, garages, deer camps, megachurches, the basement Barcalounger, and examines their provenance, purpose, and appeal. Num Pages: 264 pages, 79 photographs. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137355
ISBN
9780231137355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.43

Hardback. Probes the ideological assumptions underlying the transfer of body parts, the social significance of donors' deaths, and the medico-scientific desires surrounding complex forms of body repair. This book considers the experimental realm, in which nonhuman species and artificial devices present further opportunities for recovery and for controversy. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 144 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBZ; JHMC; MNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138383
ISBN
9780231138383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.94
€ 73.24

Hardback. Covers the methodological challenges and the real-life constraints of research in child welfare settings. This volume addresses topics that include the ethics involved in researching children and their families and the limits of confidentiality within this population. Num Pages: 464 pages, 3 halftones, 0 color illus., 40 line drawings, 25 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 226 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141307
ISBN
9780231141307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.94
€ 73.24

Hardback. Combining trenchant historical and political data with absorbing firsthand narratives, this title brings a human dimension to the literature on transracial adoption. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141369
ISBN
9780231141369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.69
€ 76.74

Hardback. Saint Namdev is a figure central to the history of bhakti, or devotional Hinduism, one of the oldest religious practices in India. This book focuses on Namdev as a feature of Marathi public memory and examines the many ways that he has been remembered. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141840
ISBN
9780231141840
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.44
€ 80.25

Hardback. Editor(s): Fortune, Anne E.; McCallion, Philip; Briar-Lawson, Katharine. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 illus., 5 tables. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231142144
ISBN
9780231142144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.70
€ 62.72

Hardback. Looking at the shared Palestinian and Jewish-Israeli history, this title presents relations of influence between a stateless indigenous society and the settler-immigrants who would later form the state of Israel. It explores the phenomena of reciprocal relationships between Jewish and Arab communities in mandatory Palestine. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231143288
ISBN
9780231143288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.68
€ 90.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231143295
ISBN
9780231143295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. A book on tattoo literature and culture. It traces the origins and significance of tattoo in the works of nineteenth and twentieth-century artists, travelers, missionaries, scientists, and such writers as Herman Melville, Margaret Mead, and Albert Wendt. It shows how culture has been etched on the human form and on a body of literature. Num Pages: 304 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: AFY; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231143691
ISBN
9780231143691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Series: History & Society of the Modern Middle East. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 b&w figures. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1; HRH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144278
ISBN
9780231144278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 114 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144520
ISBN
9780231144520
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.27
€ 51.34

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231145008
ISBN
9780231145008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.44
€ 80.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231145015
ISBN
9780231145015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.76

Hardback. Series: Religion and American Culture. Num Pages: 408 pages, 22 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 0 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRK; HRLP1; JF; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231145022
ISBN
9780231145022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.75
€ 86.64

Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 822.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147668
ISBN
9780231147668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.70
€ 62.72

Hardback. Editor(s): O'Reilly, Andrea. Num Pages: 408 pages, 2 tables and 2 figures. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFFK; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 244 x 27. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149662
ISBN
9780231149662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.36
€ 98.65

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