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Sociology & anthropology

Hardback. Bruce O'Neill shows how the Bucharest, Romania's homeless are unable to fully participate in a society that is increasingly organized around practices of consumption, leaving them mired in an unshakeable boredom and the slow deterioration of their lives that are symptomatic of the alienation brought on by globalization. Num Pages: 280 pages, 33 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; JFFA; JFFB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363149
ISBN
9780822363149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.28

Paperback. Lalaie Ameeriar follows the experiences of immigrant Pakistani women in Toronto who-despite being skilled, white-collar workers-suffer high levels of unemployment and poverty and who are advised by government-sanctioned worker programs to conform to an embodied form of multiculturalism that privileges whiteness and erases difference. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363163
ISBN
9780822363163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Hardback. Crumpled Paper Boat is an exploration of the possibilities and limits of a literary anthropology that bends the conventions of ethnographic voice and form to engage with writing as a material practice rather than a transparent representational medium. Editor(s): Pandian, Anand; McLean, Stuart. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822363293
ISBN
9780822363293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.28

Hardback. Attiya Ahmad examines the practice of conversion to Islam by South Asian migrant domestic workers in the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf region and how these women's conversions stem from an ongoing process rooted in their everyday experiences as migrant workers rather than a clean break from their preexisting lives. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSJ5; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363330
ISBN
9780822363330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.28

Hardback. Editor(s): Trnka, Susanna; Trundle, Ms Catherine. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822363606
ISBN
9780822363606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.28

paperback. Editor(s): Wool, Zoe H.; Livingston, Julie. Num Pages: 134 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
134
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822368632
ISBN
9780822368632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.38

Hardback. ." . . a comprehensive review and criticism of the major deductive and inductive arguments against theism [and] a morally sufficient reason for the presence of evil."-Religious Studies Review Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 16. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823210800
ISBN
9780823210800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.43

Paperback. "An excellent volume, which will be useful to both professional philosophers and students."-Ethics Num Pages: 431 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JPVH; L; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
431
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
SKU
V9780823215638
ISBN
9780823215638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 42.71

Paperback. Maps the circuits of cross fertilizations among disciplines in the humanities and social sciences that have developed from Clifford Geertz's "interpretive turn." This volume interrogate the fixity of interpretation and open new spaces of inquiry. Editor(s): Panourgia, Neni. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823228874
ISBN
9780823228874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

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

€ 96.07

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
€ 37.46

Paperback. The major contribution of anthropology to the intellectual and the political world has been to show the worthiness of attending to the people and cultures of the world. But, due to the modification of the treatment of differences, the emphasis has then been put on recognizing similarities. This title features essays that are against this trend. Num Pages: 188 pages, 2 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823232758
ISBN
9780823232758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.30

Hardback. Series: Forms of Living. Num Pages: 410 pages, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; JFC; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 28. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780823233793
ISBN
9780823233793
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.81

Paperback. Series: Forms of Living. Num Pages: 410 pages, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; JFC; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823233809
ISBN
9780823233809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.45

Hardback. Series: Empire State Editions. Num Pages: 220 pages, 12 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823234196
ISBN
9780823234196
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.56

Hardback. Contributions from scholars in anthropology, religion, and area studies--stemming from research in East and Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas collected to represent a form of historically grounded, ethnographically driven social science that seeks to understand social phenomena by dialogically engaging global and local perspectives. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823241897
ISBN
9780823241897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.62

paperback. Contributions from scholars in anthropology, religion, and area studies--stemming from research in East and Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas collected to represent a form of historically grounded, ethnographically driven social science that seeks to understand social phenomena by dialogically engaging global and local perspectives. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823241903
ISBN
9780823241903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.03

Hardback. Describes, from the perspective of the young anti-apartheid fighters, the tactics that young local leaders used and how the state retaliated Series: Forms of Living. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823243099
ISBN
9780823243099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.34

Hardback. Focused on Venezuela but relevant to the rest of Latin America, this is a genealogical investigation of the intrinsically populist "monumental governmentality" that in response to this predicament began to take shape in that nation at the time of independence. Num Pages: 408 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 30. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823263653
ISBN
9780823263653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.97

Paperback. Realizing the Witch follows the unfolding of Benjamin Christensen's visual narrative in his 1922 film, Haxan (The Witch). Through a close reading of Haxan, Baxstrom and Meyers examine the study of witchcraft from historical and anthropological perspectives, as well as the intersection of popular culture, artistic expression and scientific ideas. Series: Forms of Living. Num Pages: 296 pages, 64 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780823268252
ISBN
9780823268252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.92

Hardback. Series: Verbal Arts: Studies in Poetics. Num Pages: 274 pages, 13 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JHMC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823270460
ISBN
9780823270460
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.84

Hardback. The book covers qualitative approaches that can be utilized by students and scholars in their research endeavors concerning social activism in contemporary society. Specifically, the book illustrates different strategies for using qualitative methods to observe activism within organizations, networks, events, and alternative media. Series: Donald McGannon Communication Research Center's Everett C. Parker Book Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823274130
ISBN
9780823274130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.97

Hardcover. Research in Social Movements Conflicts and Change showcases deeply empirical and often multi-method research by senior and junior scholars alike. Comparative analysis and qualitative case studies push into new territories in this illuminating and important research which seeks to define and advance the multiple fields reflected in the series title. Editor(s): Coy, Patrick G. Series: Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change. Num Pages: 322 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780857240361
ISBN
9780857240361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.39

Hardcover. Contains 14 chapters that focus on various aspects of economic organization and behaviour, mostly based on empirical fieldwork conducted by the authors themselves. This title takes a look at urban food provisioning in Cameroon and an investigation into entrepreneurial activities in the rapidly-changing economy of Cairo. Series Editor(s): Wood, Donald C. Series: Research in Economic Anthropology. Num Pages: 348 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780857241177
ISBN
9780857241177
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.75

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