Sociology & anthropology
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Sociology & anthropology
Hardback. Traces the theoretical development of anthropology through the lives of the well-known figures who have influenced its historical trajectory. Editor(s): Silverman, Sydel. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759104594
- ISBN
- 9780759104594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.27
€ 162.27
Paperback. Traces the theoretical development of anthropology through the lives of the well-known figures who have influenced its historical trajectory. Editor(s): Silverman, Sydel. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759104600
- ISBN
- 9780759104600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.83
€ 71.83
Hardback. Focuses on the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, class, and (ethno) nation that influence the dynamics of human rights conflicts in different parts of the world. This collection of essays investigates human rights conflicts in Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australia. Editor(s): Harrison, Faye V. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759104815
- ISBN
- 9780759104815
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.47
€ 149.47
Paperback. Using equality as a measure for policy, this book demonstrates how taking equality seriously changes how our economies could function to provide wellbeing both in the United States and worldwide. It is suitable for readers concerned with transnational economies, global anthropology, and the study of work and labor. Series: Foundations of Cultural Thought Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 362 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759106888
- ISBN
- 9780759106888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.50
€ 56.50
hardcover. Examines Chinese American funerary rituals and cemeteries from the late nineteenth century in order to understand the importance of Chinese funerary rites and their transformation through time. This volume discusses the meaning of funerary rituals and their normative dimension and the social practices that have been influenced by tradition. Editor(s): Chung, Sue Fawn; Wegars, Priscilla. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780759107335
- ISBN
- 9780759107335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.72
€ 162.72
Paperback. Examines Chinese American funerary rituals and cemeteries from the late nineteenth century in order to understand the importance of Chinese funerary rites and their transformation through time. This volume discusses the meaning of funerary rituals and their normative dimension and the social practices that have been influenced by tradition. Editor(s): Chung, Sue Fawn; Wegars, Priscilla. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759107342
- ISBN
- 9780759107342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.28
€ 73.28
Hardback. Utilizing almost 40 years' work, Andrew Smith presents a detailed portrait of modern herdsmen and their historical antecedents. Following the assumption that Africa has never been isolated from the rest of the world, Smith illuminates key topics ranging from material culture and rituals, to future prospects for pastoralists. Series: African Archaeology Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759107472
- ISBN
- 9780759107472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.16
€ 162.16
Paperback. Utilizing almost 40 years' work, Andrew Smith presents a detailed portrait of modern herdsmen and their historical antecedents. Following the assumption that Africa has never been isolated from the rest of the world, Smith illuminates key topics ranging from material culture and rituals, to future prospects for pastoralists. Series: African Archaeology Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759107489
- ISBN
- 9780759107489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.77
€ 72.77
Hardback. Reveals the key relationship between anthropologist and subject through their letters and commentaries. This ethnography is a reflection on the survival of the contemporary Portuguese nobility. It is of interest to scholars of anthropological methods and fieldwork, and to those interested in the anthropology of elites and in Portuguese culture. Series: Alterations. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 767.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759107762
- ISBN
- 9780759107762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.75
€ 165.75
Paperback. Through authors' letters and commentaries, this book reveals the key relationship between anthropologist and subject. It is a reflection on the survival of contemporary Portuguese nobility. It is suitable for scholars of anthropological methods and fieldwork, and to researchers interested in the anthropology of elites and in Portuguese culture. Series: Alterations. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759107779
- ISBN
- 9780759107779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.45
€ 64.45
Hardback. With a focus on the personal, immediate and contextual, this work presents plays about marginalized identities, abortion, street life and oppression that manage a unique balance between theoretical research and everyday realism. Editor(s): Saldana, Johnny. Series: Crossroads in Qualitative Inquiry. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759108127
- ISBN
- 9780759108127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.51
€ 155.51
Hardback. Clarifies the need for and the use of transcription methodology and provides a useful, efficient guide to creating good transcripts for a variety of people using ethnographic methods. This title is a suitable tool for transcriptionists, ethnographers, researchers, oral historians, and even amateurs who plan to write their family history. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759108424
- ISBN
- 9780759108424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.82
€ 131.82
paperback. Clarifies the need for and the use of transcription methodology and provides a useful, efficient guide to creating good transcripts for a variety of people using ethnographic methods. This title is a suitable tool for transcriptionists, ethnographers, researchers, oral historians, and even amateurs who plan to write their family history. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 198 x 9. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759108431
- ISBN
- 9780759108431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.06
€ 50.06
Paperback. Tackles the critical question of how people of diverse cultures confront the common problems that arise with global integration. This book reveals these impacts on an urban US community, on Mandalay rice cultivators, on Mayan and Andean peasants and miners. It is for anthropologists and other social scientists engaged in ethnographic research. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759108813
- ISBN
- 9780759108813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.16
€ 60.16
Hardback. What Makes Learning Fun? presents a set of tested principles and strategies for the design of museum exhibits, with concrete examples of design successes and failures drawn from the author's many years in the field. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; JNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759108844
- ISBN
- 9780759108844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.45
€ 126.45
Hardback. This study is the result of decades of analysis of the skeletal material from the Early Bronze Age I tombs at the site of Bab edh-Dhra', Jordan. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 221 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1146.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759110755
- ISBN
- 9780759110755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 367.02
€ 367.02
Hardback. Editor(s): Hicks, David. Num Pages: 496 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 190 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1153.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759111554
- ISBN
- 9780759111554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.68
€ 188.68
Hardback. Cinderella Story is an experimental autoethnography that explores critical racial issues in America through the media of language and images. Series: Crossroads in Qualitative Inquiry. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759111769
- ISBN
- 9780759111769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.01
€ 145.01
Hardback. Num Pages: 281 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759120266
- ISBN
- 9780759120266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.95
€ 128.95
Hardback. This book presents the voices of foreign brides from 123 countries who married Korean men in response to a critical shortage of marriageable women in rural Korea since the early 1990s. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759120358
- ISBN
- 9780759120358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.56
€ 128.56