Sociology & anthropology
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Sociology & anthropology
paperback. Critics claim that science, including social science, is 'merely a social construction' that fallible humans have created with words and other symbols. This title explains why the edifice of science has robust properties that make it one of the most useful forms of knowledge that humans have ever created, although it is not perfect. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Paradigm Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781594515606
- ISBN
- 9781594515606
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Condition: New
€ 48.52
€ 48.52
Hardback. Explores how anthropology can come to terms with "colonial library" and begin to develop an ethnographic practice that transcends politics of Africa's imperial past. This book develops a model of critical agency, focusing on a variety of language genres in Africa situated in rituals that transform socio-political relations. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 map, 1 line drawing, 8 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; CFG; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226023519
- ISBN
- 9780226023519
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€ 94.93€ 79.17
€ 94.93
€ 79.17
Hardcover. A study that addresses the Arrernte's contemporary situation. It documents the immense sociocultural changes they have experienced. It traces the history of the Arrernte as they have transitioned from a society of hunter-gatherers to members of the Hermannsburg Mission community to their marginalized position in the modern Australian economy. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 halftones, 8 maps, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226032634
- ISBN
- 9780226032634
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Condition: New
€ 94.93€ 79.17
€ 94.93
€ 79.17
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226447438
- ISBN
- 9780226447438
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Condition: New
€ 94.93€ 79.17
€ 94.93
€ 79.17
Paperback. Donald Tuzin first studied the New Guinea village of Ilahita in 1972. Years later he returned to find that the village's men had voluntarily destroyed their secret cult which allowed them dominance over women. This study examines the labyrinth of motives behind this improbable, devastating act. Series: Worlds of Desire S. Num Pages: 270 pages, 10 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFSJ2; JFSL9; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226819518
- ISBN
- 9780226819518
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.64
€ 40.99
€ 31.64
Paperback. The authors of this book explore in detail the challenges faced by doctoral researchers conducting practitioner research today. As a guide to this often neglected aspect of doctoral research, the authors of this book explore in detail the challenges faced by doctoral researchers conducting practitioner research today. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white tables. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC; JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415490221
- ISBN
- 9780415490221
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Condition: New
€ 48.52
€ 48.52
Indigenous Knowledges in Global Contexts: Multiple Readings of Our Wor...
. Ed(S): Dei, George J. Sefa; Hall, Budd L.; ...
paperback. Indigenous knowledges are the commonsense ideas and cultural knowledges of local peoples concerning the everyday realities of living. This collection of essays discusses indigenous knowledges and their implication for academic decolonization. Editor(s): Dei, George J. Sefa; Hall, Budd L.; Rosenberg, Dorothy Goldin. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JHMC; JNSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802080592
- ISBN
- 9780802080592
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.62
€ 44.99
€ 39.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JH; JPL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 212 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921867644
- ISBN
- 9781921867644
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.96
€ 23.99
€ 17.96
paperback. Editor(s): Strange, Carolyn; Cribb, Robert; Forth, Christopher E. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFE; JHMC; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781472519467
- ISBN
- 9781472519467
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 7.02
€ 19.99
€ 7.02
Paperback. Editor(s): McKim, Vaughan; Turner, Stephen. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Univ of Notre Dame Pr
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268008246
- ISBN
- 9780268008246
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Hardcover. Editor(s): Bjorn, Claus; Sevaldsen, Jorgen; Bjorke, Bo. Num Pages: 656 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DND; 3JH; 3JJ; JFC; JH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772897509
- ISBN
- 9788772897509
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Condition: New
€ 80.68€ 62.32
€ 80.68
€ 62.32
paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674004221
- ISBN
- 9780674004221
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.02
€ 46.99
€ 39.02
paperback. Hannan and Freeman examine the ecology of organizations by exploring the competition for resources and by trying to account for rates of entry and exit and for the diversity of organizational forms. They show that the destinies of organizations are determined more by impersonal forces than by the intervention of individuals. Num Pages: 384 pages, 38 line illustrations, 23 tables. BIC Classification: JH; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674643499
- ISBN
- 9780674643499
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Condition: New
€ 52.15€ 48.12
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paperback. A brilliant and hilarious new collection of essays from the award-winning author of the bestseller INFINITE JEST Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780349119526
- ISBN
- 9780349119526
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 10.33
€ 19.99
€ 10.33
Paperback. Facilitating Practitioner Research: Developing transformational partnerships addresses the complex dilemmas and issues that arise in practitioner inquiry. Num Pages: 176 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415684422
- ISBN
- 9780415684422
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Condition: New
€ 43.47
€ 43.47
paperback. Accessibly written for students, this work emphasises the varying conceptions of the self found cross-culturally and contrasts these with the conceptions found in the Western intellectual traditions. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFC; JHM; JMH; JMS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745308586
- ISBN
- 9780745308586
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.70
€ 37.99
€ 29.70
paperback. Presents a comprehensive analysis of the dichotomous views that have portrayed sterilization either as part of a coercive program of population control or as a means of voluntary, even liberating, fertility control by individual women. Num Pages: 208 pages, diagrams, figures. BIC Classification: 1KJP; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813543734
- ISBN
- 9780813543734
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.41
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Paperback. Drawing on interviews with a cross-section of Muscovites, this study recounts how people made sense of the acute uncertainties of everyday life. It describes the identities and competencies that emerged in response to these challenges in various domains, from consumption and daily rhetoric to urban geography and health care. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220288
- ISBN
- 9780253220288
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
paperback. A provocative introduction to fieldwork and the concept of culture Num Pages: 246 pages, 7 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222756
- ISBN
- 9780253222756
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.44
€ 27.99
€ 26.44
Hardcover. Num Pages: 154 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJG; JFS; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Manohar Publishers and Distributors India
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788173045097
- ISBN
- 9788173045097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.47
€ 43.47