Sociology & anthropology
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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. * Presents a fresh look at broad trends in human prehistory. * Ranges across the globe using particular regions and periods as case studies. * Reveals to the non--specialist how archaeological data are assembled and interpreted to develop models of past society. . Series: Blackwell History of the World. Num Pages: 496 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577181125
- ISBN
- 9781577181125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.89
€ 70.89
Hardcover. In this volume of the HISTORY OF THE WORLD series, the origins and development of human society are explored, providing readers with an understanding of the evolution of humans and the cultures they established, from the first traces of humanity to the creation of early literate societies. Series: History of the World S. Num Pages: 496 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HDD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557863492
- ISBN
- 9781557863492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.27
€ 156.27
Paperback. Do all humans originate from Africa? How did we spread across the globe? Are we separate from Neanderthals, or do some of us actually have their genes? Has human evolution stopped, or are we still evolving? This title tackles the big questions in the ongoing debate about the beginnings of human life on earth. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141037202
- ISBN
- 9780141037202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Humans are unique among all other species in having one cognitive attribute-the ability, almost without conscious effort, to engage in blending. This is the first book that brings the theory of blending to a wide audience and shows how blending is at the heart of the origin of ideas. Num Pages: 320 pages, With illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; JMR; PSAJ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 200 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190263157
- ISBN
- 9780190263157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.92
€ 41.92
Hardback. From the de-institutionalization of psychiatric hospitals to the privatization of prisons, the dramatic public policy changes of the last three decades have been, to a large extent, changes in organization. The chapters in this volume examine these organizational changes. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762307166
- ISBN
- 9780762307166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 215.14
€ 215.14
Paperback. An exploration of the relationship between social science and philosophy, and the range of problems that have attended this relationship. The author argues that social science has turned to philosophy in search of cognitive identity and the grounds for normative and empirical judgement. Num Pages: 272 pages, index. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847692033
- ISBN
- 9780847692033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.98
€ 72.98
Paperback. Series: Anthropology of Policy. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JM; JHMC; JNF; KCM; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804799850
- ISBN
- 9780804799850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
Hardback. Series: Anthropology of Policy. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JM; JHMC; JNF; KCM; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804797979
- ISBN
- 9780804797979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.33
€ 140.33
Hardcover. Oprah Winfrey has built an empire on her ability to connect with and inspire her audience. The cultural and economic power that Winfrey wields merits critical evaluation. This book examines the origins of her influential image and its substantial impact on politics, entertainment, and popular opinion. Editor(s): Harris, Jennifer; Watson, Elwood. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMC; KNTD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124261
- ISBN
- 9780813124261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.26
€ 38.26
Hardback. Num Pages: 203 pages, 160 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBG; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 254 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1216.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816656820
- ISBN
- 9780816656820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.52
€ 38.52
Paperback. Though some dismiss opera as old-fashioned, it shows no sign of disappearing from the world's stage. So why do audiences continue to flock to it? This title discovers the fanatics who haunt the legendary Colon Opera House in Buenos Aires, a key site for opera's globalization. It proposes ways of thinking about our relationship to art. Num Pages: 264 pages, 17 halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: AVGC9; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226043425
- ISBN
- 9780226043425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.45
€ 41.99
€ 32.45
Paperback. In "The Open", contemporary Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben considers the ways in which the "human" has been thought of as either a distinct and superior type of animal, or a kind of being that is essentially different from animal altogether. Translator(s): Attell, Kevin. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747387
- ISBN
- 9780804747387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.10
€ 25.99
€ 24.10
Paperback. Argues compellingly that nature and nurture are not alternative influences on human development but, rather, developmental products and the developmental processes that produce them. This title shows that what developmental information" does depends on what is already in place and what alternatives are available. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP; JMA; JMC; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822324669
- ISBN
- 9780822324669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813528205
- ISBN
- 9780813528205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 42.95
€ 47.99
€ 42.95
Hardcover. Offers a look at the delectable secrets of Mesopotamia. The author's broad perspective takes us inside the religious rites, everyday rituals, attitudes and taboos, and even the detailed preparation techniques involving food and drink in Mesopotamian high culture during the second and third millenniums BCE, as the Mesopotamians recorded them. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 152 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBJF1; HBLA; JHBT; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226067353
- ISBN
- 9780226067353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.29€ 44.74
€ 52.29
€ 44.74
Paperback. Series: Culture and Society After Socialism. Num Pages: 360 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475207
- ISBN
- 9780801475207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. The contributors to this volume share the conviction that anthropology can no longer ignore the importance of evidence, either for how anthropologists carry out their work (methodology) or present and justify their findings (epistemology). Editor(s): Engelke, Matthew. Series: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue Book Series. Num Pages: 170 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 10. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405192965
- ISBN
- 9781405192965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.55
€ 28.55
Hardback. This book explores how antimodern nostalgia and modern sensibilities about the landscape, child rearing, and identity shaped the history of summer camps. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSP1; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774816397
- ISBN
- 9780774816397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.37
€ 113.37
paperback. This book explores how antimodern nostalgia and modern sensibilities about the landscape, child rearing, and identity shaped the history of summer camps. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 392 pages, 38 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHB; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774816403
- ISBN
- 9780774816403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Fr.ill.M. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195003222
- ISBN
- 9780195003222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.84
€ 96.84