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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. Describes the changing nature of ethnography as anthropologists use it to analyze places closer to home. This book maintains that a conversational style of ethnography can help us look beyond our assumptions and gain new insight into arenas of contemporary life such as corporations, financial institutions, science, the military, and religion. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 175 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226887524
- ISBN
- 9780226887524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.82
€ 31.99
€ 24.82
Hardback. "Naven" is the name of a peculiar ritual practiced by Iatmul, a head-hunting tribe of New Guinea. The ceremony is performed to congratulate members of the tribe upon the completion of notable accomplishments, among which homicide ranks highest. Num Pages: 368 pages, 35ill. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1958
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804705196
- ISBN
- 9780804705196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.86
€ 171.86
Paperback. "Naven" is the name of a peculiar ritual practiced by Iatmul, a head-hunting tribe of New Guinea. The ceremony is performed to congratulate members of the tribe upon the completion of notable accomplishments, among which homicide ranks highest. Num Pages: 368 pages, 28ill.7figs. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780804705202
- ISBN
- 9780804705202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
€ 40.99
€ 36.23
Hardback. A collection of papers which push the study of the multifaceted nature-society relationship and the socioeconomic consequences of human dependence on nature forward in a variety of areas. It examine the roles of material process, space, and time in shaping social processes of economic ascent and long term hegemonic change. Editor(s): Ciccantell, Paul S.; Smith, David A.; Seidman, Gay W. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 412 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762311620
- ISBN
- 9780762311620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.53
€ 186.53
Hardback. Places emphasis on developments in the social theory of environmental issues, the environment, and the environmental crisis. This also emphasises on the increasingly questionable possibility of shared knowledge at a time of increasing fragmentation of common frameworks, distraction from key issues, and dilution of the idea of objectivity. Series: Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849506052
- ISBN
- 9781849506052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.55
€ 131.55
Paperback. 18th-century natural historians created a peculiar but durable vision of nature, embodying the sexual and racial tensions of that era. Plants were found to reproduce sexually, and great apes were just becoming known. This text uncovers the ways in which assumptions about sex, and race have shaped scientific explanations of nature. Num Pages: 312 pages, 39 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813535319
- ISBN
- 9780813535319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.86
€ 46.99
€ 41.86
Paperback. Written against the backdrop of the student uprisings of the late 1960s, this text took seriously the revolutionary fervour of the times. Instead of seeking to destroy the rituals and symbols that can govern and oppress, the author claimed that if transformation were needed, it could only be made possible through better understanding. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415314541
- ISBN
- 9780415314541
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.81
€ 19.99
€ 19.81
Hardback. * highlights the historical evolution of land and forestry management policies among the developed nations and especially in the United States. * 14 essays that scope out major landmarks that exist in natural resource economics * Wide ranging in its inclusion of topics and conceptualapproaches. . Editor(s): Moss, Laurence S. Series: Economics and Sociology Thematic Issue. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405159951
- ISBN
- 9781405159951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.54
€ 103.54
Paperback. * highlights the historical evolution of land and forestry management policies among the developed nations and especially in the United States. * 14 essays that scope out major landmarks that exist in natural resource economics * Wide ranging in its inclusion of topics and conceptualapproaches. . Editor(s): Moss, Laurence S. Series: Studies in Economic Reform and Social Justice. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405159968
- ISBN
- 9781405159968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.54
€ 52.54
Hardback. Building on recent developments in social ecology, this book advances a new critical theory of society and nature, exploring social metabolism and global resource flows in contemporary society. Barriers to global sustainability are identified and conditions for transforming industrial economies towards new sustainable resource use are described. Num Pages: 304 pages, 22 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; RNC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300606
- ISBN
- 9780230300606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.06€ 15.76
€ 95.06
€ 15.76
Paperback. This collection of ethnographies demonstrates that the divide between fleeting discursive practice and formed text is a constructed one, and that the constructional process reveals "culture". The cultural processes of "entextualization" and "contextualization" are examined. Num Pages: 362 pages, 8 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: CFG; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226757704
- ISBN
- 9780226757704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.35
€ 44.99
€ 34.35
Paperback. Aggression and competition are customarily presented as the natural state of affairs in both human society and the animal kingdom. This book shows that our species relies heavily on cooperation for survival as do many others - from wolves and dolphins to monkeys and apes. Editor(s): Aureli, Filippo. Num Pages: 422 pages, 38 b/w photographs, 31 line illustrations, 19 tables. BIC Classification: JHM; JMAL; PSAJ; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 204 x 26. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press California
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223462
- ISBN
- 9780520223462
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.48
€ 38.99
€ 28.48
Paperback. Lends clarity to the heated debate about the purpose and direction of Native American scholarship Editor(s): Mihesuah, Devon Abbott. Num Pages: 213 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; JFSL9; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803282438
- ISBN
- 9780803282438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.88
€ 20.88
Paperback. Here, a dozen Native American writers reclaim their rightful role as influential "voices" in the debates about Native communities at the dawn of a new millennium, They examine the issues of politics, law and religion in the context of ongoing Native American resistance to the dominant culture. Editor(s): Grounds, Richard A.; Tinker, George E.; Wilkins, David E. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612598
- ISBN
- 9780700612598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.67
€ 43.67
Paperback. The words of the author, a revered Sun Dance chief of the Crow Indian tribe, are brought to life by the internationally known American Indian actor, Gordon Tootoosis. This book is illustrated with over 100 previously unpublished color and sepia photographs from as early as 1903 and traditional American Indian motifs. Num Pages: 120 pages, 100 colour and sepai photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933316277
- ISBN
- 9781933316277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.12
€ 20.99
€ 20.12
Paperback. A story of how gender, culture, class, and personality intersect as a group of indigenous Hawaiian men work to overcome the dislocations of colonial history. It analyzes how middle-aged, middle-class, and mixed-race members assert a warrior masculinity through practices including martial arts, wood-carving, and cultural ceremonies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFSJ2; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343219
- ISBN
- 9780822343219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardback. Research on Indigenous participation in sport offers many opportunities to better understand the political issues of equality, empowerment, self-determination and protection of culture and identity. This volume compares and conceptualises the sociological significance of Indigenous sports in different international contexts. Editor(s): Hallinan, Chris; Judd, Barry. Series Editor(s): Young, Kevin. Series: Research in the Sociology of Sport. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHBS; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781905913
- ISBN
- 9781781905913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826428455
- ISBN
- 9780826428455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.76
€ 52.76
Hardback. Editor(s): Hughes, Albert O.; Hughes, Albert O. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JHMC; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781536104943
- ISBN
- 9781536104943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.43€ 133.98
€ 179.43
€ 133.98
Paperback. Explores related historical and contemporary themes and subjects involving Native Americans and the environment. This volume examines topics as divergent as Pleistocene extinctions and the problem of storing nuclear waste on modern reservations. Editor(s): Harkin, Michael E. Num Pages: 500 pages, 3 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JHMC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- Paper edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803273610
- ISBN
- 9780803273610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.67
€ 32.99
€ 29.67