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Paperback. Games figured prominently in the myths of North American Indian tribes, and also in their ceremonies for bringing rain and fertility and combating misfortune. This work describes the practice of archery and games like snow-snake, in which darts or javelins were hurled over snow or ice. Num Pages: 490 pages, 13ill. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL; JHBT; WDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803263567
- ISBN
- 9780803263567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.56
€ 31.99
€ 28.56
paperback. Michael Tenzer offers a study of Balinese gamelan music, focusing on the pre-eminent 20th-century genre, gamelan gong kebyar. He applies music theory and analysis to this non-Western orchestral genre to discuss composition and structure, as well as looking at the ethographic background. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 504 pages, 27 halftones, 70 music examples, 26 line drawings, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; AVGE; AVGH; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 33. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780226792835
- ISBN
- 9780226792835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.28€ 60.33
€ 71.28
€ 60.33
Paperback. Focusing on evolutionary game theory, this textbook shows students how to apply game theory to model human behavior in ways that reflect the special nature of sociality and individuality. It also includes solutions to the problems presented and information related to agent-based modeling. Num Pages: 408 pages, 79 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; KC; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140513
- ISBN
- 9780691140513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.48€ 51.30
€ 65.48
€ 51.30
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595588159
- ISBN
- 9781595588159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.06
€ 20.99
€ 19.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HBG; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119249429
- ISBN
- 9781119249429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.33
€ 21.99
€ 19.33
Hardback. This intriguing book identifies the imaginative use of wild animals in early western society and shows how attitudes to wild animals changed according to subsistence and economic needs and how wildlife helped to determine social relations among people. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20 b&w photographs, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFFZ; JHMC; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774809627
- ISBN
- 9780774809627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.85
€ 113.85
Paperback. A textbook on gaining access to field settings for qualitative researchers in the social sciences. Prescriptive advice and a series of vignettes from actual research projects. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759102163
- ISBN
- 9780759102163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.03
€ 63.03
hardcover. A textbook on gaining access to field settings for qualitative researchers in the social sciences. Prescriptive advice and a series of vignettes from actual research projects. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759102156
- ISBN
- 9780759102156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.89
€ 162.89
Paperback. * Introductory book devoted to the life and work of G.H. Mead *Part of the Key Contemporary Thinkers series * Comprehensive account of Mead's work, including the less well known aspects of his work * Useful on a range of advanced undergraduate and graduate courses . Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745634586
- ISBN
- 9780745634586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.78
€ 24.78
Hardback. * Introductory book devoted to the life and work of G.H. Mead *Part of the Key Contemporary Thinkers series * Comprehensive account of Mead's work, including the less well known aspects of his work * Useful on a range of advanced undergraduate and graduate courses . Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745634579
- ISBN
- 9780745634579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.18
€ 73.18
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822329725
- ISBN
- 9780822329725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.87
€ 32.99
€ 29.87
Paperback. Written by internationally acclaimed scholars on futures of critical theory, this book attempts to renew and reinvigorate critical theory by extending its range and its intellectual trajectories through strategies of inclusiveness that respect and build on parallel traditions. Editor(s): Peters, Michael A.; Olssen, Mark; Lankshear, Colin. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742528604
- ISBN
- 9780742528604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.93
€ 74.93
Paperback. An interdisciplinary look at changing family models in recent decades, Future Families draws from work in many areas including developmental psychology, sociology, cross-cultural scholarship, ethnic studies, history, legal studies, economics, and more. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470674499
- ISBN
- 9780470674499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.58
€ 56.58
Hardback. An interdisciplinary look at changing family models in recent decades, Future Families draws from work in many areas including developmental psychology, sociology, cross-cultural scholarship, ethnic studies, history, legal studies, economics, and more. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470674451
- ISBN
- 9780470674451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.19
€ 124.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: JFHC; JHBA; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- CCC Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888729788
- ISBN
- 9781888729788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.04
€ 20.04
Hardback. In Fungible Life Aihwa Ong traces the revolutionary scientific developments in Asia by investigating how biomedical centers in Biopolis, Singapore and China mobilize ethnicized "Asian" bodies and health data for genomic research. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JFMG; JHMC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 20. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822362494
- ISBN
- 9780822362494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.75
€ 150.75
Paperback. In Fungible Life Aihwa Ong traces the revolutionary scientific developments in Asia by investigating how biomedical centers in Biopolis, Singapore and China mobilize ethnicized "Asian" bodies and health data for genomic research. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JFMG; JHMC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362647
- ISBN
- 9780822362647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.33
€ 37.99
€ 34.33
Hardcover. This volume brings together scholars who have conducted research on funerary events across sub-Saharan Africa. The contributions offer an in-depth understanding of the broad changes and underlying causes in African societies over the years, such as changes in religious beliefs, social structure, urbanization, and technological changes and health. Editor(s): Jindra, Michael; Noret, Joel. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 ills. BIC Classification: 1H; JHBZ; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452054
- ISBN
- 9780857452054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.25
€ 161.25
Suggests that there is an irony in the festivities surrounding death and that the American response to death often develops into an event celebrating the ties between family members and friends. The author explores how modern American funerals and their accompanying rituals seem meant to benefit the living rather than the dead. Series: Material World. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHBT; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813123806
- ISBN
- 9780813123806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.79
€ 41.79
Paperback. Fundamentals of Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity presents information on sociology of sport to prepare readers for advanced study or practice in the field. This text explores the impact of sport in society and examines careers in sport and physical activity. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 175 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781450421027
- ISBN
- 9781450421027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.05
€ 41.99
€ 37.05