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Paperback. Why is it that the rates of developing schizophrenia - long the poster child for the biomedical model of psychiatric illness - are low in some countries and not others? This book gives an account of the different experiences living with serious psychotic disorder in the U.S., India, Africa, and South East Asia. Editor(s): Luhrmann, T. M.; Marrow, Jocelyn. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 black and white. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291096
ISBN
9780520291096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.13

Hardback. Why is it that the rates of developing schizophrenia - long the poster child for the biomedical model of psychiatric illness - are low in some countries and not others? This book gives an account of the different experiences living with serious psychotic disorder in the U.S., India, Africa, and South East Asia. Editor(s): Luhrmann, T. M.; Marrow, Jocelyn. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 black and white. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291089
ISBN
9780520291089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.15
€ 54.84

Paperback. "This book is a beautiful and moving personal account of the Ainu, the native inhabitants of Hokkaido, Japan's northern island, whose land, economy, and culture have been absorbed and destroyed in rece" Translator(s): Selden, Kyoko Iriye; Selden, Lili. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 photographs, maps. figures, glossary. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGHA; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Westview Press
Edition
50052nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813318806
ISBN
9780813318806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCB; JHM; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401023979
ISBN
9789401023979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.20

Hardback. Against the backdrop of a discipline focused on difference, Christoph Antweiler reasserts the importance of cross-cultural commonalities -- phenomena that occur regularly in all known human societies -- for anthropological research and for life and co-existence beyond the academy. Translator(s): Kerns, Diane. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785330933
ISBN
9781785330933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Virago UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087297
ISBN
9781844087297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.31

Paperback. The intense policing of women's reproductive capacity places women's health and human rights in great peril. This work looks beyond abortion to document how the law and the criminal justice system police women's rights to conceive, to be pregnant, and to raise their children. Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK; JKV; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814727911
ISBN
9780814727911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. Our Black Sons Matter is a powerful collection of original essays, letters, and poems that addresses both the deep joys and the very real challenges of raising black boys today. The book addresses painful trauma, challenges assumptions, and offers insights and hope through the deep bonds between mothers and their children. Editor(s): Yancy, George; Davidson, Maria del Guadalupe; Hadley, Susan. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442269118
ISBN
9781442269118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.04

Paperback. Our Battle for the Human Spirit is a comprehensive probe into what is happening to human life in the beginning of the 21st century. It explores how culture, experience, and symbolization have been replaced by scientific, discipline-based, approaches. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JHB; KC; KJ; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487520359
ISBN
9781487520359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.85

Our Battle for the Human Spirit is a comprehensive probe into what is happening to human life in the beginning of the 21st century. It explores how culture, experience, and symbolization have been replaced by scientific, discipline-based, approaches. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1. BIC Classification: HR; JHB; JP; KC; KJ; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 32. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487500474
ISBN
9781487500474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.62

Paperback. Argues that the contemporary commitment to the importance of cultural identity has reovated rather than replaced an earlier commitment to r4acial identity and asserts that the idea of culture, far from constituting a challenge to racism, is actually a for Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFF; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320647
ISBN
9780822320647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.38

Hardback. A book about aging in a wide variety of human societies in the hope of its making three contributions. It helps to remedy a massive neglect of old age by the discipline of anthropology. Editor(s): Amoss, Pamela T.; Harrell, Steven. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 tables 3 graphs. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 100 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804710725
ISBN
9780804710725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.28

Paperback. Series: Search Institute Series on Developmentally Attentive Community and Society. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHB; JMC; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461349433
ISBN
9781461349433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.75

Hardback. Anthropological practice has been dominated by the so-called "great" traditions (Anglo-American, French, and German). This volume gives voice to scholars outside these "great" traditions. It shows the immense variety of methodologies, training, and approaches that scholars from these regions bring to anthropology and social sciences in general. Editor(s): Boscovic, Alexsander. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453985
ISBN
9781845453985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.52

Hardcover. Series: Antipode Book Series. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JH; JP; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119184768
ISBN
9781119184768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

Paperback. Series: Antipode Book Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JH; JP; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119184775
ISBN
9781119184775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Pickel, Gert; Pollack, Detlef (Europa-Universitat Viadrina, Germany Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster, Germany Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster, Germany Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster, Germany Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster, Germany); Muller, Olaf; Jacobs, Joerg. Series: Politische Kultur in Den Neuen Demokratien Europas. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810036155
ISBN
9783810036155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.44

Paperback. Die Studie basiert auf dem dritten "Sozialen Survey," einer sozialwissenschaftlichen Reprasentativerhebung, und vergleicht Daten uber einen Zeitraum von zwei Jahrzehnten (1986, 1993, 2003); sie entwirft ein umfassendes Bild des neueren sozialen Wandels der osterreichischen Gesellschaft." Editor(s): Schulz, Wolfgang; Haller, Max; Grausgruber, Alfred. Num Pages: 556 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 154 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 29. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Number of pages
556
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531146232
ISBN
9783531146232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 117.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 23 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531147499
ISBN
9783531147499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.29

Paperback / so. Series: Essentials. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHBK; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 2. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer vs United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658067915
ISBN
9783658067915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.53

paperback. Editor(s): Allemann-Ghionda, Cristina; Bukow, Wolf- Dietrich. Series: Interkulturelle Studien. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften Germany
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531174990
ISBN
9783531174990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.78

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531151021
ISBN
9783531151021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.23

Hardcover. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDT; JFFA; JFSP1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633181
ISBN
9780815633181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.55

Paperback. Editor(s): Volkman, Toby Alice. Num Pages: 268 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: JHB; JNM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 950.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Social Science Research Council United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780979077289
ISBN
9780979077289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.04

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