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Sociology & anthropology
Hardback. This book is about religious change. More particularly it is about the changes brought about when Christianity was introduced to a remote tribal group in the highlands of what is now Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Series: American Society of Missiology Dissertation Series. Num Pages: 340 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRCV; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761807605
- ISBN
- 9780761807605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.13
€ 141.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 204 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061914317
- ISBN
- 9780061914317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.86
€ 16.99
€ 14.86
Hardcover. This is the first book to explore research on visiting friends and relatives (VFR). In assembling an international collection of quality VFR-related research the editors present the profiles, characteristics, opportunities and behaviours of VFR travel for the benefit of researchers, industry practitioners and educators. Editor(s): Backer, Elisa; King, Brian. Series: Aspects of Tourism. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; KNSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845415181
- ISBN
- 9781845415181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.11
€ 170.11
Paperback. In Vicarious Kinks, Ummni Khan looks at the mass of claims that film, feminism, the human sciences, and law make about sadomasochism and its practitioners, and the way those claims become the basis for the legal regulation of sadomasochist pornography and practice. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442615519
- ISBN
- 9781442615519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.32
€ 45.99
€ 40.32
Hardcover. Upon the 25th anniversary of his passing, this collection addresses the wide application of Victor Turner's thought to cultural performance in the early 21st century. From anthropology, sociology, and religious studies to performance, cultural, and media studies, Turner's ideas have had a prodigious interdisciplinary impact. Editor(s): St. John, Graham. Num Pages: 358 pages, 27 ills. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454623
- ISBN
- 9781845454623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.48
€ 182.48
Paperback. An exciting factual romp through sexual desire, practises and deviance in the Victorian era. This book will be set out as a how-to guide of advice and ideas on sexuality from the Victorian period. Drawing on both satirical and real life events from the period, it explores every facet of sexuality that the Victorians encountered. Num Pages: 176 pages, 50 b/w integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 231 x 10. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781592861
- ISBN
- 9781781592861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. Victorians were fascinated by the strange new worlds which science was revealing to them. This study sets out to capture the essence of this fascination, charting the many ways in which science influenced and was influenced by the larger Victorian culture. Editor(s): Lightman, Bernard. Num Pages: 496 pages, 44 halftones, 23 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; JHM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226481128
- ISBN
- 9780226481128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.03€ 45.64
€ 53.03
€ 45.64
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; JFFH1; JHBZ; JMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691630397
- ISBN
- 9780691630397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.92€ 71.31
€ 91.92
€ 71.31
A portrait of Victorian society and culture, this text presents aspects of the age through profiles of pioneering figures. It covers attitudes to a range of issues from education, health and self-help to civic ideals and sexual identity. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582292895
- ISBN
- 9780582292895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.69
€ 66.69
Paperback. Explores the dual discourse on female sexual mobilization that emerged during World War II. Num Pages: 251 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814737392
- ISBN
- 9780814737392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.14
€ 27.99
€ 26.14
Paperback. Video Art Theory: A Comparative Approach demonstrates how video art functions on the basis of a comparative media approach, providing a crucial understanding of video as a medium in contemporary art and of the visual mediations we encounter in daily life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AS; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118475461
- ISBN
- 9781118475461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.42
€ 48.42
Hardcover. Video Art Theory: A Comparative Approach demonstrates how video art functions on the basis of a comparative media approach, providing a crucial understanding of video as a medium in contemporary art and of the visual mediations we encounter in daily life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AS; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 55. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118475447
- ISBN
- 9781118475447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.09
€ 106.09
Paperback. Video is an increasingly important topic in the social sciences, particularly in the US, UK, Europe and the Far East, where researchers and students are using this widely available technology to gather data about a wide range of social activities. Series: Introducing Qualitative Methods Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 167 x 11. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412929431
- ISBN
- 9781412929431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.93
€ 58.93
Paperback. This work looks at the ways in which hunting has figured in the Western imagination, from the myth of Artemis to the tale of Bambi. Num Pages: 347 pages, 17 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; WSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674937369
- ISBN
- 9780674937369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.79€ 48.67
€ 51.79
€ 48.67
Hardcover. A study of the innovations, obligations, and fresh possibilities in the field of visual anthropology. It concentrates on documentary photography and ethnographic film, as well as lesser-known areas of study and presentation including dance, painting, architecture, archaeology, and primate research. Editor(s): Strong, Mary; Wilder, Laena. Num Pages: 384 pages, 166 colour and b&w figures, 3 tables, 1 diagram, 1 box. BIC Classification: AJCR; APF; JFC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 284 x 223 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1988.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292706712
- ISBN
- 9780292706712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.74
€ 100.74
Hardcover. Throughout southwestern Nigeria, Yoruba men and women create objects called aale to protect their properties-farms, gardens, market goods, piles of collected firewood-from the ravages of thieves and Vigilant Things argues that aale are keys to understanding how images function in Yoruba social and cultural life. Num Pages: 416 pages, 87 illus., 77 in color. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; ACBK; JFCD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 185 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1228.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295990736
- ISBN
- 9780295990736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.09
€ 66.09
Paperback. Vigilantes and lynch mobs not only usurped the authority of the law, they shaped the histories of their actions Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHMP; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439908457
- ISBN
- 9781439908457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.47
€ 31.99
€ 28.47
Village Life in Hong Kong: Politics, Gender, and Ritual in the New Ter...
Watson, James L., Watson, Rubie S.
Paperback. Constituting an ethnographic record of a cultural system teetering on the threshold of the historic transition, this book explores the cultural traditions of Cantonese villagers who first settled in South China's Pearl River Delta during the Tang and Song dynasties. It features two villages in particular: San Tin and Ha Tsuen. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629961183
- ISBN
- 9789629961183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.04
€ 33.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 213 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFSF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772893440
- ISBN
- 9788772893440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.73
€ 50.99
€ 36.73
paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; JH; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 159. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Lit Verlag
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783825826185
- ISBN
- 9783825826185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.35
€ 47.99
€ 40.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13 bw illus. BIC Classification: AVX; JFCD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857856616
- ISBN
- 9780857856616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.65
€ 33.65
Paperback. Argues that the physical violence we see is often generated by the systemic violence that sustains our political and economic systems. With the help of eminent philosophers and frequent references to popular culture, this title examines the causes of violent outbreaks like those seen in Israel and Palestine and in terrorist acts around the world. Series: Big Ideas. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846680274
- ISBN
- 9781846680274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.38
€ 16.99
€ 12.38
Hardback. Societies often struggle to address crime and violence within families; as such behaviors are often unreported and even concealed. This multidisciplinary volume of CPFR addresses topics such as: child abuse, spousal violence, incarceration, family life and delinquency, intrafamily violence, and policy-related issues pertaining to family violence. Series Editor(s): Blair, Sampson Lee. Series: Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHBK; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785602634
- ISBN
- 9781785602634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.33
€ 174.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRAM9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479137
- ISBN
- 9780801479137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.67
€ 33.99
€ 30.67