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Paperback. What do we think about when we think about human evolution? This book explores our scientific narrative of human origins - the study of evolution - and examines its cultural elements and theoretical foundations. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 b/w. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520285828
- ISBN
- 9780520285828
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. A reference and guide for students, scholars, and practitioners of ethnography and beyond. It discusses about the deskwork of fieldwork and the various ways culture is put forth in print. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CBW; JFSL; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290. On Writing Ethnography. 256 pages. A reference and guide for students, scholars, and practitioners of ethnography and beyond. It discusses about the deskwork of fieldwork and the various ways culture is put forth in print. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: CBW; JFSL; JHM. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 13. Weight: 298.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226849645
- ISBN
- 9780226849645
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Condition: New
€ 23.54
€ 23.54
Hardback. Talk about Prayer is an experiment in writing ethnography, a commentary on a conversation with Mama Regine Tshitanda, the leader of a Charismatic prayer group (groupe de priere) in Lubumbashi (Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo) and members of her family in 1986. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 144 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; HRLF9; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137570154
- ISBN
- 9781137570154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Paperback. Talk and Social Structure is an up-to-date and provocative survey of current developments combining the complementary fields of ethnomethodology and conversation analysis. The book provides a distinctive debate that relates these innovative areas to important issues in the social sciences. Editor(s): Zimmerman, Don H. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFB; GTC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745612409
- ISBN
- 9780745612409
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Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Paperback. Talk and Social Theory will be an essential text for students of sociolinguistics and the analysis of discourse in conversation. Num Pages: 242 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745624716
- ISBN
- 9780745624716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.14
€ 26.14
paperback. Ann Swidler's work is an attempt to discover how people find and sustain real love in the midst of that talk, and how the culture of love shapes their expectations and behaviour. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; JMM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226786919
- ISBN
- 9780226786919
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.08
€ 31.99
€ 25.08
Paperback. Series: Collection on Technology & Work. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801483905
- ISBN
- 9780801483905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Examines the question of pricing contemporary art from a sociological perspective. On the basis of a range of qualitative and quantitative data, including interviews with art dealers, this book shows how art galleries juggle the contradictory logics of art and economics. In doing so, they rely on a highly ritualized business repertoire. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 halftones. 5 line illus. 16 tables. BIC Classification: AB; JHMC; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134031
- ISBN
- 9780691134031
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardcover. This book examines how collective memory and material culture are used to support present political and ideological needs in contemporary society. Using the memorialization of the Troubles in contemporary Northern Ireland as a case study.. Num Pages: 268 pages, 20 ills, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JFCD; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384076
- ISBN
- 9781782384076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.04
€ 163.04
Talking to the Dead: Religion, Music, and Lived Memory among Gullah/Ge...
Lerhonda S. Manigault-Bryant
Paperback. Presents an ethnography of seven Gullah/Geechee women from the South Carolina lowcountry. By looking in depth at this long-standing spiritual practice, this book highlights the subversive ingenuity that lowcountry inhabitants use to thrive spiritually and to maintain a sense of continuity with the past. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 table, 2 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HRLF; JFSL3; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356745
- ISBN
- 9780822356745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Talking to the Dead: Religion, Music, and Lived Memory among Gullah/Ge...
Lerhonda S. Manigault-Bryant
Hardback. Presents an ethnography of seven Gullah/Geechee women from the South Carolina lowcountry. This book emphasizes that this communication affirms the women's spiritual faith - which seamlessly integrates Christian and folk traditions - and reinforces their position as powerful culture keepers within Gullah/Geechee society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 table, 2 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HRLF; JFSL3; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356639
- ISBN
- 9780822356639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.56
€ 116.56
Paperback. Explores popular religious music and dance from the Caribbean Series: Ethnomusicology Multimedia. Num Pages: 182 pages, 28 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJ; AVGE; HRLF; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223371
- ISBN
- 9780253223371
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253002334
- ISBN
- 9780253002334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.85
€ 52.85
Hardcover. Num Pages: 299 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 186 x 26. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631378
- ISBN
- 9780815631378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.98
€ 65.98
Paperback. This text discusses the role of social movements in the recovery and expansion of democracy and justice in the 21st century. The topics covered include political and social theory, movement history, institutional analysis, ideology, activism, and the instigation of change. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBA; JHMC; JPA; JPF; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742508132
- ISBN
- 9780742508132
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Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Paperback. Tracing the complex genealogy of Tantra as a category within the history of religions, this work shows how it has been formed through the interplay of popular and scholarly imaginations. Num Pages: 388 pages, 16 b/w illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HRE; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236561
- ISBN
- 9780520236561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Taphonomy of Human Remains: Forensic Analysis of the Dead and the Depo...
Eline M. J. Schotsmans (Ed.)
Hardcover. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKVF1; PS; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118953327
- ISBN
- 9781118953327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.51
€ 124.51
Paperback. Tarzan is still an icon of adventure, because like all adventurers, his actions have universal qualities: doing something previously untried, revealing the previously undiscovered, and experiencing the unadulterated. This volume reflects on various aspects of this phenomenon and discusses contemporary forms of adventure. Editor(s): Vivanco, Luis A.; Gordon, Robert James. Num Pages: 340 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451110
- ISBN
- 9781845451110
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.43
€ 37.99
€ 35.43
Paperback. Cultural sensibilities about tattooing are discussed within historical context and in relation to broader trends in body modification, such as cosmetic surgery, dieting, and piercing. Num Pages: 376 pages, 3 figures, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: AFY; JFCA; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802085689
- ISBN
- 9780802085689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 44.41
€ 49.99
€ 44.41
Paperback. A book on tattoo literature and culture. It traces the origins and significance of tattoo in the works of nineteenth and twentieth-century artists, travelers, missionaries, scientists, and such writers as Herman Melville, Margaret Mead, and Albert Wendt. It shows how culture has been etched on the human form and on a body of literature. Num Pages: 304 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: AFY; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231143691
- ISBN
- 9780231143691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44