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Paperback. Offers a look at how the contemporary world is characterized by an extraordinary social complexity. This book takes the reader on a journey that starts with personal relations and climbs up one scale at a time to territorial states and beyond. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 184. Assemblage Theory and Social Complexity. 160 pages. Offers a look at how the contemporary world is characterized by an extraordinary social complexity. This book takes the reader on a journey that starts with personal relations and climbs up one scale at a time to territorial states and beyond. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Dimension: 195 x 128 x 10. Weight: 182.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826491695
ISBN
9780826491695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.00

Hardcover. Study conducted in Raina gram panchayat, Barddhaman District, West Bengal and Warwat Khanderao gram panchayat, Buldhana District, Maharashtra, India. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSF; JHBC; JPP; JPQB; KCM; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Tulika Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9789382381785
ISBN
9789382381785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Hardback. Sheila Kitzinger, passionate campaigner for women's and babies' rights, childbirth educator and author, describes the experiences that have shaped her since childhood and the enormous changes that have taken place over the last 50 years on the subject of birth. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JHM; VFXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 39. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
Pinter & Martin Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780661704
ISBN
9781780661704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.61

Hardback. In focusing on China's social survey movement, this title analyzes how information generated by a range of research practices - census, sociological investigation, and ethnography - was mobilized by competing political factions to imagine, manage, and remake the nation. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267862
ISBN
9780520267862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.07
€ 64.94

Paperback. What does human suffering mean for society? And how has this meaning changed from the past to the present? In what ways does "the problem of suffering" serve to inspire us to care for others? How does our response to suffering reveal our moral and social conditions? The author offers some answers to these questions. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287235
ISBN
9780520287235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Hardback. What does human suffering mean for society? And how has this meaning changed from the past to the present? In what ways does "the problem of suffering" serve to inspire us to care for others? How does our response to suffering reveal our moral and social conditions? The author offers some answers to these questions. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287228
ISBN
9780520287228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.73
€ 72.62

Hardcover. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560727309
ISBN
9781560727309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.33
€ 61.32

Paperback. Presents an extended case study of the 20th-century AIDS epidemic and the cultural circumstances from which it emerged. The book brings together anthropology, demography and epidemiology to explain how the Chagga people of Tanzania in Africa experience AIDS. Series: Worlds of Desire S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 maps, 6 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JFFH2; JHMC; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226748863
ISBN
9780226748863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. .
Publisher
Critical Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911106364
ISBN
9781911106364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.11

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138915343
ISBN
9781138915343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.93
€ 58.45

Paperback. "A primer of Population Genetics", third edition, provides a concise but comprehensive introduction to population genetics. The four chapters of the book address genetic variation, the causes of evolution, molecular population genetics and the genetic architecture of complex traits. Num Pages: 215 pages, 73 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBD; PSAK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Sinaeur
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003012
ISBN
9780878933044
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816639649
ISBN
9780816639649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. Presents a key collection of both classic and new agenda-setting articles in this central area of anthropology Provides analytic and historical contextual introductions by leading figures in medical anthropology, medical sociology, science studies, social theory and general anthropology . Editor(s): Good, Byron J.; Fischer, Michael M.J.; Willen, Sarah S.; Good, Mary-Jo DelVecchio. Series: Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JHM; MBS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 900.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405183147
ISBN
9781405183147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.72

Hardback. Presents a key collection of both classic and new agenda-setting articles in this central area of anthropology Provides analytic and historical contextual introductions by leading figures in medical anthropology, medical sociology, science studies, social theory and general anthropology . Editor(s): Good, Byron J.; Fischer, Michael M. J.; Willen, Sarah S.; Good, Mary-Jo DelVecchio. Series: Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; MBS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 182 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1058.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405183154
ISBN
9781405183154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.48

Paperback. A Reader in the Anthropology of Religion is a collection of some of the most significant classic and contemporary writings in the field. Editor(s): Lambek, Michael. Series: Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 696 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HRA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1058.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
696
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405136143
ISBN
9781405136143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 48.17

Hardback. A Reader in the Anthropology of Religion is a collection of some of the most significant classic and contemporary writings in the field. Editor(s): Lambek, Michael. Series: Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 692 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HRA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 263 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
692
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405136150
ISBN
9781405136150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.13

Paperback. Instructs readers on how to use realism to conceptualize and conduct their qualitative study to get results with greater validity. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761929239
ISBN
9780761929239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.21

Paperback. New Labour had a momentous impact on British family policy. In this timely book, Clem Henricson asks whether its aspirations were met, or were indeed realisable, and formulates radical proposals for the future. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBK; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447300533
ISBN
9781447300533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.95

Paperback. In 1999, the Moroccan scholar Abdellah Hammoudi, trained in Paris and teaching in America, decided to go on the pilgrimage to Mecca. He wanted to observe the hajj as an anthropologist but also to experience it as an ordinary pilgrim, and to write about it for both Muslims and non-Muslims. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
302
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745637891
ISBN
9780745637891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.55

Hardback. In 1999, the Moroccan scholar Abdellah Hammoudi, trained in Paris and teaching in America, decided to go on the pilgrimage to Mecca. He wanted to observe the hajj as an anthropologist but also to experience it as an ordinary pilgrim, and to write about it for both Muslims and non-Muslims. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 152. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745637884
ISBN
9780745637884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.75

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