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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. How do Egyptian Muslims celebrate Ramadan? How do Egyptian Christians celebrate Easter? What should you expect to find on the table when invited to eat in an Egyptian home? What do you say when an Egyptian sneezes? This book tells you about these matters - and many more. It introduces the reader to the hows, whats, and whys of Egyptians life. Num Pages: 112 pages, 24 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; ASZP; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 211 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774160608
- ISBN
- 9789774160608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.27
€ 20.27
Paperback. El Alto, Rebel City combines ethnography and political theory to explore the astonishing political power exercised by the indigenous citizens of El Alto, Bolivia in the past decade. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 344 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341543
- ISBN
- 9780822341543
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.89
€ 36.99
€ 33.89
paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252063398
- ISBN
- 9780252063398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. While becoming less relevant in the United States, shopping malls are booming throughout urban Latin America. But what does this mean on the ground? Are shopping malls a sign of the region's "coming of age"? This title explores how malls and consumption are shaping the conversation about class and social inequality in Latin America. Num Pages: 248 pages, 25 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286856
- ISBN
- 9780520286856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. Since the late 1970s, a new folk hero has risen to prominence in the US-Mexico border region and beyond--the narcotrafficker. This book takes a look at the persona of the narcotrafficker and how it has been shaped by Mexican border culture, socioeconomic and power disparities, and the transnational music industry. Series: Inter-America Series. Num Pages: 212 pages, 15 b&w photos, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292702066
- ISBN
- 9780292702066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.05
€ 26.99
€ 25.05
Paperback. The authors' inclusion of international experiences of election and exit polling expand the book's interest level beyond the domestic border - not to mention its use as a text. There are presently few publications, if any, that address the challenges and complexities of conducting this kind of research either at home or abroad. Num Pages: 308 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470291160
- ISBN
- 9780470291160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.18
€ 111.18
Paperback. Series: Gender, Theory, and Religion. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HRK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231173179
- ISBN
- 9780231173179
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.27
€ 32.99
€ 27.27
Hardback. Series: Gender, Theory, and Religion. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HRK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231173162
- ISBN
- 9780231173162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.39€ 83.59
€ 108.39
€ 83.59
Paperback. The latest edition of Electricity Profiles contains comprehensive electricity profiles for about 200 countries and territories around the world, providing detailed information on production, trade and consumption of electricity, net installed capacity and thermal power plant input and efficiency for most countries. Editor(s): United Nations Publications. Series: Electricity Profiles. Num Pages: 241 pages, chiefly tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; KCHS; KNB; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- United Nations (Un)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789211616088
- ISBN
- 9789211616088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.50
€ 50.50
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813561929
- ISBN
- 9780813561929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.00
€ 40.99
€ 36.00
Hardcover. At a time when significant social status, economic resources, and political opportunities seem to become ever more unequally distributed and only available to a few, this book represents the first systematic effort in recent years to develop a sociological model of elites and non-elites. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFSC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745671826
- ISBN
- 9780745671826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.02
€ 72.02
Paperback.
At a time when significant social status, economic resources, and political opportunities seem to become ever more unequally distributed and only available to a few, this book represents the first systematic effort in recent years to develop a sociological model of elites and non-elites. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFSC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671833
- ISBN
- 9780745671833
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Condition: New
€ 25.80
€ 25.80
Paperback. Editor(s): Steekelenburg, E. M. van. Num Pages: 144 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AM; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- KIT Publishers Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789068324730
- ISBN
- 9789068324730
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.06
€ 36.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Series: Critical Interventions. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JFSL; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 193 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138654440
- ISBN
- 9781138654440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Paperback. Combines insights from Alexis de Tocqueville, John Dewey, and Jane Addams with sociology and addresses questions about civic and religious life that elude the 'social capital' concept. This book argues that to create civic relationships, groups need more than the right political beliefs or resources; they must learn new ways of being groups. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 344 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: HRA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691096513
- ISBN
- 9780691096513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.29
€ 46.99
€ 33.29
Paperback. When the anthropologist returns to Kenya to begin fieldwork for a new research project, he meets a young man from the Taita Hills who is as interested in the United States as Smith is in Taita. This book tells the story of sorcery, redemption, and transnational friendship in the globalized twenty-first century. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520281127
- ISBN
- 9780520281127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.76
€ 33.99
€ 24.76
Hardback. When the anthropologist returns to Kenya to begin fieldwork for a new research project, he meets a young man from the Taita Hills who is as interested in the United States as Smith is in Taita. This book tells the story of sorcery, redemption, and transnational friendship in the globalized twenty-first century. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520281103
- ISBN
- 9780520281103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.25€ 72.02
€ 94.25
€ 72.02
Hardcover. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; JHM; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 229 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884023951
- ISBN
- 9780884023951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.74€ 59.06
€ 64.74
€ 59.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 404 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 32. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498513920
- ISBN
- 9781498513920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.53
€ 65.53
Hardcover. Court dance in Java has changed from a colonial ceremonial tradition into a national artistic classicism. Central to this general transformation has been dance's role in personal transformation, developing appropriate forms of everyday behaviour and strengthening the powers of persuasion that come from skillful manipulation.. Series: Dance & Performance Studies. Num Pages: Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMT; ASDX; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455217
- ISBN
- 9781845455217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.36
€ 164.36