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Paperback. What constitutes a family? Tracing the dramatic evolution of Americans' answer to this question over the past century, this book provides an account of modern adoption's history. It also details efforts by the US Children's Bureau and the Child Welfare League of America to establish adoption standards in law and practice. Num Pages: 368 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JHBK; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327600
- ISBN
- 9780226327600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15
Hardcover. What constitutes a family? Tracing the dramatic evolution of Americans' answer to this question over the past century, this volume provides the account of modern adoption's history. It details efforts by the US Children's Bureau and the Child Welfare League of America to establish adoption standards in law and practice. Num Pages: 368 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JHBK; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226327594
- ISBN
- 9780226327594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.17€ 77.70
€ 94.17
€ 77.70
Hardcover. Heroic figures such as Heracles, Perseus, and Jason were seen by the Greeks not as mythical figures but as real people from a bygone age. The people who shared this ancestry used it for many alliances of trade and war. This is a study of the political uses of perceived kinship. Series: Revealing Antiquity. Num Pages: 193 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBLA; JHBK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674505278
- ISBN
- 9780674505278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.99€ 71.50
€ 79.99
€ 71.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 2. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226285160
- ISBN
- 9780226285160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.25
€ 40.99
€ 31.25
hardcover. This is an anthropological exploration of the roots of China's modernity in the country's own tradition, as seen especially in economic and kinship patterns. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 376 pages, 10 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804750660
- ISBN
- 9780804750660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.98
€ 137.98
Paperback. This is an anthropological exploration of the roots of China's modernity in the country's own tradition, as seen especially in economic and kinship patterns. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 376 pages, 10 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750677
- ISBN
- 9780804750677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137580757
- ISBN
- 9781137580757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.16€ 34.49
€ 94.16
€ 34.49
Hardback. This book is an introduction to the social anthropology of kinship -- to the ways in which the peoples of different cultures marry and relate to each other within and outside the family. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631203582
- ISBN
- 9780631203582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.26
€ 139.26
Paperback. This book is an introduction to the social anthropology of kinship -- to the ways in which the peoples of different cultures marry and relate to each other within and outside the family. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631203599
- ISBN
- 9780631203599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 52.54
€ 52.99
€ 52.54
Paperback. Presents an ethnohistorical survey of Kiowa, Apache, and Comanche military societies. This book examines their structure, functions, rituals, and martial symbols, showing how they fit within larger tribal organizations. It also explores how military societies, like powwows, have become a distinct public format for cultural and ethnic continuity. Num Pages: 528 pages, 16 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1078.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292705180
- ISBN
- 9780292705180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.14
€ 52.14
Hardback. Part historic ethnography, part linguistic case study and part a mother s memoir, Kisisi tells the story of two boys (Colin and Sadiki) who, together invented their own language, and of the friendship they shared in postcolonial Kenya. Series: New Directions in Ethnography. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; CFDC; JHMC; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119101567
- ISBN
- 9781119101567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.91
€ 73.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 114 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144520
- ISBN
- 9780231144520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.74€ 49.96
€ 64.74
€ 49.96
Paperback. Offering a portrait of the real lives of kitchen workers, this book presents their experiences, challenges, and satisfactions to colorful life. Num Pages: 328 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; KNSH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257924
- ISBN
- 9780520257924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.54
€ 33.99
€ 24.54
Paperback. From bottle gardens, batman and the bachelor pad to garden gnomes and monogamy spray, this book uses a range of objects to explore the meanings and uses of kitsch. An accessible, comprehensive introduction for students and informed readers, it adds to debates on taste in cultural theory and sociology and provides a review of the literature. Num Pages: 256 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JFCA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719066160
- ISBN
- 9780719066160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.64
€ 26.99
€ 26.64
Paperback. Composed at the height of the Hundred Years War by Geoffroi de Charny, one of the most respected knights of his age, A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry is an invaluable guide to fourteenth-century knighthood. Translator(s): Kennedy, Elspeth. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219098
- ISBN
- 9780812219098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.93
€ 26.99
€ 26.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226465081
- ISBN
- 9780226465081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.82
€ 42.99
€ 32.82
Paperback. "This rich and complex book is often moving, frequently thought-provoking."-- Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812217124
- ISBN
- 9780812217124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.29
€ 32.99
€ 31.29
Paperback. Editor(s): Purdey, Jemma. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921867484
- ISBN
- 9781921867484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.67
€ 32.99
€ 23.67
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gluckler, Johannes; Lazega, Emmanuel. Series: Knowledge and Space. Num Pages: 386 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 29 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; KJMV6; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319450223
- ISBN
- 9783319450223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.93
€ 73.93
paperback. In a witty, evocative style accessible to both the specialist and non-specialist reader, Michael Lambek provides a significant contribution to writing on African systems of thought, local forms of religious and therapeutic practice, social accountability, and the place of explicit forms of knowledge in the analysis of non-western societies. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 498 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802077837
- ISBN
- 9780802077837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 41.44
€ 43.99
€ 41.44