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Paperback. Examines how the lives of pastoralists in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia are deeply affected by the creation of mutually exclusive ethnic territories and proposes ways to reverse this trend. Editor(s): Schlee, Gunther. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 191 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 1HFGK; JHMC; RGCP; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011299
- ISBN
- 9781847011299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.00
€ 27.00
Hardback. Pastoralism has shaped livelihoods and landscapes on the African continent for millennia. Mobile livestock husbandry has generally been portrayed as an economic strategy that successfully met the challenges of low biomass productivity and environmental variability in arid and semi-arid environments. Editor(s): Bollig, Michael; Schnegg, Michael; Wotzka, Hans-Peter. Num Pages: 568 pages, 72 figs & ills, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; JHBL; TV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459084
- ISBN
- 9780857459084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 215.82
€ 215.82
Paperback. Editor(s): McEwan, Colin; Borrero, Luis Alberto; Prieto, Alfredo. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 206 pages, 7 color photos 100 duotones 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691601625
- ISBN
- 9780691601625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 59 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; JKSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 94.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 59
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590335109
- ISBN
- 9781590335109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.27
€ 41.99
€ 30.27
Paperback. "Pathologies of Power" uses harrowing stories of life and death to argue thatthe promotion of social and economic rights of the poor is the most importanthuman rights struggle of our times. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 438 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 606. Health, Human Rights and the New War on the Poor. With a New Preface by the Author. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. 438 pages. "Pathologies of Power" uses harrowing stories of life and death to argue thatthe promotion of social and economic rights of the poor is the most importanthuman rights struggle of our times. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHMC. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 30. Weight: 606.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 438
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520243262
- ISBN
- 9780520243262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.05
€ 33.99
€ 25.05
Paperback. Pathways for Remembering and Recognizing Indigenous Thought in Education is an exploration into some of the shared cross-cultural themes that inform and shape Indigenous thought and Indigenous educational philosophy. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HP; JFSL9; JHM; JNA; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487521639
- ISBN
- 9781487521639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.96
€ 34.99
€ 31.96
Paperback. This work examines the relationship between European and indigenous Andean ways of understanding the past. Following field work in Bolivia, the author argues that complex Andean rituals have hybridized European and indigenous traditions and are evidence of a keen social memory in the community. Num Pages: 552 pages, 20 b&w photographs, 41 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; HBAH; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299153144
- ISBN
- 9780299153144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Hardback. How does global Christianity relate to processes of globalisation and modernization and what form does it take in different local settings? These questions have lately proved to be of increasing interest to many scholars in the social sciences and humanities. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 map, Bibliog., index. BIC Classification: JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845450052
- ISBN
- 9781845450052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.73
€ 161.73
Paperback.
This volume explores the social and economic processes involved in the manufacture of obsidian prismatic blades, one of the sharpest cutting instruments ever produced in the prehistoric world. Focusing on ancient Mesoamerica, contributors examine the variation in the way the blades were manufactured and the causes behind their variation. Editor(s): Andrews, Bradford; Hirth, Kenneth G. Series: Monographs. Num Pages: 145 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HDW; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
- Number of pages
- 145
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780917956997
- ISBN
- 9780917956997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.70
€ 15.70
Hardback. Sylhet, the area of Bangladesh most closely associated with overseas migration, has seen an increase in remittances sent home from abroad, introducing new inequalities. Social change has also been mediated by the global forces of Western biomedicine and orthodox Islam. This book examines the effects of these modernizing trends on mental health.. Num Pages: 238 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKB; JHBK; MBPK; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444. Mental Illness, Modernity and Islam in Sylhet, Bangladesh. 252 pages, 25 ills. Sylhet, the area of Bangladesh most closely associated with overseas migration, has seen an increase in remittances sent home from abroad, introducing new inequalities. Social change has also been mediated by the global forces of Western biomedicine and orthodox Islam. This book examines the effects of these modernizing trends on mental health. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FKB; JHBK; MBPK; PSXM. Dimension: 162 x 233 x 16. Weight: 444.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857454881
- ISBN
- 9780857454881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.49
€ 161.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; HDD; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 187 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226351193
- ISBN
- 9780226351193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.08
€ 32.99
€ 26.08
Paperback. This innovative study of the patriarchy belies the accepted notion of the father figure as tyrannical and exploitative. Series Editor(s): Smith, Richard; Vries, Jan de; Johnson, Paul; Wrightson, Keith. Series: Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy & Society in Past Time. Num Pages: 268 pages, 30 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KI20003360
- ISBN
- 9780521599788
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JHB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838210339
- ISBN
- 9783838210339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.85
€ 51.85
hardcover. The author, an anthropologist specializing in bureaucratic organizations and gender studies, was hired to monitor the project. Analyzing her own experience as a practicing development expert, she demonstrates that the professed goal of women's empowerment is a pretext for promoting economic organizational goals and the interests of local elites. Num Pages: 278 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKN; JFSJ1; JHMC; JNFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781845457686
- ISBN
- 9781845457686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.84
€ 161.84
Hardback. This volume offers an integrative approach to the application of evolutionary theory in studies of cultural transmission and social evolution and reveals the enormous range of ways in which Darwinian ideas can lead to productive empirical research, the touchstone of any worthwhile theoretical perspective. Editor(s): Shennan, Stephen. Series: Origins of Human Behavior and Culture. Num Pages: 341 pages, 2 b/w photographs, 102 line illustrations, 29 maps, 38 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 186 x 28. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520255999
- ISBN
- 9780520255999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.44€ 64.81
€ 84.44
€ 64.81
Paperback. A comprehensive survey of world prehistory designed for introductory world prehistory courses in anthropology departments. This work brings together theories and archaeological examples to pose questions about who we are and the means by which humanity evolved. It reveals how archaeologists decipher the past. Num Pages: 640 pages, Numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 190 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195169287
- ISBN
- 9780195169287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.45
€ 120.45
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850365122
- ISBN
- 9780850365122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.85
€ 26.99
€ 23.85
Paperback. In an era of skyrocketing tuition and concern over whether college is worth it, this is an indispensable contribution to the dialogue assessing the state of American higher education. A powerful expose of unmet obligations and misplaced priorities, it explains in detail why so many leave college with so little to show for it." Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JNKS; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088023
- ISBN
- 9780674088023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.66
€ 27.99
€ 24.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSR2; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Blue Dome Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935295594
- ISBN
- 9781935295594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Hardback. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: JH; JP; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118922514
- ISBN
- 9781118922514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.25
€ 145.25