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Paperback. Since its founding in 1964 Tanzania has used music, dance and other cultural productions as ways of imagining and legitimizing the new nation. Focusing on the politics surrounding Swahili performance, Kelly Askew demonstrates the crucial role of popular culture in Tanzania's history. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 392 pages, 22 halftones, 5 maps, 4 line drawings, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 1M; ASZ; AVGE; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
74
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226029818
ISBN
9780226029818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.57
€ 43.70

hardcover. Traces the global history of human change and survival under the sway of capitalism since the voyages of Columbus. Series: World Social Change. Num Pages: 422 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742539204
ISBN
9780742539204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.63

Paperback. The first volume of "Late Editions" presents conversations between American scholars, most of whom are anthropologists, and individuals situated amidst political and social upheaval with whom they share affinities. The cast is primarily but not exclusively from Eastern Europe. Series: Late Editions: Cultural Studies for the End of the Century S. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226504476
ISBN
9780226504476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 30.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Boesen, Elisabeth; Lentz, Fabienne; Margue, Michel; Scuto, Denis; Wagener, Renee. Series: Histoire. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 b/w. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837621167
ISBN
9783837621167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.44

Paperback. The government of Yemen remains largely incapable of providing goods and services to its population, but the regime continues to endure despite its fragility in the global order. Revealing what holds Yemen together in such circumstances, this book shows how citizens form national attachments even in the absence of strong state institutions. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226877914
ISBN
9780226877914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.62

Paperback. This book is based on the life accounts of 244 children of minority ethnic origin who were placed with predominantly white foster carers and adopters. The book provides a most interesting overview of the decision-making and planning processes that shape the placement in care of children of minority ethnic origin in the UK. Num Pages: 224 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBK; JHMP; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853028755
ISBN
9781853028755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.89

Paperback. This study of gender and sexuality in contemporary Japan investigates elements of Japanese popular culture including erotic comic books, stories of mother-son incest, lunchboxes - or obentos - that mothers ritualistically prepare for schoolchildren, and children's cartoons. Num Pages: 251 pages, 27 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ; JHBK; JHMC; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406. Mothers, Comics and Censorship in Japan. 251 pages, 27 illustrations. This study of gender and sexuality in contemporary Japan investigates elements of Japanese popular culture including erotic comic books, stories of mother-son incest, lunchboxes - or obentos - that mothers ritualistically prepare for schoolchildren, and children's cartoons. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ; JHBK; JHMC; JMU. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight: 360.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
251
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520219908
ISBN
9780520219908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.43

Hardcover. Explores how identities emerge, persist and change and which power resources are tapped in the course of this process. Editor(s): Driessen, Henk; Otto, Ton. Num Pages: 265 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 24. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772888187
ISBN
9788772888187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780822312642
ISBN
9780822312642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.15

Paperback. "Personal Knowledge and Beyond" seeks to foster a cross-disciplinary rethinking of ethnography's possibilities and limits for the study of religions. It provides an overview of recent debates while also pushing them in new directions. Editor(s): Spickard, Jim; Landres, Shawn; McGuire, Meredith B. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 355.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814798034
ISBN
9780814798034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

Hardback. For more than a decade, Carol Smart has been at the forefront of debates about the sociology of the family. Yet she has become frustrated by the fixation of many commentators with the supposed decline of commitment, and even the decline of the possibility of family life. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745639161
ISBN
9780745639161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.25

Paperback. This Monograph demonstrates that disruptions to young people's developing conceptions of personal or cultural persistence begin to explain the suicide rates among Aboriginal Canadian and non-Aboriginal Canadian youth. Editor(s): Chandler, Michael; Lalonde, Christopher; Sokol, Bryan W.; Hallett, Darcy. Series: Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. Num Pages: 152 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JFSP2; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 161 x 8. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405118798
ISBN
9781405118798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.08

Hardback. This collection explores the intersection of interdependency and the law, and contemplates some of the key issues at stake in the way the law interprets and addresses human relationships. Series: Legal Dimensions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774808842
ISBN
9780774808842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.46

Paperback. This volume is a philosophical introduction and exploration of the nature and value of personal relationships. It is an ideal text for introductory philosophy, ethics, or applied ethics courses. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHBK; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631196853
ISBN
9780631196853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.14

Hardcover. Num Pages: 307 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 191 x 27. Weight in Grams: 904.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
307
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600217531
ISBN
9781600217531
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 244.61
€ 164.88

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
6th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138793545
ISBN
9781138793545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.30

Paperback. The second edition of Perspectives on Africa: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation is both an introduction to the cultures of Africa and a history of the interpretations of those cultures. Key essays explore the major issues and debates through a combination of classic articles and the newest research in the field. Editor(s): Grinker, Roy Richard; Steiner, Christopher B.; Lubkemann, Stephen C. Series: Global Perspectives. Num Pages: 713 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 172 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1068.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
713
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405190602
ISBN
9781405190602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 47.67

Hardback. The second edition of Perspectives on Africa: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation is both an introduction to the cultures of Africa and a history of the interpretations of those cultures. Key essays explore the major issues and debates through a combination of classic articles and the newest research in the field. Editor(s): Grinker, Roy Richard; Steiner, Christopher B.; Lubkemann, Stephen C. Series: Global Perspectives. Num Pages: 708 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 174 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1330.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
708
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444335224
ISBN
9781444335224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.88

Paperback. This collection is ideal for courses in the theology and spirituality of marriage. The topics covered include marriage in its historical context; the meanings and transitions of marriage; attitudes towards sexuality; communication and conflict, and divorce and annulment. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRLB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195313468
ISBN
9780195313468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 137.12

Hardback. Perspectives on Modern South Asia presents an exciting core collection of essays drawn from anthropology, literary and cultural studies, history, sociology, economics, and political science to reveal the complexities of a region that is home to a fifth of humanity. Editor(s): Visweswaran, Kamala. Series: Global Perspectives. Num Pages: 396 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 175 x 28. Weight in Grams: 802.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405100625
ISBN
9781405100625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.20

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