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Sociology & anthropology

Paperback. This text offers a comparative and historical analysis of rapid and profound changes in the legal system beginning in the 1960s in England, France, West Germany, Sweden and the United States. Num Pages: 336 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JH; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226299709
ISBN
9780226299709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.29

hardcover. These essays-which consider a wide variety of cultures from ancient Egypt to contemporary Japan- describe the conditions under which cultures that do not dominate each other may yet achieve a limited translatability of cultures. Editor(s): Budick, Sanford; Iser, Wolfgang. Series: Irvine Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 364 pages, 2 half-tones. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804724845
ISBN
9780804724845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.11

Paperback. These essays-which consider a wide variety of cultures from ancient Egypt to contemporary Japan- describe the conditions under which cultures that do not dominate each other may yet achieve a limited translatability of cultures. Editor(s): Budick, Sanford; Iser, Wolfgang. Series: Irvine Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 364 pages, 2 half-tones. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 493.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725613
ISBN
9780804725613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.91

Paperback. Eight essays by major authors who attempt to find out who read, published, or advertised what, when, and where from the European Renaissance on. Editor(s): Grafton, Anthony; Blair, Ann. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216677
ISBN
9780812216677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.91

Hardback. Family functioning plays a major role in the development of depression, relapse rates and suicidal behaviour. The children of depressed parents are at high risk for psychopathology. This book describes multiple family, individual and psychopharmacological therapeutic interventions on depression. Editor(s): Sholevar, G. Pirooz; Schwoeri, Linda. Num Pages: 354 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JMC; MJN; MMH; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568210889
ISBN
9781568210889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.67

Paperback. Haiming Liu presents a transnational history of a Chinese family from the late nineteenth century to the 1970s. It makes it clear that, for many Chinese American families, migration does not mean a break from the past but the beginning of a life that incorporates and transcends dual national boundaries. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813535975
ISBN
9780813535975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.41

Paperback. Increasing numbers of migrants continue to participate in the political, social, and economic lives of their countries of origin even as they put down roots in the USA. This work offers an account of how ordinary people keep their feet in two worlds and create communities that span borders. Num Pages: 294 pages, 3 maps. 14 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
294
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520228139
ISBN
9780520228139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.47

Hardback. Explores the extraordinarily surgically successful realm of organ transplantation, which is plagued worldwide by the scarcity of donated human parts, a quandary that generates ongoing debates over the marketing of organs as patients die waiting for replacements. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520277960
ISBN
9780520277960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.31
€ 72.21

Paperback. Explores the surgically successful realm of organ transplantation, which is plagued worldwide by the scarcity of donated human parts, a quandary that generates ongoing debates over the marketing of organs as patients die waiting for replacements. Num Pages: 236 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520277984
ISBN
9780520277984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. The first monograph to be published on Gypsies in Britain using the perspective of social anthropology. Series: Changing Culture Series. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations, plans, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 134 x 21. Weight in Grams: 348. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0001865
ISBN
9780521288705
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From the names of cruise lines and bookstores to an Australian ranch and a nudist camp outside of Atlanta, the word serendipity - that happy blend of wisdom and luck by which something is discovered not quite by accident - is ubiquitous. This book traces the word's eventful history from its 1754 coinage into the twentieth century. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 halftone. 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFCX; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126302
ISBN
9780691126302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.68

Paperback. Who are we? The story of the peoples of Britain and Ireland, drawing on new genetic discoveries, language, buildings and landscape. Num Pages: 496 pages, 15, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 135 x 38. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753817995
ISBN
9780753817995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. The ethnography and history of Kordofan province in Sudan by H. A. MacMichael, deputy Inspector of Kordofan between 1906 and 1912. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology. Num Pages: 330 pages, 19 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HBS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781108010771
ISBN
9781108010771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.66

Paperback. Examines Ashanti, Fon, Yoruba, and Dogon trickster-figures in their social and mythical contexts and in light of contemporary thought, exploring the way the trickster links animality and ritual transformation; culture, sex, and laughter; cosmic process and personal history; and, divination and social change. Series: Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions. Num Pages: 324 pages, 1map. BIC Classification: HRA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520067912
ISBN
9780520067912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.47

Paperback. For many years to come, race will continue to be a source of controversy and conflict in American society. For many of us it will continue to shape where we live, pray, go to school, and socialize. We cannot simply wish away the existence of race or racism, but we can take steps to lessen the ways in which the categories trap and confine us. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470452080
ISBN
9780470452080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.96

Paperback. An ethnography of lawyer-free family courts and mediations of rape and domestic violence charges in India, in which, the author depicts everyday life in legal sites of marital trouble, reevaluating feminist theories of law, marriage, violence, property, and the state. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 scattered b&w. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFK; JFSJ1; JHBK; LNMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282452
ISBN
9780520282452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. This book was written with a view to sorting our some of the muddles and misreadings -- especially misreadings of Kant -- that have charaterized recent postmodernist and post--structuralist thought. For these issues have a relevance, as Norris argues, far beyond the academic enclaves of philosophy, literary theory, and cultural criticism. Num Pages: 344 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631187189
ISBN
9780631187189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.55

Paperback. What does it mean to say that while cutting is ending, the Western discourse surrounding it is on the rise? And what kind of a feminist anthropology is needed in such a moment? This book examines these questions from the vantage point of Ghanaian feminist and reproductive health NGOs that have organized campaigns against cutting over the years. Num Pages: 416 pages, 19 black and white. BIC Classification: 1H; JHMC; JKSN1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291997
ISBN
9780520291997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

hardcover. This honest glimpse into the nature of ethnographic fieldwork, revolves around letters written by the author to illustrate the daily adventures of learning to understand a largely unknown culture through participant observation and interactive discourse. Num Pages: 240 pages, glossary, bibliography. BIC Classification: BG; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780847682638
ISBN
9780847682638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486430911
ISBN
9780486430911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.29

Editor(s): Van Minnen, Cornelis A (Roosevelt Study Center); Berg, Manfred (Heidelberg University Freie Universitat Berlin Heidelberg University Heidelberg University Heidelberg University Freie Universitat Berlin German Historical Institute, Washington DC Freie Universitat Berlin Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heidelberg, Germany). Series: New Directions in Southern History. Num Pages: 307 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBBS; HBJD; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813143088
ISBN
9780813143088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.56

Paperback. Presents a concise theory for the observed trends: population growth and increased income put pressure on supplies of resources. This book tackles issues such as the supposed rate of species extinction, the 'vanishing farmland crisis,' and the wastefulness of coercive recycling. Num Pages: 778 pages, 5 halftones 143 line drawings 13 tables. BIC Classification: JHBD; KCA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
778
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691003818
ISBN
9780691003818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.41
€ 68.07

Paperback. * Reunites the editors of Star Trek and Philosophy with Starfleet s finest experts for 31 new, highly logical essays * Features a complete examination of the Star Trek universe, from the original series to the most recent films directed by J.J. Editor(s): Decker, Kevin S.; Eberl, Jason T. Series Editor(s): Irwin, William. Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119146001
ISBN
9781119146001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.40

Paperback. This ethnography explores the links between a violent historical and political legacy, and the production of secrecy in everyday material culture. The focus is on Mende-speaking southeastern Sierra Leone and the surrounding region. Num Pages: 299 pages, 6 b/w photos, 3 line figures. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; GTB; HBJH; HBLW; JFC; JHMP; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520225435
ISBN
9780520225435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.38

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