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Paperback. Prehistoric drummers used natural acoustics to recreate natural sound. In classical Europe, orators turned the human voice into a lyrical instrument. In Buddhist temples, the icons' ears were exaggerated to represent their spiritual power. This book explores the role of sound, noise and listening in 100,000 years of human history. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
402
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781250907
ISBN
9781781250907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. Inspired by the core anarchist faith in the possibilities of voluntary cooperation without hierarchy, this book provides a perspective from everyday social and political interactions to mass protests and revolutions. It describes an anarchist sensibility that celebrates the local knowledge, common sense, and creativity of ordinary people. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 halftones. 9 line illus. BIC Classification: HPS; JHM; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New in Paper
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691161037
ISBN
9780691161037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.25

Paperback. Highlighting the work of several food justice groups-including Community Services Unlimited, a South Los Angeles organization founded as the nonprofit arm of the Southern California Black Panther Party, this title explores the possibilities and limitations of the community-based approach, and more. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 b/w line art. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; JFFA; JFFJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287457
ISBN
9780520287457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611321333
ISBN
9781611321333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.16

Paperback. Traces the major trends in scientific and intellectual understandings of "race" from the Middle Ages Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814798935
ISBN
9780814798935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Analyzing slavery and other forms of servitude in six non-state indigenous societies of tropical America at the time of European contact, this work offers a fresh approach to the study of slavery based on the notion of 'political economy of life'. Num Pages: 316 pages, 40 halftones in section, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; HB; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292719132
ISBN
9780292719132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Offers the reconstruction of where human populations originated and the paths by which they spread throughout the world. By mapping the worldwide geographic distribution of genes for over 110 traits in over 1800 primarily aboriginal populations, this title offers charted migrations and devised a clock by which to date evolutionary history. Num Pages: 432 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSAK; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1024.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
428
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Abridged paperback edition with a New Preface
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691029054
ISBN
9780691029054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 72.48

Paperback. Situating the Maasai in the larger political, economic, and social context of Kenya and world events, this book shows how broader forces have had an impact on the construction of Maasai lifeways, especially gender relations. It focuses on how development has affected Maasai lives. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 b&w. BIC Classification: 1HFG; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253214515
ISBN
9780253214515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. Thirty-five years into his research among the descendants of rebel slaves living in South American rain forest, anthropologist Richard Price encountered Tooy, living on the outskirts of Cayenne, French Guiana. Tooy is a time traveler. With a blend of storytelling and scholarship, this book recounts the journeys of these two intellectuals. Num Pages: 448 pages, 62 halftones, 1 map, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226680590
ISBN
9780226680590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Based on ethnographic fieldwork among five thousand working-class families in the neighborhood of al-Zawyia al-Hamra, this study explores how these displaced residents have dealt with the stigma of public housing, the loss of their established community networks, and the diversity of the population in the new location. Num Pages: 226 pages, 5 b/w photographs, 7 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HBE; GTB; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338. Space, Relocation and the Politics of Identity in a Global Cairo. 226 pages, 5 b&w photographs, 7 line illustrations, 1 map. Based on ethnographic fieldwork among five thousand working-class families in the neighborhood of al-Zawyia al-Hamra, this study explores how these displaced residents have dealt with the stigma of public housing, the loss of their established community networks, and the diversity of the population in the new location. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HBE; GTB; JFS; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 15. Weight: 338.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
226
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520230460
ISBN
9780520230460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardcover. Intends to present the difficulties that researchers working with migrants in precarious situations have to contend with, and to contribute to the development of methodological and ethical discussions relevant to the topic of migration as an interdisciplinary field of research. This book is suitable for those dealing with vulnerable migrants. Editor(s): Bilger, Veronika. Num Pages: 171 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFM; JHBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
171
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845193317
ISBN
9781845193317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.15

Paperback. This companion features 35 original essays on the complexity of globalization and its diverse and sometimes conflicting effects. Written by top scholars in the field, it offers a nuanced and detailed examination of globalization that includes both positive and critical evaluations. Editor(s): Ritzer, George. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 245 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119250722
ISBN
9781119250722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.81

Paperback. Taking stock of the recent environmental justice scholarship, this book examines the connections among residential segregation, zoning, and exposure to environmental hazards. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHMC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479861781
ISBN
9781479861781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. Shows how our perception of skin has changed from the eighteenth century onwards. This title examines the changing significance of skin through brilliant analyses of literature, art, philosophy, and anatomical drawings and writings. Translator(s): Dunlap, Thomas. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 256 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430. On the Cultural Border Between Self and World. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 256 pages, ill. Shows how our perception of skin has changed from the eighteenth century onwards. This title examines the changing significance of skin through brilliant analyses of literature, art, philosophy, and anatomical drawings and writings. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight: 430. Translator(s): Dunlap, Thomas.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125031
ISBN
9780231125031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 4. Weight in Grams: 76.
Publisher
Puddle Dancer Press
Number of pages
46
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781892005076
ISBN
9781892005076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.32

Hardback. Consumers, investors, and corporations orient their activities toward a future that contains opportunities and risks. How do these actors assess uncertainty? Jens Beckert adds a new chapter to the theory of capitalism by showing how fictional expectations drive modern economies-or throw them into crisis when imagined futures fail to materialize. Num Pages: 358 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088825
ISBN
9780674088825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Orbis Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780883446256
ISBN
9780883446256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.53

Hardback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107180833
ISBN
9781107180833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.36

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781292139890
ISBN
9781292139890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.88

Paperback. Details the culinary life of a Vietnamese town Num Pages: 344 pages, 14 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFCV; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253223708
ISBN
9780253223708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

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