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Sociology & anthropology

Paperback. Confronts the contemporary challenges that have been launched against the author's philosophical, social, and cultural theory. Rendering a critique of some postmodern positions as well as the old structured Eurocentric orientations, this title contains engagements with views expressed by Mary Lefkowitz, Paul Gilroy, and Cornel West. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JFC; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Temple University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566395953
ISBN
9781566395953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Deals with a question central to both anthropology and philosophy: what is the relationship between nature and culture? Drawing on ethnographic examples from around the world, the author formulates a new framework, the "four ontologies" - animism, totemism, naturalism, and analogism - to account for all the ways we relate ourselves to nature. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 488 pages, 1 halftone, 2 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: HPS; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 756.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226212364
ISBN
9780226212364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.78

Paperback. This indispensable reader maps a comprehensive and global study of food through key sources in folklore, unpacked with expert commentary and student-focused learning features. Editor(s): Long, Lucy M. Num Pages: 480 pages, 3 bw. BIC Classification: JFCV; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857856999
ISBN
9780857856999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24

Hardback. The collection proposes inventive research strategies for the study of the affective and fluctuating dimensions of cultural life. It presents studies of nightclubs, YouTube memes, political provocations, heritage sites, blogging, education development, and haunting memories. Editor(s): Timm Knudsen, Britta; Stage, Carsten. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137483188
ISBN
9781137483188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.38

Hardback. Editor(s): Watt, Paul. Num Pages: 445 pages, 82 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; JHBS; RGC; RPC; WSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137489463
ISBN
9781137489463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.50

Paperback. A collection of the writings of sociologist Robert N. Bellah, including essays that consider the entire sweep of Japanese history and the character of Japanese society and religion. The book features an introduction that brings together intellectual and institutional dimensions of Japanese history. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
254
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520235984
ISBN
9780520235984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. An international collection of ethnographic essays exploring the anthropology of the Anthropocene Editor(s): Eriksen, Thomas Hylland; Schober, Elisabeth. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 214 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745399126
ISBN
9780745399126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.38

Paperback. This book provides an account of how bodily (or incorporated) practices are transmitted in, and as, traditions. Series: Themes in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 128 pages, index. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 206. Series: Themes in the Social Sciences. 128 pages, index. Provides an account of how bodily (or incorporated) practices are transmitted in, and as, traditions. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JH. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 8. Weight: 214.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521270939
ISBN
9780521270939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFFN; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804797542
ISBN
9780804797542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Drawing on fieldwork in a Dutch university hospital, this title looks at the day-to-day diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerosis. It focuses on medical anthropology, sociology, feminist theory, philosophy, and science and technology studies to reframe such issues as the disease-illness distinction, subject-object relations, and boundaries. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: JHMP; MJC; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329176
ISBN
9780822329176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.68

Paperback. A thoughtful exploration of time and how we make it do our bidding Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JMRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439902639
ISBN
9781439902639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Translator(s): Bononno, Robert. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816641604
ISBN
9780816641604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.97

Hardcover. Useful for researchers using such household panel studies as GSOEP, BHPS or PSID, this book discusses methods of managing and analyzing panel data. Supplemental data sets and syntax files are provided via the book's website. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; KCHS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642329135
ISBN
9783642329135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.26

Paperback. Editor(s): Haenn, Nora; Wilk, Richard; Harnish, Allison. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 215 x 30. Weight in Grams: 996.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479876761
ISBN
9781479876761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

Paperback. An ethnographic interpretation of the hunting life of the Yukaghirs, a little-known group of indigenous people in the Upper Kolyma region of northeastern Siberia. This book focuses on the practical implications of living in a "hall-of-mirrors" world - one inhabited by humans, animals, and spirits. Num Pages: 235 pages, 1 map, 6 line drawings, 9 b/w photos. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352. Hunting, Animism, and Personhood Among the Siberian Yukaghirs. 235 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. An ethnographic interpretation of the hunting life of the Yukaghirs, a little-known group of indigenous people in the Upper Kolyma region of northeastern Siberia. This book focuses on the practical implications of living in a "hall-of-mirrors" world - one inhabited by humans, animals, and spirits. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JH. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 16. Weight: 344.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
235
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520252172
ISBN
9780520252172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.66

Paperback. A multidisciplinary study of green and its significance from multiple perspectives: aesthetic, architectural, environmental, political, and social. It is centered on the Kingdom of Bahrain, where green has a long and deep history of appearing cooling, productive, and prosperous-a radical contrast to the hot and hostile desert. Num Pages: 216 pages, 26 color, 3 tables. BIC Classification: AMV; JFC; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285026
ISBN
9780520285026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Orgasmic Bodies explores how bodily experiences of orgasm are worked up as present/absent, complicated/straightforward, too slow/too fast, fake or real, in the doing of masculinities and femininities. Engaging with both science and popular culture it examines the meanings given to orgasmic bodies in contemporary heterosex. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHBK5; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137304360
ISBN
9781137304360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
337
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Second Edition,2
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204263
ISBN
9780872204263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.85

Paperback. Provides a detailed account of how today's parents understand, enforce, and resist the gendering of their children Num Pages: 297 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
7/28/12
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814737835
ISBN
9780814737835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Cutting-edge examination of the domestic politics, now thoroughly revised to reflect the events of the Arab Spring. Num Pages: 520 pages, illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 730.
Number of pages
520
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2 Rev ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588269089
ISBN
9781588269089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.12

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