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Sociology & anthropology

Paperback. Num Pages: 418 pages. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
The New Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Rep Upd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620970119
ISBN
9781620970119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226460550
ISBN
9780226460550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.34

Paperback. In Cote d'Ivoire, appearing modern is so important for success that many young men deplete their already meager resources to project an illusion of wealth. The author argues that they engage a global hierarchy that is profoundly modern, one that values performance over authenticity - highlighting the counterfeit nature of modernity itself. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; JFFT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226575209
ISBN
9780226575209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. An exquisite collection of objects relating to the traditions of samurai warriors, from swords and armor to dishes and paintings Num Pages: 132 pages, 178 color + 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 218 x 8. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933789033
ISBN
9781933789033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.88

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447315810
ISBN
9781447315810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.34

Paperback. Editor(s): Reist, Melinda Tankard; Bray, Abigail. Num Pages: 310 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMP; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
450
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876756895
ISBN
9781876756895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.51

Paperback. Tales of the Barbarians traces the creation of new mythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to the Atlantic, and offers the first application of modern ethnographic theory to ancient material. Series: Blackwell-Bristol Lectures on Greece, Rome and the Classical Tradition. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 8. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118785102
ISBN
9781118785102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.23

Hardback. Gathering all of Claude Levi-Strauss's writings on Japan, this sustained meditation follows his dictum that to understand one's own culture, one must see it from another's point of view. For Levi-Strauss, Japan occupied a unique place among world cultures. This English translation presents one of France's most public figures at his most personal. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JHBT; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072923
ISBN
9780674072923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.09

Paperback. Examines economic sociology's principal assumptions, key explanatory concepts, and selected research sites. The author argues that economic activity is embedded in social and cultural relations, but also that power and the unintended consequences of rational purposive action must be factored in when seeking to explain or predict economic behavior. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 line illus. 23 tables. BIC Classification: JHB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142234
ISBN
9780691142234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.57

Paperback. At some point in the course of evolution, all human societies, past and present, would emerge. This title offers an account of the dawn of human society. It shows that only a few evolutionary steps were required to bridge the gap between the kinship structures of our closest relatives, chimpanzees and bonobos, and the human kinship configuration. Num Pages: 368 pages, 17 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; PSAJ; PSVW79; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674046412
ISBN
9780674046412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
HAU
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780986132551
ISBN
9780986132551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.11

Paperback. Are we all temps now? A penetrating exploration of how making a living has become such a precarious task Series: NYU Series in Social & Cultural Analysis. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814776919
ISBN
9780814776919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. Editor(s): Tomlinson, Michael; Holmes, Leonard. Num Pages: 392 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; JNM; KCFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137571670
ISBN
9781137571670
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.31

paperback. This new edition accounts for the latest developments in telephone, Internet, and email surveying and provides a more comprehensive treatment on questionnaire testing Num Pages: 440 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781412997348
ISBN
9781412997348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 98.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 14 color illus. 9 halftones. 77 line illus. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 914.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691175461
ISBN
9780691175461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.63
€ 47.89

Paperback. Series: Routledge Mental Health Classic Editions. Num Pages: 174 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHBL; JMAF; MMJT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415855778
ISBN
9780415855778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.64

Hardback. This book, centered largely on the European experience of families scattered geographically, challenges the dominant narratives of modernization by offering a long-term perspective from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century. Paradoxically, transnational familiesA" are to be found long before the nation state was in place. Editor(s): Johnson, Christopher H.; Sabean, D. W.; Teuscher, Simon; Trivellato, Francesca. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 ills. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JFFN; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857451835
ISBN
9780857451835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.11

Paperback. .
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320210
ISBN
9780822320210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. This title focuses on the uniqueness of both the Spanish people and their culture, and on examining what effect the differences have on the way Spaniards relate to people from other cultures and interact with each other. The author looks at Spain's past and current Spanish-American relations. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JFC; JH; JPS; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 151 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877864711
ISBN
9781877864711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. Bruce O'Neill shows how the Bucharest, Romania's homeless are unable to fully participate in a society that is increasingly organized around practices of consumption, leaving them mired in an unshakeable boredom and the slow deterioration of their lives that are symptomatic of the alienation brought on by globalization. Num Pages: 280 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; JFFA; JFFB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895. .
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363286
ISBN
9780822363286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Dover Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486419558
ISBN
9780486419558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.48

Hardcover. Taking you behind the scenes to reveal the work that goes into creating our knowledge of Mars, this book shows science in action, a world where digital processing uncovers scientific truths, where images are used to craft consensus, and where team members develop an uncanny intimacy with the sensory apparatus of a robot that is miles away. Num Pages: 304 pages, 52 colour plates, 29 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: JHB; PGS; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 910.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226155968
ISBN
9780226155968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.42

Hardback. Series: New Directions in Cultural Policy Research. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABQ; JFC; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137461629
ISBN
9781137461629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.71

Hardback. Ahead of his time-Fuller's visions on globalization and the "rescue through technology" Editor(s): Krausse, Joachim; Lichtenstein, Claude. Num Pages: 528 pages, 600 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AKB; AMA; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165. .
Publisher
Lars Muller Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037785249
ISBN
9783037785249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.59

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