Sociology & anthropology
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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Pocket Books New York
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780684839295
- ISBN
- 9780684839295
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.01
€ 20.99
€ 18.01
Hardcover. Contemporary anthropologists' engagement with social & digital media simultaneously offers opportunities to disseminate work in new ways, while challenging scholars to move into unfamiliar collaborative domains & expose their research to new forms of scrutiny. This volume's contributors question whether a fresh public anthropology is emerging. Editor(s): Pink, Sarah; Abram, Simone. Series: Studies in Public and Applied Anthropology. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFD; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782388463
- ISBN
- 9781782388463
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€ 155.12
€ 155.12
Hardback. Non-knowledge should not be simply regarded as the opposite of knowledge, but as complementary to it: each derives its character and meaning from the other and from their interaction. This volume's ethnographic analyses provide a theoretical frame through which to consider the production and reproduction of ignorance, non-knowledge, and secrecy. Editor(s): Dilley, Roy; Kirsch, Thomas G. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782388388
- ISBN
- 9781782388388
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Condition: New
€ 154.97
€ 154.97
Hardback. From a multifaceted, global, and transnational perspective, the volume examines street vending and urban policies around the globe, comparing practices in the Global South to that in the Northern hemisphere. Essays show that though street vending activities vary depending on site-specific regulations.. Editor(s): Graaff, Kristina; Ha, Noa. Num Pages: 260 pages, 14 illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782388340
- ISBN
- 9781782388340
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€ 155.32
€ 155.32
Hardcover. Nearly half the people born on the remote Mbuke Islands become teachers, businessmen, or bureaucrats in urban centers, while those who stay at home ask migrant relatives "What about me?" This detailed ethnography sheds light on remittance motivations and documents how terms like "community" can be useful in places otherwise permeated by kinship. Series: Pacific Perspectives: Studies of the European Society for Oceanists. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782387817
- ISBN
- 9781782387817
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Condition: New
€ 154.88
€ 154.88
The State and the Grassroots: Immigrant Transnational Organizations in...
Patricia Fernández-Kelly Alejandro Portes
Hardcover. Whereas most migration literature focuses on individuals and their families, this book studies the organizations created by immigrants to protect themselves in their receiving states. Comparing eighteen of these grassroots organizations formed across the world, researchers focus on the internal structure and activities of these organizations.. Editor(s): Portes, Alejandro; Fernandez-Kelly, Patricia. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
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- New
- SKU
- V9781782387343
- ISBN
- 9781782387343
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Condition: New
€ 168.02
€ 168.02
Hardcover. Self-sufficiency of the house is practiced in many parts of the world but ignored in economic theory, just as socialist collectivization is assumed to have brought household self-sufficiency to an end. The ideals of self-sufficiency, however, continue to shape economic activity in many post-socialist areas. Editor(s): Gudeman, Stephen; Hann, Chris. Series: Max Planck Studies in Anthropology and Economy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; KCS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
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- New
- SKU
- V9781782386957
- ISBN
- 9781782386957
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€ 157.00
€ 157.00
Hardcover. Central to discussions of multiculturalism and minority rights in modern liberal societies is the idea that the particular demands of minority groups contradict the requirements of equality, anonymity, and universality for citizenship and belonging. The contributors to this volume question the significance of this dichotomy.. Editor(s): Dumouchel, Paul; Gotoh, Reiko. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 273 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386933
- ISBN
- 9781782386933
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€ 155.45
€ 155.45
Hardcover. Breaking new ground in the study of technology and aging, this book examines how developments in smart phones, the internet, cloud computing, and online social networking are redefining experiences and expectations around growing older in the twenty-first century. Editor(s): Prendergast, David; Garatini, Chiara. Series: Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations. Num Pages: 300 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSP31; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386919
- ISBN
- 9781782386919
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Condition: New
€ 155.63
€ 155.63
Hardcover. Now that we live in a world that seems increasingly familiar, putatively marked by a spreading sameness, anthropology must re-envision itself. This volume, the product of a novel encounter of American anthropologists of France and French anthropologists of the United States, explores the possibilities of that path.. Editor(s): Raulin, Anne; Rogers, Susan Carol. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386636
- ISBN
- 9781782386636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.20
€ 155.20
Hardcover. Soon after they moved into their apartment complex in Sarajevo, this book's protagonists were overcome by the 1992-1995 war and the disintegration of socialist Yugoslavia. More than a decade later, in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina, they felt they were collectively stuck in a time warp where nothing seemed to be as it should be. Series: Dislocations. Num Pages: 264 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386506
- ISBN
- 9781782386506
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Condition: New
€ 155.35
€ 155.35
Hardcover. What is existential anthropology, and how would you define it? Contributing anthropologists join editors Michael Jackson and Albert Piette in answering these questions and exploring how various approaches to the human condition might be brought together on the levels of method and of theory. Editor(s): Jackson, Michael; Piette, Albert. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386360
- ISBN
- 9781782386360
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Condition: New
€ 155.25
€ 155.25
Hardcover. Juxtaposing contributions from geneticists and anthropologists, this volume provides a contemporary overview of cousin marriage and what is happening at the interface of public policy, the management of genetic risk and changing cultural practices in the Middle East and in multi-ethnic Europe. Editor(s): Shaw, Alison; Raz, Aviad. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 228 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: JHBK5; MFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384922
- ISBN
- 9781782384922
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Condition: New
€ 155.20
€ 155.20
Hardcover. Seeking an answer to why the event occurred the way that it did,The Polynesian Iconoclasm explores the 10 years in the early 19th century during which inhabitants of Tahiti, Hawaii & 15 related societies destroyed or desecrated their temples & god-images. In the aftermath, hundreds of architecturally innovative churches were constructed. Series: ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 ills. BIC Classification: 1MKP; 3JH; HRAX; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384137
- ISBN
- 9781782384137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.57
€ 154.57
Hardback. Most of the Muslim societies of the world have entered a demographic transition from high to low fertility, and this process is accompanied by an increase in youth vis-a-vis other age groups. Political scientists and historians have debated whether such a "youth bulge" increases the potential for conflict.. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 316 pages, 21 ills, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FCD; JHBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782382621
- ISBN
- 9781782382621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.60
€ 155.60
Paperback. Younger and hipper than ever before, twenty-first-century randmas are savvy enough to realize that after all the work they put into their own kids, they can now kick back and just have fun grandmothering. In this book, the author picks up where her husband left off, with humorous anecdotes about the joys and occasional pitfalls of being a grandma. Illustrator(s): Wallenta, Adam. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628737738
- ISBN
- 9781628737738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.49
€ 11.49
Hardcover. Hookup culture dominates the lives of college students today, and many feel great pressure to engage in it. But how do these expectations affect students themselves? Freitas uses students' own testimonies to define hookup culture and propose ways of opting out. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465002153
- ISBN
- 9780465002153
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.62
€ 27.99
€ 22.62
Hardback. Editor(s): Rebhun, Uzi; Lederhendler, Eli. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HRJ; JHBD; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781618114396
- ISBN
- 9781618114396
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Condition: New
€ 157.90
€ 157.90
Series: Myths and Taboos in Russian Culture. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781618112880
- ISBN
- 9781618112880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.40
€ 149.40
The Unofficial U.S. Census. Things the Official U.S. Census Doesn't Te...
Krantz, Les; Smith, Chris (Royal Holloway Uni...
Hardback. Learn all the juicy details and quirky facts about Americans that the official U.S. Census fails to report. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBD; WDKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616083052
- ISBN
- 9781616083052
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.47
€ 17.99
€ 16.47