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Sociology & anthropology

Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. Editor(s): Calhoun, Craig. Series: A Columbia / SSRC Book. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231151122
ISBN
9780231151122
Condition: New

€ 83.46

Series: Cultures of History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 halftones, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 2BRT; CFB; JHM; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147569
ISBN
9780231147569
Condition: New

€ 100.74

Num Pages: 288 pages, 91 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542. Human Evolution and the Archaeology of Thought. 288 pages, 12 black & white halftones, 54 black & white line drawings. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHM. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 24. Weight: 542.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147040
ISBN
9780231147040
Condition: New

€ 94.97

Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 halftones, 16 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; MMZD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146081
ISBN
9780231146081
Condition: New

€ 106.29

Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 illus.; 4 tables. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 762.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141260
ISBN
9780231141260
Condition: New

€ 108.12

In 1995, an Okinawan schoolgirl was raped by several US servicemen. Reaction to the crime culminated in a rally attended by some 85,000 people. Using this event as a point of reference, this book explores how Okinawans began to regard themselves as a confident citizenry embracing ideals of democracy, human rights, and women's equality. Num Pages: 344 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBTQ; HBTR; JHMC; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
With a new preface
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138901
ISBN
9780231138901
Condition: New

€ 95.15

Considers the construction of a theory and the divergent ways religious scholars, anthropologists, psychoanalysts, and cultural theorists drew on totemism to explore and define primitive and modern societies' religious, cultural, and sexual norms. Num Pages: 360 pages, spot art. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231134385
ISBN
9780231134385
Condition: New

€ 107.30

In Oklahoma in the 1980s and 1990s, suicide-not accident as previously assumed-was the leading cause of agricultural fatalities among farmers. Men were five times more likely to die by suicide than by accident. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFSJ2; JHBZ; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130240
ISBN
9780231130240
Condition: New

€ 129.59

In 1986, the author decided to resist the steady march of fast food and all that it represents when he organized a protest against the building of a McDonald's near the Spanish Steps in Rome. This book is an expression of the organization's goal of engendering social reform through the transformation of our attitudes about food and eating. Editor(s): Petrini, Carlo. Translator(s): McCuaig, William. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 5 photos. BIC Classification: JHBS; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128445
ISBN
9780231128445
Condition: New

€ 70.14

Since the late 1980's, Brazilians of Japanese descent have been 'return' migrating to Japan as unskilled foreign workers. This book illuminates how cultural encounters caused by transnational migration can reinforce local ethnic identities and nationalist discourses. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KLSB; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 36. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128384
ISBN
9780231128384
Condition: New

€ 166.82

Hardback. All historians would agree that America is a nation of nations. But what does that mean in terms of the issues that have moved and shaped us as a people? This book illuminates the myriad ways in which immigration, racial, and ethnic histories have shaped the contours of contemporary American society. Editor(s): Bayor, Ronald H. Num Pages: 1104 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 179 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
1104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231119948
ISBN
9780231119948
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.77

The first book about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families that connects issues of gender, sexuality, and the family with the broader issues of social movements, politics, and law. Editor(s): Bernstein, Mary; Reimann, Renate. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSK; JHBK; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116909
ISBN
9780231116909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.35

Rosenzweig and Thelen analyze results from a unique and comprehensive survey in which they polled 1,500 Americans about their connection to the past and its continuing influence on their present as well as their hopes for the future. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231111485
ISBN
9780231111485
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.64

This introductory textbook on research methods in social work places emphasis on research as a natural corollary to practice. The text takes readers step-by-step through the process of developing a practical agenda for such projects. Num Pages: 446 pages, 2 halftones, 0 color illus., 3 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1271.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231108126
ISBN
9780231108126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.67

Paperback. This new approach to the study of multiculturalism focuses on its applications to science and technology. It explores new studies that describe the role of culture and power in the making of theories, facts and machines. Num Pages: 350 pages, 4 tables, 7 figs. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101974
ISBN
9780231101974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.63

Paperback. Through the voices of people living with HIV or AIDS, this text explores the ways in which HIV affects personal, family and work relationships. It draws on the experinces of black and white, heterosexual and gay, women and men with or without symtoms who show how they work through everyday life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH2; JHBK; JHBL; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101219
ISBN
9780231101219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.03

Paperback. This book is one of the most successful examples in the Africanist literature of placing structures in time. It presents a detailed description of the politics of production in Maale during 1975 against a completed past of Imperial Ethiopian history and an uncertain future of revolutionary socialism. Num Pages: 176 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; JHBL; JHM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231100472
ISBN
9780231100472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.31

These twenty-nine original essays focuses on how cultural and literary genres and norms have developed in response to historical and cross-cultural influences. Editor(s): Heinrich, Amy Vladeck. Num Pages: 480 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 35. Weight in Grams: 953.
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231096966
ISBN
9780231096966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 109.36

Paperback. Based on the author's ethnographic research in India, the book explores the psychology of Hinduism, and offers an innovative synthesis of psychoanylsis with modern anthropological theories of cultural difference. Num Pages: 306 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JHM; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231078696
ISBN
9780231078696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.25

Num Pages: 643 pages, Illustrations, maps,plans. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
643
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231060806
ISBN
9780231060806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 186.33

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