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Paperback. The values of traditionalist Islam are often portrayed as inherently hostile to those of a modern, pluralistic society. This book shatters many of these stereotypes. Jonah Blank provides a first-hand account of the Daudi Bohra to show how a premodern clerical elite has embraced modernity. Num Pages: 408 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRH; JFC; JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226056777
- ISBN
- 9780226056777
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.50
€ 40.99
€ 31.50
paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFS; JHM; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816630219
- ISBN
- 9780816630219
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
paperback. A son's search for his father and the father's search, 50 years earlier, for the mysterious Sierra Madre Apaches. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BJ; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780803271029
- ISBN
- 9780803271029
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€ 21.99€ 20.77
€ 21.99
€ 20.77
Paperback. In linking forms of cultural expression to labour, occupational injuries and deaths, this title centres what is usualyy decentred - the complex culture of working class people. Num Pages: 240 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSC; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813534350
- ISBN
- 9780813534350
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€ 41.99€ 37.46
€ 41.99
€ 37.46
Paperback. This study attempts to cross the boundaries between anthropology, folklore and history in order to cast new light on the relation between songs and stories, reality and realism, and rhythm and rhetoric in the expressive traditions of South Asia. Editor(s): Appadurai, Arjun; etc.; Korom, Frank J. (Department of Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, USA); Mills, Margaret A. (Associate Professor of Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, USA). Series: South Asia Seminar. Num Pages: 464 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFHF; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 227 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812213379
- ISBN
- 9780812213379
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.86
€ 46.99
€ 41.86
paperback. Relates the concepts of subalternity, antagonism and autonomy to contemporary movements in Latin America and elsewhere. Series: Reading Gramsci. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780745334059
- ISBN
- 9780745334059
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Condition: New
€ 59.99€ 47.49
€ 59.99
€ 47.49
paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801488122
- ISBN
- 9780801488122
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
Paperback. This volume offers anthropological perspectives on landscape, a topic of emerging interest for anthropologists, geographers, art historians and archaeologists. It proposes that landscape be conceptualized as a cultural process situated between "place" and "space". Editor(s): Hirsch, Eric; O'Hanlon, Michael. Series: Oxford Studies in Social & Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 36 black and white illustrations, line figures, tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198280101
- ISBN
- 9780198280101
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Condition: New
€ 149.29
€ 149.29
Paperback. Ronald L. Grimes offers a systematic theory and method essential for the cross-cultural, interdisciplinary study of ritual enactments. Series: Oxford Ritual Studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, 4 b & w. BIC Classification: HRCR; HRLF; HRLM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 568.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195301434
- ISBN
- 9780195301434
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Condition: New
€ 57.97
€ 57.97
Paperback. Translator(s): Loriaux, Michael. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; HPC; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816680061
- ISBN
- 9780816680061
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€ 26.99€ 25.20
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Paperback. Highlights nearly 100 species of plants and animals that were significant to the ancient Maya and that continue to inhabit the Maya region. Illustrator(s): Chab-Medina, Juan C. Num Pages: 400 pages, 123 line drawings, 3 maps, 5 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSL9; JHM; PST; PSV; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292777606
- ISBN
- 9780292777606
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.28
€ 38.99
€ 35.28
Hardcover. A conflict resolution specialist explores the nature of disputes that become intractable quagmires, and offers cutting edge methods for solving them Num Pages: 288 pages, charts and graphs. BIC Classification: GTJ; JHB; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586489212
- ISBN
- 9781586489212
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.60
€ 40.99
€ 28.60
Paperback. In the mid-sixteenth century, Jesuit missionaries working in what is now Brazil were struck by what they called the inconstancy of the people they met, the indigenous Tupi-speaking tribes of the Atlantic coast. This title situates the Jesuit missionaries' accounts of the Tupi people in historical perspective. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JB; HRCX7; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 181 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC United States
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984201013
- ISBN
- 9780984201013
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.56
€ 15.99
€ 13.56
Paperback. Minois concludes with comments on the most recent turn in this long and complex history-the emotional debate over euthanasia, assisted suicide, and the right to die. Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Series: Medicine and Culture. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801866470
- ISBN
- 9780801866470
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.63
€ 35.99
€ 34.63
The Changing Experience of Childhood. Families and Divorce.
Smart, Carol; Neale, Dr. Bren; Wade, Amanda
Paperback. Family life in modern societies is being transformed by high rates of divorce. Such changes have given rise to concerns that the quality of family life for children has deteriorated and that children are damaged by the choices their parents are making. It is possible, however, that children and families are more resilient than this. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745624006
- ISBN
- 9780745624006
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Condition: New
€ 25.74
€ 25.74
Paperback. Market Society provides an original and accessible review of changing conceptions of the market in modern social thought. The book considers markets as social institutions rather than simply formal models, arguing that modern ideas of the market are based on critical notions of social order, social action and social relations. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 184 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745620275
- ISBN
- 9780745620275
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Condition: New
€ 25.74
€ 25.74
Paperback. This book provides an account of the concept of ideology in relation to poststructuralism and postmodernism. One of the few books to relate this discussion to third world issues. Author is internationally known in the field of development studies and for his previous work in ideology. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 301.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745613161
- ISBN
- 9780745613161
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Condition: New
€ 25.82
€ 25.82
Paperback. Eviatar Zerubavel argues that most of the distinctions we make in our daily lives and in our culture are social constructs. He questions the notion that a clear line can be drawn to separate one time or object or concept from another, and presents witty and provocative counterexamples in defense of ambiguity and anomaly. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11ill. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226981598
- ISBN
- 9780226981598
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
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€ 31.41
Paperback. Sorcery has long been associated with the "dark side" of human development, along with magic and witchcraft. This text argues, however, that sorcery practices reveal critical insights into how consciousness is formed, and how human beings constitute their social and political realities. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 colour plates, 18 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: HRQX2; HRQX5; JHM; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 670.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226424132
- ISBN
- 9780226424132
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Condition: New
€ 53.49€ 45.53
€ 53.49
€ 45.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ASD; AVGR; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195334067
- ISBN
- 9780195334067
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Condition: New
€ 45.54
€ 45.54