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paperback. Places home schoolers within longer traditions of American social activism. This work reveals that home schooling is not a random collection of individuals but an elaborate social movement with its own celebrities, networks, and characteristic lifeways. It shows what happens when progressive ideals meet conventional politics. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JH; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691114682
- ISBN
- 9780691114682
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.64
€ 46.99
€ 33.64
paperback. Contains sixteen essays which approach the literature of the Puerto Rican diaspora from theoretical positions with insightful results. This book analyzes how the diasporic experience of Puerto Ricans is played out in the context of class, race, gender, and sexuality. Editor(s): Torres-Padilla, Jose L.; Rivera, Carmen Haydee. Series: American Ethnic & Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJP; DSB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988245
- ISBN
- 9780295988245
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Identifies and recovers the excitement and dynamism that characterized ceremonial culture in pre-modern Europe. This work talks about: the relation between public and private space, the development of fully-realized dramas and rituals from earlier forms, and the semiotic code that ceremonies manifested to their audiences. Editor(s): Howe, Nicholas. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 12. Weight in Grams: 259.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268030759
- ISBN
- 9780268030759
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.25
€ 26.99
€ 25.25
paperback. An experience-rooted analysis of Bushman society and religion is contrasted with other anthropological approaches to ambiguity which are biased towards a rational structure. In order to convey both the diversity and the dynamism of Bushman religion and society, this study presents information on Bushman groups from all over southern Africa. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 513.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253213440
- ISBN
- 9780253213440
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.09
€ 25.99
€ 24.09
paperback. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 991. Weight in Grams: 567.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252063671
- ISBN
- 9780252063671
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.53
€ 41.99
€ 37.53
Hardcover. Power is the central organizing principle of all social life, from culture and education to stratification and taste. In this title, the author delves deeply into Bourdieu's work to show how central - but often overlooked - power and politics are to an understanding of sociology. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226925004
- ISBN
- 9780226925004
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Condition: New
€ 99.85€ 82.26
€ 99.85
€ 82.26
paperback. Michael Tenzer offers a study of Balinese gamelan music, focusing on the pre-eminent 20th-century genre, gamelan gong kebyar. He applies music theory and analysis to this non-Western orchestral genre to discuss composition and structure, as well as looking at the ethographic background. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 504 pages, 27 halftones, 70 music examples, 26 line drawings, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; AVGE; AVGH; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 33. Weight in Grams: 950.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780226792835
- ISBN
- 9780226792835
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Condition: New
€ 71.32€ 60.16
€ 71.32
€ 60.16
Paperback. The age of information, media and virtuality is transforming many aspects of human experience. This is an investigation of the postmodern world which critically examines a wide range of contemporary cultural practices. The author contends that postmodern culture is full of creative possibilities. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 354 pages, 13 colour plates, 122 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PDR; U. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 184 x 24. Weight in Grams: 800.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226791593
- ISBN
- 9780226791593
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.06
€ 47.99
€ 37.06
Hardcover. Drawing on the moving story of the last year of the life of her own treasured dog, Ody, the author presents an in-depth exploration of the practical, medical, and moral issues that trouble pet owners confronted with the decline and death of their companion animals. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 halftone, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHBZ; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226668468
- ISBN
- 9780226668468
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.96
€ 31.99
€ 24.96
Hardcover. Anton Chekhov is revered as a boldly innovative playwright and short story writer - but he wrote more than just plays and stories. This title introduces readers to some other sides of Chekhov: his pithy, witty observations on the writing process; and, his life as a writer through accounts by his friends, family, and lovers. Num Pages: 168 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2AGR; CBW; DSBF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226568188
- ISBN
- 9780226568188
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Condition: New
€ 95.09€ 79.04
€ 95.09
€ 79.04
Hardcover. Drawing on novels, plays, and films of the 1920s and '30s, as well as the work of biologists, psychiatrists, and sexologists, this title brings together the experience and perception of modernity with sexuality, technology, and ecological concerns into a cogent discussion of science's place in reproduction in British and American cultural history. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226560694
- ISBN
- 9780226560694
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Condition: New
€ 71.32€ 59.81
€ 71.32
€ 59.81
paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226391687
- ISBN
- 9780226391687
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.46
€ 41.99
€ 32.46
Paperback. Contains photographs of British anthropologist Isaac Schapera (1905-2003) taken between 1929 and 1934, during his earliest work among Kgatla peoples of Bechuanaland (Botswana). Covering a spectrum of daily activities, this book includes depictions from pot making, thatching, cattle herding to village architecture, and more. Editor(s): Comaroff, John L.; Comaroff, Jean; James, Deborah. Num Pages: 184 pages, 139 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJ; AJC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 214 x 13. Weight in Grams: 678.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114125
- ISBN
- 9780226114125
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.37
€ 43.99
€ 33.37
hardcover. Following the travels of the nomadic Buryats, the author tells a story not only of economic devastation but also a remarkable Buryat response to it - the revival of shamanic practices after decades of socialist suppression. She offers a sophisticated analysis of the way economics, politics, gender, and other factors influence. Num Pages: 304 pages, 24 halftones, 3 maps, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPM; JHMC; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226086552
- ISBN
- 9780226086552
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Condition: New
€ 99.85€ 82.96
€ 99.85
€ 82.96
Paperback. Explores how anthropology can come to terms with "colonial library" and begin to develop an ethnographic practice that transcends politics of Africa's imperial past. This book develops a model of critical agency, focusing on a variety of language genres in Africa situated in rituals that transform socio-political relations. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 map, 1 line drawing, 8 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226023526
- ISBN
- 9780226023526
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.01
€ 31.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. Explores the historical transformation of tobacco from Amerindian shamanism to global capitalism, from the food of the spirits to the fatal epidemic, from the rough pipe and cigar to the modern day cigarette. Num Pages: 292 pages, 15 b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFH1; JHBT; KN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415116695
- ISBN
- 9780415116695
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Condition: New
€ 74.04
€ 74.04
Paperback. A synthesis of Jungian psychology with the discoveries of ethology and socio-biology, this is intended to take the reader a step beyond Ardrey and Morris into a wider science. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHMP; JMS; PSX; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415052207
- ISBN
- 9780415052207
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Condition: New
€ 53.77
€ 53.77
Paperback. This book uses engaging narratives to illustrate that mental illnesses are not only problems individuals face but problems that need to be understood and treated globally at the social and cultural levels. Editor(s): Kohrt, Brandon A.; Mendenhall, Emily. Series: Anthropology and Global Public Health. Num Pages: 450 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Left Coast Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 389
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611329247
- ISBN
- 9781611329247
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Condition: New
€ 58.61
€ 58.61
paperback. BIC Classification: JFS; JHB; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138267213
- ISBN
- 9781138267213
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Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
paperback. Editor(s): Gannon, Martin J. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FMNB; 1FP; 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780761913375
- ISBN
- 9780761913375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.25
€ 105.25