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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. When the Republic of Guinea gained independence in 1958, one of the first policies of the new state was a village-to-village eradication of masks and other ritual objects it deemed 'fetishes'. This book intends to understand why this program was so important to the state and examines the complex role it had in creating a unified national identity. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 halftones, 6 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JJ; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 488. Making Guinea Modern. 320 pages, 12 halftones, 6 maps, 8 tables. When the Republic of Guinea gained independence in 1958, one of the first policies of the new state was a village-to-village eradication of masks and other ritual objects it deemed 'fetishes'. This book intends to understand why this program was so important to the state and examines the complex role it had in creating a unified national identity. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JJ; HBJH; JHMC. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226925103
- ISBN
- 9780226925103
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€ 37.99€ 29.15
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Hardback. Since the early 1990s, transnational adoptions have increased at an astonishing rate, not only in the United States, but worldwide. This title explores the consequences and implications of this unprecedented movement of children, usually from poor nations to the affluent West. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC; JKSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226964461
- ISBN
- 9780226964461
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Condition: New
€ 94.55€ 77.43
€ 94.55
€ 77.43
Paperback. Drawing on sources ranging from scientific papers and government correspondence to photographs, pamphlets, and police reports of "freak shows", this text demonstrates how German imperialism opened the door to antihumanism. Num Pages: 364 pages, 52 halftones, 21 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 279 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226983424
- ISBN
- 9780226983424
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.12
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Paperback. This volume brings to the study of China the theoretical concerns and methods of contemporary critical cultural studies. Contributors investigate problems of bodiliness, engendered subjectivities and discourses of power through written texts, paintings, buildings, interviews and observations. Editor(s): Zito, Angela; Barlow, Tani E. Num Pages: 316 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226987279
- ISBN
- 9780226987279
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.98
€ 40.99
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Hardback. Each section, program planning, monitoring, and evaluation, begins with a description of the administrative function to which it is devoted, followed by a set of selected research techniques, each illustrated with a hypothetical case and an exercise for the reader in applying the technique. Num Pages: 178 pages, Illustrations, forms. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKSN; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231039444
- ISBN
- 9780231039444
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Condition: New
€ 94.55€ 71.25
€ 94.55
€ 71.25
Hardback. Analyzes the American mental health care system and its relationship with society and government." Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 358 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; MBPK; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153. Weight in Grams: 681.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231052443
- ISBN
- 9780231052443
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Condition: New
€ 112.28€ 84.01
€ 112.28
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Hardback. This book is both an introduction and an original contribution to a study of the major evolutionary events, from the orgin of life to the emerence of the human mind. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231059466
- ISBN
- 9780231059466
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Condition: New
€ 133.55€ 99.33
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Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231061100
- ISBN
- 9780231061100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.37€ 61.03
€ 80.37
€ 61.03
Paperback. Primary sources in the history, philosophy, and religions of South Asia: Volume II focuses on the subcontinent's history from 1498 to 1984, with such topics as the opening of India to the West; Hindu and Muslin social and religious movements; and Pakistan's formation as an Islamic state. Editor(s): Hay, Stephen; De Bary, William Theodore. Series: Introduction to Oriental Civilization. Num Pages: 464 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFCX; JHBT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 35. Weight in Grams: 720.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231064156
- ISBN
- 9780231064156
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 38.90
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Paperback. This study analyzes the manner in which the perception of human difference has changed from the time of the Renaissance to the 20th century. Building on the insights of Foucault and Garfinkel, it charts how humanity has become contained within the anthropological concept of the "Other". Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231066853
- ISBN
- 9780231066853
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.91
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Paperback. This study examines the social context and current state of reproductive mediating technologies, such as artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, surrogate motherhood, DNA probes and sterilization. It also explores the impact of this technology on the concepts of family and parenthood. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JHBD; MFKC; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231070171
- ISBN
- 9780231070171
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
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Paperback. Why, for many centuries, was the wheel abandoned in the Middle East in favor of the camel as a means of transport? This richly illustrated study explains this anomaly. Drawing on archaeology, art, technology, anthropology, linguistics, and camel husbandry, Bulliet explores the implications for the region's economic and social development during the Middle Ages and into modern times. Num Pages: 327 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; TVH; WNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231072359
- ISBN
- 9780231072359
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.82
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Paperback. A highly provocative and original volume that examines the issues, themes, and difficulties emerging out of the new anthropological concern with history. Num Pages: 428 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBAH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231079211
- ISBN
- 9780231079211
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.50
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Paperback. Uncovers the connections between the Chicago school of sociology - exemplified by William Thomas, Robert Park and Robert Redfield - and the great Chicago novelists of the 1930s, Nelson Algren, Richard Wright and James T. Farrell, all of whom integrated sociological theories into their own work. Series: The Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms S. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231081290
- ISBN
- 9780231081290
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.98
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Paperback. Volume 1 addresses the development, through the eighteenth century, of Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism. Series: Records of Civilization Sources & Study S. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- (21st)
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231086042
- ISBN
- 9780231086042
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Condition: New
€ 53.19€ 41.45
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Hardback. A detailed description of sexual practices and bonds among Latino males in Guadalajara, Mexico using a combination of ethnographic techniques and participant observations. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JFSK2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231096928
- ISBN
- 9780231096928
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Condition: New
€ 118.19€ 88.27
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Paperback. An important study of Taiwan's first generation of working women, documenting their and their families' views of their employment and the effects that wage earning has on the status and lives of these women. Series: A Morningside Book S. Num Pages: 231 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231100113
- ISBN
- 9780231100113
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
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Hardback. 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. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101202
- ISBN
- 9780231101202
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Condition: New
€ 118.19€ 88.27
€ 118.19
€ 88.27
Paperback. A well-informed portrait, part social critique, part memoir, of sexual mores and homosexuality in provincial Mexico. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFFH2; JFSK; JHM; MBNS; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101912
- ISBN
- 9780231101912
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 26.99
€ 37.99
€ 26.99
Hardback. Reamer demonstrates how case-workers, program directors, and administrators evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, conduct needs assessments, draw on empirically-based literature and findings to inform their practice, and, finally, create and disseminate information for use by other professionals. Series: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 488 pages, 31 figures. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102223
- ISBN
- 9780231102223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.55€ 71.15
€ 94.55
€ 71.15