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Hardback. Psychologists have done a great deal of research on the effects of trauma on the individual, revealing the paradox that violent experiences are often secreted away beyond easy accessibility, becoming impossible to verbalize explicitly. Editor(s): Argenti, Nicolas; Schramm, Katharina. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456245
ISBN
9781845456245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.23

Hardback. During recent years, attempts have been made to move beyond the Eurocentric perspective that characterized the social sciences, especially anthropology, for over 150 years. A debate on the anthropology of anthropologyA" was needed, one that would consider other forms of knowledge, modalities of writing, and political and intellectual practices. Editor(s): Nadjmabadi, Shahnaz R. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456269
ISBN
9781845456269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.68

hardcover. The relationship between anthropologists' ethnographic investigations and the lived social worlds in which these originate is a fundamental issue for anthropology. Where some claim that only native voices may offer authentic accounts of culture and hence that ethnographers are only ever interpreters of it.. Editor(s): Deborah, James; Plaice, Evelyn; Toren, Christina. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 501.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456412
ISBN
9781845456412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.20

Hardback. As migration from poverty-stricken and conflict-affected countries continues to hit the headlines, this book focuses on an important counter-flow: the money that people send home. Despite considerable research on the impact of migration and remittances in countries of origin - increasingly viewed as a source of development capital.. Series: Forced Migration. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; JFFN; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456443
ISBN
9781845456443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.85

Hardback. As cross-cultural migration increases democratic states face a particular challenge: how to grant equal rights and dignity to individuals while recognizing cultural distinctiveness. In response to the greater number of ethnic and religious minority groups, state policies seem to focus on managing cultural differences through planned pluralism. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JHB; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456665
ISBN
9781845456665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.85

Hardback. The Durkheimians have traditionally been understood as positivist, secular thinkers, fully within the Enlightenment project of limitless reason and progress. In a radical revision of this view, this book persuasively argues that the core members of the Durkheimian circle are significantly more complicated than this. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456702
ISBN
9781845456702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.88

Hardback. In many parts of the world the white manA" is perceived to be an instigator of globalization and an embodiment of modernity. However, so far anthropologists have paid little attention to the actual heterogeneity and complexity of whitenessA" in specific ethnographic contexts. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; HRQM; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456740
ISBN
9781845456740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.43

hardcover. Since 1987, when the global community first recognized the high frequency of women in developing countries dying from pregnancy-related causes, little progress has been made to combat this problem. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 559.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781845457525
ISBN
9781845457525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.55

Hardback. In 1926/27 the Soviet Central Statistical Administration initiated several year-long expeditions to gather primary data on the whereabouts, economy, and living conditions of all rural peoples living in the Arctic and sub-Arctic at the end of the Russian civil war. Editor(s): Anderson, David G. Num Pages: 348 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JJG; HBJQ; HBLW; JHBD; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845457662
ISBN
9781845457662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.06

hardcover. The author, an anthropologist specializing in bureaucratic organizations and gender studies, was hired to monitor the project. Analyzing her own experience as a practicing development expert, she demonstrates that the professed goal of women's empowerment is a pretext for promoting economic organizational goals and the interests of local elites. Num Pages: 278 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKN; JFSJ1; JHMC; JNFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781845457686
ISBN
9781845457686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.45

Hardback. While social scientists, beginning with Weber, envisioned a secularized world, religion today is forthrightly becoming a defining feature of life all around the globe. The book as a whole explores the connections between religion and politics, and the ways in which globalization shapes these processes. Editor(s): Lindquist, Galina; Handelman, Don. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845457716
ISBN
9781845457716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.77

Hardback. This edited collection brings together an international panel of contributors to explore ways of engaging with issues of religion and spirituality when carrying out social science research. Editor(s): Spalek, Basia; Imtoual, Alia. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420411
ISBN
9781847420411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.80

Paperback. Editor(s): Skocpol, Theda. Series: The Wilder House Series in Politics, History & Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5. BIC Classification: JH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st New edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801486265
ISBN
9780801486265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 43.97

hardcover. Drawing on the work of a variety of other fields and disciplines - from the ancient Mediterranean to colonial Spain, and from anthropology to psychology - the author argues that colonialism in Africa needs to be understood through the medium of writing. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 468 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HBTQ; HBTR; JHMC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802048721
ISBN
9780802048721
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.87

Paperback. Joel Bakan argues that the Canadian Charter of Rights (1982) has failed to promote social justice because it is administered by a conservative judiciary and because social and economic conditions constantly interfere with its principles. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802074805
ISBN
9780802074805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.54

Paperback. Discounted Labour is an essential new work for anyone interested in the historical struggle for gender equality in Canada. Series: Themes in Canadian History. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802078186
ISBN
9780802078186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.90

paperback. The new rural economy involves a fundamental shift in the stability and security of people's lives and ultimately causes wrenching change and an arduous struggle as rural dwellers struggle to rebuild their lives in the new economic terrain. Series: Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 charts, 9 tables, 8 textboxes. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFS; JFSG; JHBL; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802084262
ISBN
9780802084262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.54

paperback. Are formal ethics research guidelines congruent with the aims and methodology of inductive and qualitative social research? Using the experiences of 16 Canadian, American, and British researchers, this collection explores answers to the question. Editor(s): Hoonaard, Will C. van den. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802085238
ISBN
9780802085238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.41

Paperback. Cultural sensibilities about tattooing are discussed within historical context and in relation to broader trends in body modification, such as cosmetic surgery, dieting, and piercing. Num Pages: 376 pages, 3 figures, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: AFY; JFCA; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802085689
ISBN
9780802085689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 43.81

Paperback. This interdisciplinary collection of essays assembles historians, health economists, anthropologists, and sociologists, who examine the history of suicide from a variety of approaches to provide crucial insight into how suicide differs across nations, cultures, and time periods. Editor(s): Weaver, John; Wright, David. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 248 x 29. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802096326
ISBN
9780802096326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.45

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