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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. An ethnographic interpretation of the hunting life of the Yukaghirs, a little-known group of indigenous people in the Upper Kolyma region of northeastern Siberia. This book focuses on the practical implications of living in a "hall-of-mirrors" world - one inhabited by humans, animals, and spirits. Num Pages: 235 pages, 1 map, 6 line drawings, 9 b/w photos. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352. Hunting, Animism, and Personhood Among the Siberian Yukaghirs. 235 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. An ethnographic interpretation of the hunting life of the Yukaghirs, a little-known group of indigenous people in the Upper Kolyma region of northeastern Siberia. This book focuses on the practical implications of living in a "hall-of-mirrors" world - one inhabited by humans, animals, and spirits. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JH. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 16. Weight: 344.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 235
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520252172
- ISBN
- 9780520252172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. Editor(s): Haenn, Nora; Wilk, Richard; Harnish, Allison. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 215 x 30. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479876761
- ISBN
- 9781479876761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.86
€ 38.99
€ 38.86
Paperback. This book situates comparative-historical analysis within contemporary debates in political science and explores the latest theoretical and conceptual advances. Editor(s): Mahoney, James; Thelen, Kathleen. Series: Strategies for Social Inquiry. Num Pages: 322 pages, 3 b/w illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: GPS; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 177 x 249 x 16. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107525634
- ISBN
- 9781107525634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.68
€ 35.68
Paperback. Translator(s): Bononno, Robert. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816641604
- ISBN
- 9780816641604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.78
€ 24.99
€ 24.78
Paperback. A thoughtful exploration of time and how we make it do our bidding Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JMRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439902639
- ISBN
- 9781439902639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.57
€ 32.99
€ 31.57
Paperback. Drawing on fieldwork in a Dutch university hospital, this title looks at the day-to-day diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerosis. It focuses on medical anthropology, sociology, feminist theory, philosophy, and science and technology studies to reframe such issues as the disease-illness distinction, subject-object relations, and boundaries. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: JHMP; MJC; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822329176
- ISBN
- 9780822329176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFFN; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804797542
- ISBN
- 9780804797542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.97
€ 26.99
€ 26.97
Hardback. Today's progressives have given up on organizing and now work for professional organizations more comfortable with the inside game in Washington. Meanwhile, promising movements like Occupy Wall Street and Black Lives Matter cannot build enough power to accomplish meaningful change. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; JPWD; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190624712
- ISBN
- 9780190624712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.08
€ 67.08
Paperback. This book provides an account of how bodily (or incorporated) practices are transmitted in, and as, traditions. Series: Themes in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 128 pages, index. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 206. Series: Themes in the Social Sciences. 128 pages, index. Provides an account of how bodily (or incorporated) practices are transmitted in, and as, traditions. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JH. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 8. Weight: 214.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521270939
- ISBN
- 9780521270939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.44
€ 26.99
€ 26.44
Paperback. An international collection of ethnographic essays exploring the anthropology of the Anthropocene Editor(s): Eriksen, Thomas Hylland; Schober, Elisabeth. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 214 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745399126
- ISBN
- 9780745399126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.08
€ 21.99
€ 19.08
Paperback. A collection of the writings of sociologist Robert N. Bellah, including essays that consider the entire sweep of Japanese history and the character of Japanese society and religion. The book features an introduction that brings together intellectual and institutional dimensions of Japanese history. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520235984
- ISBN
- 9780520235984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.68
€ 40.99
€ 28.68
Paperback. This indispensable reader maps a comprehensive and global study of food through key sources in folklore, unpacked with expert commentary and student-focused learning features. Editor(s): Long, Lucy M. Num Pages: 480 pages, 3 bw. BIC Classification: JFCV; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857856999
- ISBN
- 9780857856999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.71
€ 48.99
€ 40.71
Hardcover. Anagarika Dharmapala is one of the most galvanizing figures in Sri Lanka's turbulent history. Following Dharmapala on his travels between East Asia, South Asia, Europe, and North America, the author traces his project of creating a unified Buddhist world, recovering the place of the Buddha's Enlightenment, and imitating the Buddha's life course. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 480 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HRE; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 38. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226199078
- ISBN
- 9780226199078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.68
€ 50.99
€ 39.68
Paperback. Deals with a question central to both anthropology and philosophy: what is the relationship between nature and culture? Drawing on ethnographic examples from around the world, the author formulates a new framework, the "four ontologies" - animism, totemism, naturalism, and analogism - to account for all the ways we relate ourselves to nature. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 488 pages, 1 halftone, 2 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: HPS; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226212364
- ISBN
- 9780226212364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.21
€ 41.99
€ 32.21
Paperback. Confronts the contemporary challenges that have been launched against the author's philosophical, social, and cultural theory. Rendering a critique of some postmodern positions as well as the old structured Eurocentric orientations, this title contains engagements with views expressed by Mary Lefkowitz, Paul Gilroy, and Cornel West. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JFC; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566395953
- ISBN
- 9781566395953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.33
€ 33.99
€ 30.33
Hardback. Facing ecological data sets of unprecedented size and complexity, environmental scientists are struggling to understand and exploit powerful statistical tools for making sense of ecological processes. This work introduces them to these methods in modeling and computation. It also describes how complexity can motivate a shift to Bayesian methods. Num Pages: 632 pages, 163 line illus. 21 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 210 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1680.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121789
- ISBN
- 9780691121789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.61€ 88.27
€ 117.61
€ 88.27
Paperback. A critical look into how far our lives are controlled by modern digital systems, and how digital information is used by the powerful. Series: Digital Barricades: Interventions in Digital Culture and Politics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JHB; JP; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745333663
- ISBN
- 9780745333663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.50
€ 33.99
€ 22.50
Hardback. With chapters on: sampling; measurement; questionnaire construction and question writing; survey implementation and management; survey data analysis; special types of surveys; and integrating surveys with other data collection methods, this title includes topics such as measurement models, the role of cognitive psychology, and surveying networks. Editor(s): Marsden, Peter V.; Wright, James D. Num Pages: 903 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 169 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1532.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 903
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848552241
- ISBN
- 9781848552241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.63
€ 118.63
Paperback. Are we now so self-absorbed that we take little interest in the world beyond our own lives? Or has public life left no place for individuals to participate? This title examines the growing imbalance between private and public experience, and asks what can bring us to reconnect with our communities. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141007571
- ISBN
- 9780141007571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. West Papua has been occupied by the Indonesian military for forty years. The author, an anthropologist, went there planning to study the resistance movements working for independence. This title narrates the complexities of West Papuan attitudes, including their unfulfilled expectations of freedom following the fall of Suharto. Num Pages: 328 pages, 52 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1MKLP; JHM; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351344
- ISBN
- 9780822351344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.22
€ 31.99
€ 30.22