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Paperback. Since the 1994 Zapatista uprising in the southernmost Mexican state of Chiapas, the indigenous population has seen a lot of changes. This book provides an analysis of the advances and limitations of the Zapatista autonomy project. It includes personal histories of indigenous people. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826345844
- ISBN
- 9780826345844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.44
€ 34.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Offers an introduction to the life of a social anthropologist. Num Pages: 192 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1HFJA; HBJH; JHMC; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250. Notes from a Mud Hut. 192 pages, map. Offers an introduction to the life of a social anthropologist. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1HFJA; HBJH; JHMC; WTLC. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight: 252.
- Publisher
- Eland
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906011505
- ISBN
- 9781906011505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
Hardcover. Writing from the perspective of long-term engagement with the contexts in which the films are set, anthropologists and historians reflect on these films and assess the contemporary place Africa holds in the North American and European cinematic imagination. Editor(s): Eltringham, Nigel. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; APFA; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782380733
- ISBN
- 9781782380733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.43
€ 157.43
Hardback. What is it to be human? What are our specifically human attributes, our capacities and liabilities? Such questions gave birth to anthropology as an Enlightenment science. This book argues that it is again appropriate to bring the humanA" to the fore, to reclaim the singularity of the word as central to the anthropological endeavor.. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456375
- ISBN
- 9781845456375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.42
€ 158.42
Hardcover. The significance that people grant to their affiliations as members of nations, religions, classes, races, ethnicities and genders is evidence of the vital need for a cosmopolitan project that originates in the figure of Anyone - the universal and yet individual human being. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490. The Cosmopolitan Subject of Anthropology. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. 224 pages, 8 ills. The significance that people grant to their affiliations as members of nations, religions, classes, races, ethnicities and genders is evidence of the vital need for a cosmopolitan project that originates in the figure of Anyone - the universal and yet individual human being. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFS; JHMC. Dimension: 160 x 228 x 17. Weight: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857455192
- ISBN
- 9780857455192
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.18
€ 158.18
Paperback. What is it to be human? What are our specifically human attributes, our capacities and liabilities? Such questions gave birth to anthropology as an Enlightenment science. This book argues that it is again appropriate to bring "the human" to the fore, to reclaim the singularity of the word as central to the anthropological endeavor.. Series: Methodolgy & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352. Transcending Discourse and Classification. Series: Methodolgy & History in Anthropology. 250 pages, black & white illustrations. What is it to be human? What are our specifically human attributes, our capacities and liabilities? Such questions gave birth to anthropology as an Enlightenment science. This book argues that it is again appropriate to bring "the human" to the fore, to reclaim the singularity of the word as central to the anthropological endeavor. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMP. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight: 346.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857458100
- ISBN
- 9780857458100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.67
€ 44.67
Paperback. Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479806997
- ISBN
- 9781479806997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.47
€ 36.99
€ 33.47
Hardback. Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479812684
- ISBN
- 9781479812684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.78
€ 102.78
Hardback. Nikhil Anand explores the politics of Mumbai's water infrastructure to demonstrate how citizenship and the rights through which to make demands on the state for public services emerges through the relations between residents, plumbers, politicians, engineers, and the 3000 miles of pipe that bind them. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362548
- ISBN
- 9780822362548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.03
€ 124.03
Paperback. Nikhil Anand explores the politics of Mumbai's water infrastructure to demonstrate how citizenship and the rights through which to make demands on the state for public services emerges through the relations between residents, plumbers, politicians, engineers, and the 3000 miles of pipe that bind them. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362692
- ISBN
- 9780822362692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.25
€ 33.99
€ 30.25
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813561929
- ISBN
- 9780813561929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 40.23
€ 44.99
€ 40.23
Paperback. This book explores the malaise present in post-colonial Tonga, analyzing the way in which segments of this small-scale society hold on to different understandings of what modernity is, how it should be made relevant to local contexts, and how it should mesh with practices and symbols of tradition. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804774062
- ISBN
- 9780804774062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.96
€ 29.99
€ 26.96
Hardback. This book explores the malaise present in post-colonial Tonga, analyzing the way in which segments of this small-scale society hold on to different understandings of what modernity is, how it should be made relevant to local contexts, and how it should mesh with practices and symbols of tradition. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804774055
- ISBN
- 9780804774055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.82
€ 118.82
Hardback. A rich and sophisticated ethnography of a stateless indigenous society and its complex and troubling relations with its natural environment and the Soviet state that dominated it. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FCS; GTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804734622
- ISBN
- 9780804734622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.58
€ 86.58
Paperback / so. Series: Auswartige Kulturpolitik. Num Pages: 578 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHMC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 34. Weight in Grams: 767.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer vs United States
- Number of pages
- 578
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783658052478
- ISBN
- 9783658052478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.43
€ 87.43
Paperback / so. Series: Sovietica. Num Pages: 283 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401036481
- ISBN
- 9789401036481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.43
€ 69.43
Paperback / so. Series: Sovietica. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 145.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401036894
- ISBN
- 9789401036894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.38
€ 99.38
Hardback. In this work, Niloofar Haeri looks at the complex interactions of two dialects: Classical Arabic (the language of both religion and the state) and the Egyptian dialect of Arabic. He focuses on the political, cultural, and religious struggles to modernize Classical Arabic. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2CSR; CFB; CFF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312238988
- ISBN
- 9780312238988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.03
€ 64.03
Paperback. Writers and institutions have been engaged in struggles to modernize Classical Arabic in order to render it into a language of contemporary life. What have been the achievements and failures of such attempts? Can Classical Arabic be sacred and contemporary at one and the same time? This book attempts to answer such questions. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2CSR; CFB; CFF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312238971
- ISBN
- 9780312238971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.16
€ 63.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37, 21 black & white halftones, 12 black & white line drawings, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRQX5; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479458
- ISBN
- 9780801479458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.63
€ 38.99
€ 35.63
Paperback. Covers such topics as: The Consequences of the Black Death (1865-1866); Change, Crisis or the Status Quo (1888-1890); Epidemic, Commutation & Enclosure (1884-1915); Evolution & Crisis Theory (1900-1930); The Medieval Crisis (1930-1950); Theories of Late Medieval Crisis (1950-1960); and, Revision & Fusion (1960-). Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC1; JHMC. Dimension: 168 x 238 x 28. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772882611
- ISBN
- 9788772882611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.54
€ 35.99
€ 30.54
Hardback. Exploring contradictions between the democratic rhetoric of empowerment programs and the bureaucratic hurdles that volunteers learn to navigate, this book demonstrates that empowerment projects work best with less precarious funding, more careful planning, and mandatory training, reflection, and long-term commitments from volunteers. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147093
- ISBN
- 9780691147093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.61€ 47.40
€ 60.61
€ 47.40
Paperback. Investigates the social history of skin color from prehistory to the present, showing how our body's most visible feature influences our social interactions in profound and complex ways. This book explains why skin color has become a biological trait with great social meaning - a product of evolution perceived differently by different cultures. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 color illustrations, 49 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283862
- ISBN
- 9780520283862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.57
€ 33.99
€ 24.57
Paperback. Our intimate connection with the world, skin protects us while advertising our health, our identity, and our individuality. This title celebrates the evolution of three unique attributes of human skin: its naked sweatiness, its distinctive sepia rainbow of colors, and its remarkable range of decorations. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 color photographs, 2 color maps; 36 b/w photographs, 13 line illustrations. BIC Classification: AFY; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392. A Natural History. 288 pages, illustrations. Our intimate connection with the world, skin protects us while advertising our health, our identity, and our individuality. This title celebrates the evolution of three unique attributes of human skin: its naked sweatiness, its distinctive sepia rainbow of colors, and its remarkable range of decorations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AFY; JHMC. Dimension: 215 x 153 x 18. Weight: 392.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520275898
- ISBN
- 9780520275898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.15
€ 27.99
€ 21.15