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Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801494505
- ISBN
- 9780801494505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.12
€ 40.99
€ 40.12
Paperback. A study which argues that the spiritual quest is rooted in our biological, psychological, linguistic and social nature. Drawing on tribal religions and practices and from theorists and thinkers, the author seeks to expand our awareness of this complex human activity. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRLB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211599
- ISBN
- 9780520211599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.84
€ 38.99
€ 27.84
Paperback. Editor(s): Lofgren, Orvar; Bendix, Regina F. Num Pages: 69 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 6. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 69
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763506915
- ISBN
- 9788763506915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.96
€ 29.99
€ 21.96
Paperback. Examines the complex relationship between transnational religion and politics through the lens of one cosmopolitan community in Siberia: Buryats, who live in a semiautonomous republic within Russia with a large Buddhist population. This book illustrates how this community employed Buddhism to adapt to key moments of political change. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 272 pages, 27 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HRE; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226072722
- ISBN
- 9780226072722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.17
€ 34.99
€ 27.17
Hardback. This text paints a picture of conversion far more complex than its customary image in anthropology and religious studies. Editor(s): Buckser, Andrew S.; Glazier, Stephen D. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517776
- ISBN
- 9780742517776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.23
€ 182.23
Paperback. Uses an ethnographic example of ritual violence to illuminate cultural expression more widely and thereby reformulate anthropological and historical approaches to warfare and violence. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 b&w photos, and 4 photo color insert. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HRLK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822329886
- ISBN
- 9780822329886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.19
€ 31.99
€ 30.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMC; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816638604
- ISBN
- 9780816638604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.17
€ 29.99
€ 27.17
Paperback. An examination of Muslim men, focusing on the stereotypes and stigma these men face, the cultural roots of these prejudices, and the effect on assimilation and possible citizenship, through an ethnography of Turkish immigrants in Germany. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759007
- ISBN
- 9780804759007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.11
€ 29.99
€ 29.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 figures, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; HBJM; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 303 x 17. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226733654
- ISBN
- 9780226733654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.57
€ 47.99
€ 36.57
Paperback. This book compares different forms of racism and anti-racism in the United States and Britain from the 19th century to today, situating the development of various racial doctrines within the political movements of the modern capitalist world order. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804763356
- ISBN
- 9780804763356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.47
€ 33.99
€ 33.47
Paperback. Draws on different facets of American life to map the impact of the new economy, the 'war on terror', the 'war on drugs', racial resentments, a fraying safety net, undocumented immigration, a health care system in crisis, and more. Editor(s): Gusterson, Hugh; Besteman, Catherine. Num Pages: 392 pages, 12 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259713
- ISBN
- 9780520259713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
paperback. Presents a comprehensive analysis of the dichotomous views that have portrayed sterilization either as part of a coercive program of population control or as a means of voluntary, even liberating, fertility control by individual women. Num Pages: 208 pages, diagrams, figures. BIC Classification: 1KJP; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813543734
- ISBN
- 9780813543734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.46
€ 44.46
Paperback. Between 1914 and 1918, German anthropologists conducted their work in the midst of full-scale war. The discipline was relatively new in German academia when World War I broke out. The author reveals that its development was profoundly altered by the conflict. He examines both the origins and consequences of this shift. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWN; JHMC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226222684
- ISBN
- 9780226222684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 31.90
€ 41.99
€ 31.90
Paperback. Proposes a solution to a fundamental debate in contemporary ethnography: the source of ethnographic authority. The author advocates the method of reflexive analysis as a way of making ethnography a more scientific endeavor. He challenges standards of ethnographic practice in data collection, analysis and presentation. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759102750
- ISBN
- 9780759102750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.41
€ 64.41
Hardback. From Greek athletic competitions to the cult of body-building at Gold's Gym, this text examines literature, art, television, and movies to uncover a vast array of evidence that cultures across the ages have reflected at length, in celebration and censure, on the erotic nature of sports. Num Pages: 232 pages, 48 illus. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; VFVC; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 220 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231105569
- ISBN
- 9780231105569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.92€ 55.92
€ 72.92
€ 55.92
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804791243
- ISBN
- 9780804791243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.46
€ 119.46
Paperback. Herbalists, diviners, nurses, midwives, and veterinary practitioners flourished in the medical world of eighteenth-century Saint Domingue. Using Western, African, and Caribbean remedies, they treated the maladies of slaves, white residents, and animals. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252073212
- ISBN
- 9780252073212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.80
€ 24.99
€ 22.80
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814775790
- ISBN
- 9780814775790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. Explores the surgically successful realm of organ transplantation, which is plagued worldwide by the scarcity of donated human parts, a quandary that generates ongoing debates over the marketing of organs as patients die waiting for replacements. Num Pages: 236 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520277984
- ISBN
- 9780520277984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.51
€ 33.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. Presents a rich ethnographic study on the practice and meaning of Islamic life in Kyrgyzstan. As David W. Montgomery shows, becoming and being a Muslim are based on knowledge acquired from the surrounding environment, enabled through the practice of doing. Through these acts, Islam is imbued in both the individual and the community. Series: Central Eurasia in Context. Num Pages: 272 pages, 36 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCK; HRHP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822964285
- ISBN
- 9780822964285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.97
€ 59.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 616 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 176 x 39. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226315461
- ISBN
- 9780226315461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.44€ 63.07
€ 76.44
€ 63.07
Hardback. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLB; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761806608
- ISBN
- 9780761806608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.14
€ 126.14
Paperback. A fascinating exploration of an ancient system of beliefs and its links to the evolution of dance. Num Pages: 448 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: ASD; HBTB; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 168 x 29. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393348507
- ISBN
- 9780393348507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.24
€ 21.99
€ 20.24
Paperback. Suitable for anthropologists and historians, but also for scholars in colonial, postcolonial, and globalization studies, this book gathers essays that seek to challenge the limits of discrete disciplinary epistemologies and conventions, gesturing instead toward a transdisciplinary understanding of the emergent relations between archive and field. Editor(s): Axel, Brian Keith. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 171 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822328889
- ISBN
- 9780822328889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.33
€ 31.99
€ 30.33