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Paperback. An innovative historical and ethnographic examination of Dominican identity formation in the Dominican Republic and the United States. Num Pages: 360 pages, 37 b&w photos, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJD; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5830 x 3971 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822340379
- ISBN
- 9780822340379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Hardcover. Editor(s): Garnham, Neal; Jeffery, Keith. Series: Historical Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 15 colour and b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Univ College Dublin Pr
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904558347
- ISBN
- 9781904558347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.51€ 46.52
€ 50.51
€ 46.52
Paperback. In this brilliant critique, Terry Eagleton explores the origins and emergence of postmodernism, revealing its ambivalences and contradictions. Above all he speaks to a particular kind of student, or consumer, of popular "brands" of postmodern thought. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631203230
- ISBN
- 9780631203230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.57
€ 40.99
€ 39.57
Hardback. The Cameroon Grassfields, home to three ethnic groups - the Grassfields societies, the Mbororo, and the Hausa - provides a valuable case study for the anthropological examination of ethnicity and interethnic relations. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782387282
- ISBN
- 9781782387282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.45
€ 155.45
Paperback. Interweaves analysis of the process of apprenticeship among the Vai and Gola tailors of Liberia with reflections on the evolution of the author's research on those tailors in the late 1970s. This title shows how the critical questions raised by ethnographic research erode conventional assumptions, altering the direction of the work that follows. Series: Lewis Henry Morgan Lecture Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 halftones, 2 maps, 3 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226470726
- ISBN
- 9780226470726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Analyses the meaning attached to sport in South African societies. This book explores the history and meanings attached to particular sports in the old and new South Africas. It examines the prominent team sports of rugby, soccer, and cricket in the creation of social divisions and unities over the course of South African history. Num Pages: 215 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fitness Information Technology, Inc, U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935412045
- ISBN
- 9781935412045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.22
€ 31.22
Paperback. Does two and two equal four? Ask someone and they should answer yes. An equation such as this seems the very definition of certainty, but is it? Helen Verran describes how she went from the conclusion that logic and maths are culturally relative, to a new understanding of all generalizing logic. Num Pages: 282 pages, 9 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JHM; PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226853918
- ISBN
- 9780226853918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.62
€ 37.99
€ 29.62
Paperback. Contains photographs of British anthropologist Isaac Schapera (1905-2003) taken between 1929 and 1934, during his earliest work among Kgatla peoples of Bechuanaland (Botswana). Covering a spectrum of daily activities, this book includes depictions from pot making, thatching, cattle herding to village architecture, and more. Editor(s): Comaroff, John L.; Comaroff, Jean; James, Deborah. Num Pages: 184 pages, 139 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJ; AJC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 214 x 13. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114125
- ISBN
- 9780226114125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.64
€ 42.99
€ 33.64
Paperback. Charting the intersection of technology and ideology, cultural production and social science, this title explores early-twentieth-century representations of non-Western indigenous peoples in films ranging from the documentary to the spectacular to the scientific. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822318408
- ISBN
- 9780822318408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.56
€ 31.99
€ 28.56
Hardcover. Series Editor(s): Keyes, Charles F.; Sears, Laurie J.; Rafael, Vicente. Series: Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 2 maps, 12 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HRCC9; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295998275
- ISBN
- 9780295998275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.74
€ 118.74
paperback. In this book, the author makes a distinction between education as a 'concept' and education as a 'system'. He highlights the importance of connecting the classroom with life outside. Through his essays, he invites the reader to shape public understanding about the social purpose of education. Series: Oxford India Paperbacks. Num Pages: 196 pages, With illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JHMC; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press India
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199455478
- ISBN
- 9780199455478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.63
€ 36.63
Hardback. The contributors to Metrics use ethnographic evidence from around the globe to evaluate the accomplishments, limits, and the consequences of applying metrics to global health. Now the standard in measuring global health program success, metrics has far implications that extend beyond patients to the political and financial realms. Series: Critical Global Health: Evidence, Efficacy, Ethnography. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360834
- ISBN
- 9780822360834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.11
€ 111.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 269 x 206 x 12. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780855754587
- ISBN
- 9780855754587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.61
€ 25.99
€ 19.61
Hardback. This text confronts the major theoretical issues involved in cross-cultural interpretation. It introduces students to rationality among the ancestors of anthropology before proceeding to a wide-ranging evaluation of the Anglo-American rationality debates. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631221142
- ISBN
- 9780631221142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.98
€ 133.98
Hardback. Marcel Mauss (1872-1950) was the leading social anthropologist in Paris between the world wars, and his "Manuel D'ethnographie", is the longest of his texts. This work is based on thirty lectures Mauss delivered each year under the title "Instructions in descriptive ethnography, intended for travelers, administrators and missionaries". Editor(s): Allen, N. J. Translator(s): Lussier, Dominique. Num Pages: 212 pages, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453213
- ISBN
- 9781845453213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.82
€ 154.82
Hardcover. Concluding his search for anthropological concepts and practices appropriate to the twenty-first century, the author contends that to make sense of the contemporary anthropologists must invent new forms of inquiry. He begins with an extended rumination on what he gained from two of his formative mentors: Michel Foucault and Clifford Geertz. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226701691
- ISBN
- 9780226701691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 78.58
€ 94.74
€ 78.58
Hardcover. War is a ghastly thing, which unfortunately thrives almost everywhere in the world. This book deals with the interrelationship between society and war seen through the analytical eyes of anthropologists and archaeologists. It includes twenty-eight studies. Editor(s): Otto, Ton; Thrane, Henrik; Vandkilde, Helle. Num Pages: 557 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HDDA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 302 x 220 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2046.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 557
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779341104
- ISBN
- 9788779341104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.00
€ 100.00
Hardcover. This text expounds the idea that life did not originate on earth, but was added to it from the comets. It argues that in recent years, evidence to support this theory has accumulated. This work should be of value to readers interested in general science, the origin of man and the meaning of life. Series: Controversy Series. Num Pages: 225 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JHM; PD; PGS; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Clinical Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854570413
- ISBN
- 9781854570413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.94
€ 23.99
€ 16.94
Paperback. Deals with the search for the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel by Jews and by Christians. This work discusses the motivations for the search and the methods used by the searchers, from similarity of language, physical appearance, customs and mythology, to a re-interpretation of biblical excerpts to suit specific situations encountered by the searchers. Num Pages: 284 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HRCG; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765761460
- ISBN
- 9780765761460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.49
€ 53.49
Paperback. This comparative frontier history explores the role that natural environments played in shaping the contours of European-indigenous encounters and processes of colonization Num Pages: 456 pages, 28 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; JHMC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 30. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822336891
- ISBN
- 9780822336891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Hardback. Fashion knockoffs are everywhere. Even in the out-of-the-way markets of highland Guatemala, fake branded clothes offer a cheap, stylish alternative for people who cannot afford high-priced originals. The author approaches the fashion industry from the perspective of indigenous Maya people who make and sell knockoffs. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 b/w, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JHMC; KNSX; LNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780520290969
- ISBN
- 9780520290969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 73.01
€ 94.74
€ 73.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, halftones, figures, tables. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195372069
- ISBN
- 9780195372069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.06
€ 43.06
Paperback. What is ethics? Is it a system of transcendent moral imperatives, or can it be produced by ordinary people in everyday life? This title address these questions in a series of thought-provoking reflections that draw their inspiration from diverse sources, ranging from fieldwork in Papua New Guinea to cinematic depictions of the Ten Commandments. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 116 x 181 x 7. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC United States
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984201044
- ISBN
- 9780984201044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.66
€ 13.99
€ 12.66
Hardcover. Num Pages: 511 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1D; ASDX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 182 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 511
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772891019
- ISBN
- 9788772891019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.48€ 56.00
€ 72.48
€ 56.00