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Based on extensive fieldwork and ongoing contact with local indigenous organizations in Paraguay, John Renshaw presents an overview of contemporary Indian life in the Paraguayan Chaco. Num Pages: 305 pages, 11 photos, 4 maps, 5 figures, 10 tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSP; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Nebraska
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803289918
- ISBN
- 9780803289918
Condition: New
€ 38.53
€ 38.53
Paperback. This work shows that studying the interpretative methods of spectators in their historical contexts is necessary to understand the media's role in culture and in our personal lives. This approach is applied to topics such as depictions of violence and demonstrated through works like "JFK". Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFC; JFD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814781395
- ISBN
- 9780814781395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Hardcover. Drawing on anthropological, socio-psychological, religious, and philosophical material, this book engages in a discussion of what it means to be an 'individual' in relation to notions of selfhood, personality, and social role. This theme is explored with reference to the investigations of Louis Dumont into Hindu and other Indian ideologies.. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571816603
- ISBN
- 9781571816603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.60
€ 154.60
Paperback. Food and social transformation in eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union Editor(s): Caldwell, Melissa L. Num Pages: 248 pages, 15 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1DVUA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221391
- ISBN
- 9780253221391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Hardback. Num Pages: 292 pages, 7 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; JFSP1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804734530
- ISBN
- 9780804734530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.32
€ 160.32
Paperback. The Inkan empire did not have writing as it is usually understood. The Inkas kept track of information - including their social and political organization - on khipus, knotted cords of cotton or wool. This book offers a reading of the khipus of one Andean village, where villagers have conserved a set of these enigmatic cords to the present day. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 368 pages, 55 photos (incl. 16 in color), 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 1KLSX; HB; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333906
- ISBN
- 9780822333906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Sociality: New Directions (WYSE Series in Social Anthropology)
Henrietta (Ed Moore Nicholas J (Ed Long
Hardcover. The notion of "sociality" is now widely used within the social sciences and humanities. However, what is meant by the term varies radically, and the contributors here, through compelling and wide ranging essays, identify the strengths and weaknesses of current definitions and their deployment in the social sciences. Editor(s): Long, Nicholas J.; Moore, Henrietta L. Series: Wyse Series in Social Anthropology. Num Pages: 244 pages, 10 ills. BIC Classification: JHB; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444. New Directions. Series: Wyse Series in Social Anthropology. 244 pages, 10 ills. Editor(s): Long, Nicholas J.; Moore, Henrietta L. The notion of "sociality" is now widely used within the social sciences and humanities. However, what is meant by the term varies radically, and the contributors here, through compelling and wide ranging essays, identify the strengths and weaknesses of current definitions and their deployment in the social sciences. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JHB; JHM. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 18. Weight: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857457899
- ISBN
- 9780857457899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.77
€ 154.77
Hardback. In the 1960s and 70s Afghanistan was depicted in the media as the romantic haven of nomads and a resort for hashish--smoking hippies; in the 80s it was seen as a country where brave warriors fought against the a evila Soviet empire, and in the 90s redrawn as a semi--feudal land ruled by warlords and Islamic fundamentalists. Series: Peoples of Asia. Num Pages: 408 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631198413
- ISBN
- 9780631198413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.10
€ 100.10
Paperback. Presents a comprehensive collection of research on Hmong culture and life in Asia. Editor(s): Tapp, Nicholas; Michaud, Jean; Culas, Christian; Lee, Gary Yia. Num Pages: 520 pages, Illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9789749575017
- ISBN
- 9789749575017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.45
€ 43.99
€ 38.45
Paperback. An autobiography of Fuad I Khuri, both an insider's and an outsider's perspective on life in Lebanon, elsewhere in Middle East, and in West Africa. It provides insights into such issues as mentality of Arabs toward women, eating habits of Arab world, impact of Islam on West Africa, and extravagant lifestyles of wealthy Arabs, and more. Editor(s): Khuri, Sonia Jalbout. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BGA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 249 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226434780
- ISBN
- 9780226434780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
€ 34.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. Contributors focus on such key media texts of the 1960s as The Avengers, This Sporting Life, Panorama, The Apartment and Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, demonstrating what close textual investigation can reveal about the great social and cultural transformation of the decade. Editor(s): Aldgate, Anthony; Chapman, James (Lecturer in Film and Television Studies, Open University); Marwick, Arthur (Professor of History, Open University). Num Pages: 232 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; JFC; JFD; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860643835
- ISBN
- 9781860643835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.62
€ 36.62
Die Dynamik Organisierter Beschaftigungsforderung. Eine Qualitative Ev...
Bode, Ingo (University Of Duisburg Meal, Germ...
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531144986
- ISBN
- 9783531144986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.38
€ 43.38
paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLF; HBJM; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822315933
- ISBN
- 9780822315933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Hardback. The book explores how struggles for land, rights, and political power are embedded within physical landscapes, and how indigenous identity is reformed as globalizing forces simultaneously threaten and promote the notion of indigeneity. Editor(s): Sarmiento, Fausto O; Hitchner, Sarah. Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLS; JFSL9; JHMC; JPVH3; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785333965
- ISBN
- 9781785333965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.43
€ 172.43
Paperback. What exactly is culture? This volume suggests that the study of one of anthropology's central questions may be a route to developing a scientific paradigm for the field. It approaches culture from different theoretical and methodological perspectives, through studies grounded in fieldwork, surveys, demography, and other empirical data. Editor(s): Brown, Melissa J. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: JHMC; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987897
- ISBN
- 9780295987897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804771559
- ISBN
- 9780804771559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.46
€ 127.46
Paperback. Legal Fictions is a bold declaration that, in the U.S., the black body is thoroughly bound by law. It is an unflinchingly look at the implications of that claim and a virtuoso survey of the ways that black authors of literary fiction have engaged with the law's constructions of race since the era of slavery. Num Pages: 176 pages, 3 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JHMC; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822355953
- ISBN
- 9780822355953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Translator(s): Roth, Professor Kathe. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; HBJD; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Baraka Books Canada
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780981240527
- ISBN
- 9780981240527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.71
€ 24.99
€ 21.71
Paperback. With the advent of the Human Genome Project, the new genetics has moved to the cutting edge of science and medicine. The development and use of such genetics will have a profound impact on our understanding of disease and behaviour. Editor(s): Conrad, Peter; Gabe, Jonathan. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHM; MFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631215998
- ISBN
- 9780631215998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.34
€ 28.34
Paperback. The makers of obi, the elegant and costly sash worn over kimono in Japan, belong to an endangered species. Tamara Hareven integrates historical research with intensive life history interviews to reveal the relationships among family, work, and community in this highly specialized occupation. Num Pages: 371 pages, 30 b/w photographs, 4 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFS; JHBK; JHBL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press Berkeley
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 371
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520228184
- ISBN
- 9780520228184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.42
€ 38.99
€ 28.42
Paperback. Taking a longer historical and broader geographical perspective, this book contends that sorcery is best understood as an Atlantic phenomenon that has significant connections to modernity and globalization. It features a group of contributors who examine sorcery in Brazil, Cuba, South Africa, Cameroon, and Angola. Editor(s): Pares, Luis Nicolau; Sansi, Roger. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRQX5; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 284 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226645780
- ISBN
- 9780226645780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. Series: North American Religions. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV; HRLF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479839551
- ISBN
- 9781479839551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Paperback / so. Series: Kulturmanagement Und Kulturwissenschaft. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHMC; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Deutscher Universitatsverlag United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783835060333
- ISBN
- 9783835060333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.63
€ 74.63
Paperback. The photographs of Aborgines taken at Coranderrk Station were circulated across the western world and were mounted in exhibition displays and classified among other ethnographic "data" within museum collections. This book reveals how western society came to understand Aboriginal people through these images. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 336 pages, 88 illus. (including 22 duotones), 1 map. BIC Classification: AJCP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 803.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822335726
- ISBN
- 9780822335726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42