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Anthropology

Hardback. This innovative book focuses on the contested origins of ethnographic film from the late nineteenth century to the 1920s, vividly depicting the dynamic visual culture of the period as it collided with the emerging discipline of anthropology and the new technology of motion pictures. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 528 pages, 100 illus. BIC Classification: APFA; HBG; HBLW3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 790.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116961
ISBN
9780231116961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.32
€ 89.47

Paperback. The story of the Franklin Motor Expedition that collected First Nations artifacts on the Prairies in 1929 as well as a larger study of the relationships between museums and the indigenous peoples whose heritage items they house. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GM; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774827263
ISBN
9780774827263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Paperback. Prosthetic Memory reveals the transformative effect that modern mass culture has had on our relationship to the past. The book argues that mass cultural forms such as cinema and television in fact contain the still-unrealized potential for a progressive politics based on empathy for the historical experiences of others. Num Pages: 240 pages, B&W Photos: 20,. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129275
ISBN
9780231129275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.56

Paperback. In Anthropology off the Shelf, leading anthropologists reflect on the craft of writing and the passions that fuel their desire to write books. Editor(s): Waterston, Alisse; Vesperi, Maria D. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444338799
ISBN
9781444338799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1KBB; JFFN; JHM; JHMC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415859189
ISBN
9780415859189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.78

Paperback. Scholars have long recognized that ethnographic method is bound up with the construction of theory in ways that are difficult to teach. This work argues that the reason for this is that ethnographic theorization is essentially improvisational in nature, conducted in real time and in necessarily unpredictable social situations. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226100319
ISBN
9780226100319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.88

Paperback. In Light of Africa explores how the idea of Africa as a real place, an imagined homeland, and a metaphor for Black identity is used in the cultural politics of the Brazilian state of Bahia. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL; JHB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442626690
ISBN
9781442626690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.07

In Light of Africa explores how the idea of Africa as a real place, an imagined homeland, and a metaphor for Black identity is used in the cultural politics of the Brazilian state of Bahia. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL; JHB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442649316
ISBN
9781442649316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.23

Paperback. A brief overview of French colonial society before the British conquest of 1759-60. The primary focus is on what is now called Quebec, but there are also chapters on Louisiana and the West, as well as on the Atlantic colonies of Acadia and Ile Royal. Series: Themes in Canadian History. Num Pages: 130 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB; JHM; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 500. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0000335
ISBN
9780802078162
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9ill. BIC Classification: JHM; JHMP; PSX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816644063
ISBN
9780816644063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226277332
ISBN
9780226277332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. Originally published in 1978, this book was one of the first to recognize the importance of sports as a lens on the fundamental structure of societies. In this reissue, Guttmann emphasizes the many ways that modern sports, dramatically different from the sports of previous eras, have profoundly shaped contemporary life. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBS; JHM; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133418
ISBN
9780231133418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

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

€ 73.36
€ 56.67

Hardback. Num Pages: 375 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAK; ACBK; HRKP; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781477309957
ISBN
9781477309957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.43

Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; APF; BGF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763539784
ISBN
9788763539784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.86
€ 40.41

Paperback. Deals with the idea of a family level society, discussed and disputed by anthropologists for nearly half a century. This work states that the Matsigenka people of southeastern Peru cannot be understood or appreciated except as a family level society; the family level of sociocultural integration is for them a lived reality. Num Pages: 275 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 13 line illustrations, 29 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFSL9; JHBK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520232426
ISBN
9780520232426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. For this new edition, the authors have thoroughly rewritten the theoretical argument for greater clarity, updated the case studies to incorporate new research, and added a new chapter that extends their perspective to the problem of industrialization and globalization. Num Pages: 456 pages, 11 line diagrams 9 tables 3 graphs. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804740326
ISBN
9780804740326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

Hardback. For this new edition, the authors have thoroughly rewritten the theoretical argument for greater clarity, updated the case studies to incorporate new research, and added a new chapter that extends their perspective to the problem of industrialization and globalization. Num Pages: 456 pages, 11 line diagrams 9 tables 3 graphs. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804740319
ISBN
9780804740319
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.83

Paperback. Explores the function of money in everyday life in Vietnam Series: Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JHMC; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992747
ISBN
9780295992747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.27

Paperback. What does a move from a village in the West African rain forest to a West African community in a European city entail? This book brings together eight eminent scholars to recount the personal and intellectual dynamics of uprooting one's life - and decades of work - to embrace a new fieldsite. Editor(s): Gottlieb, Alma. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226304908
ISBN
9780226304908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

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