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Anthropology
Hardback. Sex is often regarded as a dangerous business that must be rigorously controlled, regulated, and subjected to rules. Sexual acts that defy acceptable practices may be seen as variously defiling, immoral, and even unnatural. They may challenge and subvert both cultural preconceptions and the social order in a politics of sexual transgression.. Editor(s): Donnan, Hastings; Magowan, Fiona. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 518.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455392
- ISBN
- 9781845455392
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€ 156.59
€ 156.59
The Archaeology of Difference. Gender, Ethnicity, Class and the Other ...
. Ed(S): Edwards, Douglas R.; Mccullogh, C. T...
Hardback. To determine "the archaeology of difference" the studies in this volume draw on textual and material culture. What distinguishes an individual or a group in ancient society? How do issues of gender, ethnicity, social stratification and the view of the 'other' impact individuals, groups, and societal attitudes? Editor(s): Edwards, Douglas R.; McCullogh, C. Thomas. Series: Annual of ASOR. Num Pages: 480 pages, 135 b/w figures, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HDD; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 215. Weight in Grams: 721.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- American Schools of Oriental Research United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897570701
- ISBN
- 9780897570701
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€ 123.54
€ 123.54
Hardback. Violent ethno-nationalist conflicts continue to mar the history of the twentieth century; yet no satisfactory answer to the question of why humans are susceptible to indoctrination by ideologies that lead to inter-group hostility has so far been found. Editor(s): Eibl-Eibesfeldt, Irenaus; Salter, Frank K. Num Pages: 450 pages, 24 halftones, 2 maps, 40 diagrams, 38 tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHM; JPF; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 32. Weight in Grams: 740.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571819239
- ISBN
- 9781571819239
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€ 170.08
€ 170.08
The Limits of Meaning. Case Studies in the Anthropology of Christianit...
. Ed(S): Engelke, Matthew; Tomlinson, Matt
Hardback. Too often, anthropological accounts of ritual leave readers with the impression that rituals are "meaningful events." But what happens when rituals fail? Drawing on research in the anthropology of Christianity from around the globe, this book suggests that in order to analyze meaning productively, we need to consider its limits. Editor(s): Engelke, Matthew; Tomlinson, Matt. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HRCR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451707
- ISBN
- 9781845451707
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€ 156.01
€ 156.01
Written by experts in psychology and related disciplines, this volume will use both real-world case studies and theoretical perspectives from a variety of disciplines to address the multitude of factors that may lead to the deadly breakdown of ethnic relations. . Editor(s): Esses, Victoria M.; Vernon, Richard A. Series: Social Issues and Interventions. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405170598
- ISBN
- 9781405170598
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€ 123.51
€ 123.51
Encounters of Body and Soul in Contemporary Religious Practices
. Ed(S): Fedele, Anna; Blanes, Ruy Llera
Hardback. Social scientists and philosophers confronted with religious phenomena have always been challenged to find a proper way to describe the spiritual experiences of the social group they were studying. Editor(s): Fedele, Anna; Blanes, Ruy Llera. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, 20 ills. BIC Classification: HRLK; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452078
- ISBN
- 9780857452078
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€ 156.08
€ 156.08
Paperback. Scholars discuss the theme of resistance within 20th-century Japanese American communities. Editor(s): Fiset, Louis; Nomura, Gail M. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295984612
- ISBN
- 9780295984612
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€ 38.50
€ 38.50
paperback. Ethnographies exploring how cultural practices and social relations have been altered by the radical economic and technological innovations of the New Economy. Editor(s): Fisher, Melissa S.; Downey, Greg. Num Pages: 392 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New ed
- SKU
- V9780822337393
- ISBN
- 9780822337393
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€ 35.99€ 31.74
€ 35.99
€ 31.74
Hardback. This work brings together the many dimensions of ethnic and cultural identity and shows how they are communicated in everyday life. Topics explored include gender, race, class, spirituality, alternative lifestyles, and inter- and intra-ethnic identity. Editor(s): Fong, Mary; Chuang, Rueyling. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: GTC; JFSJ; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 190 x 26. Weight in Grams: 830.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517387
- ISBN
- 9780742517387
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€ 215.30
€ 215.30
paperback. Cameroon is characterized by an extraordinary geographical, cultural, and linguistic diversity. This collection of essays by eminent historians and anthropologists summarizes three generations of research in Cameroon that began with the collaboration of Phyllis Kaberry and E. M. Chilver soon after the Second World War and continues to this day. Editor(s): Fowler, Ian; Zeitlyn, David. Series: Cameroon Studies. Num Pages: 250 pages, 10 photos, maps, Bibliog., Index. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; HBJH; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 293.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571819260
- ISBN
- 9781571819260
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€ 44.11
€ 44.11
Hardback. Why has schooling failed to deliver on its promise of reducing economic and social disparities? This volume addresses this and other questions, taking the reader into a variety of nations and cultural settings. It illuminates how schools can reduce or reinforce the layered stratification of society, even in nations with non-western traditions. Editor(s): Fuller, Bruce; Hannum, Emily; Baker, David; Werum, Regina E. Series: Research in Sociology of Education. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762310616
- ISBN
- 9780762310616
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€ 201.56
€ 201.56
Hardback. The 1950s and 1960s were a key moment in the development of postwar France. This title includes an examination of the development of mass culture in post-war France, which offers an insight into the shifts that took place. It explores stardom from the domain of cinema and other fields. Editor(s): Gaffney, John; Holmes, Diana. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845450205
- ISBN
- 9781845450205
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€ 156.31
€ 156.31
Paperback. In the past decades, international port cities have been strongly affected by global transformation processes, dramatically altering life and work around the ports, the built environment and public imagery of urban waterfronts. This volume focus on local stakeholders' perceptions and strategies in port cities in Europe and Latin America. Editor(s): Gandelsman-Trier, Mijal; Kokot, Waltraud; Wildner, Kathrin; Wonneberger, Astrid. Num Pages: 212 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783899429497
- ISBN
- 9783899429497
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€ 36.99€ 26.35
€ 36.99
€ 26.35
Paperback. "[B]ased on a workshop organised by the research group Law Organisation Science and Technology (LOST), and held at the Max Planck Institute of Social Anthropology, Halle, Germany, in June 2009"--P. [7]. Editor(s): Geissler, Paul Wenzel; Rottenburg, Richard; Zenker, Julia. Series: Matterealities / Verkorperungen: Perspectives from Empirical Science Studies. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1 b/w. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHMC; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837620283
- ISBN
- 9783837620283
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€ 49.99€ 35.46
€ 49.99
€ 35.46
Hardback. By the early twenty-first century neo-nationalist forces have established themselves in a number of the world's large regions and subcontinents. Prompted by a near-simultaneous rise to political influence of apparently similar parties across Western Europe, this collection offers a range of European case studies with selected global examples. Editor(s): Gingrich, Andre; Banks, Marcus. Num Pages: 312 pages, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1D; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451899
- ISBN
- 9781845451899
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€ 156.76
€ 156.76
hardcover. Studies research in urban sociology. This work presents an analysis of race and ethnicity in urban areas. Editor(s): Gotham, Kevin Fox; Hutchison, Ray. Series: Research in Urban Sociology. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSG; JFSL1; JHBC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762305414
- ISBN
- 9780762305414
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€ 145.58
€ 145.58
Hardback. This Handbook is the first comprehensive survey of a rapidly expanding sub-field in archaeology, the study of the present and recent past. It seeks to explore the boundaries of this emerging area, to develop a tool-kit of concepts and methods, which are applicable to this new sub-field, and to suggest important future trajectories for research. Editor(s): Graves-Brown, Paul; Harrison, Rodney; Piccini, Angela. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Archaeology. Num Pages: 864 pages, 140 in-text illustrations and 3 photograph based essays. BIC Classification: 3J; HDD; HDW; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 182 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2010.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 864
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199602001
- ISBN
- 9780199602001
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€ 245.32
€ 245.32
Hardback. For the first time, historians, anthropologists, literature specialists, and linguists have come together to reflect, in the fifteen original essays presented in this volume, on the various modes of contact and communication that took place between the Europeans and the "Natives." Editor(s): Gray, Edward G.; Fiering, Norman. Series: European Expansion & Global Interaction. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 figures, 8 ills. BIC Classification: 1K; 3H; 3J; GTC; HB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571812100
- ISBN
- 9781571812100
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€ 168.93
€ 168.93
Paperback. Editor(s): Gray, Herman; Gomez-Barris, Macarena. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816655984
- ISBN
- 9780816655984
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€ 31.99€ 28.56
€ 31.99
€ 28.56
Hardback. Through the idea of the "extended field," this volume examines issues in fieldwork and ethnography and provides fresh insights into the problems of ethnographic knowledge construction. It is a key text for new fieldworkers, established researchers and those looking for material to support modules on these issues. Editor(s): Halstead, Narmala; Hirsch, Eric; Okely, Judith. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454388
- ISBN
- 9781845454388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.08
€ 156.08