Anthropology
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Anthropology
Through cross-cultural comparisons, archaeological data, and ethnographic insights, Joel W. Palka addresses central questions about Maya pilgrimage practice and discusses the broad importance of Maya ritual landscapes and pilgrimage for Mesoamerica as a whole. Series: Archaeologies of Landscapes in the Americas Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; HDD; HRK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826354747
- ISBN
- 9780826354747
Condition: New
€ 95.52
€ 95.52
This book examines the spiritual community of the followers of St. Francis of Wounds in the town of Caninde in northeast Brazil. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HRA; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826355317
- ISBN
- 9780826355317
Condition: New
€ 70.00
€ 70.00
Maya Imagery, Architecture, and Activity privileges art historical perspectives in addressing the ways the ancient Maya organized, manipulated, created, interacted with, and conceived of the world around them. Editor(s): Werness-Rude, Maline D.; Spencer, Kaylee R. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HDD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826355799
- ISBN
- 9780826355799
Condition: New
€ 95.52
€ 95.52
Through stories about becoming and being a midwife and stories about receiving midwifery care, this book describes how fundamental tenets of midwifery philosophy and practice are being reworked by the practical and ideological challenges of midwifery's new place within the formal health care system. Num Pages: 196 pages, index, references, glossary. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JHM; MQCW; MQD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826515766
- ISBN
- 9780826515766
Condition: New
€ 122.73
€ 122.73
An ethnography that juxtaposes the context of post-war reconstruction at home, shaped by a fragile institutional peace process and emerging pan-Maya movement, with the hidden, marginal lives of mostly undocumented K'iche' transmigrants in New England, and describes the movement of people, money, symbols, and ideas between the two locations. Num Pages: 376 pages, references, index, glossary. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826515803
- ISBN
- 9780826515803
Condition: New
€ 124.08
€ 124.08
Drawing on long-term ethnographic research on love, gender, and sexuality in a broad range of regions, this work discusses how global forces shape marriage, commercial sex, the political economy of intimacy, and lesbian and gay expressions of companionship. Editor(s): Padilla, Mark B.; Hirsch, Jennifer S.; Munoz-Laboy, Miguel; Sember, Robert; Parker, Richard G. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826515841
- ISBN
- 9780826515841
Condition: New
€ 124.38
€ 124.38
Focusing on Rhodes island, this book paints a portrait of how a longstanding system of "local" gynecological and obstetrical knowledge under the control of women was displaced in the postwar period, and how the technologically-intensive biomedical model that took its place in turn assumed its own distinctive signature. Num Pages: 376 pages, 18 b&w photos, references, index. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; JFSJ1; JHM; MQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826515988
- ISBN
- 9780826515988
Condition: New
€ 124.66
€ 124.66
Contains thirteen essays that explore the Mexican point of view from the 1920s to the present in order to register often unheard voices in the complex cross-border, cross-cultural reality shared by the two nations. This collection discusses travel writing, novels, film, essays, political cartoons, and Mexican sociocultural movements. Editor(s): Egan, Linda; Long, Mary K. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b&w cartoons, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJ; DNF; JHMC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826516381
- ISBN
- 9780826516381
Condition: New
€ 125.38
€ 125.38
Num Pages: 214 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826516992
- ISBN
- 9780826516992
Condition: New
€ 122.79
€ 122.79
Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 map, references. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; JHMC; VFDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826517173
- ISBN
- 9780826517173
Condition: New
€ 124.95
€ 124.95
Hardcover. Editor(s): Castillo, David R.; Nelson, Bradley J. Series: Vanderbilt Uni Press: Hispanic Issues Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826518163
- ISBN
- 9780826518163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.80
€ 123.80
Paperback. Editor(s): Castillo, David R.; Nelson, Bradley J. Series: Vanderbilt Uni Press: Hispanic Issues Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826518170
- ISBN
- 9780826518170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.61
€ 52.61
Editor(s): Muehlenbeck, Philip E. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826518439
- ISBN
- 9780826518439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 125.66
€ 125.66
Hardcover. The first critical analysis of the significance of emotions in Spanish culture Editor(s): Delgado, Luisa Elena; Fernandez, Pura; Labanyi, Jo. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826520852
- ISBN
- 9780826520852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.66
€ 124.66
Paperback. The first critical analysis of the significance of emotions in Spanish culture Editor(s): Delgado, Luisa Elena; Fernandez, Pura; Labanyi, Jo. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826520869
- ISBN
- 9780826520869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.16
€ 53.16
Hardcover. Editor(s): Marcus, George E. Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar Series. Num Pages: 456 pages, ports. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- School for Advanced Research Press
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780933452503
- ISBN
- 9780933452503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.71
€ 43.71
Paperback. From a week-long seminar in October 1993 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, 11 essays explore such questions as the Citadel problem of how science gains authority to direct truth practices; the boundaries between humans and machines; and the Cyborg problem of how science, technology, and medicine contribute Editor(s): Downey, Gary Lee; Dumit, Joseph. Series: School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, ports. BIC Classification: JHM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- School for Advanced Research Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780933452978
- ISBN
- 9780933452978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.26
€ 35.26
Hardcover. By assembling original, ethnographically-grounded research in legislatures, executives, and bureaucracies, this volume illuminates and unpacks the structures, practices, and values of government actors in local, regional, and national contexts. Editor(s): Coulter, Kendra; Schumann, William R. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137009210
- ISBN
- 9781137009210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.23
€ 64.23
Hardcover. The collection demonstrates the ways in which established traditions and scholars have come together under the umbrella of linguistic ethnography to explore important questions about how language and communication are used in a range of settings and contexts, and with what effect. Editor(s): Snell, Julia; Shaw, Sara; Copland, Fiona. Series: Palgrave Advances in Language and Linguistics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 black & white tables, 11 figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; GTC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137035028
- ISBN
- 9781137035028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.73
€ 64.73
Hardcover. Academic literature rarely gives an account of the ethical challenges and emotional pitfalls the researcher is confronted with before, during and after being in the field. Giving personal accounts, the authors explore some of the challenges one can face when engaging in local-level research in difficult situations. Editor(s): Ansoms, An; Thomson, Susan; Murison, Jude. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JHBC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137263742
- ISBN
- 9781137263742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.89
€ 63.89
Hardcover. Offering insightful anthropological-historical contributions to the understanding of elites worldwide, this book helps us grasp their ways of life and role in times of contested global inequalities. Case studies include the Polish gentry, the white former colonial elite of Mauritius, professional elites, and transnational (financial) elites. Editor(s): Abbink, Jon; Salverda, Tijo. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137290540
- ISBN
- 9781137290540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardcover. What is it that police and policing actually do? What are the effects? How are these effects mediated and experienced by different people at different times and in different contexts? This volume draws attention to the centrality of police and policing to the project of governance and the experience of being human in the contemporary world. Editor(s): Garriott, William. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHMC; JKSW1; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137309662
- ISBN
- 9781137309662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.56
€ 154.56
Hardcover. The Muslim-majority nations of Malaysia and Indonesia are known for their extraordinary arts and Islamic revival movements. This collection provides an extensive view of dance, music, television series, and film in rural, urban, and mass-mediated contexts and how pious Islamic discourses are encoded and embodied in these public cultural forms. Editor(s): Daniels, Timothy P. Num Pages: 236 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRH; JFCA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137320025
- ISBN
- 9781137320025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Hardcover. Although humans slumber for approximately one third of our lives, sleep itself is vastly understudied. This volume provides a comparative frame through which we can understand the myriad ways in which sleep reflects and embodies culture as contributors examine aspects of sleep in various countries and contexts. Editor(s): Glaskin, Katie; Chenhall, Richard. Series: Culture, Mind and Society. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC; JMTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137320933
- ISBN
- 9781137320933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.18
€ 64.18