Anthropology
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Anthropology
The Immortals: Faces of the Incredible in Buddhist Burma (Topics in Co...
Rozenberg, Guillaume, Keeler, Associate Profe...
Paperback. Translator(s): Keeler, Ward. Series: Topics in Contemporary Buddhism. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HRE; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Hawai'i Press,
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824840969
- ISBN
- 9780824840969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
City of Marvel and Transformation: Chang'an and Narratives of Experien...
Associate Professor Linda Rui Feng
Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 290 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press,
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824841065
- ISBN
- 9780824841065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74€ 61.07
€ 66.74
€ 61.07
At Home and in the Field: Ethnographic Encounters in Asia and the Paci...
Finney, Suzanne S, Mostafanezhad, Mary, Pigli...
Hardcover. Crossing disciplinary boundaries, At Home and in the Field is an anthology of twenty-first century ethnographic research and writing about the global worlds of home and disjuncture in Asia and the Pacific Islands. These stories reveal novel insights into the serendipitous nature of fieldwork. Editor(s): Finney, Suzanne; Mostafanezhad, Mary; Pigliasco, Guido Carlo; Young, Forrest W. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press,
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824847593
- ISBN
- 9780824847593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.09€ 63.10
€ 69.09
€ 63.10
God Pictures in Korean Contexts: The Ownership and Meaning of Shaman P...
Kendall, Laurel, Yang, Jongsung, Yoon, Yul So...
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; ACBP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824847630
- ISBN
- 9780824847630
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.57
€ 37.99
€ 32.57
Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; ACBP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824847647
- ISBN
- 9780824847647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.23€ 58.02
€ 63.23
€ 58.02
Hardcover. After the devastation of World War II, journalists, scholars, and citizens came together to foster a new culture of democracy in Japan. Adam Bronson explores this effort in this groundbreaking study of the Institute for the Science of Thought, one of the most influential associations to emerge in the early postwar years. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 black & white illustration. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBJF; JHMC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824855338
- ISBN
- 9780824855338
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Condition: New
€ 69.09€ 63.10
€ 69.09
€ 63.10
Paperback. Focusing on social, economic, and political life, volume IV of "History of Missouri"provides an in-depth analysis of both rural Missouri and urban development during a time of rapid growth and change in the state." Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826215598
- ISBN
- 9780826215598
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
Hardcover. Num Pages: 140 pages, 13 b&w illus and 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; GTB; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826332257
- ISBN
- 9780826332257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
€ 29.99
€ 25.46
Paperback. When Butler began research in Huaycopungo, Ecuador, in 1977, ceremonial drinking was causing hardship for these Quichua-speaking people. This book examines how the defence of drinking and getting drunk ended abruptly as the people of Otavalo re-evaluated their traditional religious life and their relationship with the wider Ecuadorian society. Num Pages: 452 pages, 52 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; JFSL9; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 739.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826338143
- ISBN
- 9780826338143
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.74
€ 50.99
€ 42.74
Hardcover. Num Pages: 307 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826352415
- ISBN
- 9780826352415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.98€ 50.86
€ 54.98
€ 50.86
Hardcover. While much has been written about national history and citizenship, anthropologist Trevor Stack focuses on the history and citizenship of towns and cities. Basing his inquiry on fieldwork in west Mexican towns near Guadalajara, Stack begins by observing that people talked (and wrote) of their town's history and not just of Mexico's. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBTB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826352521
- ISBN
- 9780826352521
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.74
€ 50.99
€ 42.74
Paperback. Increasingly, we live and work in a global economy and global society. This work offers tools to inspire children with the traditions, stories and pictures from around the world. Different sections cover, for example, African, Indian, and Latin ideas designed to help create programmes for children. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: GLM; JFSL1; JHMC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Amer Library Assn Editions
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838935132
- ISBN
- 9780838935132
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Condition: New
€ 59.72€ 54.97
€ 59.72
€ 54.97
Hardcover. Drawing on moving personal accounts--letters, oral histories, and memoirs--as well as original documentary evidence found in parish records, histories, and demographic data, Hugh McLeod explores the role of religion in the everyday life of working-class communities. Series: Europe Past and Present S. Num Pages: 264 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Holmes & Meier Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780841913561
- ISBN
- 9780841913561
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.62
€ 50.99
€ 42.62
Hardcover. Reveals how, military and political leaders in Belgrade followed the pattern of manipulating cultural motifs in order to justify their repression of Kosovans, and their aggression in Croatia and Bosnia. This work also reveals how Croatian and Bosnian military and political elites mobilized their own social memories during post-Yugoslav wars. Num Pages: 555 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 48. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- SAQI
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863568152
- ISBN
- 9780863568152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.72
€ 45.99
€ 38.72
Paperback. Reflects on how practices of representation in popular culture, the news media and the law constitute the primary instruments of political governance in the United States. The editors argue that the struggle over the representation of politics is as important as the struggle over power. Editor(s): Dolan, Frederick M.; Dumm, Thomas L. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTC; JFC; JHM; JPH; JPVN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870238475
- ISBN
- 9780870238475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.44
€ 34.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Addresses a wide range of questions relevant to the history of anthropology and its importance for contemporary issues. Drawing on his own research, Strathern advances the call for holistic models of human behaviour which reconceptualise the relationship between body and mind. Num Pages: 184 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; 1QSP; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kent State Univ Pr
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873384797
- ISBN
- 9780873384797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.37
€ 26.99
€ 23.37
Paperback. A study of the experiences of those who live outside social norms for beauty, size and shape, as well as the reactions of "normal" people to those who appear grotesque. The text contains essays on treating those with disorders or deformities, and over 40 stories, poems and plays about abnormality. Editor(s): Donley, Carol C.; Buckley, Sheryl. Series: Literature and Medicine Series. Num Pages: 389 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kent State Univ Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873385350
- ISBN
- 9780873385350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.60
€ 49.99
€ 41.60
Paperback. In a postmodern era in which culture has been dismissed by many anthropologists as a reification, this study argues for cultural holism by showing how symbolic, psychological, religious and linguistic factors have shaped Melpa responses to political and economic crises. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JHMC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873386616
- ISBN
- 9780873386616
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.44
€ 34.99
€ 29.44
Hardcover. This study examines the image of the rodeo cowboy and its role in popular culture. Exploring the myth and its subsequent institutionalization and acculturation into the media of popular culture, Michael Allen discusses the figure of the rodeo man and its connections with the past. Series: Wilbur S.Shepperson Series in History & Humanities. Num Pages: 248 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC; JHBT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874173154
- ISBN
- 9780874173154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.54
€ 43.99
€ 36.54
Paperback. A history of Comstock's life - from the people who produced the wealth, to those who created a community of families, tradesmen, and mining professionals. It examines ethnic communities and the life styles of a population that ranged from millionaire silver barons to ragpickers and scavengers. Series: Wilbur S.Shepperson Series in History & Humanities. Num Pages: 376 pages, 50 b&w photographs, 4 maps, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874173208
- ISBN
- 9780874173208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.54
€ 43.99
€ 36.54