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Anthropology

Hardcover. This text expounds the idea that life did not originate on earth, but was added to it from the comets. It argues that in recent years, evidence to support this theory has accumulated. This work should be of value to readers interested in general science, the origin of man and the meaning of life. Series: Controversy Series. Num Pages: 225 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JHM; PD; PGS; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Clinical Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854570413
ISBN
9781854570413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ5; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024565
ISBN
9780253024565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.55

Paperback. A lively reader on the peoples and cultures of Central Asia Editor(s): Sahadeo, Jeff; Zanca, Russell. Num Pages: 424 pages, 24 b&w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; GTB; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219046
ISBN
9780253219046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.46

Paperback. This book examines how the social and cultural paradigms of contemporary Israel are articulated through the body, constructing a panoramic view of how the Israeli body is chosen, regulated, cared for, and ultimately made perfect. Series: Contraversions: Jews & Other Differences. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFC; JFSR1; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 259.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804750806
ISBN
9780804750806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.55

Paperback. In this ethnography of the Cancha mega-market in Cochabama, Bolivia, Daniel M. Goldstein examines what it means for the market's poorest vendors to maintain personal safety and economic stability by navigating systems of informality and illegality and how this dynamic is representative of the neoliberal modern city. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360452
ISBN
9780822360452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.55

Paperback. In 1979, Florida Seminoles opened the first tribally operated high-stakes bingo hall in Native North America. This book presents an ethnographic account of the history and consequences of Seminole gaming. It describes casino operations, chronicles the everyday life and history of the Seminole Tribe, and shares the insights of individual Seminoles. Num Pages: 304 pages, 36 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; JFSL9; JHMC; KNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822342274
ISBN
9780822342274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.59

Paperback. Since the 1990s, Mirzeler has travelled to East Africa to apprentice with storytellers. Remembering Nayeche and the Gray Bull Engiro is both an account of his experience listening to these storytellers and of how oral tradition continues to evolve in the modern world. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1HFGU; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442626317
ISBN
9781442626317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 41.75

Paperback. Gypsies have always intrigued and fascinated - partly because of their mysterious origins, and partly because of the romance of nomadism. This book focuses particularly on the gypsies in Eastern Europe (an estimated 6 million), and their future as a distinct race within a nationalist Europe. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations facsim., maps, plan, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DV; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Vintage
Edition
1st Edition Thus.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099740216
ISBN
9780099740216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.00

Paperback. Clastres's final, posthumous book on the affirmative role of violence in "primitive societies." Translator(s): Herman, Jeanine; Lebner, Ashley. Series: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Autonomedia United States
Edition
new edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584350934
ISBN
9781584350934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.05

Paperback. Editor(s): Hefner, Robert W. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JHMC; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253022523
ISBN
9780253022523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.78

Paperback. The therapeutic gap between traditional and modern medicine Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: JHM; MBN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222459
ISBN
9780253222459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.35

Paperback. Tackles the question of race in West Africa through its postcolonial manifestations. Challenging the view of the African continent as a nonracialized space, the author envisions Africa, and in particular the nation of Ghana, as a place whose local relationships are deeply informed by global structures of race, economics, and politics. Num Pages: 280 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFSL3; JHMC; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 462. Postcolonial Ghana and the Politics of Race. 280 pages, 23 halftones. Tackles the question of race in West Africa through its postcolonial manifestations. Challenging the view of the African continent as a nonracialized space, the author envisions Africa, and in particular the nation of Ghana, as a place whose local relationships are deeply informed by global structures of race, economics, and politics. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFSL3; JHMC; JPH. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 16. Weight: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923031
ISBN
9780226923031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.39

Paperback. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 312 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361626
ISBN
9780822361626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJPR; 3JM; JHMC; KCP; MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 439.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253023827
ISBN
9780253023827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.78

Hardcover. Influential but often neglected in historical accounts, this spectacular melodrama was an intercultural product of Curtis' encounter and collaboration with the Kwakwaka'wakw of British Columbia. This book offers Kwakwaka'wakw perspectives on the film, and accounts of its production and subsequent circulation. Editor(s): Evans, Brad; Glass, Aaron. Series: Native Art of the Pacific Northwest: A Bill Holm Center. Num Pages: 447 pages, 113 illus., 16 in color. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 192 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1054.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295993447
ISBN
9780295993447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.17
€ 95.20

Paperback. "Personal Knowledge and Beyond" seeks to foster a cross-disciplinary rethinking of ethnography's possibilities and limits for the study of religions. It provides an overview of recent debates while also pushing them in new directions. Editor(s): Spickard, Jim; Landres, Shawn; McGuire, Meredith B. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 355.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814798034
ISBN
9780814798034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.65

Paperback. Translator(s): OhAiseadha, Coilin. Num Pages: 216 pages, 39 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCS; HBJD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
Rei Tra
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816676279
ISBN
9780816676279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.12

Paperback. This ethnographic study involves periods of participant observation of charter tourists to the resorts of Palmanova and Magaluf on Mallorca. The book focuses on three key areas of social life: space, the body, and food and drink practices to explore issues relating to understandings of and constructions of British identity. Series: Tourism and Cultural Change. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHMC; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845411824
ISBN
9781845411824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.72

Paperback. "Naven" is the name of a peculiar ritual practiced by Iatmul, a head-hunting tribe of New Guinea. The ceremony is performed to congratulate members of the tribe upon the completion of notable accomplishments, among which homicide ranks highest. Num Pages: 368 pages, 28ill.7figs. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1968
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780804705202
ISBN
9780804705202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.97

Hardback. Building on the possibilities opened up by Ethnic Studies, this volume promotes open dialogue, discussion, and debate regarding Critical Ethnic Studies' expansive, politically complex, and intellectually rich concerns on topics ranging from multiculturalism and the neoliberal university to the militarized security state. Editor(s): Elia, Nada; Hernandez, David Manuel; Kim, Jodi; Redmond, Shana L.; Rodriguez, Dylan; See, Sarita Echavez. Num Pages: 567 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JFSL4; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
567
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361084
ISBN
9780822361084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.49
€ 117.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 48 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 174. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138829121
ISBN
9781138829121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 47.93

Paperback. Methods for the Study of Religious Change aims to redefine the study of religion as the study of worldviews, of ideas which are active in shaping the world. It argues that the study of religion should focus on people's worldview-making capacities and should contribute to the critical analysis of global problems. Editor(s): Droogers, Andre; Harskamp, Anton Van. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781790434
ISBN
9781781790434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.82

Paperback. Series: Forerunners: Ideas First. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFFZ; JHMC; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 95.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816696840
ISBN
9780816696840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.69

Hardcover. Why do so many different people with widely dissimilar ideas and customs get along as Americans? In American Beliefs , John McElroy identifies and explains those essential ideas that promote the unity of a vast nation and a diverse people-because they have been shared and acted upon by generations of Americans. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566632317
ISBN
9781566632317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.17

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