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Anthropology
Paperback. Kaushik Sunder Rajan traces the structure and operation of what he calls pharmocracy-a concept explaining the global hegemony of the multinational pharmaceutical industry. He outlines pharmocracy's logic in two case studies from contemporary India to demonstrate the stakes of its intersection with health, politics, democracy, and global capital. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 360 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822363279
- ISBN
- 9780822363279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.37
€ 46.37
Paperback. Series: Symbol, Myth and Ritual. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HRQ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801491375
- ISBN
- 9780801491375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.30
€ 42.30
Paperback. This work shows that studying the interpretative methods of spectators in their historical contexts is necessary to understand the media's role in culture and in our personal lives. This approach is applied to topics such as depictions of violence and demonstrated through works like "JFK". Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFC; JFD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814781395
- ISBN
- 9780814781395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.59
€ 51.59
Hardcover. Num Pages: 193 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFFE; JHMC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 188 x 17. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590334775
- ISBN
- 9781590334775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.59€ 69.76
€ 92.59
€ 69.76
Hardcover. As concepts of globalization and transnationalism have given rise to an intense interest in the concept of creolization, more scholars and activists are turning to the Caribbean as a way of exploring notions of cultural hybridity, multiculturalism, and plurality in contemporary society. Editor(s): Scher, Philip W.; Yelvington, Kevin A. Series: Global Perspectives. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; JHM; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 181 x 23. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405105651
- ISBN
- 9781405105651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.20
€ 155.20
Hardcover. This volume investigates the circumstances and conditions under which trade/exchange, direct access, and/or mobility best account for material conveyance across varying distances at different times in the past. Editor(s): Hughes, Richard E. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607811527
- ISBN
- 9781607811527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.33
€ 68.33
Hardback. Perspectives on Modern South Asia presents an exciting core collection of essays drawn from anthropology, literary and cultural studies, history, sociology, economics, and political science to reveal the complexities of a region that is home to a fifth of humanity. Editor(s): Visweswaran, Kamala. Series: Global Perspectives. Num Pages: 396 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 175 x 28. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405100625
- ISBN
- 9781405100625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.48
€ 140.48
Hardback. The second edition of Perspectives on Africa: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation is both an introduction to the cultures of Africa and a history of the interpretations of those cultures. Key essays explore the major issues and debates through a combination of classic articles and the newest research in the field. Editor(s): Grinker, Roy Richard; Steiner, Christopher B.; Lubkemann, Stephen C. Series: Global Perspectives. Num Pages: 708 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 174 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 708
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444335224
- ISBN
- 9781444335224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.95
€ 149.95
Paperback. The second edition of Perspectives on Africa: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation is both an introduction to the cultures of Africa and a history of the interpretations of those cultures. Key essays explore the major issues and debates through a combination of classic articles and the newest research in the field. Editor(s): Grinker, Roy Richard; Steiner, Christopher B.; Lubkemann, Stephen C. Series: Global Perspectives. Num Pages: 713 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 172 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1068.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 713
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405190602
- ISBN
- 9781405190602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.66
€ 58.66
Paperback. The world's population negotiates a multiplicity of naming systems. Some are compatible with the 'normative' system of the world of passports and identity cards but a great many are not. This volume classifies and theorizes the systems underlying naming practices in Asia, especially in Southeast Asia where systems are abundant and fluid. Num Pages: 380 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FM; CFB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Singapore University Press Singapore
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971693800
- ISBN
- 9789971693800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.75
€ 29.75
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
€ 46.52
€ 46.52
Hardback. Concerned with contemporary notions of personhood and the relationship between persons and places, this book, presents a detailed insight into the Vanua Lavan's engagement with modernity, and examines how they relate to the past, make sense of the present and anticipate the future. Series: Person, Space and Memory in the Contemporary Pacific. Num Pages: 272 pages, 23 ills, 2 maps, 13 tables, 8 figs. BIC Classification: 1MKLV; JFC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455996
- ISBN
- 9781845455996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.65
€ 147.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780822312642
- ISBN
- 9780822312642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.03
€ 36.03
Hardcover. Explores how identities emerge, persist and change and which power resources are tapped in the course of this process. Editor(s): Driessen, Henk; Otto, Ton. Num Pages: 265 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 24. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772888187
- ISBN
- 9788772888187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.13
€ 13.13
Paperback. This study of gender and sexuality in contemporary Japan investigates elements of Japanese popular culture including erotic comic books, stories of mother-son incest, lunchboxes - or obentos - that mothers ritualistically prepare for schoolchildren, and children's cartoons. Num Pages: 251 pages, 27 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ; JHBK; JHMC; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406. Mothers, Comics and Censorship in Japan. 251 pages, 27 illustrations. This study of gender and sexuality in contemporary Japan investigates elements of Japanese popular culture including erotic comic books, stories of mother-son incest, lunchboxes - or obentos - that mothers ritualistically prepare for schoolchildren, and children's cartoons. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ; JHBK; JHMC; JMU. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight: 360.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 251
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520219908
- ISBN
- 9780520219908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.96
€ 41.96
Paperback. A timely examination of the causes and consequences of rural gentrification. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773548794
- ISBN
- 9780773548794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.89
€ 50.89
Paperback. This book is based on the life accounts of 244 children of minority ethnic origin who were placed with predominantly white foster carers and adopters. The book provides a most interesting overview of the decision-making and planning processes that shape the placement in care of children of minority ethnic origin in the UK. Num Pages: 224 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBK; JHMP; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853028755
- ISBN
- 9781853028755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.45
€ 36.45
Paperback. The government of Yemen remains largely incapable of providing goods and services to its population, but the regime continues to endure despite its fragility in the global order. Revealing what holds Yemen together in such circumstances, this book shows how citizens form national attachments even in the absence of strong state institutions. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226877914
- ISBN
- 9780226877914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.41
€ 40.41
Hardcover. The in-depth ethnography provides evidence of how the political construction of security and surveillance as a strategic program actually conceals intricate institutional relationships between political decision-makers and common citizens. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 196 pages, 8 ills & tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782380238
- ISBN
- 9781782380238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.52
€ 148.52
Paperback. The first volume of "Late Editions" presents conversations between American scholars, most of whom are anthropologists, and individuals situated amidst political and social upheaval with whom they share affinities. The cast is primarily but not exclusively from Eastern Europe. Series: Late Editions: Cultural Studies for the End of the Century S. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226504476
- ISBN
- 9780226504476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.36
€ 49.36
Paperback. Since its founding in 1964 Tanzania has used music, dance and other cultural productions as ways of imagining and legitimizing the new nation. Focusing on the politics surrounding Swahili performance, Kelly Askew demonstrates the crucial role of popular culture in Tanzania's history. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 392 pages, 22 halftones, 5 maps, 4 line drawings, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 1M; ASZ; AVGE; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 74
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226029818
- ISBN
- 9780226029818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.39
€ 69.39
Hardcover. During the 1970s a wave of "counter-culture" people moved into rural communities in many parts of Australia. This study focuses in particular on the town of Kuranda in North Queensland and the relationship between the settlers and the local Aboriginal population, concentrating on a number of linked social dramas.. Series: Space and Place. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL9; JFSS; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512. Aboriginal Australians, Hippies and the State. Series: Space and Place. 284 pages, 17 ills, 3 maps. During the 1970s a wave of "counter-culture" people moved into rural communities in many parts of Australia. This study focuses in particular on the town of Kuranda in North Queensland and the relationship between the settlers and the local Aboriginal population, concentrating on a number of linked social dramas. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL9; JFSS; JHMC. Dimension: 161 x 229 x 19. Weight: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857455086
- ISBN
- 9780857455086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.43
€ 149.43
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292717084
- ISBN
- 9780292717084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.10
€ 39.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816630110
- ISBN
- 9780816630110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.34
€ 35.34