Anthropology
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Anthropology
Paperback. Architecture as imprint, as brand, as the new media of transformation--of places, communities, corporations, and people. Num Pages: 378 pages, 100 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AMA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 174 x 25. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262515030
- ISBN
- 9780262515030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 37.51
€ 43.99
€ 37.51
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3B; HDDA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 517.
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788771241273
- ISBN
- 9788771241273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.95
€ 54.95
Paperback. 24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep explores some of the ruinous consequences of the expanding non-stop processes of twenty-first-century capitalism. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Verso
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781683101
- ISBN
- 9781781683101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.12
€ 11.12
Paperback. A study of American love in the twentieth century that unravels the mass of images that define our ideas of love and romance, revealing that the experience of 'true' love is deeply embedded in the experience of consumer capitalism. It studies how individual conceptions of love overlap with the world of cliches and images. Num Pages: 332 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFD; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520205710
- ISBN
- 9780520205710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.65
€ 37.99
€ 27.65
Paperback. What role does the craftsman play on the professional life of the designer? Is the craft of design threatened with deskilling by technology? These are among the questions discussed in this collection of essays about the relevance and place of handcraft in the late 20th century. Series: Studies in Design. Num Pages: 240 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: AFT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719046186
- ISBN
- 9780719046186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.94
€ 16.94
Paperback. Underpinning this examination of Western societies is the notion of the 'risk society'. The changing nature of society's relation to production and distribution is related to the environmental impact as a totalizing, globalizing economy based on scientific and technical knowledge becomes more central to social organization and social conflict. Translator(s): Ritter, Mark. Series: Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803983465
- ISBN
- 9780803983465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.43
€ 62.43
Paperback. This book shows social science students the importance of attending to design issues when undertaking social research, and is a one-stop critical guide to design in social research that students and researchers will find invaluable. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761953470
- ISBN
- 9780761953470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.85
€ 64.85
Paperback. Editor(s): Moreton-Robinson, Aileen. Series: Critical Issues in Indigenous Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816532735
- ISBN
- 9780816532735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.15
€ 61.15
Paperback. 'Empire of the Senses' charts the new terrains opened up by the sensual revolution in scholarship, as it takes the reader into the sensory worlds of the medieval witch and the postmodern mall, a Japanese tea ceremony and a Boston shelter for the homeless. Editor(s): Howes, David. Series: Sensory Formations. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859738634
- ISBN
- 9781859738634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.91
€ 39.91
Paperback. Through a close ethnographic examination, this volume explores the impact of conflicting medical guidelines about breastfeeding and infant sleep, and uncovers cultural tensions about expectations for children, parents, and their relationship. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBF; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785333460
- ISBN
- 9781785333460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.37
€ 45.37
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857853691
- ISBN
- 9780857853691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.91
€ 39.91
Paperback. Originally published in 1978, this book was one of the first to recognize the importance of sports as a lens on the fundamental structure of societies. In this reissue, Guttmann emphasizes the many ways that modern sports, dramatically different from the sports of previous eras, have profoundly shaped contemporary life. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBS; JHM; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231133418
- ISBN
- 9780231133418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.81
€ 36.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. Through vivid ethnographic analyses, this book examines the range of expressions of the popular suspicion of power -including forms of shamanism, sorcery, conspiracy theory, and urban legends - illuminating them as ways of making sense of the world in the midst of tumultuous and uneven processes of modernization. Editor(s): Sanders, Todd. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822330240
- ISBN
- 9780822330240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.10
€ 32.99
€ 30.10
Paperback. Cities throughout the Roman Empire flourished during the reign of Hadrian (AD 117-138), a phenomenon that not only strengthened and legitimized Roman dominion over its possessions but also revealed Hadrian as a masterful negotiator of power relationships. This title investigates the vibrant urban life that existed under Hadrian's rule. Num Pages: 264 pages, 18 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691094939
- ISBN
- 9780691094939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.65€ 43.71
€ 55.65
€ 43.71
Hardcover. This book explores the relationships between nature and environment and the contested politics of nationhood in contemporary Sri Lanka. Series: Postcolonialism Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 204 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HRA; JFSL; JHMC; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846318863
- ISBN
- 9781846318863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.32
€ 36.32
Paperback. In this ethnography of contemporary youth culture in Iran's capital, Shahram Khosravi examines the practices of everyday life through which young Tehranis demonstrate defiance against the official culture and the parental generation. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFSP3; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 166 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220681
- ISBN
- 9780812220681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.10
€ 34.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. How has rapid economic development and the aging of the population affected the expression of filial piety in East Asia? Eleven experienced fieldworkers take a fresh look at an old idea, analyzing contemporary behavior, not norms, among both rural and urban families in China, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. Editor(s): Ikels, Charlotte. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 tables, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; JHBK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747912
- ISBN
- 9780804747912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.43
€ 38.99
€ 35.43
Hardback. The collection traces the connections and conflicts between the local politics of corporate engagement and the global movements of CSR, revealing the ways in which social and environmental relations are transformed through the regimes of ethical capitalism. Editor(s): Dolan, Catherine; Rajak, Dinah. Series: Dislocations. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: JHMC; KJG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785330711
- ISBN
- 9781785330711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.29
€ 132.29
Paperback. Argues that it was cooking that caused the transformation of our ancestors from apelike beings to Homo erectus. This title focuses on the idea: the habit of eating cooked rather than raw food permitted the digestive tract to shrink and the human brain to grow, helped structure human society, and created the male-female division of labour. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDZ; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846682865
- ISBN
- 9781846682865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.17
€ 23.17
Paperback. Series Editor(s): Trafford, Simon. Series: IHR Research Guides. Num Pages: 200 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; JFCD; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784991265
- ISBN
- 9781784991265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.09
€ 18.09
Paperback. Through the ethnography and history of fish production, seafood consumption, state modernizing policies and marine science, this book analyzes the role of local knowledge in the management of marine resources on the Eastern Black Sea coast of Turkey. Series: Envrionmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology S. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QRM; JHM; TQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453756
- ISBN
- 9781845453756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.28
€ 45.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 12 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFD; JHMC; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999135
- ISBN
- 9780295999135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.39
€ 38.99
€ 35.39
Hardback. Pagan and Native Faith movements have sprung up across Europe in recent decades, yet little has been published about them compared with British and American Pagans. Though all such movements valorize human relationships with nature and embrace polytheistic cosmologies, practitioners' beliefs, practices, goals and agendas are diverse. Editor(s): Rountree, Kathryn. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HRQ; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386469
- ISBN
- 9781782386469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.42
€ 159.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPN; HPS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349491995
- ISBN
- 9781349491995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.39
€ 68.39