Anthropology
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Anthropology
Paperback. Series: South Asia in Motion. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JHMC; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804796262
- ISBN
- 9780804796262
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.28
€ 36.99
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Paperback. With an adventurous writing style, Anand Pandian explores the transformative potential of cinema, following Tamil films from the spark of artistic impulse through their production, marketing, and reception to show how cinema recasts the ordinary experience of everyday life. Num Pages: 360 pages, 51 illustrations, incl. 1 in color. BIC Classification: 1FK; APFA; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360001
- ISBN
- 9780822360001
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.13
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€ 31.13
Paperback. Fashion knockoffs are everywhere. Even in the out-of-the-way markets of highland Guatemala, fake branded clothes offer a cheap, stylish alternative for people who cannot afford high-priced originals. The author approaches the fashion industry from the perspective of indigenous Maya people who make and sell knockoffs. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 b/w, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JHMC; KNSX; LNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520290976
- ISBN
- 9780520290976
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.27
€ 32.99
€ 24.27
Paperback. Presenting an ethnographic study about Morocco, this title describes a series of encounters with the author's informants in that study, from a French innkeeper clinging to the vestiges of a colonial past, to the rural descendants of a seventeenth-century saint. Num Pages: 206 pages, 13 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBM; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216. 206 pages, Illustrations. Presenting an ethnographic study about Morocco, this title describes a series of encounters with the author's informants in that study, from a French innkeeper clinging to the vestiges of a colonial past, to the rural descendants of a seventeenth-century saint. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HBM; JHM. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight: 214.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 206
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Second Edition, Thirtieth Anniversary Edition, wit
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251779
- ISBN
- 9780520251779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.26
€ 32.99
€ 24.26
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442636613
- ISBN
- 9781442636613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.26
€ 35.99
€ 32.26
Paperback. From the seventeenth-century attempts to formulate a "history of man" to Freud's Moses and Monotheism, de Certeau examines the West's changing conceptions of the role and nature of history. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480. 368 pages, illustrations. From the seventeenth-century attempts to formulate a "history of man" to Freud's Moses and Monotheism, de Certeau examines the West's changing conceptions of the role and nature of history. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBAH; JHM. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 19. Weight: 532.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231055758
- ISBN
- 9780231055758
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.22
€ 41.99
€ 30.22
Paperback. Presents a detailed ethnographic study of a therapeutic prison unit in Canada for the treatment of sexual offenders. Utilizing extensive interviews and participant-observation over an eighteen month period of field work, this title takes the reader into the depths of what prison inmates commonly refer to as the 'hound pound.' Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JHMC; JKVQ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272569
- ISBN
- 9780520272569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.52
€ 38.99
€ 28.52
Paperback. The transformation of Delhi into a twenty-first century metropolis is an intoxicating, at times terrifying story - that has repercussions for the future not only in India but everywhere Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JM; JHB; JHMC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857860040
- ISBN
- 9780857860040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.72
€ 16.99
€ 12.72
Paperback. As part of the "Explorations in Anthropology" series and based on extensive fieldwork, this volume addresses a range of subjects of interest to peoples of the Pacific Island nations. Editor(s): Wassmann, Jurg. Series: Explorations in Anthropology. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1M; 1QSP; GTB; JHM; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574. An excellent, clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Berg Publishers Oxford
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- SKU
- KRS0018175
- ISBN
- 9781859731598
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520294288
- ISBN
- 9780520294288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.49
€ 38.99
€ 34.49
Hardback. The first book to combine the idea that our early ancestors did care for one another in an unselfish way with archaeological evidence. It is the evolution of compassionate and emotional thoughts which has shaped us as humans. It allows the reader to see the emotional similarities between themselves and their very early ancestors for the first time. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HDDA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 35. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781593103
- ISBN
- 9781781593103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.49
€ 26.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. "First Time" traces the shape of historical thought among peoples who had previously been denied any history at all. Each page of the book presents s transcript of oral histories told by living Saramakas about their 18th century ancestors, with additional commentary. Num Pages: 208 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSS; HBTB; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 12. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226680606
- ISBN
- 9780226680606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.36
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Paperback. The authors in this volume question what the possible appeal of these old religions, such as Christianity, Judaism, or Islam could be in the new urban environment and, conversely, what impact global urbanization will have on learning and on the performance and nature of ritual. Editor(s): Pinxten, Rik; Dikomitiz, Lisa. Series: Culture and Politics/Politics and Culture. Num Pages: 166 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 234. Religious Traditions in Urban Contexts. Series: Culture and Politics/Politics and Culture. 166 pages, 12 ills. Editor(s): Pinxten, Rik; Dikomitiz, Lisa. The authors in this volume question what the possible appeal of these old religions, such as Christianity, Judaism, or Islam could be in the new urban environment and, conversely, what impact global urbanization will have on learning and on the performance and nature of ritual. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFSR; JHMC. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 9. Weight: 234.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 166
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857458070
- ISBN
- 9780857458070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.77
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Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807003428
- ISBN
- 9780807003428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.04
€ 23.99
€ 18.04
Paperback. In Crimes of Peace, Maurizio Albahari investigates why the Mediterranean Sea is the world's deadliest border, and what alternatives might improve this state of affairs. Albahari transforms abstract statistics into names and narratives that place the responsibility for the Mediterranean migration crisis in the heart of liberal democracy. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 illus. BIC Classification: 1QRM; JFFN; JHM; JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223828
- ISBN
- 9780812223828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.10
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Paperback. This volume brings together Bourdieua s highly original writings on language and on the relations between language, power and politics. Bourdieu develops a forceful critique of traditional approaches to language, including the linguistic theories of Saussure and Chomsky and the theory of speech--acts elaborated by Austin and others. Num Pages: 312 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFG; JHM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745610344
- ISBN
- 9780745610344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.41
€ 24.41
Paperback. Examining the way people imagine and interact in their cities, this book explores the post-cosmopolitan city. The contributors consider the effects of migration, national, and religious revivals (with their new aesthetic sensibilities), the dispositions of marginalized economic actors, and globalized tourism on urban sociality. Editor(s): Humphrey, Caroline; Skvirskaja, Vera. Series: Space and Place. Num Pages: 260 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386773
- ISBN
- 9781782386773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.21
€ 44.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 15 b&w photos, 1 b&w map. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JHMC; RGBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477308448
- ISBN
- 9781477308448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.41
€ 29.99
€ 26.41
Hardback. Delivers a reexamination of sociopolitical evolution among Native American groups in California, a region known for its wealth of prehistoric languages, populations, and cultural adaptations. The author argues that "orderly anarchy," the emergence of small, autonomous groups, provided a crucial strategy in social organization. Series: Origins of Human Behavior and Culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 maps, 9 line drawings, 73 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283336
- ISBN
- 9780520283336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.82€ 53.00
€ 67.82
€ 53.00
Hardback. This study compares the topographic and ethnographic descriptions produced with respect to Galicia and Portugal during the 19th and 20th centuries in order to understand how the integration in different states and the existence of a specific nationalist discourse marked differences in the ways that two bordering regions have been represented. Translator(s): Earl, Martin. Series: European Anthropology in Translation. Num Pages: 388 pages, 17 ills. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; JHMC; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 654. Nationalism and Ethnography in Galicia and Portugal. Series: European Anthropology in Translation. 388 pages, 17 ills. This study compares the topographic and ethnographic descriptions produced with respect to Galicia and Portugal during the 19th and 20th centuries in order to understand how the integration in different states and the existence of a specific nationalist discourse marked differences in the ways that two bordering regions have been represented. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; JHMC; JPFN. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 25. Weight: 654. Translator(s): Earl, Martin.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857457240
- ISBN
- 9780857457240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.42
€ 171.42