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Hardback. These 13 workshop-based papers critique ecofeminist assumptions about traditional societies viewing women as closer to nature and more spiritual than men. Following an overview by Low (history, Open U.) and Tremayne (social and cultural anthropology, U. of Oxford), the first contribution frames the Editor(s): Low, Alaine; Tremayne, Soraya. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHM; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571814678
ISBN
9781571814678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.14

Hardback. The term 'Anthropology of Food' has become an accepted abbreviation for the study of anthropological perspectives on food, diet and nutrition, an increasingly important subdivision of anthropology that encompasses a rich variety of perspectives, academic approaches, theories, and methods. Its multi-disciplinary nature adds to its complexity. Editor(s): Macbeth, Helen M.; MacClancy, Jeremy. Num Pages: 227 pages, 17 figs, 8 tables, Glossary, Index. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571815446
ISBN
9781571815446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.07

Hardback. The essays collected in this volume attest to a renewal of philosophical interest in how bodies think and how thought is embodied, a philosophy that has been deeply influenced by literature, the arts, and psychoanalysis. Editor(s): MacCannell, Juliet; Zakarin, Laura. Series: Irvine Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804723060
ISBN
9780804723060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.86

Hardback. Fieldwork is a central method of research throughout anthropology, a much-valued, much-vaunted mode of generating information. But its nature and process have been seriously understudied in biological anthropology and primatology. This book is the first ever comparative investigation, across primatology, biological and social anthropology.. Editor(s): MacClancy, Jeremy; Fuentes, Agustin. Series: Studies of the BioSocial Society. Num Pages: 316 pages, 30 ills. BIC Classification: JHMC; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456900
ISBN
9781845456900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.11

Hardback. Throughout the world, everyday, millions of people eat earth, clay, nasal mucus, and similar substances. Yet food practices like these are understudied in a sustained, interdisciplinary manner. This book aims to correct this neglect. Editor(s): MacClancy, Jeremy; Henry, C. Jeya; Macbeth, Helen M. Series: Anthropology of Food and Nutrition. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453534
ISBN
9781845453534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.73

Hardback. Offering an overview of Christian Democracy in Latin America, this book examines the Christian Democratic organizations of Chilie and Mexico, which are still major parties today. The concluding section analyzes the demise of formerly significant Christian Democratic parties. Editor(s): Mainwaring, Scott; Scully, Timothy R. Num Pages: 424 pages, 38 tables, 11 illustrations, 4 maps, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJH; 3JJP; HRC; JHBA; JPHV; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804745970
ISBN
9780804745970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Man, Guida; Cohen, Rina. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSJ1; JHBK; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 397 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9781771121132
ISBN
9781771121132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.30

paperback. Editor(s): Marcus, Judith; Tar, Zoltan. Num Pages: 438 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Transaction Publishers United States
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780878559633
ISBN
9780878559633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.05

Hardback. Editor(s): Markovits, Claude; Pouchepadass, Jacques; Subrahmanyam, Sanjay. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 380 pages, 2+ maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFC; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843312314
ISBN
9781843312314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.94

Paperback. This is a deliberately polemical intervention into the structure/agency debate in the social sciences. It argues that central concepts in this debate - such as 'society' and the 'individual' - have been widely misconceived, and that progress in the social sciences will only occur if the real nature of the social world is respected. Editor(s): Martin, Peter J.; Dennis, Alex. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719081729
ISBN
9780719081729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.21

Hardback. In the past before improving technologies allowed for the direct observation of brain activity, brain damaged patients were a prime avenue for understanding language structure and inferring back to brain function. This book focuses on the interactions of frontotemporal dementia patients. Editor(s): Mates, Andrea W.; Mikesell, Lisa; Smith, Michael Sean. Num Pages: 256 pages, 52 figures. BIC Classification: CFB; CFD; CFG; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845534349
ISBN
9781845534349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.03

Paperback. The Northwest Coast of North America was home to dozens of Native peoples at the time of its first contact with Europeans. This work provides a historical overview of the ethnology and ethnohistory of this region, and focuses on contemporary, theoretically informed studies of communities and issues. Editor(s): Mauze, Marie; Harkin, Michael E.; Kan, Sergei A. Num Pages: 508 pages, 22 photographs, 2 figures, map, index. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
508
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803282964
ISBN
9780803282964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.40

Paperback. Examines how the body - its organs, limbs, viscera - was represented in literature and culture of early modern Europe. The text asks why 16th and 17th century medical, religious, and literary texts portray the body part by part, rather than as an entity and what this tells of society at the time. Editor(s): Mazzio, Carla; Hillman, David. Num Pages: 376 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; JHM; MFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415916943
ISBN
9780415916943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.56

Paperback. Editor(s): McChesney, Robert W.; Wood, Ellen Meiksins; Foster, John Bellamy. Num Pages: 224 pages, index. BIC Classification: GPF; JHM; KCP; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853459897
ISBN
9780853459897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.27

Paperback. Editors Dale McConkey and Peter Augustine Lawler explore the contributions that religious faith and morality can make to a civil society. Editor(s): McConkey, Dale D.; Lawler, Peter A. Series: Applications of Political Theory. Num Pages: 250 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: HRA; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739104835
ISBN
9780739104835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.27

Hardback. Editor(s): McGuire, Patrick; McQuarie, Donald. Series: From the Left Bank to the Mainstream. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
General Hall Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9781882289141
ISBN
9781882289141
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.47

Paperback. Since 9/11 ideas of security have focused in part on the development of ungovernable spaces. Important debates are now being had over the nature, impacts, and outcomes of the numerous policy statements made by northern governments, NGOs, and international institutions that view the merging of security with development as both unproblematic.. Editor(s): McNeish, John-Andrew; Sande Lie, Jon Harald. Series: Critical Interventions. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 109 x 5. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857451774
ISBN
9780857451774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.85

Paperback. Editor(s): Meerwarth, Tracy L.; Gluesing, Julia C.; Jordan, Brigitte. Series: NAPA Bulletin. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 172 x 9. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405194334
ISBN
9781405194334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.53

Paperback. The book, newly available in paperback, considers the social role of economic institutions in society and examines the various meanings embedded in the word 'markets', as well as developing arguments on the nature of competition as an instituted economic process, rather than as competition being something that disturbs norms or institutions. Editor(s): Metcalfe, Stan; Warde, Alan. Series Editor(s): Metcalfe, Stan; Harvey, Mark. Series: New Dynamics of Innovation and Competition. Num Pages: 224 pages, Line drawings, black & white|Tables, black & white. BIC Classification: JHB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719064692
ISBN
9780719064692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.95

Hardback. This is the first book to explore comparatively how magic-usually portrayed as the antithesis of the modern-is also at home in modernity. Editor(s): Meyer, Birgit; Pels, Peter. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HRQX2; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744638
ISBN
9780804744638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.37

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