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Paperback. An examination of the relationship between modernism and postmodernism within the frame of 20th-century American culture. The essays suggest that the relationship between the modern and the postmodern is not one of rupture, belatedness, dilution or extremity, but of haunting. Editor(s): Scandura, Jani. Series: Cultural Front. Num Pages: 321 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814781371
- ISBN
- 9780814781371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
Hardcover. Editor(s): Helio, Tomas R. Num Pages: 209 pages, colour illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604568943
- ISBN
- 9781604568943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 226.51€ 153.78
€ 226.51
€ 153.78
Hardcover. Editor(s): Jaeger, Bertrand. Num Pages: 664 pages, 52 drawings, 664 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 191 x 51. Weight in Grams: 2087.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892367894
- ISBN
- 9780892367894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.86€ 171.88
€ 220.86
€ 171.88
Hardback. Editor(s): Jaeger, Bertrand. Num Pages: 636 pages, 40 drawings, 556 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 207 x 284 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2034.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 636
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892367887
- ISBN
- 9780892367887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.86€ 171.88
€ 220.86
€ 171.88
Hardback. A multivolume reference work on various aspects of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman cults and rituals. Providing both an overview and in depth investigation, this work covers the period from Homeric times (1000 BC) to late Roman times (AD 400). It deals with the elements of cult, such as: divination; prayer, gestures, and acts of prayer; and others. Editor(s): Jaeger, Bertrand. Num Pages: 434 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 201 x 283 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892367900
- ISBN
- 9780892367900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.86€ 165.79
€ 220.86
€ 165.79
Hardback. In recent years, scholars in the fields of refugee studies and forced migration have extended their areas of research. In this book scholars address the strengths and limitations of their investigations, citing examples from their work with refugees from around the world. Editor(s): Ahearn, Frederick L., Jr. Series: Refugee & Forced Migration Studies. Num Pages: 251 pages, Tables, Figures. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFS; JHM; JMBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571812049
- ISBN
- 9781571812049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.19
€ 157.19
Hardback. A book about aging in a wide variety of human societies in the hope of its making three contributions. It helps to remedy a massive neglect of old age by the discipline of anthropology. Editor(s): Amoss, Pamela T.; Harrell, Steven. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 tables 3 graphs. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 100 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804710725
- ISBN
- 9780804710725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.89
€ 161.89
hardcover. This volume seeks to go beyond single-country area studies to draw together analyses of how globalization and neoliberalism are affecting youth and, as a result, their identities and their futures, in China, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea. Editor(s): Anagnost, Ann; Arai, Andrea; Ren, Hai. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; JFSP2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804776172
- ISBN
- 9780804776172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.88
€ 143.88
Paperback. Based on years of in-depth research, this book presents and analyzes how the people of the circumpolar regions conceive, build, memorialize, and live in their dwellings. This book seeks to set a new standard for interdisciplinary work within the humanities and social sciences. Editor(s): Anderson, David G.; Wishart, Robert P.; Vate, Virginie. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1QMP; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 277 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782387879
- ISBN
- 9781782387879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.93
€ 44.93
Paperback.
This volume explores the social and economic processes involved in the manufacture of obsidian prismatic blades, one of the sharpest cutting instruments ever produced in the prehistoric world. Focusing on ancient Mesoamerica, contributors examine the variation in the way the blades were manufactured and the causes behind their variation. Editor(s): Andrews, Bradford; Hirth, Kenneth G. Series: Monographs. Num Pages: 145 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HDW; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
- Number of pages
- 145
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780917956997
- ISBN
- 9780917956997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.27
€ 15.27
Paperback. Editor(s): Ankarloo, Bengt; Clark, Stuart. Series: Witchcraft and Magic in Europe (Paperback). Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JHM; VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812217865
- ISBN
- 9780812217865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.31
€ 48.31
Hardback. Psychologists have done a great deal of research on the effects of trauma on the individual, revealing the paradox that violent experiences are often secreted away beyond easy accessibility, becoming impossible to verbalize explicitly. Editor(s): Argenti, Nicolas; Schramm, Katharina. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456245
- ISBN
- 9781845456245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.36
€ 156.36
Hardback. Concerns with research ethics have intensified over recent years, in large part as a symptom of "audit cultures" (M. Strathern) but also as a serious matter of engagement with the ethical complexities in contemporary research fields. Editor(s): Armbruster, Heidi; Laerke, Anna. Num Pages: 261 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454210
- ISBN
- 9781845454210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.41
€ 156.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Arthur, Charles; Dash, Michael. Num Pages: 352 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KJH; JFC; JHM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 23. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Latin America Bureau United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781899365296
- ISBN
- 9781899365296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.22
€ 59.22
Hardback. Proceedings of a conference held Nov. 25-27, 2008 at the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo. Editor(s): Barnard, Hans; Duistermaat, Kim. Series: Monographs. Num Pages: 538 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 224 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1954.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
- Number of pages
- 538
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931745963
- ISBN
- 9781931745963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.14
€ 92.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Barz, Gregory F.; Cooley, Timothy J. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 halftones, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195324969
- ISBN
- 9780195324969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.11
€ 41.11
Hardback. Presents readers with scholarship on public celebrations and popular culture throughout Mexican history. This book discusses aspects of Mexico's popular culture from the seventeenth century onwards. It examines a range of Mexican expression, including Corpus Christi celebrations, New Spain, stone murals, and folk theater. Editor(s): Beezley, William H.; etc.; Martin, Cheryl E. (University of Texas, El Paso, USA); French, William E. (University of British Columbia, Canada). Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 374 pages, photographs, further reading. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3J; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842024167
- ISBN
- 9780842024167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.07
€ 151.07
The Power of Law in a Transnational World. Anthropological Enquiries.
. Ed(S): Benda-Beckmann, Franz Von; Benda-Bec...
Hardback. How is law mobilized and who has the power and authority to construct its meaning? This important volume examines this question as well as how law is constituted and reconfigured through social processes that frame both its continuity and transformation over time. The volume highlights how power is deployed under conditions of legal pluralism. Editor(s): Benda-Beckmann, Franz von; Benda-Beckmann, Keebet von; Griffiths, Anne. Num Pages: 248 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JHM; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454234
- ISBN
- 9781845454234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.36
€ 156.36
Paperback. Disorder and instability are matters of continuing public concern. Terrorism, as a threat to global order, has been added to preoccupations with political unrest, deviance and crime. Such considerations have prompted the return to the classic anthropological issues of order and disorder. Editor(s): Benda-Beckmann, Keebet von; Pirie, Fernanda. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHMC; LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451484
- ISBN
- 9780857451484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.10
€ 38.10
Hardback. Studying how people become religious, this volume offers a perspective for the study of religion, one that examines the works of transmission and innovation through the prism of learning. It argues that religious culture is socially and dynamically constructed by agents who are not mere passive recipients but engaged in active learning processes. Editor(s): Berliner, David; Sarro, Ramon. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: HRA; JFSR; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453749
- ISBN
- 9781845453749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.31
€ 156.31
Hardback. Bringing together historians and political scientists, this unique collaboration compares nineteenth-century civil societies that failed to develop lasting democracies with civil societies that succeeded. Editor(s): Bermeo, Nancy Gina; Nord, Philip G. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JHMC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847695492
- ISBN
- 9780847695492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.69
€ 196.69
Hardback. Editor(s): Blowen, Sarah; Demossier, Marion; Picard, Jeanine. Series: Contemporary France Series. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571817280
- ISBN
- 9781571817280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.19
€ 157.19
Hardback. This volume presents explorations in the literary turn in ethnographic work. Drawing from a range of disciplines, such as sociology, philosophy, psychology and English, the author demonstrates the ways in which ethnography can be effectively expressed. Editor(s): Bochner, Arthur P.; Ellis, Carolyn. Series: Ethnographic Alternatives Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DS; GT; HP; JHMP; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 767.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759101289
- ISBN
- 9780759101289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.08
€ 177.08