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Hardback. A companion volume to "Symmetries of Culture", this book applies the method of symmetry analysis to actual case studies from cultures around the world. It explores how cultural information is embedded in the symmetrical structure of pattern. It is intended as a reference for anthropologists, archaeologists, art historians, and mathematicians. Editor(s): Washburn, Dorothy K. Num Pages: 392 pages, 204 illus., 19 in color. BIC Classification: ABA; ACBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295983660
- ISBN
- 9780295983660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.03
€ 75.03
Paperback. "In film studies, Iranian films are kept at a distance, as "other," different, and exotic. In reponse, this book takes these films as philosophically relevant and innovative. Each chapter of this book is devoted to analyzing a single film, and each chapter focuses on one philosopher and one particular aesthetic question"-- Series: Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AP; DS; HRH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349342150
- ISBN
- 9781349342150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
hardcover. Introduces methodology for studying host-parasite interactions, integrating laboratory methodology, field research, and theory. Editor(s): Huffman, Michael A.; Chapman, Colin A. Series: Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology. Num Pages: 548 pages, 48 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 994.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521872461
- ISBN
- 9780521872461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.81
€ 131.81
hardcover. This book illuminates the remarkable resilience of South Asian Sufi saints and their cults in the face of radical economic and political dislocations. It breaks new ground in current research. Editor(s): Werbner, Pnina; Basu, Helene (University of Munster). Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKB; HRH; HRLB; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415150996
- ISBN
- 9780415150996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.43
€ 162.43
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHMC; JNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer vs United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783658047856
- ISBN
- 9783658047856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.54
€ 69.54
Paperback. A weaving of archaeology, anthropology, and history that tells a dramatic story of conflict between the Pueblo Indians and Franciscan missionaries of seventeenth-century Spanish New Mexico. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874807738
- ISBN
- 9780874807738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.42
€ 25.99
€ 22.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFCA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816665709
- ISBN
- 9780816665709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.12
€ 29.99
€ 27.12
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
€ 228.34€ 176.06
€ 228.34
€ 176.06
An autobiographical ethnography, consisting of twenty-six life episodes that chronicle the author's transformative journey from an impoverished migrant worker to a career in academia. It reflects on a wide range of issues arising from the historically marginalized condition of Mexicans and other Latinos in the United States. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826344212
- ISBN
- 9780826344212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.40
€ 29.99
€ 25.40
Paperback. Analyses contemporary issues in the Amazon and the interaction between Amazonian people and external forces. This book focuses on case studies from Amazonian Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador regarding the themes of indigeneity, community making, development politics, and the transcendence of indigenous/non-indigenous divides. Editor(s): Hutchins, Frank; Wilson, Patrick C. Num Pages: 306 pages, 5 Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC; JHMP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803216129
- ISBN
- 9780803216129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.39
€ 40.99
€ 35.39
Hardback. This book is a collection of grounded accounts by feminist popular educators reflecting critically on processes of collective learning andself- and social transformation in various geopolitical settings.The contributorsadd to the debateon the forging of feminist praxis today. Editor(s): Walters, Shirley; Manicom, Linzi. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHMC; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230339132
- ISBN
- 9780230339132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.43
€ 64.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 203 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 32 colour illustrations, 5 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBD; JHBK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811012549
- ISBN
- 9789811012549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.18
€ 63.18
Hardback. A study of two Germanic tribes, the Baiuvarii and Thuringi, looking at their origins, development, and customs between the fifth and the eighth centuries. Editor(s): Fries-Knoblach, Janine; Steuer, Heiko; Hines, John. Series: Studies in Historical Archaeoethnology. Num Pages: 396 pages, 63 black & white illustrations, 33 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 177 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1152.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843839156
- ISBN
- 9781843839156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.37
€ 113.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w photos, illus & tables. BIC Classification: HBG; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Government of British Columbia Canada
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780771894831
- ISBN
- 9780771894831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.32
€ 24.99
€ 19.32
Hardback. This book is a new introduction to the history and practice of economic anthropology by two leading authors in the field. They show that anthropologists have contributed to understanding the three great questions of modern economic history: development, socialism and one-world capitalism. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; KC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644820
- ISBN
- 9780745644820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.03
€ 65.03
hardcover. Editor(s): Krase, Jerome; Uherek, Zdenek. Series: Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319539515
- ISBN
- 9783319539515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.85
€ 111.85
Paperback. Provides a dramatic investigation of the dynamics of reproduction. This title explores the complexity of contemporary sexual politics around the globe. Using reproduction as an entry point in the study of social life and placing it at the center of social theory, it examines how cultures are produced, contested, and transformed. Editor(s): Ginsburg, Faye D.; Rapp, Rayna. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520089143
- ISBN
- 9780520089143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.50
€ 40.99
€ 28.50
paperback. This book explores why it is white ethnicity has been rendered invisible, arguing that contemporary people's conceptions of themselves are conditioned by, and derive from, the unknown and forgotten legacy of a colonial past that cannot be confined to the past. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JFC; JFF; JFSL; JHB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- SKU
- V9781349367719
- ISBN
- 9781349367719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.78
€ 69.78
Paperback. In Balinese Worlds, Fredrik Barth proposes a new model for anthropological analysis of complex civilizations that is based on a fresh, synthetic account of culture and society in North Bali and one that takes full notice of individual creativity in shaping the contours of this dynamic culture. Num Pages: 380 pages, 13ill.2M. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226038346
- ISBN
- 9780226038346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.28
€ 51.99
€ 40.28
Cultural Globalization and Music: African Artists in Transnational Net...
Kiwan, Nadia, Meinhof, Ulrike Hanna
Hardcover. This book is about South-North, North-South relations between Africa and Europe, presenting the personal narratives of musicians in different locations across Africa and Europe, and those of the people who constitute their networks within the wider artistic, cultural, and civil society milieus of globalizing societies. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; JFFS; JHB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221291
- ISBN
- 9780230221291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.81
€ 122.81
Paperback / so. Series: Organization & Public Management. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer vs United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783658088583
- ISBN
- 9783658088583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.54
€ 69.54
Paperback. Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479849055
- ISBN
- 9781479849055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.65
€ 36.99
€ 33.65
Hardcover. According to Max Weber, charisma is opposed to bureaucratic order. This collection reveals the limits of that formula. The contributors show how charisma is a part of cultural frameworks while retaining its ecstatic character among American and Italian Catholics, Syrian Sufis, Taiwanese Buddhists, Hassidic Jews, and Amazonian shamans, among others. Editor(s): Lindholm, Charles. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137377623
- ISBN
- 9781137377623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.89
€ 63.89
Paperback. Editor(s): Graf, Kelly E.; Ketron, Caroline V.; Waters, Michael R. Series: Peopling of the Americas Publications. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; HDDA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1864.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623491925
- ISBN
- 9781623491925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.63€ 48.83
€ 52.63
€ 48.83