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Hardcover. This ethnographic examination of a middle-class group that must re-position itself--schoolteachers in 1990s Russia--depicts the interplay between identity, morality and consumption. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFSC; JHBL; JHM; JNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804700696
- ISBN
- 9780804700696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.75
€ 150.75
Paperback. Towards the middle of the 20th century, scholarly research revealed that the fabled Silk Roads, far from being mere trade routes, were cultural highways that played a pivotal role in linking east and west, intermittently bringing together nomads and city dwellers, pastoral peoples and farmers, merchants and monks, and soldiers and pilgrims. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571812223
- ISBN
- 9781571812223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.25
€ 45.25
Hardback. The Nordic Atlantic area has seen remarkable examples of social formations in areas that many would perceive as too remote to allow the construction of functioning communities. But through innovations, networking and the formation of identities people have coped with distances, thus continuously rebuilding societies in the Nordic regions. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DN; JFF; JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452902
- ISBN
- 9781845452902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.10
€ 159.10
Hardcover. An inquiry into the key factors of Arab Israelis' existence, this book probes how they are being integrated into the state of Israel and how, at the same time, they face dilemmas of identity. The political map of the Arab minority is at the heart of the book. Num Pages: 296 pages, b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSL; JHMP; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898723233
- ISBN
- 9781898723233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.03
€ 126.03
Hardback. Based on anthropological research conducted during the 1990s in Lu Village and informed by the classic 1930s study of the same village by Fei Xiaotong, China's most famous anthropologist, this book portrays individuals confronting a variety of changes in their daily lives. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JFSF; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 33. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511071
- ISBN
- 9780742511071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.82
€ 207.82
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813933863
- ISBN
- 9780813933863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.86
€ 49.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16, 13 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FPC; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479670
- ISBN
- 9780801479670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.50
€ 46.50
Hardback. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 601.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403972767
- ISBN
- 9781403972767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.24
€ 65.24
Paperback. This text examines the historical formation of community in Monterey. It is also an investigation of how historical narratives are produced, looking at competing accounts of "civilizing" the Native Americans, Yankee progress, ethnical diversity and environmental protection among other issues. Num Pages: 361 pages, 35 b/w photographs, 4 maps, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 361
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520227231
- ISBN
- 9780520227231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.97
€ 35.99
€ 25.97
Paperback. Editor(s): Parsons, E.; Clarke, A. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBK; JHBS; JHM; MFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349258840
- ISBN
- 9781349258840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.37
€ 122.37
Paperback. This comprehensive resource in the field of isoscapes discusses advances, challenges, technical demands, and significant promise in isoscapes as applied to a wide array of research problems in the earth sciences and beyond. Editor(s): West, Jason B.; Bowen, Gabriel J.; Dawson, Todd E.; Tu, Kevin P. Num Pages: 511 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; PSAF; RB; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 777.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 511
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400791206
- ISBN
- 9789400791206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 219.63
€ 219.63
Paperback. The farm crisis of the 1980s was the greatest economic disaster to hit rural America since the Depression. The crisis gave rise to a social trauma that affects farmers in the 21st century. This is a chronicle of the experience. Num Pages: 195 pages, 5 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; JFFA; JHM; KCZ; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 133 x 202 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226169132
- ISBN
- 9780226169132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.35
€ 38.99
€ 30.35
Hardcover. From which evaluative base should we develop policies designed to promote wellbeing among different cultural groups in varying circumstances? This book engages with needs and capabilities to advance normative functionalist assessment of the success with which cultural institutions promote eudaemonic wellbeing in given, determinate circumstances. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; JPA; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230296565
- ISBN
- 9780230296565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.23
€ 64.23
Paperback. Making Moderate Islam reveals the assumptions about race and gender, as well as the political and economic pressures that, beginning in the mid-twentieth century, have structured demands for religious minorities' "moderation" in the United States. Series: Racereligion. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRH; JFSL1; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781503600812
- ISBN
- 9781503600812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.18
€ 34.99
€ 31.18
The Culture of German Environmentalism. Anxieties, Visions, Realities....
Goodbody, Axel. Ed(S): Goodbody, Axel
Hardback. Assessing environmentalism as a social movement and political force, this volume of essays focuses on cultural roots and changes in attitude that influenced Germany's environmental movement. Goodbody (German studies, U. of Bath) includes an interview with Carl Amery, the Bavarian Green and science f Editor(s): Goodbody, Axel. Series: Culture and Society in Germany. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JHM; JP; RGC; RNB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571817976
- ISBN
- 9781571817976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.70
€ 158.70
Paperback. Series: Springer Series in Synergetics. Num Pages: 369 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHMC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 575.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642084812
- ISBN
- 9783642084812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.16
€ 123.16
Paperback. This book provides a systematic overview of major non-American traditions of ethnoarchaeology, with a particular focus on Europe and Asia. It also addresses the impact of globalization upon the ethnoarchaeology research agenda. Editor(s): Marciniak, Arkadiusz; Yalman, Nurcan. Series: One World Archaeology. Num Pages: 264 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493926534
- ISBN
- 9781493926534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.24
€ 122.24
Paperback. This text is an ethnographic study of nikkeis living in Toyota City. The book focuses on how Brazilian factory workers and their children work through the problems arising from their ambiguous status. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804741828
- ISBN
- 9780804741828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.48
€ 38.99
€ 35.48
Paperback. The Internet allows ethnographers to deposit the textual materials on which they base their writing in virtual archives. This work argues that virtual archives have the potential to shift the emphasis in ethnographic writing from the monograph to commentary. It provides a model of writing in the presence of a virtual archive. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 139
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822342830
- ISBN
- 9780822342830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.87
€ 29.99
€ 26.87
paperback. In a completely new approach to borders and border crossing, this volume suggests a re-conceptualization of the nation in Southeast Asia. Choosing an actor approach, the individual chapters in this volume capture the narratives of minorities, migrants and refugees who inhabit and cross borders as part of their everyday life. Editor(s): Horstmann, Alexander; Wadley, Reed L. Series: Asian Anthropologies. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFFN; JHM; JPSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455910
- ISBN
- 9781845455910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.06
€ 44.06
Hardback. Drawing on the conceptual repertoires of Weber, Foucault, and Dewey, among others, the authors reflect on and experiment with how to give form to anthropological inquiry and its aftermath, with special attention to the ethical formation and ramifications of this mode of engagement. Num Pages: 180 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226138336
- ISBN
- 9780226138336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.73€ 77.08
€ 92.73
€ 77.08
Hardback. Examines the contributions of anthropologists to general economic theory. This book challenges our understanding of human economies in the expanding global systems of interaction, with models and analyses from cross-cultural research. It is suitable for anthropologists, economists, economic historians, and political economists. Editor(s): Ensminger, Jean. Series: Society for Economic Anthropology Monograph Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHM; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759102057
- ISBN
- 9780759102057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.99
€ 162.99
Hardback. In this book leading experts uncover and discuss archaeological topics and themes surrounding the long-term trajectory of camelid (llama and alpaca) pastoralism in the Andean highlands of South America. Andeanists and pastoral scholars alike will find this comprehensive work an invaluable contribution to their library and studies. Editor(s): Capriles, Jose M.; Tripcevich, Nicholas. Num Pages: 296 pages, 87 figures, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; HDD; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826357021
- ISBN
- 9780826357021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.44
€ 107.44
Paperback. This work explores the role of literature in the former Yugoslavia's attempts to create a multicultural nation. It focuses on the cultural processes by which the idea of a nation was developed and on the reasons that this idea failed to bind the South Slavs into a viable nation and state. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; JHM; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 226 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731812
- ISBN
- 9780804731812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.40
€ 38.99
€ 35.40