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Hardcover. The circumpolar Arctic is at the center of multiple controversies as international competition over resources threatens the places that many people call home. This collection takes the home and the hearth as a central site revealing the ways in which history, cosmology, demography, colonialism, and architecture are intertwined. Editor(s): Anderson, David G.; Wishart, Robert P.; Vate, Virginie. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTN; JHBD; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459800
- ISBN
- 9780857459800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.92
€ 167.92
Paperback. Examines the class dimensions of identity politics and the symbols and meaning inherent in class movements. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 222 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780745316710
- ISBN
- 9780745316710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.52
€ 36.99
€ 28.52
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813583921
- ISBN
- 9780813583921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.64
€ 164.64
Paperback. This is the study of a major change in American middle-class emotional culture. It took place between the end of World War I and the 1950s. Becoming a "cool" character meant adopting an air of nonchalance, an emotional mantle, to shield the whole personality from embarrassing excess. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM; JMH; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814779965
- ISBN
- 9780814779965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.66
€ 36.99
€ 32.66
Paperback. A study on fiddling in the Fulbe, Hausa, and Dagbamba cultures of West Africa. This book not only explains the history of the instrument itself, but also discusses the processes of stylistic transference and adaptation, suggesting how these may have contributed to differing performance practices. Num Pages: 352 pages, 53 b&w illus., 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; AVGH; AVRL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219299
- ISBN
- 9780253219299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.98
€ 31.99
€ 28.98
Editor(s): Straub, Jurgen; Koelbl, Carlos; Weidemann, Doris; Zielke, Barbara. Num Pages: 518 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 137 x 36. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag, Roswitha Gost, Sigrid Nokel u. Dr. Karin Werner United States
- Number of pages
- 518
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783899422344
- ISBN
- 9783899422344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 33.80
€ 47.99
€ 33.80
Paperback. This collection looks at Caribbean religious history from the late 18th century to the present including obeah, vodou, santeria, candomble, and brujeria. The contributors examine how these religions have been affected by many forces including colonialism, law, race, gender, class, state power, media represenation, and the academy. Editor(s): Paton, Diana; Forde, Maarit. Num Pages: 376 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HRK; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544. The Politics of Caribbean Religion and Healing. 392 pages, 9 illustrations. Editor(s): Paton, Diana; Forde, Maarit. This collection looks at Caribbean religious history from the late 18th century to the present including obeah, vodou, santeria, candomble, and brujeria. The contributors examine how these religions have been affected by many forces including colonialism, law, race, gender, class, state power, media represenation, and the academy. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HRK; JHMC. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351337
- ISBN
- 9780822351337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Hardcover. Nearly half the people born on the remote Mbuke Islands become teachers, businessmen, or bureaucrats in urban centers, while those who stay at home ask migrant relatives "What about me?" This detailed ethnography sheds light on remittance motivations and documents how terms like "community" can be useful in places otherwise permeated by kinship. Series: Pacific Perspectives: Studies of the European Society for Oceanists. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782387817
- ISBN
- 9781782387817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.76
€ 155.76
Hardback. * A Focuses on and develops the cross--cultural skills that are needed by the modern manager. * A The cases engage students by focussing on real--life issues that typically arise in international management situations. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHMC; KJK; KJVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218326
- ISBN
- 9780631218326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.18
€ 90.18
Hardback. Editor(s): Levi, Erik; Scheding, Florian. Series: Europea: Ethnomusicologies & Modernities. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, printed music items. BIC Classification: AVA; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810863798
- ISBN
- 9780810863798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.26
€ 146.26
Paperback. Begins with a question: Is beauty destined to end in tragedy? Drawing on extensive fieldwork in Colombia, the author scrutinizes the anxious, audacious, and sometimes destructive attempts people make to transform their bodies through cosmetic surgery and liposuction. Num Pages: 192 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226789866
- ISBN
- 9780226789866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.92
€ 31.99
€ 24.92
paperback. This is a comprehensive guide to identifying the Reef Fishes of the Red Sea, lavishly illustrated in colour. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JHM; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 145. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138997134
- ISBN
- 9781138997134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 54.96
€ 54.99
€ 54.96
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595588340
- ISBN
- 9781595588340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.84
€ 19.99
€ 17.84
paperback. This pamphlet opens the diaries kept by Melville and Frances Herskovits on their famous 1920s expedition deep into the South American jungle. Series: Prickly Paradigm. Num Pages: 110 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 118 x 6. Weight in Grams: 90.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 110
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780972819626
- ISBN
- 9780972819626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.22
€ 13.99
€ 12.22
Hardback. In June 1976 political demonstrations in the black township of Soweto exploded into an insurrection that would continue sporadically and spread to urban areas across South Africa. This title sets out to demonstrate that liquor outlets were not simply convenient symbols of oppression. Editor(s): Crush, Jonathan; Ambler, Charles H. Num Pages: 447 pages, Maps, notes. BIC Classification: JFF; JHM; JKS; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 447
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821410271
- ISBN
- 9780821410271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.32
€ 79.32
Paperback. Contains nine short stories painting an array of locals caught up in failed dreams of financial success and romantic fulfilment. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 14. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295985275
- ISBN
- 9780295985275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.44
€ 21.99
€ 21.44
Paperback. Traces the shifting tides of New York's ethnic past, from its beginnings as a Dutch trading outpost onwards. This work explores the processes of cultural adaptation to life in New York, giving an account of immigrants new and old, and of the streets and neighborhoods they claimed and transformed. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 353 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231078795
- ISBN
- 9780231078795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.67
€ 41.99
€ 29.67
Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages, 75 color illustrations, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3H; HBJK; HBLC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 188 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1124.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884023463
- ISBN
- 9780884023463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 44.37
€ 53.99
€ 44.37
Paperback. On the surface, naming is simply a way to classify people and their environments. The premise of this study is that it is much more - a form of social control, a political activity, a key to identity maintenance and transformation. Governments legislate and regulate naming; people fight to take, keep, or change their names. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCN; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454135
- ISBN
- 9781845454135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.63
€ 43.63
Paperback. Traces the history of the anthropological study of kinship from the early 1900s onwards. This book presents classic works from Evans-Pritchard, Levi-Strauss, Leach, and Schneider, as well as articles on contemporary debates as surrogate motherhood, and gay and lesbian kinship. Editor(s): Parkin, Robert; Stone, Linda. Series: Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 496 pages, 32. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 247 x 29. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631229995
- ISBN
- 9780631229995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.07
€ 55.07
Hardback. Broaches themes such as culture, politics, impenetrable tension and post-1945 America. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFC; JHM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842026895
- ISBN
- 9780842026895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.99
€ 161.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 5. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- American Anthropological Association United States
- Edition
- Number 14
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913167649
- ISBN
- 9780913167649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.43
€ 33.43
Paperback. Editor(s): Holl, Augustin; Levy, Thomas Evan. Series: Ethnoarchaeological S. Num Pages: 133 pages, 50 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; HDD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 215. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- International Monographs in Prehistory United States
- Number of pages
- 133
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781879621046
- ISBN
- 9781879621046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.33
€ 72.33
Paperback. In this ground-breaking new book on the Nortena and Surena (North/South) youth gang dynamic, cultural anthropologist and linguist Norma Mendoza-Denton looks at the daily lives of young Latinas and their innovative use of speech, bodily practices, and symbolic exchanges that signal their gang affiliations and ideologies. Series: New Directions in Ethnography. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631234906
- ISBN
- 9780631234906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 44.19
€ 45.99
€ 44.19