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Hardback. Violent Becomings sheds light on violence in the periods of colonial and postcolonial state formation by conceptualizing the state not as the bureaucratically ordered polity of the nation-state, but as a continuously evolving and violently challenged mode of social ordering. Series: Ethnography, Theory, Experiment. Num Pages: 360 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; JFFE; JHMC; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785332364
ISBN
9781785332364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.58

Hardcover. In 1965 the white minority government of Rhodesia issued a unilateral declaration of independence from Britain, rather than negotiate a transition to majority rule. The author shows that the exception that was Rhodesian independence did not, in fact, make the state that different from new nations elsewhere in Africa. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1HFMS; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226235059
ISBN
9780226235059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.57
€ 80.40

Hardback. Editor(s): Strenski, Ivan. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JFHF; JHM; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691631219
ISBN
9780691631219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.98

Paperback. An accessible and fast moving account of twentieth-century Yemeni history. Num Pages: 304 pages, 23 b/w illus. 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JHMC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521794824
ISBN
9780521794824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99

Paperback. Married at twelve, then separated, divorced and widowed, Nisa is the mother of four children, none of whom survived. She is strong, capable of foraging on her own in one of the world's most hostile environments, not dependent on any man for her daily sustenance and ready to talk to anyone as her equal. Series: Exploited Earth. Num Pages: 412 pages, Illustrations, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1H; BG; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853830600
ISBN
9781853830600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.66

Hardback. My Life with Things is Elizabeth Chin's meditation on her relationship with consumer goods and a critical statement on the politics and method of anthropology in which she uses everyday items to intimately examine the ways consumption resonates with personal and social meaning. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT; JHMC; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361183
ISBN
9780822361183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.36

Hardback. Focusing on these contrasting views of glaciers between Aboriginal peoples and European visitors in northern Canada and Alaska, Julie Cruikshank demonstrates how local knowledge is produced, rather than discovered, through colonial encounters, and how it often conjoins social and biophysical processes. Num Pages: 288 pages, 33 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JHMC; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774811866
ISBN
9780774811866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.73

Hardback. This groundbreaking book investigates comparatively how transnational and interracial adoptions are affecting the dynamics of family-making in America. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804786058
ISBN
9780804786058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.48

Hardback. Draws on 12 months of fieldwork with diamond consumers in New York City as well as an analysis of the iconic De Beers campaign that promised romance, status, and glamour to anyone who bought a diamond to show that this thematic pool is just one resource among many that diamond owners draw upon to engage with their own stones. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: JFCD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479810666
ISBN
9781479810666
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.14

Paperback. Local Ecological Knowledge in Island Southeast Asia. Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology. 288 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Ellen, Roy. The 1990s have seen a growing interest in the role of local ecological knowledge in the context of sustainable development, and particularly in providing a set of responses to which populations may resort in times of political, economic and environmental instability. The period 1996-2003 in island southeast Asia represents a critical test case.. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JHM; MBNH2; RNT. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 16. Weight: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857451453
ISBN
9780857451453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.41

Paperback. Examines the formation of self among the Urarina, an Amazonian people of lowland Peru. Based on detailed ethnography, this title highlights the role of intimate but asymmetrical attachments and dependencies which begin in the womb, but can extend beyond human society to include a variety of animals, plants, spirits and material objects. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 252 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388. Self, Power, and Intimacy in Amazonia. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. 252 pages, illustrations. Examines the formation of self among the Urarina, an Amazonian people of lowland Peru. Based on detailed ethnography, this title highlights the role of intimate but asymmetrical attachments and dependencies which begin in the womb, but can extend beyond human society to include a variety of animals, plants, spirits and material objects. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFSL9; JHMC. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273603
ISBN
9780520273603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.02

Hardback. Migration and multiculturalism are hotly discussed in public debates across Europe. Whereas ethnographic research has begun to examine the Right in this context, the Left remains largely unexplored. This book provides fresh perspectives on how the contemporary Left "frames" these issues in practice and how such framing has changed. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 17 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFFN; JHMP; JPFF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451578
ISBN
9781845451578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.79

Paperback. Focusing on the theoretical, methodological, and empirical frameworks of a variety of biological approaches to political attitudes and preferences, this title considers such topics as the comparative basis of political behavior, the utility of formal modeling informed by evolutionary theory, and the genetic bases of attitudes and behaviors. Editor(s): Hatemi, Peter K.; McDermott, Rose. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 line drawings, 27 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226319100
ISBN
9780226319100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.74

Paperback. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 179 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742511972
ISBN
9780742511972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.22

Paperback. The next century will see more than half of the world's 6,000 languages become extinct, and most of these will disappear without being adequately recorded. Written by one of the leading figures in language documentation, this fascinating book explores what humanity stands to lose as a result. Series: Language Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: CF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631233060
ISBN
9780631233060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.89

Paperback. Introduces readers to life in this North African country through vivid accounts of fieldwork as personal experience and intellectual journey Editor(s): Crawford, David; Newcomb, Rachel. Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HBM; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253009111
ISBN
9780253009111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.46

Hardback. Contributions from scholars in anthropology, religion, and area studies--stemming from research in East and Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas collected to represent a form of historically grounded, ethnographically driven social science that seeks to understand social phenomena by dialogically engaging global and local perspectives. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823241897
ISBN
9780823241897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1KJH; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801486739
ISBN
9780801486739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.32

Hardback. This volume provides a unique sociological focus on education, social factors and health beliefs in health and health care, including a review of the literature to date. Series: Research in the Sociology of Health Care. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JHM; JNA; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 269 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785603679
ISBN
9781785603679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.53

paperback. This is the first collection of Franz Steiner's keynote papers on comparative economics and the classification of labor,complemented by major unpublished texts on politics, civilization, and cultural criticism. This enables a complete re-evaluation of Steiner's thought. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 320 pages, Bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BG; JFC; JFSR1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Berghahn Books United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571817143
ISBN
9781571817143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.65

Paperback. Central to any understanding of the significance of material objects, whether contemporary or prehistoric, is a discussion of the very nature of interpretation itself: how we 'read' artefacts and inscribe them into the present. Editor(s): Tilley, Christopher. Num Pages: 372 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631172857
ISBN
9780631172857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.52

Hardback. This volume asks what really happens to social relations in the face of new types of transaction - such as organ donation, forensic identification and other new medical and reproductive technologies - that involve the use of corporeal material. Drawing on comparative insights into how human biological material is treated.. Editor(s): Lambert, Helen; McDonald, Maryon. Num Pages: 188 pages, 2 ills. BIC Classification: JFM; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455538
ISBN
9781845455538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JHBK; JHM; VFV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 6. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226507972
ISBN
9780226507972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.01

Hardback. Collection of provocative essays on how to improve cultural resource management practice by the leading consultant in the field. Series: Heritage Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759102132
ISBN
9780759102132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.50

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