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Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226302614
ISBN
9780226302614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.85

Hardcover. Astronomers around the world are pointing their telescopes toward the heavens, searching for signs of intelligent life. If they make contact with an advanced alien civilization, how will humankind respond? In thinking about first contact, the contributors to this volume present new empirical and theoretical research on the societal dimensions.. Editor(s): Vakoch, Douglas A.; Harrison, Albert A. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 tabs & figs. BIC Classification: JHB; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857452115
ISBN
9780857452115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.79

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. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMC; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816638604
ISBN
9780816638604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. Diasporic Homecomings provides a comparative, analytical overview of the major ethnic return migrant groups in Europe and East Asia through an in-depth, ethnographic account of their experiences. Editor(s): Tsuda, Takeyuki. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 tables, 2 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FP; JFFN; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804762762
ISBN
9780804762762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.25

Paperback. This is an oral history of a second-generation, urban-born woman who struggles to survive in the poor, Andean city of La Paz. It shows how her identity shifts over time, shaped by the major events in her life. Topics range fron social networks to magical interventions and clairvoyant dreaming. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; BGHA; HBTD; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231104678
ISBN
9780231104678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.16

Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560728153
ISBN
9781560728153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.33
€ 54.52

Paperback. Examines the reintegration of former child soldiers in Sierra Leone. Based on 18 months of participant-observer ethnographic fieldwork and ten years of follow-up research, this book argues that there is a fundamental disconnect between the Western idea of the child soldier and the individual lived experiences of the child soldiers of Sierra Leone. Num Pages: 223 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; JFSP1; JHM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814770252
ISBN
9780814770252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.65

Paperback. Editor(s): Yamashita, Shinji; Eades, J. S. Num Pages: 262 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571812568
ISBN
9781571812568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.65

Hardback. What does human suffering mean for society? And how has this meaning changed from the past to the present? In what ways does "the problem of suffering" serve to inspire us to care for others? How does our response to suffering reveal our moral and social conditions? The author offers some answers to these questions. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287228
ISBN
9780520287228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.06
€ 85.47

Paperback. This study presents three ideal type models for analysing inequality in kin-based, nonstratified societies that are commonly described as bands, tribes, or ranked societies (but not chiefdoms). Each model discusses the organization of inequality associated with a way of validating marriage. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JFSC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804721776
ISBN
9780804721776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226469553
ISBN
9780226469553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.35

Hardcover. What can anthropology and political science learn from each other? The authors argue that collaboration, particularly in the area of concepts and methodologies, is tremendously beneficial for both disciplines, though they also deal with some troubling aspects of the relationship. Series: Anthropology and... Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 628. A Convergent Approach. Series: Anthropology and.. 368 pages, black & white illustrations. What can anthropology and political science learn from each other? The authors argue that collaboration, particularly in the area of concepts and methodologies, is tremendously beneficial for both disciplines, though they also deal with some troubling aspects of the relationship. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 23. Weight: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857457257
ISBN
9780857457257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJPR; 3JM; JHMC; KCP; MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 439.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253023827
ISBN
9780253023827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.78

Hardback. This is a broad-ranging and ambitious attempt to rethink aesthetic and literary studies in terms of an "anthropology" of symbolic media generally. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 717.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804734639
ISBN
9780804734639
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.19

paperback. Editor(s): Dellamora, Richard. Series: New Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812215588
ISBN
9780812215588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.43

Paperback. Details African populations in motion Editor(s): Kane, Abdoulaye; Leedy, Todd H. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253005762
ISBN
9780253005762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.86

Hardcover. Num Pages: 76 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634636858
ISBN
9781634636858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.46
€ 143.16

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822324416
ISBN
9780822324416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.70

Hardback. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: 1FMT; JFMX; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571818294
ISBN
9781571818294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.60

Paperback. Brings together the theories of multiculturalism from a multiplicity of philosophical perspectives. By challenging the impasses of the postmodern critique, this book serves to explore the possibility of a grounding work in multiculturalism and diversity without resorting to the foundationalism of traditional philosophy. Editor(s): Willett, Cynthia. Num Pages: 480 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631203421
ISBN
9780631203421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 53.87

Hardback. This compelling historical ethnography explores how people in Bahla, an oasis town in the interior of Oman, experienced dramatic transformation in their lives following the discovery of oil in the late 1960s, and now grapple with the prospect of this resource's future depletion. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBXM; HBJF1; HBLW3; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804756266
ISBN
9780804756266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.53

Hardcover. Concluding his search for anthropological concepts and practices appropriate to the twenty-first century, the author contends that to make sense of the contemporary anthropologists must invent new forms of inquiry. He begins with an extended rumination on what he gained from two of his formative mentors: Michel Foucault and Clifford Geertz. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226701691
ISBN
9780226701691
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.06
€ 75.95

Paperback. Series: Minnesota Prehistoric Archaeology S. Num Pages: 146 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; HDD; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 277 x 217 x 10. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873513555
ISBN
9780873513555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.14

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