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Pre-Owned The Kapauku Papuans of West New Guinea (Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology) (Paperback) 0030418151 9780030418150

Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining acceptable on books as long as the text is readable and markings... more

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Anthropology of Food & Nutrition: Food Connections: Production Exchange and Consumption in West African Migration (Hardcover)

Food Connections follows the movement of food from its production sites in West Africa to its final spaces of consumption in Europe. It is an ethnographic study of economic and social life amongst a close-knit community of food producers traders and... more

Anthropology of Asia Night-time and Sleep in Asia and the West: Exploring the Dark Side of Life (Paperback)

Ideas and practices concerning sleep and night-time are constantly changing and widely varied in different cultures and societies. What we do during the day and night is the result of much political struggle. Trade unions political parties... more

Public Cultures of the Middle East and N Anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa: Into the New Millennium (Paperback)

This volume combines ethnographic accounts of fieldwork with overviews of recent anthropological literature about the region on topics such as Islam gender youth and new media. It addresses contemporary debates about modernity nation building and the... more

Outsiders and Strangers: An Archaeology of Liminality in West Africa (Hardcover)

Studies of liminality have a long history in anthropology. In archaeology identifying past people - rather than faceless entities - through material culture is still a work in progress but a project that has seen increased attention in recent years.... more

African Anthropology: Ghosts of Kanungu: Fertility Secrecy & Exchange in the Great Lakes of East Africa (Paperback)

Shortlisted for the Herskovits Award this book throws light on secrecy and violence in Uganda Rwanda and the Great Lakes area of East Africa. On 17 March 2000 several hundred members of a charismatic Christian sect the Movement for the Restoration of... more

The Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography botany zoology anthropology languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central

Leatherbound edition. Language: English Volume: v.2 Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1904 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint.... more

Ancient Seals of the Near East: Fieldiana Popular Series Anthropology no. 34 (Paperback)

Unlock the secrets of the ancient world with this comprehensive study of Near Eastern seals. Drawing on a wealth of archaeological evidence and expert analysis Richard A. Martin offers readers a window into the beliefs customs and identities of the... more

Pre-Owned The Making of Anthropology in East and Southeast Asia (Hardcover 9781571812582) by Shinji Yamashita J S Eades Joseph Bosco

9781571812582. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 386. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 386 p. Asian Anthropologies 3. CHOICE OUTSTANDING BOOK OF THE YEAR 2005 Despite the growth of interest in the history of anthropology... more

Asao Studies in Pacific Anthropology: Wind Over Water: Migration in an East Asian Context (Hardcover)

Providing a comprehensive treatment of a full range of migrant destinies in East Asia by scholars from both Asia and North America this volume captures the way migrants are changing the face of Asia especially in cities such as Beijing Hong Kong... more

The Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography botany zoology anthropology languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central

Leatherbound edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1902 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint. Illustrations Index if any are... more

Cornell University East Asia Papers : Family Change and the Life Course in Japan (Paperback)

This book provides a valuable introduction to historical and sociological studies of family change in Japan. The author discusses the organization and assumptions of the academic disciplines introduces resources for cross-cultural research on family... more

Reluctant Landscapes : Historical Anthropologies of Political Experience in Siin Senegal (Hardcover)

West African history is inseparable from the history of the Atlantic slave trade and colonialism. According to historical archaeologist François Richard however the dominance of this narrative not only colors the range of political discourse about... more

New Directions in Anthropology: A Sentimental Economy (Hardcover)

On the fringe of western Europe yet fully integrated into the capitalist market the rural economy of the west of Ireland seems to provide a fascinating object of analysis to the student of European folk cultures. This book concentrates on a particular... more

Existence and Transcendence : An Anti-Faustian Study in Philosophical Anthropology (Paperback)

This research work is a serious attempt to dilemma the inadequacies of reductive materialism as it has developed in the West in the last 200 years. The epoch of scientism has produced great material wealth for some but has also seriously sapped the... more

Explorations in Anthropology Meanings of the Market: The Free Market in Western Culture (Hardcover)

For almost twenty years the Free Market has been a central feature of public debate in the West Eastern Europe and elsewhere. In the name of the Market and its supposed benefits governments and international agencies have imposed massive changes on... more

Pre-Owned Reluctant Landscapes: Historical Anthropologies of Political Experience in Siin Senegal (Paperback 9780226252544) by Francois G Richard

9780226252544. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 400. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 400 p. Contains: Illustrations. West African history is inseparable from the history of the Atlantic slave trade and... more

The Physical Anthropology of Southern Nigeria (Paperback)

Originally published in 1962 the information in this survey was based on a study of the physical characteristics of the inhabitants of Southern Nigeria. The study took place during the course of thirty years spent in West Africa with the examination of... more

The Anthropology of Friendship (Paperback)

Friendship is usually seen as a vital part of most people s lives in the West. From our friends we hope to derive emotional support advice and material help in times of need. In this pioneering book basic assumptions about friendship are examined from... more

Anthropology of Contemporary Issues: Caribbean New York: Individualism and Democratic Culture (Paperback)

Since 1965 West Indians have been emigrating to the United States in record numbers and to New York City in particular. Caribbean New York shows how the new immigration is reshaping American race relations and sheds much-needed light on factors that... more

Pre-Owned Reluctant Landscapes: Historical Anthropologies of Political Experience in Siin Senegal Hardcover Francois G. Richard

9780226252407. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 400. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 400 p. Contains: Illustrations. West African history is inseparable from the history of the Atlantic slave trade and colonialism.... more

Methodology & History in Anthropology: Navigating Terrains of War: Youth and Soldiering in Guinea-Bissau (Hardcover)

Through the concept of social navigation this book sheds light on the mobilization of urban youth in West Africa. Social navigation offers a perspective on praxis in situations of conflict and turmoil. It provides insights into the interplay between... more

Asa Monographs The Anthropology of Power Book 36 (Hardcover)

An edited collection which examines the theoretical issues surrounding power and particularly empowerment which uses ethnographic analysis as its basis. It takes material from the Middle East Canada Columbia Australasia and various parts of Europe and... more

Wenner-Gren International Symposium World Anthropologies: Disciplinary Transformations within Systems of Power Book 7 (Hardcover)

Since its inception anthropology s authority has been based on the assumption that it is a unified discipline emanating from the West. In an age of heightened globalization anthropologists have failed to discuss consistently the current status of their... more

Routledge Studies in Anthropology The Cultural Economy of Protest in Post-Socialist European Union (Paperback)

Focusing on Slovakia and East Central Europe this book examines the cultural economy of protest and considers how the origins of political movements - progressive and reactionary - derive from resilient agrarian features. It draws attention to how the... more

Peking University Sociology and Anthropology: Topography of Politics in Rural China: The Story of Xiaocun (Hardcover)

Contemporary Chinese rural life is placed in sharp theoretical and practical focus in this book. State-of-the-art techniques and perspectives are combined to take the reader into Xiaocun a small village on the east bank of the Dianchi Lake in Kunming... more

Asa Monographs The Anthropology of Power Book 36 (Paperback)

An edited collection which examines the theoretical issues surrounding power and particularly empowerment which uses ethnographic analysis as its basis. It takes material from the Middle East Canada Columbia Australasia and various parts of Europe and... more

Pre-Owned Pragmatic Women and Body Politics (Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology Series Number 5) (Paperback) 0521629292

This thought-provoking volume compares the responses of women in a variety of countries and cultural settings to modern medical technologies. The contributors describe how women in East Africa deal with infertility how American women respond to... more

Sex in the Middle East and North Africa (Hardcover)

Sex in the Middle East and North Africa examines the sexual practices politics and complexities of the modern Arab world. Short chapters feature a variety of experts in anthropology sociology health science and cultural studies. Many of the chapters... more

The Body : Lived Cultured Adorned: Essays on Dress and the Body in the Bible and Ancient Near East in Honor of Nili S. Fox (Hardcover)

The clothed and adorned body has been at the forefront of Nili S. Fox s scholarship. In her hallmark approach she draws on theoretical models from anthropology and archaeology and locates the text within its native cultural environment in conversation... more

The Modern American West: Hell of a Vision : Regionalism and the Modern American West (Hardcover)

Focusing on the American West from the 1890s to the present Richard Dorman provides a wide-ranging view of the impact of regionalist ideas in pop culture and diverse fields such as geography land-use planning anthropology journalism and environmental... more

Labour Bondage in West India: From Past to Present (Hardcover)

Utilizing his fieldwork done in south Gujarat between 2004 and 2006 Jan Breman critically analyses the historical roots of the ongoing subordination of the rural poor in what has come to be recognized as a booming economy. more

Needles Herbs Gods and Ghosts: China Healing and the West to 1848 (Paperback)

When did the West discover Chinese healing traditions? Most people might point to the rediscovery of Chinese acupuncture in the 1970s. In Needles Herbs Gods and Ghosts Linda Barnes leads us back instead to the thirteenth century to uncover the story of... more

Pre-Owned Jolly Beach and the Preceramic Occupation of Antigua West Indies: Volume 84 (Paperback 9780913516201) by Dave D Davis

9780913516201. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 146. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 146 p. Yale University Publications in Anthropology 84. more

Spice Empire: The Arab Culinary Tradition in the West (Paperback)

Most people are blissfully unaware of the origins of their food but not William Ross Newland. Fascinated by culinary anthropology and having a chronic love affair with new flavors and textures Newland travels the world discovering culinary wonders that... more