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Pre-Owned Reading the Past: Current Approaches to Interpretation in Archaeology (Paperback) 0521409578 9780521409575

A revised edition of this controversial textbook first published in 1986. Hodder puts forward the case for a post-processual archaeology which draws upon the wider perspectives of history and social anthropology. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are... more

We Were Gasping for Air : [Post-]Yugoslav Anti-War Activism and Its Legacy (Paperback)

Positioned at the interface between historical sociology anthropology and social movement studies We Were Gasping for Air: [Post-]Yugoslav Anti-War Activism and Its Legacy goes beyond the widely exploited paradigms of nationalism and civil society... more

Pre-Owned Cultural Anthropology: A Global Perspective (Paperback) 0132301741 9780132301749

Now with SAGE Publishing!Cultural Anthropology: A Global Perspective by Raymond R. Scupin delves into both classic and current research in the field reflecting a commitment to anthropology s holistic and integrative approach. This text illuminates... more

Current Issues in Theology Reading the Bible Theologically Book 13 (Paperback)

Theological interpretation of the Bible is one of the most significant debates within theology today. Yet what exactly is theological reading? Darren Sarisky proposes that it requires identification of the reader via a theological anthropology; an... more

Wiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropolo A Companion to Moral Anthropology Book 7 (Hardcover)

A Companion to Moral Anthropology is the first collective consideration of the anthropological dimensions of morals morality and ethics. Original essays by international experts explore the various currents approaches and issues in this important... more

Asa Monographs Environmentalism: The View from Anthropology (Paperback)

Located in a wide spectrum of current research and practice from analyses of green ideology and imagery enviromental law and policy and local enviromental activism in the West to ethnographic studies of relationships between humans and their... more

Pre-Owned The Essence of Anthropology 9781305258983 Paperback 4 edition

9781305258983. Pre-owned: Good condition. Paperback. Edition: 4. Language: English. Intended for college/higher education audience. Filled with current examples THE ESSENCE OF ANTHROPOLOGY brings to life anthropology s key concepts and their great... more

The Palgrave Handbook of the Anthropology of Technology (Paperback)

This Handbook offers an overview of the thriving and diverse field of anthropological studies of technology. It features 39 original chapters each reviewing the state of the art of current research and enlivening the field of study through... more

Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series: Galileo Courtier : The Practice of Science in the Culture of Absolutism (Paperback)

Informed by currents in sociology cultural anthropology and literary theory Galileo Courtier is neither a biography nor a conventional history of science. In the court of the Medicis and the Vatican Galileo fashioned both his career and his science... more

Pre-Owned Porta Palazzo: The Anthropology of an Italian Market (Hardcover 9780812244069) by Rachel E Black Carlo Petrini

9780812244069. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 232. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 232 p. Contains: Illustrations. Contemporary Ethnography. Porta Palazzo arguably Western Europe s largest open-air market is a... more

Pre-Owned Navigating Austerity: Currents of Debt Along a South Asian River (Hardcover 9780804789479) by Professor Laura Bear

9780804789479. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 264. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 264 p. Contains: Unspecified. Anthropology of Policy. Navigating Austerity addresses a key policy question of our era: what happens... more

Pre-Owned Galileo Courtier : The Practice of Science in the Culture of Absolutism (Hardcover) 9780226045597

9780226045597. Good condition. Hard cover. 2nd ed. Language: English. Pages: 416. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 416 p. Contains: Illustrations. Science and Its Conceptual Foundations. Informed by currents in sociology cultural anthropology and... more

Primatology Monographs: Post-Genome Biology of Primates (Hardcover)

Today researchers in primatology and anthropology have access to a wealth of genome information opening new insights into primate studies. This book recounts the current state of knowledge and offers directions for the future of primate genome studies. more

Taking Sides: Anthropology Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Anthropology (Paperback)

Taking Sides volumes present current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with Learning Outcomes an Issue Summary an Introduction... more

Exploring Muslim Contexts: Ethnographies of Islam: Ritual Performances and Everyday Practices (Hardcover)

This comparative approach to the various uses of the ethnographic method in research about Islam in anthropology and other social sciences is particularly relevant in the current climate. Political discourses and stereotypical media portrayals of... more

Anthropology of Well-Being: Individual Community Society: Cultural Dimensions of Well-Being : Therapy Animals as Healers (Paperback)

Clementine K. Fujimura and Simone Nommensen discuss the ethical treatment of animals and provide an overview of current and past uses of animals to enhance human well-being in Germany the United States Japan and Russia. more

Socio-Cultural Anthropology in Mozambique (Paperback)

In this manual we can find a short history of anthropology in general. Next we present and discuss anthropological theories and currents: evolutionist diffusionist functionalist structuralist with their respective critical reflections. We also deal... more

Human-Environment Interactions: Human-Environment Interactions: Current and Future Directions (Hardcover)

Drawing on research from eleven countries across four continents the 16 chapters in the volume bring perspectives from various specialties in anthropology and human ecology institutional analysis historical and political ecology geography... more

Pre-Owned The Environment in Anthropology: A Reader in Ecology Culture and Sustainable Living (Paperback 9780814736371) by Nora Haenn Richard Wilk

9780814736371. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 493. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 493 p. Contains: Illustrations black & white. The Environment in Anthropology presents ecology and current environmental... more

Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics Stance: Sociolinguistic Perspectives (Paperback)

All communication involves acts of stance in which speakers take up positions vis-a-vis the expressive referential interactional and social implications of their speech. This book brings together contributions in a new and dynamic current of... more

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland; Volume 1 (Paperback)

This journal offers a collection of articles and research papers on anthropology covering topics such as cultural studies social anthropology and archaeology. It provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of anthropological research and... more

Tree Leaf Talk: A Heideggerian Anthropology (Paperback)

This is the first book to explore the relationship between Martin Heideggers work and modern anthropology. Heidegger attracts much scholarly interest among social scientists but few have explored his ideas in relation to current anthropological... more

Pre-Owned A Portrait of Humankind: Current Readings in Physical Anthropology (Revised Edition) Paperback

Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in a - USED - VERY GOOD Condition condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help.... 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... more

Novel Approaches to Anthropology : Contributions to Literary Anthropology (Hardcover)

This volume of essays reflects current theoretical methodological and pedagogical approaches to literary anthropology. more

The Wherewithal of Life : Ethics Migration and the Question of Well-Being (Edition 1) (Paperback)

The Wherewithal of Life engages with current developments in the anthropology of ethics and migration studies to explore in empirical depth and detail the life experiences of three young men - a Ugandan migrant in Copenhagen a Burkina Faso migrant... more

Interplay: Gauguin s Skirt (Paperback)

Gauguin s Skirt is about contemporary Tahitians and a long-dead French painter sex today and sex in the late nineteenth century and colonialism new and old. Written on the boundary between art history and anthropology it enters the domains of... more

Cultural Memory in the Present: Being Given : Toward a Phenomenology of Givenness (Hardcover)

This ambitious work engages several major philosophical genres. It responds to current discussions of the gift which lie on the frontier of literature anthropology and economics notably in the work of Jacques Derrida and offers a detailed critique... more

Critical Inuit Studies : An Anthology of Contemporary Arctic Ethnography (Paperback)

Over the past decade some of the most innovative work in anthropology and related fields has been done in the Native communities of circumpolar North America. Critical Inuit Studies offers an overview of the current state of Inuit studies by... more

Schools and Styles of Anthropological Theory (Paperback)

This book presents an overview of important currents of thought in social and cultural anthropology from the 19th century to the present. It introduces readers to the origins context and continuing relevance of a fascinating and exciting... more

Retrenchment and Regeneration in Rural Newfoundland (Paperback)

Set against the background of momentous economic changes over the last decade Retrenchment and Regeneration in Rural Newfoundland examines the economic political and social circumstances that have led to the current crisis in rural Newfoundland. In... more

Anthropologies of Modernity: Foucault Governmentality and Life Politics (Paperback)

This book brings together a range of anthropological writings that are inspired by the French philosopher Michel Foucault and examine Foucault s contribution to current theories of modernity. Treats modernity as an ethnographic object by focusing on... more

Uniqueness Self belonging and Intercourse in Nature (Paperback)

This manuscript has ensued from my past studies in biochemistry (PhD CUNY 1986) and my current endeavors in graduate study in philosophy and anthropology. The current research project began during my period as a graduate student in biochemistry with... more

Anthropology as Cultural Critique : An Experimental Moment in the Human Sciences (Edition 2) (Paperback)

Using cultural anthropology to analyze debates that reverberate throughout the human sciences George E. Marcus and Michael M. J. Fischer look closely at cultural anthropology s past accomplishments its current predicaments its future direction and... more

Pre-Owned Mirror for Humanity: A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (Paperback) 0070357838

Written by a prominent scholar in the field Conrad Phillip Kottak this concise student-friendly current introduction to cultural anthropology carefully balances coverage of core topics and contemporary changes in the field. While maintaining its... more

Primatology Monographs: Post-Genome Biology of Primates (Paperback)

Today researchers in primatology and anthropology have access to a wealth of genome information opening new insights into primate studies. This book recounts the current state of knowledge and offers directions for the future of primate genome studies. more

Routledge Studies in Anthropology and Mu Pragmatic Imagination and the New Museum Anthropology (Hardcover)

Pragmatic Imagination and the New Museum Anthropology shifts museum anthropology s relationship to the broader field from marginal to central by revealing the sophisticated transdisciplinary praxis (theory + practice) at the heart of current museum... more

Cultural Memory in the Present: Being Given : Toward a Phenomenology of Givenness (Paperback)

This ambitious work engages several major philosophical genres. It responds to current discussions of the gift which lie on the frontier of literature anthropology and economics notably in the work of Jacques Derrida and offers a detailed critique... more