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...Ploeg v.d.: The New Peasantries: Struggles for Autonomy and Sustainability in an Era of Empire and Globalization. Paperback

New Peasantries: Struggles for Autonomy and Sustainability in an Era of Empire and
Globalization. Paperback. By Jan Douwe Van Der Ploeg. 2009

...Walters a.o.: Against the Grain: The Vayda Tradition in Human Ecology and Ecological Anthropology. Paperback

Against the Grain: The Vayda Tradition in Human Ecology and Ecological Anthropology. Paperback
by Walters, Bradley B. / McCay, Bonnie J. / West, Paige / Lees, Susan

...Wilson: The Intimate Economies of Bangkok: Tomboys, Tycoons, and Avon Ladies in the Global City

Intimate Economies of Bangkok: Tomboys, Tycoons, and Avon Ladies in the Global City. Paperback. By Ara Wilson
xvi, 272 pages. 2004. Wilson shows us how global dreams come to life in the cacophony of Bangkok's markets.

...Zaloom: Out of the Pits: Traders And Technology from Chicago to London. Hardcover

Out of the Pits: Traders And Technology from Chicago to London. Hardcover
by Caitlin Zaloom. xiii, 224 pages. 2006

MacClancy: Exotic No More: Anthropology on the Front Lines. Paperback

Exotic No More: Anthropology on the Front Lines. Paperback
edited by Jeremy MacClancy. 456 pages. 2002

MacIntyre: A Short History of Ethics. A History of Moral Philosophy from the Homeric Age to the Twentieth Century. Paperback

Short History of Ethics. A History of Moral Philosophy from the Homeric Age to the Twentieth Century. Paperback
A. Alasdair MacIntyre. xx, 273 pages. 2002. To a remarkable extent, our decision-making is determined by the origins of the ethical ideas that we employ and the history of their development.

Mahdi: Crossroads. The Quest for Contemporary Rites of Passage. Paperback

Crossroads. The Quest for Contemporary Rites of Passage. Paperback
edited by Louise Mahdi / Christopher Carus / Nancy Geyer / Michael Meade
452 pages. 1996

Malinowski: Argonauts of the Western Pacific: An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea

Argonauts of the Western Pacific: An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea
by Bronislaw Malinowski
xxxii, 527 pages, many illustrations. 1922, reprint. This volume can be considered the founding document of economic anthropology, and remains the best one to read. It emphasizes the great significance of primitive economics by singling out the notable exchange system of the Trobriand Islands for special consideration.

Manor: Aid that Works: Successful Development in Fragile States. Paperback

Aid that Works: Successful Development in Fragile States. Paperback
edited by James Manor
xviii, 301 pages. 2006. This study investigates the attributes and effectiveness of donor-supported programmes and projects that worked well under difficult conditions in fragile states.

Mariampolski: Ethnography for Marketers. A Guide to Consumer Immersion. Paperback

Ethnography for Marketers. A Guide to Consumer Immersion. Paperback
Hy Mariampolski
264 pages. 2006. Ethnography for Marketers is designed as a standard training and reference resource to help corporate managers and marketers design and implement ethnographic studies. It is an excellent textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying ethnography or research methods in a variety of programs including business, sociology, anthropology and education.

Maury: Indigenous Races of the Earth. Cloth

Indigenous Races of the Earth. Including monographs on special departments of philogy, iconography, cranioscopy, paleontology, pathology, archaeology, comp. geography, and natural history.
by Alfred Maury, J. Aitken Meigs, Francis Pulszky
656 pages, with maps, many illustrations. Reprint of the 1857? edition. Published in India, looks very old. Reduced price. Not able to deliver a better copy

Mauss: The Gift. The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies. Paperback

Gift. The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies. Paperback
by Marcel Mauss
xviii, 164 pages, names & sunject indexes. 1990, reissued 2000. When first published, The Gift served as nothing less than an onslaught on contemporary political theory

Mauss: The Gift. The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies. Paperback

Gift. The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies. Paperback
by Marcel Mauss
164 pages, notes, indexes. 2001. When first published, The Gift served as nothing less than an onslaught on contemporary political theory

McAlister: Rara! Voudo, Power, and Performance in Haiti and its Diaspora. Paperback, includes a 24-track CD

Rara! Voudo, Power, and Performance in Haiti and its Diaspora. Paperback, includes a 24-track CD
by Elizabeth McAlister. 248 pages. 2002. Rara is an annual street festival in Haiti, when followers of Vodou march into public space to take an active role in politics. Elizabeth McAlister shows how Rara bands harness the power of Vodou spirits to broadcast coded points of view with historical, gendered and transnational dimensions

McCleary: The Stars We Know. Crow Indian Astronomy and Lifeways. Paperback

Stars We Know. Crow Indian Astronomy and Lifeways. Paperback
Timothy P. McCleary
xxii, 127 pages, with map, illustrations. 1997

McIntosh: Beyond Chiefdoms. Pathways to Complexity in Africa. New edition. Paperback

Beyond Chiefdoms. Pathways to Complexity in Africa. New edition. Paperback.
Susan Keech McIntosh
x, 176 pages, with 7 tables, 15 figures, 12 maps. 2005. Introduces an African perspective on archaeological theorizing about complex societies.

McKenzie: The Uncivilized Races of Men in All Countries of the World. Cloth. Being an Account of Their Manners and Customs, Their Physical, Social, Mental, Moral, and Religious Characteristics. In 2 Volumes. Hardback with dustover

Uncivilized Races of Men in All Countries of the World. Cloth. Being a Comprehensive Account of Their Manners and Customs, and of Their Physical, Social, Mental, Moral, and Religious Characteristics. In 2 Volumes. Hardback with dustover
Edited by John R. McKenzie, LL. D.
Reprint of the 1880 edition. 1530 pages, with many illustrations. Indian print, it looks used. We only have a set in stock with 8 blanc pages. Reduced price

McManners: The Oxford History of Christianity. 2nd edition. Paperback

Oxford History of Christianity. 2nd edition. Paperback
John McManners
778 pages, Illustrations chronology, index. 2002. An account of Christianity in all its historical and geographical diversity. This book traces the growth and development of Christianity from the earliest communities of believers to a world religion whose adherents number over 2000 million

McManners: The Oxford Illustrated History of Christianity. 2nd edition. Paperback

Oxford Illustrated History of Christianity. 2nd edition. Paperback
John McManners.
xi, 724 pages, with illustrations, chronology, index. 1990, 2001. An account of Christianity in all its historical and geographical diversity. This book traces the growth and development of Christianity from the earliest communities of believers to a world religion whose adherents number over 2000 million

McRobbie: The Aftermath of Feminism. Gender, Culture and Social Change. Paperback

Aftermath of Feminism. Gender, Culture and Social Change. Paperback
Angela McRobbie. Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK
192 pages

Menzel: Material World: A Global Family Portrait. Hardcover

Material World: A Global Family Portrait. Hardcover
by Peter Menzel and Charles C. Mann
255 pages, with 350 color photographs. 1994. Material World demonstrates the emerging global economy by displaying families in more than 30 nations outside their homes, with all their possessions in view. Statistical information accompanies the photo-essay, so readers can compare one culture with another

Merrifield: South American Kinship: Eight Kinship Systems from Brazil and Colombia. Paperback

South American Kinship: Eight Kinship Systems from Brazil and Colombia. Paperback
edited William Merrifield
v, 122 pages. 1985

Meskell: Object Worlds in Ancient Egypt: Material Biographies Past and Present. Paperback

Object Worlds in Ancient Egypt: Material Biographies Past and Present. Paperback
by Lynn Meskell
xii, 248 pages, with 30 illustrations. 2004. Drawing on a wide range of objects, artefacts and artwork, from the Valley of the Kings to Las Vegas, the author provides an analysis of the aesthetics of ancient Egyptian culture and looks into some of its more intriguing mysteries, including our ongoing fascination with it.

Metcalf: They Lie, We Lie. Getting on with Anthropology. Paperback ( Borneo )

They Lie, We Lie. Getting on with Anthropology. Paperback ( Borneo )
Peter Metcalf
168 pages, 13 photos. 2001. In the spirit of the award-winning Getting to Know Waiwai, They Lie, We Lie is a thoughtful and entertaining warts-and-all account of ethnographic fieldwork. Metcalf transforms his book into an engaging and readable book by focusing on his relationship with a particular difficult, aristocratic and influential Lelak woman - Kasi.

Meyer, Pels: Magic and Modernity: Interfaces of Revelation and Concealment. Paperback

Magic and Modernity: Interfaces of Revelation and Concealment. Paperback
edited by Birgit Meyer and Peter Pels. viii, 390 pages. 2003

Middleton: African Merchants of the Indian Ocean. Swahili of the East African Coast

African Merchants of the Indian Ocean. Swahili of the East African Coast
John Middleton
134 pages. 2004. This serves as an introduction to an unusual people of eastern Africa known as Swahili. Middleton describes their highly stratified, merchant society and civilization, documenting their importance both for anthropologists and for others interested in Africa.

Miethe, Deibert: Fight Time. The Normative Rules and Routines of Interpersonal Violence

Fight Time. The Normative Rules and Routines of Interpersonal Violence
Terance D. Miethe and Gini R. Deibert
157 pages. 2007. Violence has been and continues to be a central feature of U.S. society. Although the contexts for violence vary substantially, interpersonal aggression is incredibly patterned in social characteristics, such as time, place, offender/victim profiles, and in the rules of engagement that underlie its initiation, escalation, and desistance in anger-provoking situations.

Migdal: State in Society. Studying How States and Societies Transform and Constitute One Another. Paperback

State in Society. Studying How States and Societies Transform and Constitute One Another. Paperback
by Joel Migdal
304 pages. 2001

Milton: Forbidden Science. Suppressed Research that Could Change Our Lives. Cloth

Forbidden Science. Suppressed Research that Could Change Our Lives. Cloth
Richard Milton
264 pages, bibliography, index. 1995. Part 1: Science. Part 2: Taboo. Part 3 Postscript: Frauds, Fakes and Facing Facts

Mitchell: Rule of Experts: Egypt, Techno-Politics, Modernity. Paperback

Rule of Experts: Egypt, Techno-Politics, Modernity. Paperback
by Timothy Mitchell
xiii, 413 pages. 2002

Mol: Globalization and Environmental Reform. The Ecological Modernization of the Global Economy. Paperback

Globalization and Environmental Reform. The Ecological Modernization of the Global Economy. Paperback
Arthur P.J. Mol. 214 pages. 2001. In this book Arthur Mol seeks to provide a more balanced understanding of the relationship between globalization and environmental quality

Monaghan, Just: Social and Cultural Anthropology: A Very Short Introduction. Paperback

Social and Cultural Anthropology: A Very Short Introduction. Paperback
by John Monaghan and Peter Just. 176 pages, halftones, line drawings. 2000

Morley: Ancient History: Key Themes and Approaches

Ancient History: Key Themes and Approaches. Paperback
Neville Morley
256 pages. 1999. This work provides a sourcebook of writings on ancient history. It presents over 500 of the most important stimulating and provocative arguments by modern writers on the subject. Topics include democracy, imperialism, slavery and sexuality

Morris: Religion and Anthropology. A Critical Introduction. Paperback

Religion and Anthropology. A Critical Introduction. Paperback
Brian Morris.
360 pages. 2006. Comprehensive, free of scholastic jargon, engaging, and comparative in approach, it covers all the major religious traditions that have been studied concretely by anthropologists. Shamanism, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Christianity and its relation to African and Melanesian religions and contemporary Neopaganism.

Moser: Encounters with Violence in Latin America . Paperback

Encounters with Violence in Latin America . Paperback
Caroline Moser, Cathy McIlwaine
288 pages, 69 line drawings. 2003. Latin America is one of the world's fastest developing regions, yet also a hub area for crime and violence, where the links between social exclusion, inequality and violence are clearly visible. Drug crime, robbery, international trafficking, gang violence and domestic violence destabilise countries' economies and harm their people and social structures

Mosse: Cultivating Development: An Ethnography of Aid Policy and Practice. Paperback

Cultivating Development: An Ethnography of Aid Policy and Practice. Paperback
by David Mosse. xvii, 315 pages. 2005

Munck, de: Culture, Self, and Meaning

Culture, Self, and Meaning
Victor de Munck
113 pages. In this highly informative and interdisciplinary exploration of the relationship between culture and psyche, de Munck provides a substantive introduction to pertinent issues, theory, and empirical studies that lie at the junction of psychology, sociology, and anthropology

Munck: Contemporary Latin America. Paperback

Contemporary Latin America. Paperback
by Ronaldo Munck
xvi, 198 pages, 6 figures, 7 tables, 2 maps. 2003. Lands and Peoples - Historical Context - Political Economy - Political Governance - Social Pattexxxrns - Social Movements - Cultural Politics - Latin America in a Changing World - Futures Imperfect?

Nederveen Pieterse: Development Theory Deconstructions/Reconstructions. Paperback

Development Theory Deconstructions / Reconstructions. Paperback
Jan Nederveen Pieterse. xviii, 252 pages. 2nd edition, 2009 / 2010

Nincic: Renegade Regimes. Confronting Deviant Behavior in World Politics. Paperback

Renegade Regimes. Confronting Deviant Behavior in World Politics. Paperback
by Miroslav Nincic
viii, 219 pages. 2007. He argues that comprehensive economic sanctions can lead to a restructuring of the renegade regime's ideology and economy that ultimately strengthens its grip on power.

Nolan: Development Anthropology: Encounters in the Real World

Development Anthropology: Encounters in the Real World
by Riall W. Nolan
345 pages. 2002. Nolan explains how anthropology is used in international development projects to people who are or intend to be active in planning and carrying out programs of directed change in culturally diverse environments. He argues that the development industry is at present ill-equipped to manage the demands of sustained and focused cross-cultural collaboration, and sets out to help change that

O'Flaherty: Women, Androgynes, and Other Mythical Beasts. Paperback

Women, Androgynes, and Other Mythical Beasts. Paperback
by Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty
xviii, 382 pages, 4 leaves of plates. 1982. Examines the conception of the relationship between men and women as expressed in the animal symbols and sexual metaphors of Hindu mythology

O'Reilly: Key Concepts in Ethnography. Paperback

Key Concepts in Ethnography. Paperback
Karen O'Reilly
240 pages. 2008. At last, an accessible, authoritative, non-nonsense guide to the key concepts in one of the most widely used methodologies in social science: Ethnography

Osterhammel: Globalization: A Short History. Hardcover

Globalization: A Short History. Hardcover
by Jurgen Osterhammel and Niels P. Petersson. Translated by Dona Geyer
xi, 182 pages. 2005

Osterhammel: Globalization: A Short History. Paperback

Globalization: A Short History. Paperback
by Jurgen Osterhammel and Niels P. Petersson. Translated by Dona Geyer
xi, 182 pages. 2005 (paperback 2009)

Pagden. European Encounters with the New World: From Renaissance to Romanticism. Paperback

European Encounters with the New World: From Renaissance to Romanticism. Paperback
by Anthony Pagden
224 pages. 1994. After Columbus discovered America Europeans wondered how the discovery of the New World would affect them. In this book the author examines some of the varied ways in which Europeans interpreted their encounters with America

Panter-Brick: Hunter-Gatherers. An Interdisciplinary Perspective. Paperback

Hunter-Gatherers. An Interdisciplinary Perspective. Paperback
Catherine Panter-Brick, Robert H. Layton and Peter Rowley-Conwy, editors
360 pages, some tables, glossary, index. 2001. Analyses of the ecology, biology and society of past and present-day hunter-gatherers are at the core of this interdisciplinary volume.

Pardue: Ruminations on Violence. Paperback

Ruminations on Violence. Paperback
Derek Pardue. 206 pages. 2008. Violence pervades humanity as experience, public policy, narrative, and mediated commodity. The goal of Ruminations on Violence is to discuss and analyze various contours of violence as it is made manifest around the world. The unifying theme is that violence is not a thing, but rather a dynamic force occurring among separate, conscious minds that is enhanced by the careful scrutiny of social science.

Parkin: Kinship and Family. An Anthropological Reader. Paperback

Kinship and Family. An Anthropological Reader. Paperback
edited by Robert Parkin and Linda Stone
xiii, 479 pages, with glossary and index. 2004

Parkin: Palms, Wine, and Witnesses, Public Spirit and Private Gain in an African Farming Community

Palms, Wine, and Witnesses, Public Spirit and Private Gain in an African Farming Community. Paperback
by David J. Parkin
113 pages. 1994. This well-known, theoretically informed ethnography continues to offer a valuable examination of economic development among the Giriama of Kenya.