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Key Concepts: Rapport: Social and Cultural Anthropology. The Key Concepts. Paperback 
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  • Key Concepts. Social and Cultural Anthropology. The Key Concepts. Paperback
  • Nigel Rapport, Joanna Overing
  • 464 pages. 2000. Social and Cultural Anthropology: The Key Concepts is the ideal introduction to this discipline, defining and discussing the central terms of the subject with clarity and authority


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MacIntyre: A Short History of Ethics. A History of Moral Philosophy from the Homeric Age to the Twentieth Century. Paperback  
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  • 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 (1967)


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


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


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Manor: Aid that Works: Successful Development in Fragile States. Paperback 
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  • Aid that Works: Successful Development in Fragile States. Paperback
    edited by James Manor
    xviii, 301 pages
    2006


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Matsumoto: Cultural Influences on Research Methods and Statistics. Paperback 
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  • Cultural Influences on Research Methods and Statistics. Paperback

  • by David Matsumoto

  • 66 pages. 1994. Matsumoto takes a look at the often very dramatic effect culture has on the ways that psychologists conduct research and analyze data. He covers issues that are extensions of the general issues in research methodology and statistics, as well as issues truly unique to research across cultures, such as problems due to translation.



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Maury: Indigenous Races of the Earth. Cloth 
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  • 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


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


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


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


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


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


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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 
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  • 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


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McManners: The Oxford History of Christianity. 2nd edition. Paperback 
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  • Oxford History of Christianity. 2nd edition. Paperback
  • John McManners
  • 778 pages, with 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


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


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Menzel: Material World: A Global Family Portrait. Hardcover 
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  • 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


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


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


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Metcalf: They Lie, We Lie. Getting on with Anthropology. Paperback 
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  • They Lie, We Lie. Getting on with Anthropology. Paperback
  • Peter Metcalf
  • 168 pages, with 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.



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Middleton: African Merchants of the Indian Ocean. Swahili of the East African Coast 
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  • 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, who has known these people for a half a century, describes their highly stratified, merchant society and civilization, documenting their importance both for anthropologists and for others interested in Africa. Swahili continue today their centuries-old role as merchants in long-distance international trade, a role that has led them to form a society very distinct from any other in Africa.


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


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


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


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


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Mol: Globalization and Environmental Reform. The Ecological Modernization of the Global Economy. Paperback 
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  • Globalization and Environmental Reform. The Ecological Modernization of the Global Economy. Paperback
  • Arthur P.J. Mol
  • 214 pages. 2001


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Morley: Ancient History: Key Themes and Approaches 
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  • 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


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Morris: Anthropological Studies of Religion: An Introductory Text. Paperback 
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  • Anthropological Studies of Religion: An Introductory Text. Paperback
  • by Brian Morris
  • 369 pages. 1987


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Morris: Death-Ritual and Social Structure in Classical Antiquity. Paperback 
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  • Death-Ritual and Social Structure in Classical Antiquity. Paperback
  • Ian Morris
  • 284 pages, with  48 diagrams, 12 tables. 1992. Shows how the excavated remains of burials are a major source of evidence for social historians of the ancient Graeco-Roman world.


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Morris: Religion and Anthropology. A Critical Introduction. Paperback 
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  • 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.


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Moser: Encounters with Violence in Latin America . Paperback 
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  • Encounters with Violence in Latin America . Paperback
  • Caroline Moser, Cathy McIlwaine
  • 288 pages, with 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


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


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Munck, de: Culture, Self, and Meaning 
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  • 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


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Munck: Contemporary Latin America. Paperback 
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  • Contemporary Latin America. Paperback
  • by Ronaldo Munck
  • xvi, 198 pages, with 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?


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Nolan: Development Anthropology: Encounters in the Real World 
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