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9780226029726 /1b/ Ashforth: Madumo. A Man Bewitched. Paperback

Madumo. A Man Bewitched. Paperback Adam Ashforth 262 pages. 2005. This true story of witchcraft and friendship is set against the turbulent backdrop of contemporary Soweto. Adam Ashworth finds his friend Madumo in dire circumstances: his family has accused him of using witchcraft to kill his mother.

9780521376310 /s Tambiah: Magic, Science and Religion and the Scope of Rationality. Paperback

Magic, Science and Religion and the Scope of Rationality. Paperback by Stanley J. Tambiah 199 pages, 18 halftones. 1990. Dealing with the classical opposition between magic, science and religion, this book reviews the debates in Judaism, early Greek science, Renaissance philosophy, the scientific revolution, reconsiders interpretative approaches to magic in anthropology and discusses rationality and relativism.

9780801483820 Constable: Maid to Order in Hong Kong: An Ethnography of Filipina Workers. Paperback

Maid to Order in Hong Kong: An Ethnography of Filipina Workers. Paperback. by Nicole Constable xix, 230 pages. 1997

9780521718196 / Price: Making Empire: Colonial Encounters and the Creation of Imperial Rule in Nineteenth-Century Africa. Paperback

Making Empire: Colonial Encounters and the Creation of Imperial Rule in Nineteenth-Century Africa. Paperback Richard Price 402 pages, 17 halftones, 5 maps. 2008. This is the dramatic story of the colonial encounter and the construction of empire in Southern Africa in the nineteenth century.

9780415185783 Heald: Manhood and Morality: Sex, Violence and Ritual in Gisu Society. Paperback

Manhood and Morality: Sex, Violence and Ritual in Gisu Society. Paperback by Suzette Heald 208 pages. 1999. An impressive and meticulously crafted African ethnography, which has theoretical and practical relevance for understanding masculinity and violence in general. It explores issues of male identity among the Gisu of Uganda and the moral dilemma faced by men who define themselves by their capacity for violence

0767903439 or 0717132358 Wilber: The Marriage of Sense and Soul: Integrating Science and Religion. Paperback

Marriage of Sense and Soul: Integrating Science and Religion. Paperback by Ken Wilber xii, 225 pages. 1999

978087156437540 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

9781412906708 Rothenbuhler, Coman: Media Anthropology. Paperback

Media Anthropology. Paperback Eric W. Rothenbuhler and Mihai Coman 368 pages. 2005. This is a state-of-the-art overview of anthropological approaches to the study of media. An international team of contributors identify the major concepts, methods and bibliography involved and provide examples of current research

9780822324416 Spyer: The Memory of Trade Modernity's Entanglements on an Eastern Indonesian Island. Paperback

Memory of Trade. Modernity's Entanglements on an Eastern Indonesian Island. by Patricia Spyer 384 pages, 15 photographs, 3 maps. 2000. An ethnographic study of the people of Aru, an archipelago in eastern Indonesia. Central to Spyer’s study is the fraught identification of Aruese people with two imaginary elsewheres, the ‘Aru’ and the ‘Malay’.

9780415297523 King, Wilder: The Modern Anthropology of South East Asia: An Introduction

Modern Anthropology of South East Asia: An Introduction Victor T. King, William D. Wilder 448 pages, 51 illustrations, maps, bibliography. 2002. It provides an overview of the major theoretical issues and themes which have emerged from the engagement of anthropologists with South-East Asian communities; a succinct historical survey and analysis of the peoples and cultures of the region.

9780816627936 Appadurai: Modernity at Large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalization. Paperback

Modernity at Large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalization. Paperback by Arjun Appadurai xi, 229 pages. 1996

9780292714809 Breglia: Monumental Ambivalence: The Politics of Heritage. Paperback

Monumental Ambivalence: The Politics of Heritage. Paperback by Lisa Breglia xii, 242 pages. 2006

9780226730066 Rouget: Music and Trance. A Theory of the Relations between Music and Possession. Paperback

Music and Trance. A Theory of the Relations between Music and Possession. Paperback by Gilbert Rouget xix, 395 pages, 8 half-tones. 1985

9780691123509 Eliade: The Myth of the Eternal Return: Cosmos And History. Paperback

Myth of the Eternal Return: Cosmos And History. Paperback by Mircea Eliade xxix, 195 pages. 2005

9780374521509 Barthes: Mythologies. Paperback

Mythologies. Paperback by Roland Barthes 159 pages. 1973. Mythologies finds Barthes revealing the fashioned systems of ideas that make it possible, for example, for 'Einstein's brain' to stand for, be the myth of, 'a genius so lacking in magic that one speaks about his thought as a functional labor analogous to the mechanical making of sausages.

9780521468343 / Worster: Nature's Economy: A History of Ecological Ideas. Paperback

Nature's Economy: A History of Ecological Ideas. Paperback by Donald Worster xiii, 505 pages. 1994

9780142002407 / Gross: Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland. Paperback

Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland. Paperback by Jan Tomasz Gross xxii, 214 pages. 2002

9780415257480 /1b/ Clarke: New Religions in Global Perspective. Paperback

New Religions in Global Perspective. Paperback Peter Clarke. 2006. Clarke’s in-depth account explores the innovative character of new religious movements and new forms of spirituality from a global vantage point.

9780415965774 Robbins, Lucas: New Religious Movements in the Twenty-First Century. Legal, Political, and Social Challenges in Global Perspective

New Religious Movements in the Twenty-First Century. Legal, Political, and Social Challenges in Global Perspective edited by Th. Robbins and Ph. Ch. Lucas 376 pages. 2004. Examines the urgent and important issues facing new religions in their political, legal and religious contexts in global perspective. With essays from prominent new religious movement scholars, this book provides insight into the challenges facing religion in the 21st century

9781904456636 /1a/ Black: No-nonsense Guide to International Development. Paperback

No-nonsense Guide to International Development. Paperback By Maggie Black. 152 pages, 15 charts and illustrations, 2007

9780520202849 / Hutchinson: Nuer Dilemmas: Coping with Money, War, and the State. Paperback

Nuer Dilemmas: Coping with Money, War, and the State. Paperback Sharon E. Hutchinson 428 pages, 30 photographs, 6 tables. 1996. This text combines ethnographic evidence and contemporary theoretical perspectives to show not only what has happened to the Nuer (of southern Sudan) since their 1930s encounters with Evans-Pritchard, and what is to be gained from a historicized treatment of ethnographic materials.

9781859738672 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.

9780521774109 / Rowse: Obliged to be Difficult. Nugget Coombs' Legacy in Indiginous Affairs. Paperback

Obliged to be Difficult. Nugget Coombs' Legacy in Indiginous Affairs. Paperback Tim Rowse 262 pages, notes, references, index. 2000. This book is an account of government policies and a biographical slice of an outstanding Australian government policy

9780415261234 Guignon: On Being Authentic. Paperback

On Being Authentic. Paperback C. Guignon 200 pages. 2004. Thought-provoking and with an astonishing range of references, On Being Authentic is a gripping journey into the self. Beginning with Socrates and Augustine, Charles Guignon argues that being authentic is to have a sincere story to tell.

9780199233113 /2/ Hurrell: On Global Order: Power, Values, and the Constitution of International Society. Paperback

On Global Order: Power, Values, and the Constitution of International Society. Andrew Hurrell. 362 pages. 2007

9780521016247 / Chomsky: On Nature and Language. Paperback

On Nature and Language. Paperback Noam Chomsky 216 pages. 2002. Noam Chomsky develops his thinking on the relation between language, mind and brain, integrating current research in linguistics into the burgeoning field of neuroscience. Nature and Language is a significant landmark in the development of linguistic theory.

9780231141529 Asad: On Suicide Bombing. Cloth

On Suicide Bombing. Cloth By Talal Asad 144 pages. 2007. For many non-Muslims, "the suicide bomber" quickly became the icon of "an Islamic culture of death", a conceptual leap that struck Asad as problematic. Is there a "religiously-motivated terrorism?" If so, how does it differ from other cruelties? What makes its motivation "religious"?

9780486450063 Darwin: On the Origin of Species. Paperback

On the Origin of Species. Paperback Charles Darwin. Introduction by Jeff Wallace xxiv, 392 pages. Darwins theory of natural selection is also a humane and inspirational vision of ecological inter-relatedness revealing the almost unthinkably complex and mutual inter-dependencies between animal and plant life, climate and physical environment and the human world

Channa: Oracles, Omens and Dreams. Dream Beliefs among Tribals. Cloth

Oracles, Omens and Dreams. Dream Beliefs among Tribals. Cloth Edited by S.M. Channa 292 pages. 2002. 1. Navaho dreams. 2. Dreams and Omens among the Nagas. 3. Divination "Adaptive" from whose perspective? 4. Dreams and dream beliefs in north western Australia. 5. The dreaming of Kunukban. 6. Dreams of change: in traditional Melanesian religion. 7. Oracles and dreams among the Lepchas. 8. Ndembu divinatory symbolism. 9. Oracles among the Azande. 10. Manus religion. 11. A Zulu diviner

9780140432053 Darwin: The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. Paperback

Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. Paperback by Charles Darwin. Edited with an introduction by J.W. Burrow 476 pages. 1982

978046501610516 Soto, de: The Other Path: The Economic Answer to Terrorism. New edition. Paperback

Other Path: The Economic Answer to Terrorism. New edition. Paperback Hernando de Soto xxxix, 273 pages. 2002. In this work on the informal economy of Peru and the reasons why poverty can be a breeding ground for terrorists, Hernando De Soto describes the forces that keep people dependent on underground economies. In the preface, he makes the connection between the Shining Path in the 1980s and the Taliban.

9780226978130 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

9780192803368 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

9780192854391 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

9780415303538 Clifton: The Paganism Reader. Paperback

Paganism Reader. Paperback by Chas S. Clifton 387 pages, many figures, 15 halftones, index. 2004. A selection of primary sources in Paganism, ranging from its ancient beginnings to its 20th century reconstruction and revival

9780521658720 /s Gamble: Palaeolithic Societies of Europe. Paperback

Palaeolithic Societies of Europe. Paperback Clive Gamble 520 pages, 5 half-tones 106 tables 16 graphs 84 figures 13 maps, bibliography. 1999. Clive Gamble's overview of Palaeolithic societies building on his The Palaeolithic Settlement of Europe (1986)

9780521800631 / Hoppa: Paleodemography. Age Distributions from Skeletal Samples. Hardback

Paleodemography. Age Distributions from Skeletal Samples. Hardback Edited by Robert D. Hoppa, James W. Vaupel 274 pages, with 28 line diagrams, 4 half-tones, 25 tables. 2002

9780881338027 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.

9780415258692 Sillitoe: Participating in Development. Paperback

Participating in Development. Paperback Edited by Paul Sillitoe, Alan Bicker and Johan Pottier 288 pages, 28 line drawings, 6 tables and 1 photo. 2002. This thought-provoking and challenging collection focuses on how anthropologists can define and use indigenous knowledge without compromising anthropological expectations

9780520073180 Leslie: Paths to Asian Medical Knowledge. Paperback

Paths to Asian Medical Knowledge. Paperback edited by Charles Leslie and Allen Young ix, 296 pages. 1992

9780415228329 / Ingold: The Perception of the Environment. Essays in Livelihood, Dwelling and Skill. Paperback

Perception of the Environment. Essays in Livelihood, Dwelling and Skill. Paperback Tim Ingold 480 pages, 5 photos, 65 line drawings. 2000. An integrated approach to understanding how people live, learn, work in and perceive their environments

9780761910398 Denzin: Performance Ethnography. Critical Pedagogy and the Politics of Culture. Paperback

Performance Ethnography. Critical Pedagogy and the Politics of Culture. Paperback Norman K Denzin 336 pages. 2003. Part I covers pedagogy, ethnography, performance, and theory as the foundation for a performative social science. Part II addresses the worlds of family, nature, praxis, and action, employing a structure that is equal parts memoir, essay, short story, and literary autoethnography. Part III examines the ethics and practical politics of performance autoethnography, anchored in the post-9//11 discourse in the United States.

9780521002660 /s Katz: Perpetual Contact. Mobile Communication, Private Talk, Public Performance. Paperback

Perpetual Contact. Mobile Communication, Private Talk, Public Performance. Paperback Edited by James E. Katz and Mark Aakhus 416 pages, 50 tables 10 figures. 2002. This book will be the first study of the impact of the mobile phone on contemporary society from a social scientific perspective. Providing a comprehensive overview of mobile phones and social interaction, it comprises an introduction covering the key issues, a series of unique national studies and a final section examining specific issues.

9781405118729 /2 Zagzebski: Philosophy of Religion: An Historical Introduction. Paperback

Philosophy of Religion: An Historical Introduction. Paperback by Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski. 264 pages. 2007

9781577661016 Rappaport: Pigs for the Ancestors. Ritual in the Ecology of a New Guinea People. Second edition. Paperback

Pigs for the Ancestors. Ritual in the Ecology of a New Guinea People. Second edition. Paperback by Roy A. Rappaport 501 pages with text, appendix, index, bibliography, 16 pages with illustrations. 2000. It is a classic case study of human ecology in a tribal society, the role of culture in local and regional resource management, negative feedback, and the application of systems theory to an anthropological population.

9780415194778 Peters: The Politics of Bureaucracy. Paperback

Politics of Bureaucracy. Paperback, 25x18cm B. Guy Peters. xii, 388 pages. The fifth edition of this comparative exploration of the political and policy-making roles of public bureaucracies in nations around the world. Written by a leading authority in the field. New: a new chapter on administrative reform, more material on administration in developing countries, more coverage of the European Union and more discussion of international bureaucracies revision and up-dating to take into account the wealth of new literature that has emerged in recent years.

9780415172660 Hodge, Louie: The Politics of Chinese Language and Culture. The Art of Reading Dragons. Paperback

Politics of Chinese Language and Culture. The Art of Reading Dragons Bob Hodge and Kam Louie 182 pages, illustrated. 1998. An innovative text which adopts the tools of cultural studies to provide a fresh approach to the study of Chinese language, culture and society. It tackles areas such as grammar, language, gender, popular culture, film and the Chinese diaspora and employs the concepts of social semiotics to extend the ideas of language and reading.

9780521531450 / Tilly: The Politics of Collective Violence. Paperback

Politics of Collective Violence. Paperback edited by Charles Tilly and Sidney G. Tarrow. xii, 276 pages. 2003

1557863164 Brohman: Popular Development. Rethinking the Theory and Practice of Development. Paperback

Popular Development. Rethinking the Theory and Practice of Development. Paperback by John Brohman 400 pages. 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, digital reprint 2005. This critical evaluation of development strategies examines development frameworks, and looks at their theoretical underpinnings and the results of their implementation in practice. It covers all the major regions, including Africa, Latin America and Asia.

9780198776260 Allen: Poverty and Development into the 21st Century. Paperback

Poverty and Development into the 21st Century. Paperback Edited by Tim Allen and Alan Thomas xii, 572 pages, illustrated. 2000

9780521646222 /s Cannell: Power and Intimacy in the Christian Philippines

Power and Intimacy in the Christian Philippines. Paperback Fenella Cannell 344 pages. 1999. What kind of reciprocity exists between unequal partners? How can a ‘culture’ which makes no attempt to defend unchanging traditions be understood as such? In the Christian Philippines, inequalities are negotiated through idioms of persuasion, reluctance and pity.

9781412968911 Engel: The Practice of Research in Social Work, Second Edition. Paperback

Practice of Research in Social Work, Second Edition. Paperback Rafael J. Engel 608 pages. 2009. Principles of evidence-based practice come alive through illustrations of actual social work research in this Second Edition of The Practice of Research in Social Work. The authors introduce research methods as an integrated set of techniques for investigating problems encountered in social work, directly linking each topic to issues associated with ethics, diversity, and evidence-based practice. The book emphasizes methods of particular concern in social work research and devotes chapters to group, survey, single subject, and qualitative designs.

9780140135718 /1b/ Goffman: Presentation of Self in Everyday Life. Paperback

Presentation of Self in Everyday Life. Paperback Erving Goffman 256 pages. 1990. He shows us exactly how people use such 'fixed props' as houses, clothes, and job situations; how they combine in teams resembling secret societies; and, how they adopt discrepant roles and communicate out of character.

9783110179309 Hockings: Principles of Visual Anthropology. Paperback

Principles of Visual Anthropology. Paperback edited by Paul Hockings 581 pages, with 19 illustrations. 2003

9780415254069 / Weber: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. New edition. Paperback

Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. New edition. Paperback Max Weber 320 pages. 1930, 2001. Max Weber's best-known and most controversial work, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, first published in 1904, remains to this day a powerful and fascinating read

9780486427034 Weber: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. New edition. Paperback

Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. New edition. Paperback Max Weber, translated by Talcott Parsons xvii, 296 pages. 1958, 2003. The book contends that the Protestant ethic made possible and encouraged the development of capitalism in the West. The book is one of those rare works of scholarship which no informed citizen can afford to ignore.

9780415289955 Douglas: Purity and Danger. An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo. Paperback

Purity and Danger. An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo. Paperback by Mary Douglas 272 pages. 2002. Mary Douglas identifies the concern for purity as a key theme at the heart of every society. She reveals its wide-ranging impact on our attitudes to society, values, cosmology and knowledge.

9780761924920 Denzin, Lincoln: The Qualitative Inquiry Reader. Paperback

Qualitative Inquiry Reader. Paperback Norman K Denzin and Yvonna Lincoln 416 pages. 2002. The Reader includes: examples from across the behavioural and social sciences; is divided into five accessible sections: reflexive ethnography, autoethnography, poetics, performance narratives and assessing the text; reflects the ways in which contemporary researchers have implemented the narrative turn in their writing; and contains cutting-edge work by top scholars in the field.

9781412934206 Seale: Qualitative Research Practice, with Tim Rapley, Interviews. New edition. Paperback

Qualitative Research Practice, with: Tim Rapley, Interviews. New edition. Paperback Edited by Gobo, Giampietro, Gubrium, Jaber F., Seale, Clive, Silverman, David 640 pages, illustrations. 2006

9781845200749 James, Mills: The Qualities of Time: Anthropological Approaches. Paperback

Qualities of Time: Anthropological Approaches. Paperback edited by Wendy James and David Mills 392 pages, illustrations. 2006

9780520228238 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

9781405136143 /1a/ Lambek: A Reader in the Anthropology of Religion. Second Edition. Paperback

Reader in the Anthropology of Religion. Second Edition. Paperback edited by Michael Lambek. xii, 679 pages, 2008

9780803975453 Denzin: Reading Race. Hollywood and the Cinema of Racial Violence. Paperback

Reading Race. Hollywood and the Cinema of Racial Violence. Paperback Norman K Denzin 240 pages. 2002. Norman K Denzin argues that the cinema, like society, treats all persons as equal but struggles to define and implement diversity, pluralism and multiculturalism. Acute, richly illustrated and timely, the book deepens our understanding of the politics of race and the symbolic complexity of segregation and discrimination

9780761950097 Pawson, Tilley: Realistic Evaluation. Paperback

Realistic Evaluation. Paperback Ray Pawson and Nicholas Tilley 256 pages. 1997. Realistic Evaluation shows how program evaluation needs to be, and can be bettered. It presents a profound yet highly readable critique of current evaluation practice, and goes on to introduce a `manifesto' and `handbook' for a fresh approach.

9780415229074 Amit: Realizing Community. Concepts, social relationships and sentiments. Hardback

Realizing Community. Concepts, social relationships and sentiments. Hardback Edited by: Vered Amit 192 pages. 2002. 'Community' is so overused both in everyday language as well as in scholarly work that it could easily be dismissed as a truism. This book returns a timely and concerted anthropological gaze to community as part of a broader consideration of contemporary circumstances of social affiliation and solidarity

9780415182805 Hughes-Freeland: Recasting Ritual: Performance, Media, Identity. Paperback

Recasting Ritual: Performance, Media, Identity. Paperback by Felicia Hughes-Freeland and Mary M Crain, editors 168 pages, index. 1998. This volume explores how ritual behaviour diversifies in response to varying cultural, political and physical contexts. The contributors look at how issues such as globalization and technology affect ritual performance and how minorities often utilize performances to affirm their own identities

9780824826376 Hardy: Red Hills: Migrants and the State in the Highlands of Vietnam

Red Hills: Migrants and the State in the Highlands of Vietnam Andrew Hardy xxiv, 359 pages. 2003

9780881332230 Thomas: Refiguring Anthropology : First Principles of Probability and Statistics. Hardback

Refiguring Anthropology : First Principles of Probability and Statistics. Hardback by David Hurst Thomas 532 pages. 1986. This volume’s lucid and lively style generates a working knowledge of statistical inference and cognate testing procedures. A practicing archaeologist, Thomas sets out to achieve the goal of producing a useful, readable text targeted specifically for students interested in the various sub-disciplines of anthropology.

9780521617796 /2a3a/ 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.

9780415357630 Hojsgaard, Warburg: Religion and Cyberspace

Religion and Cyberspace. Paperback edited by Morten Hojsgaard and Margit Warburg x, 207 pages. 2007. In the twenty-first century, religious life is increasingly moving from churches, mosques and temples onto the Internet.

9780415941280 Ellingson, Green: Religion and Sexuality in Cross-cultural Perspective. Paperback

Religion and Sexuality in Cross-cultural Perspective. Paperback Edited by Stephen Ellingson and M. Christian Green 272 pages, index. 2002

0745620833 Aldridge: Religion in the Contemporary World: A Sociological Introduction. Paperback

Religion in the Contemporary World: A Sociological Introduction. Paperback by Alan Aldridge vii, 232 pages. 2000, reprint 2003. He examines the resurgence of fundamentalism in Christianity, Judaism and Islam and also explores the reasons why conservative movements such as the Mormons recruit so successfully.

9780415288316 Fox: Religion, Spirituality and the Near-Death Experience. Paperback

Religion, Spirituality and the Near-Death Experience. Paperback by Mark Fox 392 pages. 2002. This dramatic and sustained response to decades of research into near-death experiences (NDEs) is the first book to credibly bridge the gap between the competing factions of science and spirituality.

9780205578610 /2a/ Bowen: Religions in Practice: An Approach to the Anthropology of Religion. Paperback

Religions in Practice: An Approach to the Anthropology of Religion. Paperback by Jack R. Bowen. xvi, 269 pages. 2007

9781577660064 / Carrasco: Religions of Mesoamerica. Cosmovision and Ceremonial Centers

Religions of Mesoamerica. Cosmovision and Ceremonial Centers David Carrasco 174 pages, illustrated, chronology, notes, glossary. 1990

9780226669694 /1a/ Piot: Remotely Global. Village Modernity in West Africa. Paperback

Remotely Global. Village Modernity in West Africa. Paperback Charles Piot. xiv, 226 pages, with 12 halftones, 2 maps. 1999

9780231137034 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.

9780759108691 /2a/ Bernard: Research Methods in Anthropology: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, Fourth Edition. Paperback

Research Methods in Anthropology: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. New, 4th edition. Paperback. By H. Russell Bernard. 824 pages, references, index, glossary. 2006

9780691005423 Williams: Rethinking "Gnosticism: An Argument for Dismantling Dubious Category. Paperback

Rethinking Gnosticism: An Argument for Dismantling Dubious Category. Paperback. by Michael A. Williams 360 pages, 3 line drawings 8 tables. 1999

9780300078541 Banks, Morphy: Rethinking Visual Anthropology. Paperback

Rethinking Visual Anthropology. Paperback Editors Marcus Banks and Howard Morphy 1999

9780253210166 / Leys: The Rise and Fall of Development Theory. Paperback

Rise and Fall of Development Theory. Paperback Colin Reys 205 pages. 1996

9780521296908 / Rappaport: Ritual and Religion in the Making of Humanity. Paperback

Ritual and Religion in the Making of Humanity. Paperback by Roy A. Rappaport 535 pages, notes, references, index. 1999. A comprehensive analysis of religion's evolutionary significance and a study of its main component, ritual.

9780195076134 /1b/ Bell: Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice. Paperback

Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice. Paperback by Catherine Bell. x, 270 pages. 1992

9780195110524 /1b/ Bell: Ritual. Perspectives and Dimensions. Paperback

Ritual: Perspectives and Dimensions. Paperback by Catherine Bell. xv, 351 pages. 1997

9780520232624 / Mitchell: Rule of Experts: Egypt, Techno-Politics, Modernity. Paperback

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

978157766508318 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.

9780380015399 / Lavey: The Satanic Bible. Paperback

Satanic Bible. Paperback by Anton Szandor Lavey 272 pages. 1989. A founder of the Church of Satan explains its philosophies of indulgence and freedom, and discusses Satanic rituals

9780300078152 Scott: Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed. Paperback

Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed. Paperback by James C. Scott 460 pages. 1998

9780195119299 / Holstein: The Self We Live By: Narrative Identity in a Postmodern World. Paperback

Self We Live By: Narrative Identity in a Postmodern World. Paperback by James A. Holstein and Jaber F. Gubrium xi, 268 pages. 1999. The story of the self is big story. For at least a century, the concept of the empirical self has been an important, if not our most central, social structure.

9780472068463 / Howes: Sensual Relations: Engaging the Senses in Culture and Social Theory. Paperback

Sensual Relations: Engaging the Senses in Culture and Social Theory. Paperback by David Howes xxvi, 283 pages. 2003

9780691125602 Kaplan: Sensuous Seas: Tales of a Marine Biologist. Hardcover

Sensuous Seas: Tales of a Marine Biologist. Hardcover by Eugene H. Kaplan. Illustrated by Sandy Chichester Rivkin and Susan L. Kaplan x, 271 pages, 150 line illustartions. 2006. Learning marine biology from a textbook is one thing. But take readers to the bottom of the sea in a submarine to discover living fossils or to coral reefs to observe a day in the life of an octopus, and the sea and its splendors come into focus, in brilliant colors and with immediacy.

9781577661627 Beck Kehoe: Shamans and Religion. An Anthropological Exploration in Critical Thinking. Paperback

Shamans and Religion. An Anthropological Exploration in Critical Thinking. Paperback. Alice Beck Kehoe 125 pages. 2000

9780415345538 / Freitag: Sheela-na-gigs: Unravelling an Enigma. Paperback

Sheela-na-gigs: Unravelling an Enigma. Paperback Barbara Freitag 232 pages, 2 line figures, 19 half tones. 2004. Here Freitag examines all the literature on the subject since their discovery 160 years ago, highlighting the inconsistencies of the various interpretations in regard to origin, function and name. By considering the Sheela-na-gigs in their medieval social context, she suggests that they were folk deities with particular responsibility for assistance in childbirth.

9780415287494 /2b3b/ 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.

978033380199421 Swingewood: A Short History of Sociological Thought. Third edition. Paperback

Short History of Sociological Thought. Third edition. Paperback Alan Swingewood xi, 269 pages. 2000

9780822341086 /ma/ Larkin: Signal and Noise: Media, Infrastructure, and Urban Culture in Nigeria. Paperback

Signal and Noise: Media, Infrastructure, and Urban Culture in Nigeria. Paperback by Brian Larkin. xi, 313 pages. 2008

978055334612117 Costello: Signing: How to Speak with Your Hands. Paperback

Signing: How to Speak with Your Hands. Shares more than one thousand hand gestures from the American sign language, representing words for things, people, foods, adjectives and adverbs, numbers, time, places, health, recreation, religion, and emotions. Paperback. Ca. 19x27cm by Elaine Costello. 250 pages. 1983, 1988

9780521721813 / Fox-Genovese,Genovese: Slavery in White and Black: Class and Race in the Southern Slaveholders' New World Order. Paperback

Slavery in White and Black: Class and Race in the Southern Slaveholders' New World Order. Paperback Elizabeth Fox-Genovese and Eugene D. Genovese 332 pages. 2008. Southern slaveholders proudly pronounced themselves orthodox Christians, who accepted responsibility for the welfare of the people who worked for them. They proclaimed that their slaves enjoyed a better and more secure life than any laboring class in the world.

9780745317724 /1a/ Eriksen: Small Places, Large Issues. Second edition. Paperback

Small Places, Large Issues. An Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology Thomas Hylland Eriksen. 352 pages, 13 figures, bibliography, index. Second edition, 2001

9780195095586 pod / Schiller: Small Sacrifices: Religious Change and Cultural Identity Among the Ngaju of Indonesia

Small Sacrifices: Religious Change and Cultural Identity Among the Ngaju of Indonesia by Anne Schiller xii, 178 pages. 1997. This ethnographic study shows how the Ngaju Dyaks, rain forest dwellers of Central Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) are responding to modernity. It depicts how they are attempting to fashion a modern identity for themselves, especially by remodelling their indigenous religion.

9780192853462 /m/ 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

9780745635880 Cockerham: Social Causes of Health and Disease

Social Causes of Health and Disease William C. Cockerham 240 pages, illustrations. 2007

9780521357265 / Appadurai: The Social Life of Things. Paperback

Social Life of Things. Commodities in Cultural Perspective. Paperback Edited by Arjun Appadurai 352 pages. 1988

9780521367844 /s Hillier: The Social Logic of Space. Paperback

Social Logic of Space. Paperback by Bill Hillier, Julienne Hanson 296 pages. 1989. The book presents a new theory of space: how and why it is a vital component of how societies work. The theory is developed on the basis of a new way of describing and analysing the kinds of spatial patterns produced by buildings and towns.

9780199202959 Bryman: Social Research Methods. 3rd edition. Paperback

Social Research Methods. 3rd edition. Paperback Alan Bryman. xxxix, 748 pages. 2008, 3rd edition

9780415226677 041522667819 Hamilton: The Sociology of Religion. Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives. 2nd edition. Paperback

Sociology of Religion. Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives. 2nd edition. Paperback Malcolm Hamilton  320 pages. 2001. This expanded second edition combines a discussion of the main theorists with a wide range of material illustrating the diversity of religious beliefs and practices.

9780745633794 Giddens: Sociology. 5th revised edition. Paperback

Sociology. Paperback Anthony Giddens 800 pages, illustrations, maps, figures, graphs. 5th revised edition 2006

9780520083424 Roy: Some Trouble with Cows. Making Sense of Social Conflict. Paperback

Some Trouble with Cows. Making Sense of Social Conflict. Paperback by Beth Roy 250 pages, with 3 maps. 1994

978088312173312 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

9780521429313 /s Knauft. South Coast New Guinea Cultures. History, Comparison, Dialectic. Paperback

South Coast New Guinea Cultures. History, Comparison, Dialectic. Paperback Bruce M. Knauft 298 pages, 8 tables, 6 line diagrams, map, index. 1993. The communities of south coast New Guinea were the subject of classic ethnographies, and fresh studies in recent decades have put these rich and complex cultures at the centre of anthropological debates

9780520217041 White: Speaking with Vampires: Rumor and History in Colonial Africa. Paperback

Speaking with Vampires: Rumor and History in Colonial Africa. Paperback by Luise White 352 pages, bibliography, index, 2 maps. 2000.This text interprets vampire stories from East and Central Africa as a way of understanding the world as the storytellers did.

9780415248426 Kyle: Spectacles of Death in Ancient Rome. Paperback

Spectacles of Death in Ancient Rome. Paperback Donald G. Kyle 304 pages, 6 photos. 1998, 2001. Rome killed many thousands of people animals in elaborate public spectacles. This provocative book asks not only who the victims were, and why they were killed in such a brutal fashion, but what happened to their bodies

9780822333708 Goldstein: Spectacular City: Violence and Performance in Urban Bolivia. Paperback

Spectacular City: Violence and Performance in Urban Bolivia. Paperback by Daniel M. Goldstein 296 pages, 23 photos, 1 map. 2004

Torrance: The Spiritual Quest. Transcendence in Myth, Religion, and Science. Hardcover

Spiritual Quest. Transcendence in Myth, Religion, and Science. Hardcover Robert M. Torrance xvii, 367 pages, bibliography, index. 1994. This treatise argues that the quest for the spirit is not a rare mystical experience, but a frequent expression of basic human impulses, rooted in our biological, psychological and social nature. It presents the quest in the myths and religious practices of tribal people throughout the world.

978088133924614a 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

9780521797061 / 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

9780415320108 Sahlins: Stone Age Economics. Paperback

Stone Age Economics. Paperback. By Marshall Sahlins 368 pages. 2003. This collection of six influential essays is one of Marshall Sahlins' most important and enduring works, claiming that stone age economies formed the original affluent society. The book examines notions of production, distribution and exchange in early communities and examines the link between economics and cultural and social factors.

9780521617987 / Jacobs, Wright: Street Justice: Retaliation in the Criminal Underworld. Paperback

Street Justice: Retaliation in the Criminal Underworld. Paperback Bruce A. Jacobs and Richard Wright 167 pages. 2006

9781573924382 Caws: Structuralism: A Philosophy for the Human Sciences. Paperback

Structuralism: A Philosophy for the Human Sciences. Paperback by Peter Caws xxvi, 278 pages. 1997

9780295970844 Washburn, Crowe: Symmetries of Culture: Theory and Practice of Plane Pattern Analysis. Paperback

Symmetries of Culture: Theory and Practice of Plane Pattern Analysis. Paperback by Dorothy K. Washburn and Donald W. Crowe x, 299 pages, numerous illustrations. 1988. This richly illustrated study brings to light dozens of intriguing examples of symmetrical designs, for instance, in a Zulu loincloth, a Japanese chopstick case, a New England quilt, a Tibetan 'Plaque of a Thousand Lamas,' a Hawaii water gourd. The same pattern found in a fantastical drawing of lizards by M.C. Escher is echoed in a Fiji basket lid and an Egyptian wall mosaic.

9780415170567 Edwards: Technologies of Procreation. Kinship in the Age of Assisted Conception. Second edition. Paperback

Technologies of Procreation. Kinship in the Age of Assisted Conception. Second edition. Paperback by Jeanette Edwards, Sarah Franklin, Eric Hirsch, Frances Price, Marilyn Strathern 236 pages, bibliography, index. 1999. Using evidence from cross-disciplinary research carried out in 1990-1991, this text tackles debates relating to the concept of kinship and aims to bridge the gap between medical technology and cultural values.

9780674874466 Hamilton: Terrific Majesty the Powers of Shaka Zulu and the Limits of Historical Invention. Paperback

Terrific Majesty the Powers of Shaka Zulu and the Limits of Historical Invention. Paperback by Carolyn Hamilton xii, 278 pages. 1998

9780520240117 Juergensmeyer: Terror in the Mind of God. The Global Rise of Religious Violence. 3rd edition. Paperback

Terror in the Mind of God. The Global Rise of Religious Violence. 3rd edition Mark Juergensmeyer 332 pages, 16 photos. 2003. This study explores acts of religious terrorism which have occurred in the late-20th century and why they occur with such frequency

9780631232483 Csapo: Theories of Mythology. Paperback

Theories of Mythology. Paperback by Eric Csapo xiii, 338 pages, with 11 illustrations. 2005. Eric Csapo introduces the major theories of myth from the 19th century to the present day. He covers comparative approaches, psychoanalysis, ritual theories, structuralism and ideological analysis. He also supplies readers with the theoretical tools for imitating each method.

9780415262606 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.

9780415198820 Drakakis-Smith, Third World Cities. Second edition. Paperback

Third World Cities. Second edition. Paperback David Drakakis-Smith 208 pages, 44 line drawings, 23 photos. 2000. Containing a wealth of student-friendly features this text provides an invaluable introduction to the issues and processes of the city in the Third World

9780226981536 Zerubavel: Time Maps: Collective Memory and the Social Shape of The Past. Paperback

Time Maps: Collective Memory and the Social Shape of the Past. (Paperback) by Eviatar Zerubavel xii, 180 pages, 24 figures. 2004

9780745627786 Adam: Time. Paperback

Time. Paperback by Barbara Adam vi, 184 pages. 2004, 2006. Barbara Adams explores the changing ways in which time has been understood and how this knowledge is embedded in cultural practices. Placing the concept of time in historical context, she poses key questions concerning the human quest to understand and control time

9781859737453 Rubel, Rosman: Translating Cultures. Perspectives on Translation and Anthropology. Paperback

Translating Cultures. Perspectives on Translation and Anthropology. Paperback edited by Paula G. Rubel and Abraham Rosman 320 pages, illustrations bibliography, index. 2003

003011919718 Weiner: The Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea. Paperback

Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea. Paperback by Annette B. Weiner xx, 184 pages, with 38 photo's, 4 maps.1988

9780822342649 Kelty: Two Bits: The Cultural Significance of Free Software. Paperback

Two Bits: The Cultural Significance of Free Software. Paperback by Christopher M. Kelty 400 pages. 10 illustrations, 1 table. 2008. Free Software is a set of practices devoted to the collaborative creation of software source code that is made openly and freely available through an unconventional use of copyright law

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

978157766241914 Azuela: The Underdogs. Paperback

Underdogs. Paperback Mariano Azuela, translation and introduction by Frederick H. Fornoff xi, 140 pages. 2002. The Underdogs tells the story of a courageous Indian farmer who almost unwittingly rises to a generalship in Pancho Villa’s rebel army during the Mexican Revolution of 1910

9780521007740 / Petersen: Understanding Ethnic Violence. Fear, Hatred, and Resentment in Twentieth-Century Eastern Europe. Paperback

Understanding Ethnic Violence. Fear, Hatred, and Resentment in Twentieth-Century Eastern Europe. Paperback Roger D. Petersen 312 pages 4 line diagrams 11 tables. 2002. The work develops four models, labeled Fear, Hatred, Resentment, and Rage, gleaned from existing social science literatures. The empirical chapters apply these four models to important events of ethnic conflict in Eastern Europe, from the 1905 Russian Revolution to the collapse of Yugoslavia in the 1990s.

9781412910545 Fielding, Gilbert: Understanding Social Statistics. Paperback

Understanding Social Statistics. Paperback By: Jane Fielding and Nigel Gilbert 360 pages, illustrated. 2nd revised edition 2006

9780745631257 Wacquant: Urban Outcasts. A Comparative Sociology of Advanced Marginality. Paperback

Urban Outcasts. A Comparative Sociology of Advanced Marginality. Paperback Loic Wacquant, John Howe 360 pages, illustrations

9780415241830 /1a/ Staveren: The Values of Economics: An Aristotelian Perspective. Paperback

Values of Economics: An Aristotelian Perspective. Paperback Irene van Staveren 256 pages. 2001. 2005. This volume argues that economics is, and always has been, about human values, which guide, enable, constrain and change economic behaviour

9780521624732 /s Beatty: Varieties of Javanese Religion. An Anthropological Account. Paperback

Varieties of Javanese Religion. An Anthropological Account. Paperback by Andrew Beatty 272 pages, glossary, map of East Java, index. 1999, reprint 2005

9781577664994 Glittenberg: Violence and Hope in a U.S.–Mexico Border Town

Violence and Hope in a U.S.–Mexico Border Town Jody Glittenberg 171 pages. 2008. Violence and Hope reveals sociopolitical strife and power between the borders of two nations. It is a potent story of inequality of opportunity, immigration, drug and human trafficking, gangs, prostitution, poverty, crime, and family violence in “Esperanza,” a U.S. town 45 miles from Mexico.

9780826308993 Collier: Visual Anthropology. Photography as a Research Method. Revised 2nd edition. Paperback

Visual Anthropology. Photography as a Research Method. Revised and expanded, 2nd, edition. Paperback by John Collier , Jr., and Malcolm Collier. Foreword by Edward T. Hall 1986

9780822325147 Stollzoff: Wake the Town and Tell the People: Dancehall Culture in Jamaica

Wake the Town and Tell the People: Dancehall Culture in Jamaica by Norman C. Stolzoff xxviii, 298 pages. 2000

9780415254144 Pearson: Wicca and the Christian Heritage: Ritual, Sex and Magic. Paperback

Wicca and the Christian Heritage: Ritual, Sex and Magic. Paperback by Joanne Pearson 192 pages. 2007. What is Wicca?  Is it witchcraft, Paganism, occultism, esotericism, magic, spirituality, mysticism, nature religion, secrecy, gnosis, the exotic or 'other'?

9780198740292 /1a/ Evans-Pritchard: Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic Among the Azande. Paperback

Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic Among the Azande. Paperback by E.E. Evans-Pritchard, abridged with an introduction by Eva Gillies xxiii, 265 pages. 1976

9781577665090 Lengermann, Niebrugge: The Women Founders. Sociology and Social Theory 1830–1930, A Text/Reader

Women Founders. Sociology and Social Theory 1830–1930, A Text/Reader Patricia Madoo Lengermann and Gillian Niebrugge 302 pages. 1998. An essential volume for anyone interested in the history of sociology, the development of sociological theory, or the history of women in the profession, this well-researched, compellingly argued book makes the case for the active and significant presence of women in the creation of sociology and social theory in its founding and classic periods

9780226618500 O'Flaherty: Women, Androgynes, and Other Mythical Beasts. Paperback