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9781577663140 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.

9780226058603 Blier: African Vodun. Art, Psychology and Power. Paperback

African Vodun. Art, Psychology and Power. Paperback. By Suzanne Blier 486 pages, 8 color plates, 161 illustrations, 4 maps. 1996. Beads, bones, rags, straw, leather, pottery, fur, feathers and blood—these are the raw materials of vodun artworks. The power of these images lies not only in their aesthetic, and counter-aesthetic, appeal but also in their psychological and emotional effect.

9780521665704 / Carsten: After Kinship. Paperback

After Kinship. Paperback by Janet Carsten 230 pages. 2003

9780761970620 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

9781572309005 Castles, Miller: The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World. Paperback

Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World. Paperback by Stephen Castles and Mark J. Miller Third Edition. 2003

9780821362013 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.

9780691015774 Stoler: Along the Archival Grain: Epistemic Anxieties and Colonial Common Sense. Paperback

Along the Archival Grain: Epistemic Anxieties and Colonial Common Sense. Paperback Ann Laura Stoler 314 pagina's, illustrated, 2008. Examines the nature of colonial governance as seen through its archival habits and conventions, and in doing so offers a series of nuanced meditations on the nature of archives and the spirit with which students of empire should approach them.

Hostetler. Amish Roots. Treasury of History, Wisdom and Lore. Cloth

Amish Roots. Treasury of History, Wisdom and Lore. Cloth John A. Hostetler xv, 319 pages. 1989. Offers an anthology of letters, journal entries, poems, stories, and bits of family lore that give a view of Amish life from colonial times to the present

9780415165099 / 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

9780521004596 /2bsd/ Peacock: The Anthropological Lens. Harsh Light, Soft Focus. 2nd Edition. Paperback

Anthropological Lens. Harsh Light, Soft Focus. 2nd Edition. Paperback James L. Peacock. 174 pages. 2002. It includes new topics such as globalization, gender and postmodernism, and reflects recent changes in perspective and language.

9780521339919 / o Morris: Anthropological Studies of Religion: An Introductory Text. Paperback

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

9780415195744 Hendry: An Anthropologist in Japan. Glimpses of Life in the Field. Paperback

Anthropologist in Japan. Glimpses of Life in the Field. Paperback. Joy Hendry 167 pages, 8 photo's. 1999. 'Highly recommendable to diverse categories of readers ... not only educational but entertaining.' - Journal of Japanese Studies

Sridhar: Anthropologists Inside Organisations. South Asian Case Studies. Hardcover

Anthropologists Inside Organisations. South Asian Case Studies. Hardcover Devi Sridhar 228 pages. 2008. In the past ten years there has been a shift in the field of anthropology towards working with and studying organisations. The book emphasises methodology and fresh empirical research. It also provides rich and detailed examples of how different researchers have managed to work within constraints imposed by organizations.

9780415162500 Gosden: Anthropology and Archaeology. A Changing Relationship. Paperback

Anthropology and Archaeology. A Changing Relationship. Paperback Chris Gosden 228 pages, maps, 32 illustrations. 1999. Covering the historical relationship and contemporary interests of archaeology and anthropology, this text takes a historical approach, setting the early history of the disciplines within the colonial period during which the Europeans encountered and attempted to make sense of many other peoples

Chattopadhyaya: Anthropology and Historiography of Science. Hardcover

Anthropology and Historiography of Science. Hardcover by D.P. Chattopadhyaya 264 pages. 1990

9780195119558 Hahn: Anthropology in Public Health: Bridging Differences in Culture and Society. Paperback

Anthropology in Public Health: Bridging Differences in Culture and Society. Paperback.  by Robert A. Hahn 406 pages, 4 line drawings. 1999

9780631228806 Edelman, Haugerud: The Anthropology of Development and Globalization: From Classical Political Economy to Contemporary Neoliberalism. Paperback

Anthropology of Development and Globalization: From Classical Political Economy to Contemporary Neoliberalism. Paperback Marc Edelman (Editor), Angelique Haugerud (Editor) 416 pages. 2004

9780415921930 / Counihan: The Anthropology of Food and Body. Gender, Meaning, and Power. Paperback

Anthropology of Food and Body. Gender, Meaning, and Power. Paperback Carole M. Counihan 256 pages, notes, bibliography, recipes, index. 1999. Exploring the way that making, eating, and thinking about food reveal culturally determined gender-power relations, this text takes a cross-cultural approach to ask questions about eating disorders, body dissatisfaction, bodily changes in reproduction, and gender differences around food.

9781405136129 /2b/ Inda, Rosaldo: The Anthropology of Globalization: A Reader. Paperback

Anthropology of Globalization: A Reader. Paperback edited by Jonathan Xavier Inda and Renato Rosaldo. 2007

9780631220947 /2b/ Askew, Wilk: The Anthropology of Media: A Reader. Paperback

Anthropology of Media: A Reader. Paperback edited by Kelly Askew and Richard R. Wilk. 432 pages. 2002

9780415132213 Shore, Wright: Anthropology of Policy: Critical Perspectives on Governance and Power. Paperback

Anthropology of Policy: Critical Perspectives on Governance and Power. Paperback edited by Cris Shore and Susan Wright xiv, 294 pages. 1997. The authors argue that policy has become an increasingly central concept and instrument in the organization of contemporary societies and that it now impinges on all areas of life

9780631224402 /2a/ Vincent: The Anthropology of Politics. A Reader in Ethnography. Theory, and Critique. Paperback

Anthropology of Politics. A Reader in Ethnography. Theory, and Critique. Paperback edited by Joan Vincent. xi, 476 pages. 2002

9780415193894 Cheater: The Anthropology of Power. Paperback

Anthropology of Power. Empowerment and Disempowerment in Changing Structures by Angela Cheater, editor 213 pages, with index. An edited collection which examines the theoretical issues surrounding power, and particularly empowerment, which uses ethnographic analysis as its basis. It takes material from the Middle East, Canada, Columbia, Australasia and various parts of Europe and Africa.

9781405121057 Bowie: The Anthropology of Religion. Second edition. Paperback

Anthropology of Religion. An Introduction. Second edition. Paperback. By Fiona Bowie xi, 332 pages, 16 illustrations. 2000, revised 2006

9780803914940 Lewis-Beck: Applied Regression: An Introduction. Paperback

Applied Regression: An Introduction. Paperback By Michael S. Lewis-Beck 80 pages, illustrations, bibliography. 1980

9780521787956 / Gosden: Archaeology and Colonialism. Cultural Contact from 5000 BC to the Present. Paperback

Archaeology and Colonialism. Cultural Contact from 5000 BC to the Present. Paperback Chris Gosden 200 pages, 18 line diagrams 4 half-tones 5 tables. 2004. Archaeology is the only discipline that allows us to take a long-term view across all forms of colonialism, from the Uruk cities of early Mesopotamia, through the empires of the Romans and the Aztecs, to the colonies of modern European states

9780415317221 / Fowler: The Archaeology of Personhood. An Anthropological Approach. Paperback

Archaeology of Personhood. An Anthropological Approach. Paperback by Chris Fowler 160 pages. 2006. The Archaeology of Personhood discusses what it means to be human and, by drawing on examples from European prehistory, discusses the implications that contemporary understandings of personhood have on archaeological interpretation

9780881330847 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.

9780521003605 / Liebersohn: Aristocratic Encounters: European Travelers and North American Indians

Aristocratic Encounters: European Travelers and North American Indians by Harry Liebersohn 179 pages, with 17 illustrations. 1998. European aristocrats visiting North America developed an affinity with the warrior elites of Indian societies

9781577664772 Brenneman: As Strong as the Mountains. A Kurdish Cultural Journey

As Strong as the Mountains. A Kurdish Cultural Journey Robert L. Brenneman 137 pages. 2007. Brenneman provides a razor-sharp awareness of the Kurds’ roots in the Middle East as well as their massive urban migration and the resulting cultural upheaval. Based on long-term research, this richly layered ethnography takes readers on a journey from the mountains of Ararat, the alleged resting place of Noah’s Ark, to urban environments in a megalopolis like Istanbul.

9780415233279 Strathern: Audit Cultures: Anthropological studies in accountability, ethics and the academy. Paperback

Audit Cultures: Anthropological studies in accountability, ethics and the academy. Paperback Edited by Marilyn Strathern. Contributions by V.Amit, V.Argyrou, Th.Fillitz, D.Gefou, A.K.Giri, R.Harper, M.McDonald, etc. 316 pages, with index. 2000

9780226475417 Levine: The Autonomy of History. Truth and Method from Erasmus to Gibbon. Hardback

Autonomy of History. Truth and Method from Erasmus to Gibbon. Hardback by Joseph M. Levine 192 pages, 10 halftones. 2000. In these essays, Levine shows how the idea and method of modern history first began to develop during the Renaissance, when a clear distinction between history and fiction was first proposed.

Channa: Basic Elements of Tribal Religion. Cloth indian publication

Basic Elements of Tribal Religion. Cloth S.M. Channa: editor. Contributors: E.B. Tylor, G. Parrinder, H.I. Hogbin, J.H. Hutton, E. Adamson Hoebel, R. Fulton Benedict, R.A. Reminick, J.H.M.Beattie, M.G.Spiro 312 pages. 2002

9781412906449 Corbin, Strauss: Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory. Paperback

Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory. Paperback by Juliet M. Corbin and Anselm L. Strauss xv, 379 pages. 3rd Edition. 2007

9780521734660 / Renfrew, Morley: Becoming Human: Innovation in Prehistoric Material and Spiritual Culture. Paperback

Becoming Human: Innovation in Prehistoric Material and Spiritual Culture. Paperback by Colin Renfrew and Iain Morley. xviii, 282 pages. 2009

9780521022699 /s 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.

9780631236160 Bayly: The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914. Global Connections and Comparisons. Paperback

Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914. Global Connections and Comparisons. Paperback C. A. Bayly. 568 pages, 12 maps, 57halftones. 2004. A thematic history of the world from 1780, the pivotal year of the revolutionary age, to the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It brings together historical data and arguments from different societies in order to show how interconnected the world was, even before the onset of modern globalization.

9780814731550 Goodrick-Clarke: Black Sun: Aryan Cults, Esoteric Nazism and the Politics of Identity. Paperback

Black Sun: Aryan Cults, Esoteric Nazism and the Politics of Identity. Paperback by Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke 369 pages. 2003

9780631225140 Bridge, Watson: The Blackwell City Reader. Paperback

Blackwell City Reader. Paperback edited by Gary Bridge and Sophie Watson xiv, 579 pages. 2002

9781405185981 Segal: Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion

Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion Edited by Robert A. Segal 496 pages. September 2008, in stock

9781412929875 Turner: The Body and Society. Explorations in Social Theory. Third Edition. Paperback

Body and Society. Explorations in Social Theory. Third Edition. Paperback Bryan S Turner 296 pages. 2008. This is a fully revised edition of a book that may fairly claim to have re-opened the sociology of the body as a legitimate area of enquiry. Providing an unparalleled guide to all aspects of the subject, each chapter has been revised and updated while the book contains new material that reflects both recent changes in the field and Turner's developing position on the centrality of vulnerability.

9780691089584 Harding: Book of Jerry Falwell: Fundamentalist Language and Politics. Paperback

Book of Jerry Falwell: Fundamentalist Language and Politics. Paperback by Susan Harding. 352 pages, 10 halftones. 2001

978157766013215 Lester: Buddhism. The Path to Nirvana

Buddhism. The Path to Nirvana. Paperback Robert C. Lester 160 pages. 1987. Tracing Buddhism’s historical development, Lester identifies its central concepts, the Buddha, the Dharma, the Sangha, Nirvana, Karma, and describes the path to enlightenment through charity, moral discipline, and meditation. He examines Buddhism’s enduring characteristics and its essential logic as a worldview.

9781577662389 Azoy: Buzkashi. Game and Power in Afghanistan, Second, updated, Edition

Buzkashi. Game and Power in Afghanistan, Second, updated, Edition G. Whitney Azoy 160 pages. 2003. Not only the first full-scale anthropological examination of a single sport, but also a beautifully written case study about a place and a people that have been largely ignored in the social science literature. Buzkashi, perhaps the wildest game in the world and a vivid feature of Afghan life, entails the aggressive struggle of hundreds of horsemen over a mutilated calf carcass.

9780521467865 / Jones: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution. Paperback

Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution. Paperback Edited by Steve Jones, Robert Martin and David Pilbeam. Executive editor: Sarah Bunney. Foreword by Richard Dawkins 520 pages, numerous maps, illustrations, appendices, glossary, index. 1994

9780691120485 Fuller: The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society In India. Paperback

Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society In India. Paperback by C. J. Fuller 360 pages. 2004. Revised, expanded

9780691088952 Dirks: Castes of Mind: Colonialism and the Making of Modern India. Paperback

Castes of Mind: Colonialism and the Making of Modern India. Paperback by Nicholas B. Dirks xiii, 372 pages. 2001

9780874744330 Smithsonian Institution: Celebration. A World of Art and Ritual. Paperback

Celebration, A World of Art and Ritual. Paperback, ca. 18x28cm by the Smithsonian Institution Office of Folklife Programs 214 pages, with numerous illustrations. 1982

9780415287692 Ansell: Children, Youth and Development. Paperback

Children, Youth and Development. Paperback by Nicola Ansell 304 pages, 55 line drawings, 27 photos, 14 tables. 2005. Children constitute a large part of the population of developing countries. Throughout the developing world, experiences of childhood are extremely diverse, both between places and between children in particular places, from the international level through to the different treatment of a boy and a girl within the same household.

9780140137620 Vidler: The Church in an Age of Revolution. 1789 to the Present Day, Paperback

Church in an Age of Revolution. 1789 to the Present Day. Paperback Alec R. Vidler 302 pages. 1971, reprinted 1990

9780582357419 /o Lloyd-Evans: The City in the Developing World. Paperback

City in the Developing World. Paperback by Potter Lloyd-Evans 255 pages, with bibliography, index. 1998. A comprehensive introduction to urbanization in developing countries, placing an understanding of the developing world city in its wider global context. The text provides coverage of topics of concern, including environmental sustainability and the structure of Third World cities.

9780520221437 Caldeira: City of Walls: Crime, Segregation, and Citizenship in Sao Paulo. Paperback

City of Walls: Crime, Segregation, and Citizenship in Sao Paulo. Paperback by Teresa P. R. Caldeira xvii, 487 pages. 2001

9780743231497 Huntington: The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order. New edition. Paperback

Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order. New edition. Paperback by Samuel P. Huntington 368 pages, maps. 2002. Picturing a future of accelerated conflict between civilizations threatening to dominate world politics, this classic study of the post-Cold War situation argues that an international order based on civilizations is the best safeguard against war.

9780495565918 Shafritz, Hyde, Parkes: Classics of public administration. Paperback

Classics of public administration. Paperback J.M. Shafritz, A.C. Hyde and S.J. Parkes viii, 606 pages. 6th edition, 2007

9780472082186 Price: Co-Wives and Calabashes. Paperback

Co-Wives and Calabashes. Paperback by Sally Price xxxi, 224 pages. 1993

9781412957571 Denzin, Lincoln: Collecting and Interpreting Qualitative Materials, Third Edition. Paperback

Collecting and Interpreting Qualitative Materials, Third Edition. Paperback Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna Lincoln 712 pages. 2008. The Third Edition of this bestseller now contains: 1: A new Reader's Guide prepared by the editors to help students navigate through the chapters, locating the different methodologies, methods, techniques, issues, and theories relevant to their work. 2: A newly added, abbreviated Glossary of terms offering students a ready resource to help decode the language of qualitative research. 3: Recommended Readings to provide readers with additional sources on specific topic areas linked to their research.

9780415256070 / Rockman, Steele: The Colonization of Unfamiliar Landscapes: The Archaeology of Adaptation. Paperback

Colonization of Unfamiliar Landscapes: The Archaeology of Adaptation. Paperback Edited by Marcy Rockman, James Steele 272 pages, 40 line drawings, 8 photos. 2003. This innovative and important volume presents the archaeological and anthropological foundations of the landscape learning process.

9780415286046 Ingold: Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology. Humanity, Culture and Social Life. New edition. Paperback

Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology. Humanity, Culture and Social Life. New edition. Paperback by Tim Ingold 1168 pages. 2002. This Companion provides a unique survey of contemporary thinking in biological, social and cultural anthropology. A prestigious editor leads an international team of acknowledged experts in each field.

9780822337492 West: Conservation Is Our Government Now: The Politics of Ecology in Papua New Guinea. Paperback

Conservation Is Our Government Now: The Politics of Ecology in Papua New Guinea. Paperback. By Paige West. xxx, 320 pages. 2006

978033398091018 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?

9780226065663 /m/ Booth, Colomb, Williams: The Craft of Research. 3rd edition. Paperback

Craft of Research. Paperback. Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams xvii, 317 pages. 3rd edition 2008

9780761929000 Gudykunst: Cross-Cultural and Intercultural Communication

Cross-Cultural and Intercultural Communication William B. Gudykunst California State University, Fullerton 312 pages. 2003. This book has the chapters from the Handbook of International and Intercultural Communication, Second Edition relating to the structure and growth of cross-cultural and intercultural communication. With an expanded forward by William Gudykunst it is an invaluable resource for students and lecturers of communications studies

978081269190027sd 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

9780231139809 Hamburger, Marti: Crown and Veil: Female Monasticism from the Fifth to the Fifteenth Centuries. Hardcover

Crown and Veil: Female Monasticism from the Fifth to the Fifteenth Centuries. Hardcover edited by Jeffrey F. Hamburger and Susan Marti. Forword by Caroline Walker Bynum  xxii, 318 pages, 2008

9780745317984 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

9780521668989 / Bromley: Cults, Religion, and Violence. Paperback

Cults, Religion, and Violence. Paperback Edited by David G. Bromley and J. Gordon Melton 270 pages, 2002. This explores the question of when and why violence by and against new religious cults erupts and whether and how such dramatic conflicts can be foreseen, managed and averted.

9780520227484 Rosaldo: Cultural Citizenship in Island Southeast Asia: Nation and Belonging in the Hinterlands. Paperback

Cultural Citizenship in Island Southeast Asia. Nation and Belonging in the Hinterlands. Paperback edited by Renato Rosaldo ix, 228 pages. Map. 2003

9780415399395 / Key Concepts: Sedgwick: Cultural Theory. The Key Concepts. Paperback

Cultural Theory. The Key Concepts. Paperback edited by Peter Sedgwick and Andrew Edgar. 447 pages. 2007. This second edition includes new entries on: colonialism; cyberculture; globalisation; terrorism; and, visual studies.

9780521290524 /s Leach: Culture and Communication: The logic by which symbols are connected

Culture and Communication: The Logic by which Symbols Are Connected. An Introduction to the Use of Structuralist Analysis in Social Anthropology 105 pages. 1976

9780521797351 / Cowan: Culture and Rights. Anthropological Perspectives. Paperback

Culture and Rights. Anthropological Perspectives. Paperback Edited by Jane K. Cowan, Marie-Bénédicte Dembour, Richard A. Wilson 258 pages. 2001. Through detailed case-studies from around the world they explore the concrete effects of rights talk and rights institutions on people's lives.

978157766180114 Burton: Culture and the Human Body. An Anthropological Perspective. Paperback

Culture and the Human Body. An Anthropological Perspective. Paperback John W. Burton viii, 129 pages. 2001

9781577662938 Angrosino: The Culture of the Sacred. Exploring the Anthropology of Religion

Culture of the Sacred. Exploring the Anthropology of Religion Michael V. Angrosino 246 pages. 2004

9780072285987 Peters-Golden: Culture Sketches. 3d edition. Paperback

Culture Sketches. 3d edition. Paperback by Peters-Golden 288 pages. 2001

9780340914502 /2b3b/ Helman: Culture, Health and Illness. An Introduction for Health Professionals. 5th, revised edition. Paperback

Culture, Health and Illness. An Introduction for Health Professionals. Paperback Cecil Helman. 512 pages, illustrations. 5th, revised, edition, 2007

9781577661375 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

9780674004177 Kuper: Culture: The Anthropologists' Account. New edition. Paperback

Culture: The Anthropologists' Account. New edition. Paperback Adam Kuper. Professor of Social Anthropology xv, 299 pages. 2000. In this text, Adam Kuper pursues the concept of culture from the early 20th-century debates about its adoption by American social science under the tutelage of Talcott Parsons. What follows is the story of how the idea fared within American anthropology.

9780520075375 / Scheper-Hughes: Death Without Weeping: The Violence of Everyday Life in Brazil. Paperback

Death Without Weeping: The Violence of Everyday Life in Brazil. Paperback. by Nancy Scheper-Hughes xiii, 614 pages. 1993

9780521376112 /s Morris: Death-Ritual and Social Structure in Classical Antiquity. Paperback

Death-Ritual and Social Structure in Classical Antiquity. Paperback Ian Morris 284 pages, 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.

9781412927925 Creswell, Plano Clark: Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research. Paperback

Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research. Paperback John W. Creswell. Vicki L. Plano Clark. 2006

9780813309842 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

9781577180579 Barfield: The Dictionary of Anthropology. Paperback

Dictionary of Anthropology. Paperback edited by Thomas J. Barfield xiii, 626 pages. 1997

9781853394775 Bryceson, Kay, Mooij: Disappearing Peasantries? Rural Labour in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Paperback

Disappearing Peasantries? Rural Labour in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Paperback edited by Deborah F. Bryceson, Christobal Kay and Jos Mooij x, 333 pages. 2000, reprinted 2005. This text argues that the peasant transition process has reached a critical juncture. With: "Peasant Theories and Smallholder Policies: Past and Present"

9780750935265 Cartwright: Disease and History. Paperback

Disease and History. Paperback by Frederick F. Cartwright and Michael D. Biddiss 280 pages, 16 illustrations. 2004. This fully updated edition of 'Disease & History' examines diseases such as the plagues which brought down ancient Greece and Rome, the Black Death which devastated 13th century Europe and, more recently, AIDS and the SARS epidemic

9781577664512 Gardner, Hoffman: Dispatches from the Field. Neophyte Ethnographers in a Changing World

Dispatches from the Field. Neophyte Ethnographers in a Changing World Andrew Gardner and David M. Hoffman 235 pages. 2006. Penned by advanced graduate students amidst their dissertation fieldwork, these provocative essays capture the challenges and intricacies of that anthropological rite of passage. The collection’s authors frankly portray the mistakes they made in the field, the psychological and emotional frustration seemingly endemic to “doing” ethnography, and the ethical complexities of researching living people.

9780415182843 Schweitzer: Dividends of Kinship. Meanings and Uses of Social Relatedness. Paperback

Dividends of Kinship. Meanings and Uses of Social Relatedness. Paperback by Peter P. Schweitzer 221 pages. 2000. This collection reaffirms the importance of kinship, and of studying kinship, within the framework of social anthropology.

9781577664642 Angrosino: Doing Cultural Anthropology. Projects for Ethnographic Data Collection, Second Edition

Doing Cultural Anthropology. Projects for Ethnographic Data Collection, Second Edition Michael V. Angrosino 190 pages. 2007. As a practical bridge between the classroom and the field, this offers an impressive range of insightful, focused vignettes about cultural research that will jumpstart students’ thinking about the practice of anthropology. Reflecting the contributions of nearly 24 practicing social scientists, each clearly written chapter of Doing Cultural Anthropology covers the fundamentals of a different data-collection technique.

9781412919210 Gobo: Doing Ethnography. Paperback

Doing Ethnography. Paperback Giampietro Gobo  376 pages, 2008. With regular exercises, lists of key terms and points and self-evaluation checklists, Doing Ethnography systematically describes the various phases of an ethnographic inquiry and provides numerous examples, suggestions and advice for the novice ethnographer.

9780761942078 Reardon: Doing Your Undergraduate Project. Paperback

Doing Your Undergraduate Project. Paperback Denis Reardon 264 pages. 2006. Doing an Undergraduate Project is a practical step-by-step guide to managing and developing a successful undergraduate project. The book covers all aspects of project management, explaining in a clear and structured way how to undertake a project and helping readers to identify and acquire the necessary skills to plan and carry out the research and writing.

9780691016924 Brenner: The Domestication of Desire. Women, Wealth, and Modernity in Java. Paperback

Domestication of Desire. Women, Wealth, and  Modernity in Java. Paperback Suzanne April Brenner xiii, 301 pages. 1998. The author portrays the Javanese neighbourhood she discovered in the late 1980s - Laweyan had embraced modernization under Dutch colonial rule only to fend it off in the late 20th century. Brenner examines the making of the "unmodern", focusing on the importance of gender.

9780415301244 Lewis: Ecstatic Religion. A Study of Shamanism and Spirit Possession. 3rd Edition. Paperback

Ecstatic Religion. A Study of Shamanism and Spirit Possession. 3rd Edition. Paperback I.M. Lewis xiv, 200 pages. 2002

9780415277952 / Shore: Elite Cultures. Anthropological Perspectives. Paperback

Elite Cultures. Anthropological Perspectives. Paperback Edited by Cris Shore and Stephen Nugent. 272 pages, 8 photos. 2002. Using ethnographic case studies from a wide range of geographical areas, including Mexico, Peru, Amazonia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Europe, North America and Africa, the contributors explore the inner worlds of meaning and practice that define and sustain elite identities.

9780415258654 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

9780415285582 / Barnard: Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology. Paperback

Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology. Paperback edited by Alan Barnard andJonathan Spencer xxiv, 658 pages, name index, glossary, peoples places index, bibliographical appendix, 5 line drawings. 2007. This is one of those few privileged works that may actually redefine a field. Situating current debates in the context of the historical development of anthropology ... it charts a contemporary discourse that is vibrant, sophisticated and unexpectedly coherent

9781845200657 Eriksen: Engaging Anthropology: The Case for a Public Presence. Paperback

Engaging Anthropology: The Case for a Public Presence. Paperback by Thomas Hylland Eriksen xii, 148 pages. 2006

9780521675048 / Linklater, Suganami: The English School of International Relations: A Contemporary Reassessment. Paperback

English School of International Relations: A Contemporary Reassessment. Paperback by Andrew Linklater and Hidemi Suganami 318 pages. 2006. In the first book-length volume of its kind, the authors present a comprehensive discussion of the rise and development of the English School, its principal research agenda, and its epistemological and methodological foundations.

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9780520215825 Wolf: Envisioning Power: Ideologies of Dominance and Crisis. Paperback

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9780745318875 Eriksen: Ethnicity and Nationalism. Second edition. Paperback

Ethnicity and Nationalism. Second edition. Paperback by Thomas Hylland Eriksen vii, 199 pages. 2002. The work was written to serve as a core text for undergraduate courses and broadly covers such topics as ethnic identity and ideology, the historical development of ethnicity, minorities and the state, identity politics and culture.

9781405145893 Ellen: Ethnobiology and the Science of Humankind. Paperback

Ethnobiology and the Science of Humankind. Paperback By Prof Dr Roy Ellen 176 pages. 2006. This book considers the ways in which the subject matter and methodologies of ethnobiological research address core anthropological questions about the character of culture, language, cognition, knowledge, subsistence practice and co-evolution.

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Ethnographer’s Eye. Ways of Seeing in Modern Anthropology. Paperback Anna Grimshaw 236 pages. 2001. Grimshaw’s exploration of the role of vision within modern anthropology engages with current debates about ocularcentism, investigating the relationship between vision and knowledge in ethnographic enquiry.

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Ethnographic Fieldwork: An Anthropological Reader. Paperback Edited by Antonius C.G.M. Robben and Jeffrey A. Sluka 632 pages, 27 illustrations. 2006

9780761969471 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.

9780631228424 / Saville-Troike: The Ethnography of Communication: An Introduction. 3rd edition. Paperback

Ethnography of Communication: An Introduction. Third edition. Paperback by Muriel Saville-Troike ix, 326 pages. This introduction presents the essential terms and concepts introduced and developed by Dell Hymes and others, and surveys the most important findings and applications of their work.

9780335202683 / Brewer: Ethnography. Paperback

Ethnography. Paperback by  John D. Brewer Post-modern critics attack the methodological status of ethnography and challenge its representations of reality. Others argue that globalization narrows its application as localism disappears. This text provides a defence of this method and establishes its relevance in the social sciences.

9780300059502 / 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

9780520217027 Ferguson: Expectations of Modernity: Myths and Meanings of Urban Life on the Zambian Copperbelt. Paperback

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Fear of Small Numbers: An Essay on the Geography of Anger. Paperback Edited by Arjun Appadurai 112 pages. 2006. The period since 1989 has been marked by the global endorsement of open markets, the free flow of finance capital and liberal ideas of constitutional rule, and the active expansion of human rights. Why then has there been a proliferation of violence, of ethnic cleansing on the one hand and extreme forms of political violence against civilian populations on the other?

978082482303024 Aragon: Fields of the Lord. Animism, Christian Minorities, and State Development in Indonesia. Paperback

Fields of the Lord. Animism, Christian Minorities, and State Development in Indonesia. Paperback by Lorraine V. Aragon xii, 383 pages, illustrated. 2000

9781577664567 Miethe, Deibert: Fight Time. The Normative Rules and Routines of Interpersonal Violence

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9780072975680 Bordwell: Film Art: An Introduction. 7th edition. Paperback

Film Art: An Introduction. Paperback. With Film Viewer's Guide and Tutorial CD. 7th edition. By David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson 2004. Film is an art form with a language and an aesthetic all its own. While continuing to provide the best introduction to the fundamentals of serious film study, the seventh edition has been extensively re-designed in full color greatly enhancing the text's visual appeal and overall accessibility to today's students. Throughout the text, all images presented are frame enlargements as opposed to production stills or advertising photos.

9780415977777 / Counihan: Food and Culture: A Reader. Paperback

Food and Culture: A Reader. Paperback. ca. 18x25cm edited by Carole Counihan and Penny van Esterik 624 pages, index. 2007. The articles presented in this text explore the social, symbolic and political-economic role of food in diverse cultures including the practices of giving, receiving and refusing food and the connections between body image, eating, gender and sexuality.

978157766029318 15Weismantel: Food, Gender, and Poverty in the Ecuadorian Andes

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978185702188235 Milton: Forbidden Science. Suppressed Research that Could Change Our Lives. Cloth

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9780691120652 / Tsing ( Lowenhaupt Tsing ): Friction: An Ethnography of Global Connection. Paperback

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9780631210979 Timmons Roberts: From Modernization to Globalization: Perpectives on Development and Social Change. Paperback

From Modernization to Globalization: Perpectives on Development and Social Change. Paperback edited by J. Timmons Roberts and Amy Hite. 400 pages. 2000. It provides excerpted samples from both classic and up-to-date writings in the development literature with short introductions to each section and a general introduction

9780521629263 Fuchs: Gender and Poverty in Nineteenth-Century Europe. Paperback

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9780745627168 Connell: Gender. Paperback

Gender. Paperback. By Raewyn Connell. 2002

9780415267496 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

9780393320435 Mauss: The Gift. The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies. Paperback

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9780195158748 Juergensmeyer: Global Religions: An Introduction. Paperback

Global Religions: An Introduction. Paperback by Mark Juergensmeyer xii, 155 pages. 2003

978 /1a/ Cohen, Kennedy: Global Sociology. Paperback

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9780804736275 + 9780745614991 Held a.o.: Global Transformations: Politics, Economics and Culture. Paperback

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9780761972679 Schuurman: Globalization and Development Studies. Challenges for the 21st Century. Paperback

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9780262632843 / 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

9780745621647 Hirst: Globalization in Question. The International Economy and the Possibilities of Governance. 2nd edition. Paperback

Globalization in Question. The International Economy and the Possibilities of Governance. 2nd edition. Paperback Paul Hirst 336 pages, with 28 figures, 41 tables, references. 1999. This work investigates if there is such a thing as a genuinely global economy and aims to provide a different account of the international economy, stressing the possibilities for its continued and extended governance.

9781577662570 Plotnicov: The Globalization of Food

Globalization of Food Leonard Plotnicov and Richard Scaglion 151 pages. 1999. This fascinating collection of diverse essays, written by anthropologists who have lived in a wide variety of communities around the world, explores postcolumbian cultivar diffusion and its importance in human history.

9780822327233 /m Appadurai: Appadurai: Globalization. Paperback

Globalization. Paperback Edited by Arjun Appadurai. 344 pages, 33 photographs, 1 map, 2 figures. 2001. While including discussions about what globalisation is and whether it is a meaningful term, the volume focuses in particular on the way that changing sites-local, regional, diasporic-are the scenes of emergent forms of sovereignty in which matters of style, sensibility, and ethos articulate new legalities and new kinds of violence.

9780691121659 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

9780822339267 Jain: Gods in the Bazaar: The Economies of Indian Calendar Art. Paperback

Gods in the Bazaar: The Economies of Indian Calendar Art. Paperback by Kajri Jain xii, 434 pages. 2007

9781565491359 Lindenberg: Going Global: Transforming Relief and Development Ngos. Paperback

Going Global: Transforming Relief and Development Ngos. Paperback by Lindenberg, Marc / Bryant, Coralie xiv, 270 pages. 2001

9781577664314 / Barley: Grave Matters. Encounters with Death around the World

Grave Matters. Encounters with Death around the World Nigel Barley 240 pages. 1995. Grave Matters reveals that after death the body may be preserved or obliterated, transformed into furniture, or eaten.  For some, the road to death is enlightening, for others it is ghastly. Not one to slight death’s sting, Barley agrees with Aristotle that humor is also a key distinguishing feature of humanity.

9780881333053 Yoors: The Gypsies. Paperback

Gypsies. Paperback Jan Yoors 256 pages. 1967. At the age of 12, Jan Yoors ran away from his family to join a wandering band, a kumpania, of Gypsies. For 10 years, he lived as one of them, and came to know them as no one, no outsider, ever has. Here, in this firsthand and highly personal account of an extraordinary people, Yoors tells the real story of the Gypsies’ fascinating customs and their never-ending struggle to survive as free nomads in a hostile world.

9780881332353 Sutherland: Gypsies: The Hidden Americans

Gypsies: The Hidden Americans Anne Sutherland 330 pages. 1975, 1986. The Gypsies portrayed in this book are the Vlax-speaking Rom, the largest group of Gypsies in the United States, numbering 500,000. Not officially recognized as a minority in the U.S. until 1972, Gypsies have led an almost entirely invisible existence here. Now in this fascinating work Sutherland has produced an in-depth look at the full range of everyday social life among the Rom.

9781412946063 Atkinson, Delamont, a.o.: Handbook Ethnography. Paperback

Handbook Ethnography. Paperback Paul Atkinson, Sara Delamont, Amanda Jane Coffey, John Lofland, Lyn Lofland 528 pages. 2007. The volume is organized into three sections. The first systematically locates ethnography firmly in its relevant historical and intellectual contexts. The roots of ethnography are pinpointed and the pattern of its development is demonstrated.

9781412918039 Denzin. Lincoln. Tuhiwai Smith: Handbook of Critical and Indigenous Methodologies. Hardcover

Handbook of Critical and Indigenous Methodologies. Hardcover Norman K. Denzin. Yvonna S. Lincoln. Linda Tuhiwai Smith 624 pages. 2008. An historical representation of critical theory, critical pedagogy, and indigenous discourse. Exploration of critical theory and action theory, and their hybrid discourses: PAR, feminism, action research, social constructivism, ethnodrama, community action research, poetics.

9781412900393 Tilley, Spyer, a.o.: Handbook of Material Culture. Hardback

Handbook of Material Culture. Hardback Edited by Chris Tilley, Patricia Spyer, Webb Keane, Susanne Kuechler, Mike Rowlands 576 pages, illustrations. 2006. 'It is a piece of material culture itself in which the 33 internationally-known authors (most are university professors) cast their net wide and get stuck into a richley-referenced set of studies, several of them illustrated'  British Archaeology

9780521000789 / Dillon: A Handbook of the Sociology of Religion. Paperback

Handbook of the Sociology of Religion. Paperback by Michele Dillon xiii, 481 pages. 2003

9780520080546 /o Rothenberg: Hand's End. Technology and the Limits of Nature. Hardcover

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9780226313306 Hall: Hellenicity. Between Ethnicity and Culture. New edition. Paperback

Hellenicity. Between Ethnicity and Culture. New edition. Paperback Jonathan M. Hall 336 pages, 5 maps, 6 line drawings. 2005. Hall explores questions of ethnic and national identity in the context of ancient Greece in Hellenicity, drawing on an exceptionally wide range of evidence to determine when, how, why, and to what extent the Greeks conceived themselves as a single people.

9781594202056 Doniger: The Hindus: An Alternative History. Hardcover

Hindus: An Alternative History. Hardcover by Wendy Doniger 779 pages. 2009

9780415459327 / Harvey: History and Material Culture. Paperback

History and Material Culture. Paperback Karen Harvey 224 pages. 2009 "This collection of essays by eleven leading historians... offers a wealth of new insights into the burgeoning field of material culture studies."

9780801472855 9780745634074 /ma/ Burke: History and Social Theory. 2nd edition. Paperback

History and Social Theory. 2nd edition. Paperback by Peter Burke. 198 pages, bibliography, index. 2005. Offers a reappraisal of the relations between history and the social sciences.

9780521774321 /2a3a/ Barnard: History and Theory in Anthropology. Paperback

History and Theory in Anthropology. Paperback by Alan Barnard. 255 pages, 12 figures, 9 tables, index, bibliography. 2000

9780745313856 Eriksen: A History of Anthropology. Paperback

History of Anthropology. Paperback Thomas Hylland Eriksen and Finn Sivert Nielsen viii, 207 pages, bibliography and index. 2001

9780804744805 /1b/ Ricklefs: A History of Modern Indonesia Since C. 1200. Paperback

History of Modern Indonesia Since C. 1200. Paperback M. C. Ricklefs xviii, 494 pages. Historical photos. 2002. The third edition has been revised, offering 4 new chapters on western Indonesia 1640-1800, the Soeharto regime at its height in 1976-88, the decline and collapse of that regime during 1989-98, and the post-Soeharto period.

9780521660754 / Bonis, de Bonis: Hominoid Evolution and Climatic Change in Europe. Volume 2. Phylogeny of the Neogene Hominoid Primates of Eurasia. Hardback