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Black: No-nonsense Guide to International Development. Paperback

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

9781904456636 1904456634

Bourdieu: Outline of a Theory of Practice. Paperback

Outline of a Theory of Practice. Paperback
Pierre Bourdieu
180 pages. 2005. Develops a theory of practice which is simultaneously a critique of the methods and postures of social science and a general account of how human action should be understood. It introduces the concept of the "habitus", the negotiating principle between objective structures and practices

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Bridge, Watson: The Blackwell City Reader. Paperback

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

9780631225140 0631225145

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

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

9780822333708 0822333708

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

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

9780822339267 0822339269

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

9780745627786, 0745627781-1625

Agusti: Hominoid Evolution and Climatic Change in Europe: Volume 1: The Evolution of Neogene Terrestrial Ecosystems in Europe. Hardback

Hominoid Evolution and Climatic Change in Europe: Volume 1: The Evolution of Neogene Terrestrial Ecosystems in Europe. Hardback
Edited by Jorge Agustí, Lorenzo Rook, Peter Andrews
528 pages. 1999

9780521640978

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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
The author reviews the contribution sociologists have made to our understanding of the role of religion in society. 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.

0745620833

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

9780198776260

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

9780415229074 0415229073

Anderson: Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism. Revised edition. Paperback

Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism. 2nd edition. Paperback
Benedict Anderson
xv, 240 pages, with bibliography and index. Revised edition, 2006.

9781844670864

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.

9781577664642, 1577664647-15

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

9781577662938, 1577662938-25

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.

9780415287692 0415287693-18

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

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

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Appadurai: The Social Life of Things. Paperback

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

9780521357265

Appadurai: Worship and Conflict under Colonial Rule: A South Indian Case. Paperback

Worship and Conflict under Colonial Rule: A South Indian Case. Paperback
by Arjun Appadurai
276 pages, 2007

9780521053587 0521053587

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

978082482303024

Arguedas: Yawar Fiesta. Paperback

Yawar Fiesta. Paperback
José María Arguedas
200 pages. 2002. The social relations between Indians, mestizos, and whites in the Peruvian highland town of Puquio in the early twentieth century. Each group’s reaction to the national government’s attempt to suppress the traditional Indian-style bullfight reflects their attitude toward social change more generally.

978157766245714a

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"?

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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.

9780226029726 0226029727

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.

9781577662389, 1577662385-15

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

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Banks, Morphy: Rethinking Visual Anthropology. Paperback

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

97803000785411323

Barfield: The Dictionary of Anthropology. Paperback

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

9781577180579-21

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.

978157766431417

Barnard: Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology. Paperback

Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology. Paperback
edited by Alan Barnard and Jonathan 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

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Barnard: History and Theory in Anthropology. Paperback

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

9780521774321

Barthes: Mythologies. Paperback

Mythologies. Paperback
by Roland Barthes
159 pages. 1973

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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 (University of Cambridge)
568 pages, with 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.

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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

9780521624732 0521624738

Beck Kehoe: Humans: An Introduction to Four-Field Anthropology. Paperback

Humans: An Introduction to Four-Field Anthropology. Paperback
Alice Beck Kehoe
244 pages, illustrated. 1998. A concise, introductory textbook for use on four-field, cultural or social anthropology courses. Encompassing anthropology and its major subfields, the author covers the basic concepts of linguistics, archaeology, physical and cultural anthropology, with a minimal use of technical terms

978041591985224

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

9781577661627, 1577661621

Bell: Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice. Paperback

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

9780195076134 0195076133

Bell: Ritual. Perspectives and Dimensions. Paperback