Social & Cultural Anthropology
"The Economic Sociology of Capatilism"
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Represents a major step forward in the use of economic sociology to illuminate the nature and workings of capitalism amid the far-reaching changes of the contemporary era of global capitalism. This work addresses core issues and problems in the new study of capitalism; and considers a variety of topics concerning America. With 22 line illus.. Paperback, 496 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 700g.
Author: (Nee, Victor, ed.)
ISBN: 0691119589
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2005 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social & Cultural Anthropology
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"Empire of the Senses"The Sensual Culture Reader
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"Sensory Formations" series; 'Empire of the Senses' charts the new terrains opened up by the sensual revolution in scholarship, as it takes the reader into the sensory worlds of the medieval witch and the postmodern mall, a Japanese tea ceremony and a Boston shelter for the homeless. With illustrations. Paperback, 432 pages. Size: 305 x 229 mm. Weight: 652g.
Author: (Howes, David, ed.)
ISBN: 185973863X
Publisher: Berg Publishers
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) Social & Cultural Anthropology
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"The European Puzzle"The Political Structuring of Cultural Identities at a Time of Transition
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Combining an anthropological and political perspective, this book challenges the traditional boundaries within the issue of the construction of Europe. It discusses the process of the construction of Europe and its implications for cultural identities. It examines a number of topics at the core of the process of Europeanization. With bibliog., index. Paperback, 224 pages. Weight: 370g.
Author: (Demossier, Marion, ed.)
ISBN: 1845453719
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social & Cultural Anthropology
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"Exotic No More"Anthropology on the Front Lines
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In this volume anthropologists demonstrate the tremendous contributions that anthroplogy can make to contemporary society. They cover issues ranging from fundamentalism to forced migration, human rights to environmentalism. With 8 page colour insert, 49 halftones, 1 map, 1 line drawing. Paperback, 384 pages. Size: 234 x 165 mm. Weight: 724g.
Author: (MacClancy, Jeremy, ed.)
ISBN: 0226500136
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Date: 2002 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social & Cultural Anthropology
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"Explaining Culture Scientifically"
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What exactly is culture? This volume suggests that the study of one of anthropology's central questions may be a route to developing a scientific paradigm for the field. It approaches culture from different theoretical and methodological perspectives, through studies grounded in fieldwork, surveys, demography, and other empirical data. With 20 illustrations, 2 maps. Paperback, 352 pages. Size: 224 x 150 mm. Weight: 533g.
Author: (Brown, Melissa J., ed.)
ISBN: 0295987898
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social & Cultural Anthropology
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"The Fate of Culture"Geertz and Beyond
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"Representations Books" series; This volume brings together seven leading scholars from four disciplines to take a fresh look at Clifford Geertz's work, and to consider the continuing implications of his work in the contemporary context. Paperback, 176 pages. Size: 254 x 175 mm. Weight: 330g.
Author: (Ortner, Sherry B., ed.)
ISBN: 0520216016
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 1999 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social & Cultural Anthropology
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"Food and Culture"A Reader
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Food touches everything important to people: it marks social difference and strengthens social bonds. Common to various peoples, it can signify very different things from table to table. This text takes a global look at the social, symbolic, and political-economic role of food. It examines some of the meanings of food and eating across cultures. With 5 black & white tables. N.e of 2r.e. Paperback, 624 pages. Size: 255 x 163 mm. Weight: 1067g.
Author: (Counihan, Carole, ed.)
ISBN: 0415977770
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Undergraduate Social & Cultural Anthropology
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"Frontiers of Capital"Ethnographic Reflections on the New Economy
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Brings together ethnographies exploring how cultural practices and social relations were altered by the radical economic and technological innovations of the New Economy. This title highlights how expedited flows of information allowed business professionals to develop various knowledge practices. New ed. Paperback, 384 pages. Size: 235 x 162 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: (Fisher, Melissa S., ed.)
ISBN: 0822337398
Publisher: Duke University Press
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social & Cultural Anthropology
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"The Handbook of Economic Sociology"
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Copublished in 1994 by Princeton University Press and the Russell Sage Foundation as a synthesis of the burgeoning field of economic sociology. This resource focuses on what continues to be one of the leading edges of sociology and one of its most important interdisciplinary adventures. It is for faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates. With 21 line illus. 34 tables.. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 748 pages. Size: 254 x 190 mm. Weight: 1348g.
Author: (Smelser, Neil J., ed.)
ISBN: 0691121265
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2005 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social & Cultural Anthropology
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"Kinship and Family"An Anthropological Reader
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"Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology" series; Traces the history of the anthropological study of kinship from the early 1900s onwards. This book presents classic works from Evans-Pritchard, Levi-Strauss, Leach, and Schneider, as well as articles on contemporary debates as surrogate motherhood, and gay and lesbian kinship. With 32. Paperback, 496 pages. Size: 245 x 174 mm. Weight: 885g.
Author: (Parkin, Robert, ed.)
ISBN: 063122999X
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social & Cultural Anthropology
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"Livelihoods at the Margins"Surviving the City
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Surviving the city. With illustrations. Paperback, 272 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 361g.
Author: (Staples, James, ed.)
ISBN: 1598742736
Publisher: Left Coast Press Inc
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) Social & Cultural Anthropology
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"Locating the Field"Space, Place and Context in Anthropology
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"Association of Social Anthropologists Monographs" series; Takes a critical look at the developments and key issues in fieldwork in Anthropology. This book features various ethnographic studies that provide ways of looking at the concepts of 'locality' and 'site'. It shows that anthropologists are well-placed to examine and critique the totalizing assumptions behind these notions. With illustrations. Paperback, 256 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 356g.
Author: (Coleman, Simon, ed.)
ISBN: 1845204034
Publisher: Berg Publishers
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social & Cultural Anthropology
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"Money"Ethnographic Encounters
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"Encounters Experience and Anthropological Knowledge" series; Through fieldwork accounts, here, the anthropologists explore the ways money has influenced their perceptions and understandings of culture. These accounts raise questions such as: How do anthropologists come to know another culture through ordinary experiences with money? and, How is anthropological knowledge produced through these interactions? Paperback, 160 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 261g.
Author: (Truitt, Allison, ed.)
ISBN: 1845207513
Publisher: Berg Publishers
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) Social & Cultural Anthropology
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"Narrative and the Cultural Construction of Illness and Healing"
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These essays inspired by the possibilities of narrative, each present stories of illness and healing drawn from a range of ethnographic contexts. Recognizing the value of theoretical consciousness among those eliciting and analyzing narratives, these essays explore a variety of perspectives. Paperback, 288 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 380g.
Author: (Mattingly, Cheryl, ed.)
ISBN: 0520218256
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2001 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social & Cultural Anthropology
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"Natural Enemies"People-Wildlife Conflicts in Anthropological Perspective
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"European Association of Social Anthropologists" series; For the anthropologists, people-wildlife conflicts readily invite symbolic analysis. This volume examines people-wildlife conflicts in Europe, Africa and Asia from an anthropological perspective. With illustrations. Paperback, 272 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 338g.
Author: (Knight, Sir John, ed.)
ISBN: 0415224411
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2000 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Social & Cultural Anthropology
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