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Trade Like Any Other : Female Singers and Dancers in Egypt (95 Edition)
by Kathy Van Nieuwkerk
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In Egypt, singing and dancing are considered essential on happy occasions. Professional entertainers often perform at weddings and other celebrations, and a host family's prestige rises with the number, expense, and fame of the entertainers they hire... ( read more)
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Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology (9TH 07 Edition)
by Barry Lewis
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This streamlined, full-color text is a thorough and well balanced introduction to the fields of physical anthropology and archaeology. Now with a new co-author, Barry Lewis brings his expertise in research methods and his experience with North American... ( read more)
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Archaeology of Human Bones (98 Edition)
by Simon Mays
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There is no greater direct evidence regarding earlier human populations than their physical remains. This volume provides a pragmatic and up-to-date account of forensic analysis of human skeletal remains, and its application in tackling major historical... ( read more)
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Hierarchy in the Forest : the Evolution of Egalitarian Behavior (99 Edition)
by Christopher Boehm
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Are humans by nature hierarchical or egalitarian? Hierarchy in the Forestaddresses this question by examining the evolutionary origins of social and political behavior. Christopher Boehm, an anthropologist whose fieldwork has focused on the political... ( read more)
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Cultural Anthropology (7TH 08 Edition)
by Raymond Scupin
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'Cultural Anthropology: A Global Perspective provides students with an introduction to cultural anthropology through a traditional holistic and integrative approach. Organized by societal type, this book's primary emphasis is on... ( read more)
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Medicine, Rationality, and Experience : an Anthropological Perspective (94 Edition)
by Byron J. Good
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Medicine supposedly offers a scientific account of the human body and of illness, and it follows that scientific medicine treats all forms of folk medicine as little more than superstitious practices. Professor Good argues that this impoverished... ( read more)
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Invitations to Love: Literacy, Love Letters, and Social Change in Nepal
by Laura M Ahearn
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A discussion of the implications of the emergence of love-letter correspondences for social relations in Nepal... ( read more)
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Cultural Studies : Theory and Practice (2ND 03 - Old Edition)
by Chris Barker
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Praise for the First Edition: This is the best general textbook that has been written on cultural studies to date. Barker covers an enormous amount of material. He explicates key concepts and theories in the field and focuses upon particular issues of... ( read more)
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Human Evolution : Illustrated Introduction (5TH 05 Edition)
by Roger Lewin
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The brief length and focused coverage of" Human Evolution: An Illustrated Introduction" have made this best-selling textbook the ideal complement to any biology or anthropology course in which human evolution is taught. The text places human evolution in... ( read more)
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Thinking Anthropologically : a Practical Guide for Students (04 - Old Edition)
by Philip Carl Salzman
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This book focuses on nine themes that are at the heart of anthropology–themes that permeate all fields of anthropology, and that prepare learners to “think anthropologically“ before beginning to study the field in any depth. KEY TOPICS... ( read more)
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Reader in Gender Archaeology (98 Edition)
by Kelley Ann Hays-gilpin
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The "Reader in Gender Archaeology" presents nineteen current, controversial and highly influential articles which confront and illuminate issues of gender in prehistory. The articles here, which draw on evidence from a wide range of geographic areas... ( read more)
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Hidden-hand Presidency : Eisenhower As Leader ((2ND)94 Edition)
by Fred I. Greenstein
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Drawing on extensive interviews and archival research, Fred Greenstein reveals that there was great political activity beneath the placid surface of the Eisenhower White House. In a new foreword to this edition, he discusses developments in the study of... ( read more)
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The Quest for Therapy in Lower Zaire
by John M Janzen
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In this book, Dr. John M. Janzen describes patterns of healing among the BaKongo of Lower Zaire in Africa, who, like many peoples elsewhere, utilize cosmopolitan medicine alongside traditional healing practices. What criteria, he asks, determine the... ( read more)
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Dominion
by Niles Eldredge
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"A magnificently clear expose of our current dilemma, and a forthright recommendation for change."--Kurt Benirschke, University of California, San... ( read more)
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Human Adaptability : an Introduction To Ecological Anthropology (2ND 00 - Old Edition)
by Emilio F. Moran
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This is the first text to thoroughly cover nongenetic strategies of human adaptation to a variety of ecosystems. Designed to help students understand the multiple levels at which human populations respond to their surroundings, it is the most complete... ( read more)
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Core Concepts in Biological Anthropology (07 Edition)
by Agustin Fuentes
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Written by a professor who has spent eleven years teaching and practicing biological anthropology and who takes care to relate its significance to everyday life, this new text focuses on central contemporary issues: genetics and genomics, "natural... ( read more)
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Introduction To Physical Anthropology With Infotrac
by Robert Jurmain
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This mainstream, full-color physical anthropology text is the best-selling text in the market! While it continues to present a comprehensive, well-balanced introduction to the field of physical anthropology, this is a major revision and the book has... ( read more)
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Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Anthropology (4TH 09 Edition)
by Endicott
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This Fourth Edition of TAKING SIDES: ANTHROPOLOGY presents current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with an issue summary, an... ( read more)
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Ordered Universes PB
by Morton Klass
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This innovative introduction to the anthropological study of religion challenges traditional categories and assumptions, arguing that too many of them reflect ethnocentric perspectives long discarded by contemporary anthropologists. The continued use of... ( read more)
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Reconstructing Human Origins : a Modern Synthesis (2ND 05 Edition)
by Glenn C. Conroy
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This new edition explains how recent advances in radiometric dating, functional morphology, molecular biology, and archaeological inference have changed our modern interpretations of how hominins lived and dispersed across the globe during the last five... ( read more)
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