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US: University Of Chicago Press, 1990. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Examining representations of Balinese culture in complex contexts of Indonesia's colonial history, Hindu ritual practice as opposed to Islam, and comparative Indo-European hierarchies, Boon offers a powerful critique of doctrinal approaches to culture, religion, literature, politics, and the history of ideas and disciplines.

US: Blackwell Publishers, 2000. Paperback. Good. This important book makes a bold statement about the nature and value of an thropological theory at the beginning of the 21st century.

US. Paperback. Good. Adam Kuper takes the story up to the present day, and a new final chapter t races the emergence of a modern European social anthropology in contrast wi th developments in American cultural anthropology over the last two decades .Anthropology and Anthropologists provides a critical historical account of modern British social anthropology.

US: Wiley-Blackwell, 2002. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. In The Anthropology of Politics: A Reader in Ethnography, Theory and Critiq ue, editor Joan Vincent offers her readers a selection of classic and conte mporary articles on the anthropology of politics. Her introduction, headnot es, and suggested readings make this an indispensable resource for students , scholars, and instructors alike. Editorial Reviews Review "The best and most provocative essays by anthropologists on politics, power , colonialism, nationalism, and globalization. This volume showcases the st rengths of anthropological analysis: bringing detailed ethnographic and his torical analysis to the understanding of the most pressing issues that cont emporary societies face." -Louise Lamphere, University of New Mexico "Joan Vincent has a rare grasp of anthropology's past and vision of its fut ure.… Leer más

New York: Longman, 1997. Paperback. Good. Includes bibliographical references and index.

US: Worth Pub, 1998. Good. This updated text takes an interdisciplinary look at eight extraordinary gr oups of people throughout American history. Each chapter is organized aroun d a sociological principle which is then illustrated by a descriptive expla nation of the lifestyles of these unique groups.

US: Univ of Chicago Pr, 1965. Very Good.

US: Academic Pr, 1980. Paperback. Good. This edition of an introductory text opens with a chapter that brings ethno graphy up-to-date and aims it toward the next century. At a time when numer ous disciplines, organizations, and communities are discovering ethnography , Agar shows how the fundamentals endure.

Boston: Beacon Press, 1988. Paperback. Good. Paradise Island -- Domination and resistance in Jamaican history -- Ethiopi anism in Jamaica -- Beliefs, rituals, and symbols -- An ambivalent routiniz ation -- Dissonance and consonance -- After Selassie : the Rastafarians sin ce 1975 -- Where go the Rastafarians?

US: University Of Chicago Press, 1983. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. "Lévi-Strauss is a French savant par excellence, a man of extraordinary sensitivity and human wisdom . . . a deliberate stylist with profound convictions and convincing arguments. . . . [The Raw and the Cooked] adds yet another chapter to the tireless quest for a scientifically accurate, esthetically viable, and philosophically relevant cultural anthropology. . . . [It is] indispensable reading."-Natural History.

US: Phoenix, 1998. Paperback. Good.