Toraja: Misadventures of a Social Anthropologist in Sulawesi, Indonesia (Barley Nigel)(Paperback)

Toraja: Misadventures of a Social Anthropologist in Sulawesi, Indonesia (Barley Nigel)(Paperback)

In 1985, Dr Nigel Barley taught himself Indonesian and set off for the relatively unknown island of Sulawesi. Here he hoped to find unsullied cultures to study and unspoilt natives to investigate. he soon found plenty to wonder at and plenty to admire among the

Not a Hazardous Sport: Misadventures of an Anthropologist in Indonesia (Barley Nigel)(Paperback)

Nigel Barley travels to Sulawesi in Indonesia to live among the Torajan people, known for their spectacular buildings and elaborate ancestor cults. At last he is following his own advice to students, to do their anthropological fieldwork 'somewhere where the inhabitants are beautiful, friendly,

Innocent Anthropologist (Barley Nigel)(Paperback / softback)

Offers an introduction to the life of a social

A Plague of Caterpillars: A Return to the African Bush (Barley Nigel)(Paperback)

When local contacts tipped off Nigel Barley that the Dowayo circumcision ceremony was about to take place, he immediately left London for the village in northern Cameroon where he had lived as a field anthropologist for 18 months. The Dowayos are a mountain people that perform their elaborate,

Land's End: Capitalist Relations on an Indigenous Frontier (Li Tania Murray)(Paperback)

Drawing on two decades of ethnographic research in Sulawesi, Indonesia, Tania Murray Li offers an intimate account of the emergence of capitalist relations among indigenous highlanders who privatized their common land to plant a boom crop, cacao. Spurred by the hope of ending their poverty and

Diving in Indonesia: The Ultimate Guide to the World's Best Dive Spots: Bali, Komodo, Sulawesi, Papua, and More (Wormald Sarah Ann)(Paperback)

Diving in Indonesia is a fully comprehensive diving guidebook for exploring the most notable areas of Indonesia. A chapter is devoted to each of the following important regions in Indonesia for divers: Bali North Sulawesi Central, South and Southeast Sulawesi Nusa Teggara (Lombok, Komodo, Timor,

Snow Over Surabaya (Barley Nigel)(Paperback)

Not many British schoolgirls have grown up to become revolutionary heroes of distant, eastern nations but Muriel Stewart Walker did just that. Under a multitude of different names - 'K'tut Tantri' and 'Surabaya Sue' being the best know - she joined in the struggle for Indonesian independence after

A Geography of Time: The Temporal Misadventures of a Social Psychologist, or How Every Culture Keeps Time Just a Little Bit Differently (Levine Robert N.)(Paperback)

In this engaging and spirited book, eminent social psychologist Robert Levine asks us to explore a dimension of our experience that we take for granted--our perception of time. When we travel to a different country, or even a different city in the United States, we assume that a certain amount of

Becoming a Grandmother: A Life Transition (Kitzinger Sheila)(Paperback)

Kitzinger, a social anthropologist, explores the experience of grandmotherhood both personally and historically based on detailed

White Rajah - A Biography of Sir James Brooke (Barley Dr Nigel)(Paperback / softback)

Sir James Brooke was an extraordinary 'eminent' Victorian, whose life was the stuff of legend.His curious career began in 1841 when he was caught up in a war in Brunei which had started because a party of local Dayaks had refused to furl their umbrellas in the presence of the Sultan. Brooke was an

The Man Who Collected Women (Barley Nigel)(Paperback)

The eccentric Mr Hare - as he was known to Sophia, the first wife of Singapore founder Thomas Stamford Raffles - and his Asian harem are brought vividly to life in this work of historical fiction set in Southeast Asia. Arthur Grimsby is an ageing expat in 1960s Singapore. Museum curator,

Anthropology and Social Theory: Culture, Power, and the Acting Subject (Ortner Sherry B.)(Paperback)

In Anthropology and Social Theory the award-winning anthropologist Sherry B. Ortner draws on her longstanding interest in theories of cultural practice to rethink key concepts of culture, agency, and subjectivity for the social sciences of the twenty-first century. The seven theoretical and

Half Time: Nigel Owens: The Autobiography (Owens Nigel)(Paperback)

Nigel Owens is one of the best referees in world rugby. But before reaching the highest echelons of the game, he went through a personal crisis and 'came out' as gay - the first to do so in the macho world of professional rugby. His bravery earned him great respect from players, officials and

Everyday Life in Ancient Greece: A Social History of Greek Civilization and Culture, Shown in 250 Magnificent Photographs, Sculptures and Paintings (Rodgers Nigel)(Paperback)

From the daily life of slaves and citizens to the importance of sport and Olympic Games, this is an absorbing account of every aspect of Greek society. Discover the glory that was Greece and how the people of Athens and Sparta lived and worked during this cultural peak of world history. Explore the

Revision de Capacitacion en Genero (Mukhopadhyay Maitrayee (Social Anthropologist Royal Tropical Institute))(Paperback / softback)

Gender training proliferated in the 1990s and gained ground with the emphasis on gender mainstreaming, a strategy adopted at the 1995 Fourth World Conference of Women in Beijing. At present gender training is increasingly being questioned as a tool and as a concept to engender development due to

Appetite (Slater Nigel)(Paperback / softback)

Nigel Slater's inspirational guide to home cooking. 'I want you to take in the spirit of the recipes and to deviate according to your ingredients and your feelings. I urge you to break the rules. I want you to follow your

Liem Sioe Liong's Salim Group: The Business Pillar of Suharto's Indonesia (Borsuk Richard)(Paperback)

After Suharto gained power in Indonesia in the mid-1960s, he stayed as the country's president for more than three decades, helped by the powerful military, hefty foreign aid and support from a coterie of cronies. A pivotal business backer for his New Order government was Liem Sioe Liong, a migrant

An Analysis of Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger's Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation (Patel Charmi)(Paperback)

Social anthropologist Jean Lave and computer scientist Etienne Wenger's seminal Situated Learning helped change the fields of cognitive science and pedagogy by approaching learning from a novel angle. Traditionally, theories of learning and education had focused on processes of cognition - the

Leathercraft: Traditional Handcrafted Leatherwork Skills and Projects (Armitage Nigel)(Paperback)

In this modern age of technology and speed, what is taught in master crafter Nigel Armitage's renowned workshop follows a very traditional and timeless theme. Here, for the first time, he offers a learning resource and projects for leathercrafters who believe that high quality matters, in how you

In the Aftermath of Gezi: From Social Movement to Social Change? (Hemer Oscar)(Paperback)

Never in Anger: Portrait of an Eskimo Family (Briggs Jean L.)(Paperback)

In the summer of 1963, anthropologist Jean Briggs journeyed to the Canadian Northwest Territories (now Nunavut) to begin a seventeen-month field study of the Utku, a small group of Inuit First Nations people who live at the mouth of the Back River, northwest of Hudson Bay. Living with a family as

The Nature of Social Reality: Issues in Social Ontology (Lawson Tony)(Paperback)

The social sciences often fail to examine in any systematic way the nature of their subject matter. Demonstrating that this is a central explanation of the widely acknowledged failings of the social sciences, not least of modern economics, this book sets about rectifying matters. Providing an

100 Things Millionaires Do: Little Lessons in Creating Wealth (Cumberland Nigel)(Paperback)

Following the success of the international bestseller, 100 THINGS SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DO, Nigel Cumberland turns his attention to wealth. 100 THINGS MILLIONAIRES DO distills all the wisdom and knowledge of a lifetime of starting and selling businesses and coaching hundreds of wealthy leaders into

100 Things Successful Leaders Do: Little Lessons in Leadership (Cumberland Nigel)(Paperback)

Following the success of the international bestseller, 100 THINGS SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DO, Nigel Cumberland turns his attention to leadership. 100 THINGS SUCCESSFUL LEADERS DO distills all the wisdom and knowledge of a lifetime of coaching great leaders into 100 short chapters showing you how to build