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Noise: A Human History of Sound and Listening by David Hendy
RRP: £12.99£9.09Prehistoric drummers used natural acoustics to recreate natural sound. In classical Europe, orators turned the human voice into a lyrical instrument. In Buddhist temples, the icons' ears were exaggerated to represent their spiritual power. And in modern... -
Retreat: Wellness and the Counterculture by Matthew Ingram
RRP: £14.99£9.80The counterculture of the Sixties and the Seventies is remembered chiefly for music, fashion, art, feminism, computing, black power, cultural revolt and the New Left. But an until-now unexplored, yet no less important aspect - both in its core... -
Disaster Capitalism: Making a Killing Out of Catastrophe by Antony Loewenstein
RRP: £23.99£23.80Disaster has become big business. Best-selling journalist Antony Loewenstein trav els across Afghanistan, Pakistan, Haiti, Papua New Guinea, the United States, Britain, Greece, and Australia to witness the reality of disaster capitalism. He discovers... -
Food Through the Ages: A Popular History by Mike Gibney
RRP: £24.95£17.03Written for food aficionados everywhere, this book provides an entertaining look at the history and development of the key foods we eat every day. Mike Gibney, Professor Emeritus of Food and Health at University College Dublin, traces the story of food... -
Introducing Anthropology: What Makes Us Human? by Laura Pountney 9781509544141
£30.97The perfect starting point for any student new to this fascinating subject, offering a serious yet accessible introduction to anthropology. Across a series of fourteen chapters, Introducing Anthropology addresses the different fields and approaches... -
A War for the Soul of America, Second Edition: A History of the Culture Wars by Andrew Hartman
RRP: £21.00£20.31When Patrick Buchanan took the stage at the Republican National Convention in 1992 and proclaimed, "There is a religious war going on for the soul of our country," his audience knew what he was talking about: the culture wars, which had raged throughout... -
Your Move: What Board Games Teach Us About Life by Joan Moriarity
RRP: £12.99£9.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999439545Author Joan MoriarityFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint The Sutherland House Inc.Publisher The Sutherland House Inc. -
Pikachu's Global Adventure: The Rise and Fall of Pokemon by Joseph Tobin
RRP: £24.99£22.75Initially developed in Japan by Nintendo as a computer game, Pokemon swept the globe in the late 1990s. Based on a narrative in which a group of children capture, train, and do battle with over a hundred imaginary creatures, Pokemon quickly diversified... -
Days In The Life by Jonathon Green
RRP: £16.99£12.68Jonothan Green offers a time trip from lat-fifties CND, beatniks and bop to the threshold of our own decade's designer revolutionaries and style warriors. . . His chosen form is the oral history pioneered by Studs Terkel in which cross-cut voices recount... -
Aboriginal Australians: First Nations of an Ancient Continent by Stephen Muecke
RRP: £7.95£5.28Here is a lively, vibrantly illustrated social and cultural history of the Aboriginal Australians, from their origins to the present day. The book explores the spiritual beliefs and Dreamings of the Indigenous people, their complex social structures and... -
Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World—and How You Can, Too by Ijeoma Oluo 9780063140189
RRP: £22.00£14.98NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of So You Want to Talk About Race and Mediocre, an eye-opening and galvanizing look at the current state of anti-racist activism across America.In the #1 New York Times bestseller So You... -
The Breathless Zoo: Taxidermy and the Cultures of Longing by Rachel Poliquin 9780271053738
£27.31From sixteenth-century cabinets of wonders to contemporary animal art, The Breathless Zoo: Taxidermy and the Cultures of Longing examines the cultural and poetic history of preserving animals in lively postures. But why would anyone want to preserve an... -
Design Anthropology: Theory and Practice by Wendy Gunn
RRP: £29.99£27.04Design is a key site of cultural production and change in contemporary society. Anthropologists have been involved in design projects for several decades but only recently a new field of inquiry has emerged which aims to integrate the strengths of design... -
The Ruin of Kasch by Roberto Calasso 9780141397016
RRP: £10.99£7.77A sparkling new translation of the classic work on violence and revolution as seen through mythology and artThe Ruin of Kasch takes up two subjects: "the first is Talleyrand, and the second is everything else," wrote Italo Calvino when the book first... -
Counselling in a Multicultural Society by Stephen Palmer
RRP: £41.99£36.92`The book aptly describes, explores and hits the core of very complex issues around race, racism, culture, difference, dual identity, stereotypes, immigration and alienation... It is also very thought-provoking, raising questions about one's own ability... -
Pierre Bourdieu's Outline of a Theory of Practice by Rodolfo Maggio 9781912284627
RRP: £6.50£6.11In Outline of a Theory of Practice, Bourdieu questions the preeminent ideas of social anthropologists such as Levi-Strauss who stressed the structural principles governing human action rather than the actions themselves and, Bourdieu asserts, doesn't... -
Understanding Japanese Society by Joy Hendry
RRP: £36.99£32.53In this welcome brand new fifth edition of the bestselling textbook Understanding Japanese Society, Joy Hendry takes the reader into the heart of Japanese life.Providing a clear and accessible introduction to Japanese ways of thinking, which does not... -
Afterlives of War: A Descendants' History by Michael Roper 9781526154033
RRP: £25.00£21.79Afterlives of war documents the lives and historical pursuits of the generations who grew up in Australia, Britain and Germany after the First World War. Although they were not direct witnesses to the conflict, they experienced its effects from their... -
The New Media Monopoly by Ben H. Bagdikian 9780807061879
RRP: £30.00£28.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807061879Author Ben H. BagdikianFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *... -
Ancestors and Relatives: Genealogy, Identity, and Community by Eviatar Zerubavel 9780199773954
RRP: £20.99£17.13Genealogy has long been one of humanity's greatest obsessions. But with the rise of genetics, and increasing media attention through television programs like Who Do You Think You Are? and Faces of America, we are now told that genetic markers can... -
Nomads: Life on the Move by Kinchoi Lam
RRP: £16.99£11.94A beguiling look at seven contemporary nomadic cultures around the world, offering a timely insight into alternative ways of life that connect us to our ancestral roots. A fascinating and beautiful survey of seven nomadic societies spread across the... -
Jamaica: Absolutely by Arif Ali 9781906190323
RRP: £18.00£13.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906190323Author Arif AliFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Hansib Publications LimitedPublisher Hansib Publications LimitedWeight(grams) 1025g -
Who Are You, Really? – A Philosopher`s Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Persons by Joshua Rasmussen
RRP: £25.99£20.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781514003947Author Joshua RasmussenFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 1504gDimensions(mm) 9mm * 6mm * 1mm -
Knot of the Soul: Madness, Psychoanalysis, Islam by Stefania Pandolfo
RRP: £32.00£31.51In this unsettling and innovative book, anthropologist Stefania Pandolfo addresses the problematic of the subject through a dual examination of psychoanalysis and Islamic theological-medical reasoning, reflecting on the unconscious maladies of the soul... -
Possessed: Why We Want More Than We Need by Bruce Hood
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Beautifully written and brilliantly argued, Possessed is one of the few things you really need to own' Daniel GilbertHow ownership came to own us - and what we can do about itOur love affair with possessions seems to be all-consuming, even as we face... -
Guns and Rain - Guerrillas and Spirit Mediums in Zimbabwe by David Lan
RRP: £24.99£23.92Lan shows that to understand the meaning that Zimbabwe's war of independence had for its people, the role of the spirit mediums must also be understood. Almost every anti-colonial struggle in the 20th century was led by an army of guerrillas, and no... -
Cultures of United States Imperialism by Amy Kaplan 9780822314134
£30.29Cultures of United States Imperialism represents a major paradigm shift that will remap the field of American Studies. Pointing to a glaring blind spot in the basic premises of the study of American culture, leading critics and theorists in cultural... -
Trauma by Lucy Bond 9780415540421
RRP: £19.99£17.69Trauma has become a catchword of our time and a central category in contemporary theory and criticism. In this illuminating and accessible volume, Lucy Bond and Stef Craps: provide an account of the history of the concept of trauma from the late... -
Finding Meaning: An Existential Quest in Post-Modern Israel by Ofra Mayseless 9780190910358
RRP: £80.00£72.66From its trendy urban centers to its ancient deserts, Israel's history is based on the rich heritage of traditions and contradictions. It is known as a start-up nation, with hospitable and warm interpersonal relationships, and a steady high-ranked... -
Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution of Human Sexuality by Jared Diamond
RRP: £9.99£6.80A fascinating insight into how human sexuality came to be the way it is now - Jared Diamond explains why we are different from the animal kingdom.Why are humans one of the few species to have sex in private? Why do humans have sex any day of the month or... -
Financializing Poverty: Labor and Risk in Indian Microfinance by Sohini Kar
£22.49Microfinance is the business of giving small, collateral-free loans to poor borrowers that are paid back in frequent intervals with interest. While these for-profit microfinance institutions (MFIs) promise social and economic empowerment, they have... -
Studying Those Who Study Us: An Anthropologist in the World of Artificial Intelligence by Diana Forsythe
RRP: £23.99£20.92Diana E. Forsythe was a leading anthropologist of science, technology, and work, and especially of the field of artificial intelligence. This volume collects her best-known essays, along with other major works that remained unpublished upon her death in... -
The Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord 9780942299793
RRP: £20.00£14.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780942299793Author Guy DebordFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Zone BooksPublisher Zone BooksWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 13mm -
The Cubans: Ordinary Lives in Extraordinary Times by Anthony DePalma
RRP: £9.99£6.52'Moving and rich...overflowing with warmth and humanity' The Times In this pioneering work of life-writing and reportage, Anthony DePalma reconstructs the interwoven stories of five ordinary citizens and their families to bring the true story of the... -
Unseen Beings: How We Forgot the World Is More Than Human by Erik Jampa Andersson
RRP: £12.99£7.72'Unseen Beings is a magnificent, passionate, brilliantly written manifesto for our urgent reimagining of our relationship with every aspect of the creation... indispensable reading for anyone who longs for a just and balanced human future. Buy it and... -
The Secret Life of Books: Why They Mean More Than Words by Tom Mole 9781783964581
£9.98`Probably the most compulsive text ever penned about what it means to handle and possess a book' - Christopher de Hamel, author of Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts; `A real treasure trove for book lovers' - Alexander McCall Smith; We love books. We... -
Teaching Haiti: Strategies for Creating New Narratives by Cécile Accilien 9781683403999
RRP: £27.95£19.75Approaching Haiti's history and culture from a multidisciplinary perspectiveThis volume is the first to focus on teaching about Haiti's complex history and culture from a multidisciplinary perspective. Making broad connections between Haiti and the rest... -
Mistaken Identity: Race and Class in the Age of Trump by Asad Haider
£13.33Whether class or race is the more important factor in modern politics is a question right at the heart of recent history's most contentious debates. Among groups who should readily find common ground, there is little agreement. To escape this deadlock,... -
Homo Aestheticus: Where Art Comes From and Why by Ellen Dissanayake
£22.49"Dissanayake argues that art was central to human evolutionary adaptation and that the aesthetic faculty is a basic psychological component of every human being. In her view, art is intimately linked to the origins of religious practices and to... -
Remnants of Partition: 21 Objects from a Continent Divided by Aanchal Malhrota
£14.87The emotion and trauma of the Partition are buried deep, but Aanchal Malhotra has found a way to recover them. Through the possessions saved by her own great-grandparents as they fled their homes, she discovers the unique power of such objects: to unlock...