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Paperback. Condition: Good. some shelfwear but still NICE! - may have remainder mark or previous owner's name Standard-sized.
Language: English
Published by Taylor & Francis Group, 2005
ISBN 10: 1845202910 ISBN 13: 9781845202910
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Condition: good. This book is in good condition. The cover has minor creases or bends. The binding is tight and pages are intact. Some pages may have writing or highlighting.
Language: English
Published by Oxford University Press, 1995
ISBN 10: 0198280270 ISBN 13: 9780198280279
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Clarendon Press, 1995
Seller: Berkshire Rare Books, Maidenhead, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Used - Very Good. 1st Paperback Edition. Spine, binding and cover all fine. Contents clean, unmarked and no inscription. 184 pages.
Language: English
Published by Oxford University Press, 1995
ISBN 10: 0198279604 ISBN 13: 9780198279600
Seller: Smith Family Bookstore Downtown, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. no writing; no highlighting. dust cover protected in brodart. clean, tight, nice.
£ 4.95
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Bon. Ancien livre de bibliothèque avec équipements. Edition 1993. Livre reconditionné de bibliothèque. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Former library book. Edition 1993. Refurbished library book. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Bon. Ancien livre de bibliothèque. Edition 1993. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Former library book. Edition 1993. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.
Language: English
Published by Oxford University Press, 1995
ISBN 10: 0198279604 ISBN 13: 9780198279600
Seller: G. & J. CHESTERS, TAMWORTH, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 364 pages, with 19 plates and 12 figures, a Fine hardback in a near-fine dust-jacket - a book in the Oxford Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology series [0198279604].
Language: English
Published by Oxford New York: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press, 1993
ISBN 10: 0198278829 ISBN 13: 9780198278825
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
1st Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: viii, 184 pages: illustrations; 23 cm. Contents: 1. The Problem Before Dumont -- The Entrenched View of Caste -- The Word 'Caste' -- Is Caste an Orientalist Construct? -- 2. Dumont's Theory of Caste -- Epistemology and Sociology -- The Distinctiveness of Caste -- Status, Power, and Encompassment -- The Structuralist Interpretation of Caste -- Dumont's View of Empiricism -- Dumont's Critique of His Critics -- 3. The Problem With Dumont's Solution -- Why the Problem is not Simply about Caste -- The Sociological Bridge between Traditional and Modern Societies -- Power and Legitimacy -- Structuralism -- 4. The Pure Brahman and the Impure Priest -- The Ideal Brahman in the Real World -- Priests and 'Others' as Vessels of Inauspiciousness -- The Limits of Transcendence -- 5. Caste and Kinship -- Hypergamy -- Isogamy -- Hierarchy and Endogamy -- 6. Caste and Kingship: Hocart's Theory -- Kings and Priests -- Problems with Hocart's Theory -- The Ideologies of Caste -- 7. The Courts of Kings and Washermen -- A Model of Caste Systems -- The Explanation of Caste. Subjects: Caste Southeast Asia. Caste Asia, Southeastern. South Asia Social conditions. India Social conditions. 3 Kg.
Language: English
Published by Oxford-New York, Berg [Oxford International Publishers Ltd.]. 2005, 2005
ISBN 10: 1845202910 ISBN 13: 9781845202910
Seller: Antiquariaat Schot, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands
Original publisher's sewn paperback, pictorial frontcover, large 8vo: x, 258pp., 12 contributions with chapternotes & references, acknowledgements, index. Very fine copy - as new.
Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Hardback. Folio. New in New dust jacket in publisher's shrink wrap.
Language: English
Published by Oxford New York: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press, 1993
ISBN 10: 0198278829 ISBN 13: 9780198278825
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition
1st Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: viii, 184 pages: illustrations; 23 cm. Contents: 1. The Problem Before Dumont -- The Entrenched View of Caste -- The Word 'Caste' -- Is Caste an Orientalist Construct? -- 2. Dumont's Theory of Caste -- Epistemology and Sociology -- The Distinctiveness of Caste -- Status, Power, and Encompassment -- The Structuralist Interpretation of Caste -- Dumont's View of Empiricism -- Dumont's Critique of His Critics -- 3. The Problem With Dumont's Solution -- Why the Problem is not Simply about Caste -- The Sociological Bridge between Traditional and Modern Societies -- Power and Legitimacy -- Structuralism -- 4. The Pure Brahman and the Impure Priest -- The Ideal Brahman in the Real World -- Priests and 'Others' as Vessels of Inauspiciousness -- The Limits of Transcendence -- 5. Caste and Kinship -- Hypergamy -- Isogamy -- Hierarchy and Endogamy -- 6. Caste and Kingship: Hocart's Theory -- Kings and Priests -- Problems with Hocart's Theory -- The Ideologies of Caste -- 7. The Courts of Kings and Washermen -- A Model of Caste Systems -- The Explanation of Caste. Subjects: Caste Southeast Asia. Caste Asia, Southeastern. South Asia Social conditions. India Social conditions. 1 Kg.
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. Why has monarchy been such a prevalent institution throughout history and in such a diverse range of societies? Kingship is at the heart of both ritual and politics and has major implications for the theory of social and cultural anthropology. Yet, despite the contemporary fascination with royalty, anthropologists have sorely neglected the subject in recent decades. This book combines a strong theoretical argument with a wealth of ethnography from kingships in Africa, Asia and the Pacific. Quigley gives a timely and much-needed overview of the anthropology of kingship and a crucial reassessment of the contributions of Frazer and Hocart to debates about the nature and function of royal ritual. From diverse fieldwork sites, a number of eminent anthropologists demonstrate how ritual and power intertwine to produce a series of variations around myth, tragedy and historical realities. However, underneath this diversity, two common themes invariably emerge: the attempt to portray kingship as timeless and perfect, and the dual nature of the king as sacred being and scapegoat.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Baldizzone, Tiziana and Gianni [photographers] (illustrator). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Straight, sharp, clean boards. Unclipped DJ with mild edfe-wear. No inscriptions. Internally immaculate - very crisp, clean pages. Tight binding. Please note this is a heavy book (>2kg) so an additional contribution towards postage will be required. Please email for a quotation.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. From publisher's library. No marking on the jacket or on the spine. Bookplate on inside cover and library stamp, otherwise book is new, never read, pages clean and crisp, spine unbroken. 0223C.
Language: English
Published by Clarendon Press Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1993
ISBN 10: 0198278829 ISBN 13: 9780198278825
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A clean tight copy. viii, [2] 184pp. Binding is black cloth covered boards with gilt titling to spine. A00022821.
Condition: New.
Condition: New. pp. 268.
Condition: Good. Original black cloth, silver lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous (full page) photographs in colour, folio.; Top right corner dust jacket slightly worn.
Condition: New.
Language: English
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2005
ISBN 10: 1845202910 ISBN 13: 9781845202910
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.
Condition: New. pp. 268 Index.
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!