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Social groups
Paperback. An examination of Arab society and culture that offers an opportunity to know the Arab world from an Arab point of view. It emphasizes the changes and diverse patterns that have characterized the Middle East since the mid-nineteenth century. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFC; JFSL9; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- n
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520084278
- ISBN
- 9780520084278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.47
€ 36.99
€ 26.47
Paperback. In many South Asian oral traditions, women are viewed as fragmented identities, dangerously split between virtue and virtuosity. This ethnographical study of women in certain North Indian villages criticizes local ideologies of gender and kinship that place women in subordinate positions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFK; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520083714
- ISBN
- 9780520083714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.47
€ 36.99
€ 26.47
Paperback. A collection of essays by anthropologists on the subject of ritualized homosexuality. Their studies in cross-cultural variations in homosexual behaviour in a non-Western culture area indicate that contemporary theories of sex and gender development need revision. Editor(s): Herdt, Gilbert H. Series: Studies in Melanesian Anthropology. Num Pages: 476 pages, 3 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1MKL; JFC; JFSJ; JFSK2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 476
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520080966
- ISBN
- 9780520080966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.91
€ 41.99
€ 29.91
Hardcover. Martin Luther King, Jr's ideas - his call for racial equality, his faith in the ultimate triumph of justice, his insistence on the power of nonviolence to bring about a major transformation of American society - are as vital and timely as ever. This book chronicles the Montgomery bus boycott of 1956. Editor(s): Carson, Clayborne; Burns, Stewart; Carson, Susan; Holloran, Peter. Series: Martin Luther King Papers. Num Pages: 598 pages, 49 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BG; DNF; JFSL3; JPVH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 190 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 598
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520079526
- ISBN
- 9780520079526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.76€ 57.54
€ 74.76
€ 57.54
Paperback. Offers an illustrated history of sexual politics in ancient Athens. This work examines the ideology and practices that underlay the reign of the phallus. It demonstrates that classical Athens was more sexually polarized and repressive of women than any other culture in Western history. Num Pages: 477 pages, 345 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 774. Sexual Politics in Ancient Athens. 477 pages, 345 b&w illustrations. Offers an illustrated history of sexual politics in ancient Athens. This work examines the ideology and practices that underlay the reign of the phallus. It demonstrates that classical Athens was more sexually polarized and repressive of women than any other culture in Western history. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JFSJ; JHM. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 20. Weight: 774.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 477
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520079298
- ISBN
- 9780520079298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Hardcover. An exploration of time and space, rumors and silence, colors, tastes, and ideas that recreates the richness of Jewish life in Renaissance Italy. It points out that Jews were frequently uprooted and persecuted, and where stable communities did grow up, it was because the hostility of the Christian population had somehow been overcome. Translator(s): Oldcorn, Anthony. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520073500
- ISBN
- 9780520073500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.83€ 53.22
€ 68.83
€ 53.22
Hardcover. Charts the magnetic, controversial Pan-African leader's career from his deportation from the United States in November 1927 to his death in England in 1940. The volume begins with Marcus Garvey's triumphant welcome in Jamaica, his tour abroad, and his entry into Jamaican party politics. Editor(s): Hill, Robert A.; Ball, Tevvy; Blum, Erika; Bair, Barbara. Series: The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers. Num Pages: 1146 pages, Illustrations, 1 map,ports.,facsims. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 76. Weight in Grams: 1843.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520072084
- ISBN
- 9780520072084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.68€ 75.66
€ 99.68
€ 75.66
Paperback. Scholars have only recently discovered that the human body itself has a history. This title features eight articles that support, supplement, and explore the significance of these insights. Editor(s): Gallagher, Catherine; Laqueur, Thomas. Series: Representations Books S. Num Pages: 242 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 182 x 255 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520059610
- ISBN
- 9780520059610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.86
€ 34.99
€ 25.86
Hardcover. Reveals the history of Marcus Garvey and the UNIA: the aftermath of the tumultuous 1922 convention. This title demonstrates how important Marcus Garvey and the mass movement he controlled were to Afro-American history. Editor(s): Hill, Robert A.; Ball, Tevvy; Blum, Erika; Bair, Barbara. Series: The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers. Num Pages: 944 pages, 26ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 944
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520058170
- ISBN
- 9780520058170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.68€ 75.66
€ 99.68
€ 75.66
Paperback. States that there is little question that the descendants of the new European immigrant groups from Southern, Central, and Eastern Europe have done very well in the United States, reaching levels of achievement far above blacks. This book focuses on the historical origins of the current differences between the groups. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520043626
- ISBN
- 9780520043626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.01
€ 41.99
€ 30.01
Paperback. Describes and analyzes life in Rampura in the late 1940s. In addition to the rich detail of village life and of a number of individual villagers, the author gives us insights into the nature of ethnographic research. He relates how he came to study this particular village. He also discusses the factors that could and did bias his research. Series: Center for South & Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley. Num Pages: 392 pages, 12ill.6M. BIC Classification: JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520039483
- ISBN
- 9780520039483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.11
€ 41.99
€ 30.11
Paperback. This text offers an evaluation of a study commissioned by the DoH into residential child care in response to the difficulties and scandals that have beset the service. It aims to tackle the dilemmas which surround the provision of qualification training for residential care staff. Series: Living Away from Home: Studies in Residential Care. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSP1; JFSP2; JKSB1; JKSW; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471984771
- ISBN
- 9780471984771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.47
€ 88.47
Paperback. Going Missing presents important findings from the first major study of young people who go missing from residential and foster homes. Series: Living Away from Home: Studies in Residential Care. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471984764
- ISBN
- 9780471984764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.40
€ 73.40
Paperback. This updated edition of a classic volume incorporates the recent literature regarding the perspectives and arguments about the validity of a psychological model of addiction. Num Pages: 420 pages, references, indexes. BIC Classification: JFSP2; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471982319
- ISBN
- 9780471982319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 104.79
€ 104.79
Paperback. In an era of the globalization of finance, production and distribution networks, cities have become increasingly competitive. The business environments preferred by such international investment impact on the lives of citizens, on urban spaces, services, amenities and infrastructure. Editor(s): Douglas, Mike; Friedmann, John. Num Pages: 308 pages, maps. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471977094
- ISBN
- 9780471977094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.52
€ 63.52
Hardcover. Recent years have witnessed a change from the passive, low key use of rural areas for recreation to the explosion of tourism as a highly active and dominant agent of change and control in the countryside and associated rural communities. Editor(s): Butler, Richard W.; Hall, C. Michael; Jenkins, John. Num Pages: 274 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JFSF; KNSG; KNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471976806
- ISBN
- 9780471976806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.56
€ 157.56
Paperback. Parenting is attracting more professional and political attention now than ever before. More and more parents need the support of others to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to choose what would be best for their children. Editor(s): Dwivedi, Kedar Nath. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; JFSP1; JFSP2; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471976615
- ISBN
- 9780471976615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.63
€ 69.63
Hardcover. This volume examines the links between the changes in the oil industry in the Middle East and North Africa, and the growth of politically radical movements referring to Islam. It charts the rise in oil revenues in the 1970s and early 1980s, and the region's subsequent economic and social failures. Series: Petroleum Research Series in Petrolem Economics & Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFSR2; KCP; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471971535
- ISBN
- 9780471971535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 274.27
€ 274.27
Hardcover. This popular dream of "escaping into the countryside" has caused great change in the population structures of Western society in this century. Editor(s): Boyle, Paul; Halfacree, Dr. Keith. Num Pages: 338 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471969891
- ISBN
- 9780471969891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 318.21
€ 318.21
Paperback. This, the first book in the Wiley Series in Culture and Professional Practice, is designed as a practical guide for professionals who work with children from differing cultural backgrounds. It relates cultural differences in development to the problems and practice of child care with a special contribution from cross-cultural psychology. Series: Wiley Series in Culture & Professional Practice. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSL1; JFSP1; JKSB1; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 168 x 10. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471966258
- ISBN
- 9780471966258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.21
€ 94.21
Paperback. This study examines the ethnic dimension of development issues within a theoretical framework. Case histories are included from Africa, Latin America and Asia, which illustrate the role of ethnicity in the development process. Editor(s): Dwyer, Denis; Drakakis-Smith, David W. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KLC; 1KLS; GTF; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471963547
- ISBN
- 9780471963547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 374.71
€ 374.71
Paperback. Looks at the the emergence of new forms of marginality as part of the new map of Europe. The contributors focus on regions, cities, and social groups which at first sight are missing out; the people and places on the edge of dominant economic, political and cultural systems which carry the stigma of marginality. Editor(s): Hadjimichalis, Costis; Sadler, David. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFS; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471956358
- ISBN
- 9780471956358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 417.39
€ 417.39
Hardcover. Once a major metropolis in North America, Montreal now finds itself increasingly marginal to the continental economy while remaining the heartland of the province of Quebec; it is facing a major identity crisis. This book discusses the city's economic decline due to the shift of corporate and financial leadership from Montreal to Toronto. Series: World Cities S. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GTB; JFSG; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471949077
- ISBN
- 9780471949077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.41
€ 132.41
Hardcover. The Second Edition has been rewritten to provide additional coverage of topics such as urban development and third world cities as well as social issues including homelessness, jobs/housing mismatch and transportation disadvantages. It has also been updated with 1990 Census data. Num Pages: 496 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 287 x 220 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471887508
- ISBN
- 9780471887508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.91
€ 247.91