Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Explores the moral terrain of America, analyzing the widely held perception that the nation is in moral decline. This book looks at the question from a variety of angles, examining traditional values, secular values, religious values, family values, economic values, and others. Num Pages: 328 pages, 29 line illus. 2 halftones. 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127873
- ISBN
- 9780691127873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
paperback. Drawing on decades of fieldwork in a high-emigration town in central Mexico, as well as nearly a thousand interviews, this title investigates who migrates, how people-smuggling operates, whether border enforcement affects decisions to migrate, and migration's impact on family, health, and hometown economy. Editor(s): Cornelius, Wayne A.; Fitzgerald, David; Borger, Scott. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 32. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780980056006
- ISBN
- 9780980056006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.57
€ 32.57
Paperback. Wayne Booth has selected, and has been inspired by, the works of some prominent writers on the art of growing older. In this anthology he shows that the very making of art is in itself a victory over time. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 124 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226065496
- ISBN
- 9780226065496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.68
€ 36.99
€ 28.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBT; JMH; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671772
- ISBN
- 9780745671772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.63
€ 35.63
Paperback. In this ethnography of American gay suburbanites, Wayne H. Brekhus demonstrates that who one is depends at least in part on where and when one is. He shows that lifestyling, and integrating occurs not only among gay men but across a broad range of social categories. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226072920
- ISBN
- 9780226072920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.82
€ 36.99
€ 28.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Eschia Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926696133
- ISBN
- 9781926696133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. The inequalities in the treatment of individuals whose gender, race, class, or sexual orientation relegates them to a minority status are presented as the root cause of social, economic, and political problems in this survey of Canadian social issues. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 23. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552661062
- ISBN
- 9781552661062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.73
€ 32.99
€ 27.73
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551523743
- ISBN
- 9781551523743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.69
€ 19.99
€ 18.69
Paperback. A look at diverse boys across American cultures. Editor(s): Way, Niobe; Chu, Judy Y. Num Pages: 380 pages, 10 halftones & 5 line cuts. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814793855
- ISBN
- 9780814793855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Hardcover. This collection explores issues of adaptation between Islam and North American culture, including the dynamics of the family, strategies for coping, the influence of an alien environment upon believers, and the role of women in an Islamic setting. Editor(s): Waugh, Earle H.; etc. Num Pages: 384 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888642257
- ISBN
- 9780888642257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Paperback. "Apache Tactics 1830-86". Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 185 x 4. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849086301
- ISBN
- 9781849086301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.45
€ 21.99
€ 18.45
Hardcover. The Cultural Politics of Food and Eating offers an ethnographically informed perspective on the ways in which people use food to make sense of life in an increasingly interconnected world. . Editor(s): Watson, James L.; Caldwell, Melissa L. Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 24. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631230922
- ISBN
- 9780631230922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.73
€ 148.73
Paperback. The Cultural Politics of Food and Eating offers an ethnographically informed perspective on the ways in which people use food to make sense of life in an increasingly interconnected world. . Editor(s): Watson, James L.; Caldwell, Melissa L. Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 32. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631230939
- ISBN
- 9780631230939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.88
€ 49.88
paperback. Series: Routledge Revivals. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFFB; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415708586
- ISBN
- 9780415708586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.02
€ 51.02
Paperback. What is it like to become an adult in twenty-first-century America? This book takes us to four very different places - New York City, San Diego, rural Iowa, and Saint Paul, Minnesota - to explore the dramatic shifts in coming-of-age experiences across the country. Editor(s): Waters, Mary C.; Carr, Patrick J.; Kefalas, Maria; Holdaway, Jennifer. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 line illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFSP3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270930
- ISBN
- 9780520270930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
€ 24.81
Paperback. * Covers American Indian thinking on issues concerning time, place, history, science, law, religion, nationhood, and art. * Features newly commissioned essays by authors of American Indian descent. * Includes a comprehensive bibliography to aid in research and inspire further reading. . Editor(s): Waters, Anne S. Num Pages: 344 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC; JFCX; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 246 x 20. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631223047
- ISBN
- 9780631223047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.27
€ 43.27
Paperback. New interest in labour and union internationalism has developed over the last 10-15 years. This collection, co-edited by scholars from an older and younger generation, is a very original attempt to grapple with the challenges of globalisation for labor. The collection includes contributions from academics and activists based in the North and South. Editor(s): Waterman, Peter; Wills, Jane. Series: Antipode Book Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBL; JPW; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631229834
- ISBN
- 9780631229834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.26
€ 28.26
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFFS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1946.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604568301
- ISBN
- 9781604568301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.87€ 99.43
€ 137.87
€ 99.43
Paperback. * Uses popular press articles, reviews of applied economics literature, and regression--based empirical studies to examine pressing public policy issues in urban areas. * Ends sections with discussion questions and samples from selected further readings. Editor(s): Wassmer, Robert W. Series: Blackwell Readings for Contemporary Economics. Num Pages: 544 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPRB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 31. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631215882
- ISBN
- 9780631215882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.42
€ 78.42
Hardback. Examines the forces of globalization at different levels, as they manifest themselves and operate across cultural, cognitive and biographical dimensions of human life in the Pacific. This book offers answers through the integration of cultural and psychological methods. Series: Person, Space and Memory in the Contemporary Pacific. Num Pages: 350 pages, 40 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFS; JH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453275
- ISBN
- 9781845453275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.77
€ 166.77