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Hardback. The esteemed historian and philosopher of science Evelyn Fox Keller addresses the nature-nurture debate, arguing that it is riddled by conceptual incoherence. Num Pages: 120 pages, 3 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5499 x 3971 x 13. Weight in Grams: 309.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347149
- ISBN
- 9780822347149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.90
€ 96.90
Paperback. Presenting a history of the Bronx, this book describes how the once-infamous New York City borough underwent one of the most successful and inspiring community revivals in American history. It shows how the Bronx interacted with and was affected by the rest of New York City as it grew from a small colony in Manhattan into a sprawling metropolis. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 304 pages, 69 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121156
- ISBN
- 9780231121156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. The Hell-Fire Clubs scandalized eighteenth-century English society. This book explores the social and economic context in which the clubs emerged and flourished; their various phases, which first involved violence as an assertion of masculinity, then religious blasphemy, and later sexual indulgence. Num Pages: 250 pages, black-&-white plate section. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300164022
- ISBN
- 9780300164022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.90
€ 23.99
€ 17.90
Paperback. The inequalities that persist in America have deep historical roots. Evelyn Nakano Glenn untangles this complex history in a comparative regional study from the end of Reconstruction to the eve of World War II. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013728
- ISBN
- 9780674013728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.93
€ 38.99
€ 32.93
Paperback. Addresses the phenomenon of colorism - the preference for lighter skin and the ranking of individual worth according to skin tone. Examining the social and cultural significance of skin color in a range of societies and periods, this work looks at how skin color affects people's opportunities in Latin America, Asia, Africa and North America. Editor(s): Glenn, Evelyn Nakano. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11 tables, 15 figures, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804759991
- ISBN
- 9780804759991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. This book explores the complexity of urban Indigeneity in Canada and internationally and positions urban areas as places of Indigenous resilience and cultural innovation. Editor(s): Peters, Evelyn J.; Andersen, Chris. Num Pages: 428 pages, , black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSG; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774824651
- ISBN
- 9780774824651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.36
€ 40.99
€ 36.36
Hardcover. This new illustrated edition of Evelyn Rose's classic book has been completely revised and updated by Evelyn's daughter Judi, ensuring it continues to be the culinary bible of Jewish cuisine. Num Pages: 560 pages, 72 colour photographs. BIC Classification: JFSR1; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 199 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1888. 560 pages, 72 colour photographs. This new illustrated edition of Evelyn Rose's classic book has been completely revised and updated by Evelyn's daughter Judi, ensuring it continues to be the culinary bible of Jewish cuisine. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFSR1; WBN. Dimension: 280 x 199 x 46. Weight: 1906.
- Publisher
- Pavilion
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862059085
- ISBN
- 9781862059085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.29
€ 16.29
Hardback. Editor(s): Chan, Evelyn T y; O'Sullivan, Michael (King's College London UK). Series: The Humanities in Asia. Num Pages: 159 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CFG; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811022654
- ISBN
- 9789811022654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.15
€ 124.15
Paperback / so. Series: Siegener Studien Zur Frauenforschung. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810036018
- ISBN
- 9783810036018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.94
€ 69.94
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 353.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810015747
- ISBN
- 9783810015747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.32
€ 69.32
Paperback. Although inequality in Latin America ranks among the worst in the world, it has notably declined over the years, offset by improvements in health care and education, enhanced programs for social assistance, and increases in the minimum wage. The author argues that the resurgence of democracy in Latin America is key to this change. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 figures, 36 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFJ; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226356532
- ISBN
- 9780226356532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.64
€ 40.99
€ 31.64
Hardback. Num Pages: ill. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571815910
- ISBN
- 9781571815910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.25
€ 154.25
Paperback. Hughes was the first sociologist to pay sustained attention to occupations as a field for study. The writings in this volume highlight his contributions to: the sociology of work and professions; race and ethnicity; and the central themes and methods of the discipline. Num Pages: 218 pages, 3 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226359724
- ISBN
- 9780226359724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.64
€ 40.99
€ 31.64
Hardback. The uniqueness of the many American ethnicities provides the roots of US identity, yet recognizing those differences often makes Americans feel isolated from the whole. This work relies on the tradition of cultural pluralism to argue that unity and individuality are not mutually exclusive. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521971
- ISBN
- 9780742521971
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.67
€ 170.67
paperback. The uniqueness of the many American ethnicities provides the roots of US identity, yet recognizing those differences often makes Americans feel isolated from the whole. This work relies on the tradition of cultural pluralism to argue that unity and individuality are not mutually exclusive. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521988
- ISBN
- 9780742521988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.57
€ 66.57
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810029737
- ISBN
- 9783810029737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.38
€ 69.38
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTZ1; JFSR1; JMH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691172576
- ISBN
- 9780691172576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.48
€ 46.99
€ 33.48
Paperback. Argues that our utopian, internet-centric thinking holds devastating consequences for the future of democracy. In this book, the author shows why internet freedom is an illusion. It also shows that free information doesn't mean free people - and that, right now, everyone's liberty is at stake. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFMD; JPVH2; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141049571
- ISBN
- 9780141049571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Our gadgets are getting smarter. Technology can log what we buy, customize what we consume and enable us to save and share every aspect of our existence. In the future, we're told, it will even make public life - from how we're governed to how we record crime - better. But can the digital age fix everything? Should it? Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; PDR; UB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- PENGUIN BOOKS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241957707
- ISBN
- 9780241957707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. An original and highly imaginative analysis of the role time schedule plays in social life. Focusing on social time, it provides a penetrating and profound analysis of the subtle and diverse significance of time in organizing our social relationships and lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 49.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520056091
- ISBN
- 9780520056091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.71
€ 35.99
€ 26.71