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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Secular Spirituality Series: Studies in Neuroscience, Consciousness and Spirituality. Num Pages: 223 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFSR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 243 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319093444
- ISBN
- 9783319093444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.79
€ 62.79
Hardback. On January 21st, 2017, five million people in 82 countries and on all seven continents stood up with one voice. The Women's March began with one cause. Num Pages: 176 pages, 150 colour photographs. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Why I March
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781419728853
- ISBN
- 9781419728853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.46
€ 15.99
€ 15.46
Hardback. This two part volume paves the way, advancing Geopolitical Economy as a new approach to the study of international relations and international political economy. They expose the theoretical limitations of the latter in Part I and the analytical limitations in Part II. Series Editor(s): Zarembka, Paul. Series: Research in Political Economy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFFS; JPQB; JPSL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 272 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785602955
- ISBN
- 9781785602955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.70
€ 145.70
Hardback. This book includes four new and fresh translations classic essays by Max Weber, including Classes, Status, Party; Discipline and Charisma; Bureaucracy; and Politics as Vocation. Editor(s): Waters, Tony; Waters, Dagmar. Translator(s): Waters, Tony; Waters, Dagmar. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFSC; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Weber´s Rationalism and Modern Society: New Translations on Politics, Bureaucracy, and Social Stratification
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137373533
- ISBN
- 9781137373533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.69
€ 108.69
Hardback. The Oxford Companion to Cheese answers a clear call for the kind of subject-defining reference work that The Oxford Companion to Wine achieved. It is the first truly comprehensive cheese book, containing 855 A-Z scholarly, yet accessible entries on the history, culture, and science of cheese making and cheese enjoyment, worldwide. Editor(s): Donnelly, Dr Catherine. Series: Oxford Companions. Num Pages: 888 pages, Approx. 150 images, three 8-page colour inserts. BIC Classification: GBC; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 261 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1546.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199330881
- ISBN
- 9780199330881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.82€ 46.72
€ 57.82
€ 46.72
Hardback. During modernity metropolitan ruralities have been regarded as land reserves for urban expansion. However, there is a growing insight that there are limits to the urban expansion into rural areas. This volume discusses potential developments in urban (and rural) policy and planning which need to be considered. Series Editor(s): Marsden, Terry. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JFSF; RPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 263 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785607974
- ISBN
- 9781785607974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.50
€ 146.50
Hardback. Societies often struggle to address crime and violence within families; as such behaviors are often unreported and even concealed. This multidisciplinary volume of CPFR addresses topics such as: child abuse, spousal violence, incarceration, family life and delinquency, intrafamily violence, and policy-related issues pertaining to family violence. Series Editor(s): Blair, Sampson Lee. Series: Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHBK; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785602634
- ISBN
- 9781785602634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.42
€ 171.42
Hardback. This volume reflects on how the study of gender has changed and how studying gender has affected our research methods and our knowledge of the world around us. The interdisciplinary nature of gender studies and the cross-pollination of theoretical perspectives are illustrated as is the globalization of gender theory, research and policies. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 239 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785600791
- ISBN
- 9781785600791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.17
€ 154.17
Hardback. This volume contains chapters that invite conversations about sensitive issues to help educators, children and families use real-life experiences to construct knowledge about their world and other people. Series: Advances in Early Education & Day Care. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 238 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785602931
- ISBN
- 9781785602931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.20
€ 154.20
Hardback. Participants from Couch-Stone Symposium 2014 have contributed to this volume on three themes; reflecting a natural progression in scope of symbolic interactionist work in music: moving from observations of the individual to observation of organizations and interdisciplinary observations of music from scholars in related disciplines. Editor(s): Kotarba, Joseph A.; Schneider, Dr. Christopher J. Series Editor(s): Denzin, Norman K. Series: Studies in Symbolic Interaction. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 283 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786350480
- ISBN
- 9781786350480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.74
€ 118.74
Hardback. Illustrator(s): Fawkes, Glynnis. Num Pages: 584 pages, 26 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HRKP3; HRKP4; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 152. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691170152
- ISBN
- 9780691170152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.86
€ 40.99
€ 28.86
Hardback. The papers in Measurement of Poverty, Deprivation, and Social Exclusion represent the most current research on poverty, deprivation, and income mobility. They illustrate the multidimensionality of poverty that is difficult to capture in any one measure. The volume presents state-of-the-art research that is relevant to poverty academics globally. Series: Research on Economic Inequality. Num Pages: 354 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 35. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 354
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785603877
- ISBN
- 9781785603877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.85
€ 162.85
Hardback. For the last 70 years, the guests of Woman's Hour has interviewed many of the biggest female names from entertainment, politics, the arts and beyond. This is a collection of quotes and extracts from 70 years of the Woman's Hour archive. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APW; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 134 x 205 x 24. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785942426
- ISBN
- 9781785942426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Hardback. This volume examines how states and citizens have been able to address globalization in different ways across the Global North and South. Authors examine the state as it forms policies in agro-production, contends with critical constituencies, and rebuilds capacity to act in the popular interest after forty years of neoliberal assault. Series: Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785601811
- ISBN
- 9781785601811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.13
€ 145.13
Hardback. This book's primary focus is on racially and ethnically diverse women in educational leadership. Each chapter is written from a unique conceptual or empirical lens as shared by international female leaders, and range from a critical examination of global society and cross-cultural collaboration, to the intersection of race, law, and power. Series: Advances in Educational Administration. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSL; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786350725
- ISBN
- 9781786350725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.12
€ 137.12
Hardback. Collection of twenty-nine fairy tales featuring Baba Yaga that draws from the famous collection of Aleksandr Afanas'ev, but also includes some tales from the lesser-known nineteenth-century collection of Ivan Khudiakov, along with images that show how artists have imagined her for over more than two centuries. Translator(s): Forrester, Sibelan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 45 color illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1315.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617035968
- ISBN
- 9781617035968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.54
€ 66.54
Hardback. Of the many ballads, tales, and plays extolling filial piety (xiao) the foundational virtue of imperial China none was more popular in that era than the legend of Dong Yong and his heavenly helpmate, Weaving Maiden. This title presents the five versions of the legend. It illustrates the changing perceptions of xiao in various genres. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Filial Piety and Its Divine Rewards: The Legend of Dong Yong and Weaving Maiden with Related Texts United States
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841368
- ISBN
- 9781603841368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.74€ 39.93
€ 50.74
€ 39.93
Hardback. This is a translation into English of the complete "Yin-Hai Jing-Wei", a classic 15th-century text on Chinese ophthalmology. This work offers an unprecedented view of the practice of medicine, and specifically eye care, in pre-modern China. Editor(s): Unschuld, Paul U.; Kovacs, Jurgen. Translator(s): Kovacs, Jurgen; Unschuld, Paul U. Series: Comparative Studies of Health Systems & Medical Care. Num Pages: 525 pages, 4 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; JFCX; MJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 233 x 36. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 525
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520080584
- ISBN
- 9780520080584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.62€ 62.66
€ 82.62
€ 62.66
Hardback. This book investigates the contexts of gender segregation in vocational education (VET) from a cross-national, comparative perspective. It tackles questions about occupational expectations, gendered pathways to applied fields of study, feminization of occupations and the relationship between educational choice and opportunity structures. Series: Comparative Social Research. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSJ; JNRV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785603471
- ISBN
- 9781785603471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.46
€ 136.46
Hardback. This volume of Research in Political Sociology addresses a broad range of gender equality issues from women's status and opportunities at work, education, health, political participation, community involvement and global migration; from a vast domain of countries in Europe, America, Australia, Asia and Africa. Series: Research in Political Sociology. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785605673
- ISBN
- 9781785605673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.90
€ 125.90