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Society & culture: general

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
€ 30.23

Paperback. This new edition of a highly praised ethnography of nomadic peoples in Afghanistan includes a discussion of the colonial roots of terrorism written since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. Num Pages: 304 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1FCA; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295982625
ISBN
9780295982625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Hardback. The "housing bomb" is ticking, and our choice is clear-change our approach or feel the blast. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18, 17 black & white line drawings, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421410654
ISBN
9781421410654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBN; DNF; HBJM; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869408107
ISBN
9781869408107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.44

hardcover. Explores how members of the ever beleaguered Jewish people grappled with their identity during the past century in the United States and in Eretz Israel, the new centers of Jewry's long historical experience. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235209
ISBN
9781936235209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.55
€ 102.04

Hardcover. A compilation of different qualitative approaches to data gathering in educational research. Topics covered include anthropological perspectives, collaborative research, symbolic interactionism, a feminist materialistic approach and the approach to ethical issues. Editor(s): LeCompte, Margaret Diane; Goetz, Judith Preissle; Preissle, Judith; Millroy, Wendy L. Num Pages: 257 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9780124405707
ISBN
9780124405707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.63

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 358 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691629476
ISBN
9780691629476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.99
€ 123.66

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 358 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691615417
ISBN
9780691615417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.79
€ 48.21

Paperback. Updated through 2012 with all-new material in every chapter, Schain's book provides a detailed, comparative look at the policies that drive and inform immigration politics in three Western countries, and shows how immigration policy has political sources far beyond labor market needs. Series: Perspectives in Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 figures, 56 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1KBB; JFFN; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised, Update
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230341173
ISBN
9780230341173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.65

Paperback. This book is a discussion of seventeenth century mothers' advice books that contextualizes women within the culture of the period. It also includes an edition of the unique mothers' advice book Age Rectified. Num Pages: 217 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349532360
ISBN
9781349532360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.07

Paperback. Provides a primer on the current state of the same-sex marriage debate, and a new way of framing the issue that provides valuable new insights into the political, social, and personal stakes involved Num Pages: 307 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JHBK; LNMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
307
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814709306
ISBN
9780814709306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. This collection brings together leading scholars to explore the 'doing' and 'making' of identities. Drawing on the highly innovative ESRC Identities and Social Action Programme, the chapters take core social actions -- such as performing, excluding, mixing, bonding -- and demonstrate how social practices and identities unfold together. Editor(s): Wetherell, Margaret. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings, 1 figures. BIC Classification: JFS; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2009th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230580886
ISBN
9780230580886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.30

Hardback. A Victorian parsonage was a 'religious family enterprise', a showcase of ruling ideas, the headquarters of parish charities and a point of connection for multilayered networks in and outside the parish. This book focuses on the lives of women brought up in this setting, as the Church of England steered its way through the secularisation of society. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 9 figures, 30 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBTB; HRCC91; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230354074
ISBN
9780230354074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.68

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847428776
ISBN
9781847428776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.57

Hardcover. Written by a leading practitioner and academic in the field of youth and community work this multidisciplinary book reflects the way theoretical, the social and the religious impacts on the lives of Muslim young people. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JFSR2. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847428783
ISBN
9781847428783
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.15

Paperback. This work explores the economic lives of gays and lesbians in the US. It debunks common stereotypical ideas about gay privilege, income and consumer behaviour. The author disproves the assumption that gay men and lesbians are more affluent than heterosexuals, and analyzes issues that affect them. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JFSK; JPV; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226034010
ISBN
9780226034010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Paperback / so. Series: Studien Zur Sozialwissenschaft. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531125831
ISBN
9783531125831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.08

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
1st ed. 2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137541086
ISBN
9781137541086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94
€ 67.12

Paperback. From the Foreword to the Percheron Press Edition: '[O]ne of only a few books that can truly be said to have had a major impact on our understanding of alcohol use and its outcomes.' Series: Ewp Foundations of Anthropology. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Eliot Werner Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780971958760
ISBN
9780971958760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.14

Paperback. The 1973 military coup in Chile deposed the democratically elected Salvador Allende and installed a dictatorship that terrorized the country for almost twenty years. This title examines cultural sites and representations in postdictatorship Chile - what the author calls "memory symbolics" - to uncover the impact of state-sponsored violence. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JFC; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520255845
ISBN
9780520255845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Series: Northern Scotland Books Eup. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 244 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474406628
ISBN
9781474406628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.80

hardcover. Twenty-nine tales provide a moving and colorful image of the diversity and richness of the people and lands of Indonesia. Editor(s): Bunanta, Murti. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map. BIC Classification: FQ; JFHF; YFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Edition
1.
SKU
V9781563089091
ISBN
9781563089091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.14

Paperback. Eleven essays marking the centenary of London's Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, relating 'Art, Identity and Migration' and addressing the 100 years of British art and Jewish emigre community history. Num Pages: 170 pages, 66 colour, 36 b&w. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AGC; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 245. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Ben Uri Gallery
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900157554
ISBN
9780900157554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. Mackenzie Phillips brings her knowledge and voice to substance abuse recovery. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH; MMZR; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Beyond Words Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781582705705
ISBN
9781582705705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.71

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