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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Examining the changes that have occurred in families, family research, and family law in the late 20th century, this volume describes a paradigm shift in the legal and social regulation of the family to an emphasis on parents' relationships to their children, rather than to each other. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231111171
ISBN
9780231111171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Describes the experiences of daily life for predominantly white, working class women and men during the period of "economic restructuring" begun in the 1980s. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 35. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9780802071477
ISBN
9780802071477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 43.30

Paperback. Engaging in a comprehensive examination of reality TV's advertising and promotional strategies, as well as the commodification of viewers, Consuming Reality dissects the unique and startling relation between mediation and consumption. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APT; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137575319
ISBN
9781137575319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Paperback. Every day millions watch, vote and critique reality programs in print and online. June Deery examines why this has programming proven to be so popular and so tenacious. Series: Polity Key Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFDT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745652436
ISBN
9780745652436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.53

Hardback. Every day millions watch, vote and critique reality programs in print and online. June Deery examines why this has programming proven to be so popular and so tenacious. Series: Key Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFDT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745652429
ISBN
9780745652429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Hardcover. Engaging in a comprehensive examination of reality TV's advertising and promotional strategies, as well as the commodification of viewers, Consuming Reality dissects the unique and startling relation between mediation and consumption. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFDT; JFDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230379961
ISBN
9780230379961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349350995
ISBN
9781349350995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. With the erosion of strong class theory, sociologists have recently started to look at aspects of social stratification other than class. One of the most interesting new areas of investigation is the sociology of generations. Editor(s): Edmunds, June; Turner, Professor Bryan S. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 277.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742517318
ISBN
9780742517318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 46 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 143 x 4. Weight in Grams: 84.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
African American Images United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
46
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913543221
ISBN
9780913543221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.51

Hardcover. Contains an assessment of the women's movement in Ireland. This book tells the story of one woman's search for personal fulfillment. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Attic Press Dublin
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855942110
ISBN
9781855942110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 24.54

Paperback. In this account of Emmeline Pankhurst's life both before and after the campaign for women's suffrage, historian June Purvis documents her early political work, her active role within the suffrage movement and her role as a wife and mother. Num Pages: 480 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 728.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415325936
ISBN
9780415325936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.09

Paperback. This textbook covers the key areas of women's lives in the period 1850-1945 and should be welcomed by students and teachers as an introduction to a formative period in women's history. Editor(s): Purvis, June. Series: Women's and Gender History. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415238892
ISBN
9780415238892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Hardback. Are dominance and submission inevitable in human relationships? Believing that sadomasochism is becoming an obtrusive phenomenon in developed countries, this book surveys 48 self-declared sadomasochists (43 male, 5 female) and 35 controls (26 male, 9 female) in an effort to elicit information on early family relationships and morale. Series: The Springer Series in Social Clinical Psychology. Num Pages: 345 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
345
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306465932
ISBN
9780306465932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.49

Paperback. The question of whether or not George Eliot was what would now be called a feminist is a contentious one. This book argues, through a close study of her fiction, informed by examination of her life's story and by a comparison of her views to those of contemporary feminists, that George Eliot was more radical and more feminist than commonly thought. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349487844
ISBN
9781349487844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531140469
ISBN
9783531140469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.11

Paperback / so. Series: Sozialvertreagliche Technikgestaltung. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531122854
ISBN
9783531122854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.34

Hardback. African slaves living in the Americas resisted subhuman treatment in myriad ways, from passive resistance to armed insurrection. This encyclopedia provides historical detail of how slaves struggled against bondage. It highlights key revolts and examines important cultural and religious currents that nurtured and fed slaves' hunger for freedom. Num Pages: 816 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 185 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1969.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
816
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313332715
ISBN
9780313332715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 257.74

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583947227
ISBN
9781583947227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.31

Hardback. In striving to become cosmopolitan, global cities aim to attract highly-skilled workers while relying on a vast underbelly of low-waged, low status migrants. This book tells the story of one such city, and shows how cosmopolitanism is an aspirational construct created through global and national development strategies, migration and identity. Series: Global Diversities. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMS; JFFM; JFFN; JFFS; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 385.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137436146
ISBN
9781137436146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.67

Paperback. Since the 1990s, suicide in recession-plagued Japan has soared, and rates of depression have both increased and received greater public attention. This title explores how depression has become a national disease and entered the Japanese lexicon, and how psychiatry has overcome the longstanding resistance to its intrusion in Japanese life. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFFH; MBS; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142050
ISBN
9780691142050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Hardback. Junmin Wan takes a two prong approach to analysing this pressure in Japan in his new volume Consumer Casualties. He first clarifies the consumer preference for habit to identify useful approaches toward solving a number of economic issues, such as gambling and other addictive practices. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFFT; KCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137387240
ISBN
9781137387240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.18

paperback. Series: Forschung Soziologie. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 303.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
2000th Edition
SKU
V9783810026835
ISBN
9783810026835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.51

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 42. Weight in Grams: 975.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531118642
ISBN
9783531118642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.59

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Baumert, Jurgen. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 866.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783322834133
ISBN
9783322834133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 108.87

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