Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. 1. This is a major new textbook in social policy and welfare -- we should promote strongly and aim for high adoptions.2. It has a strong theoretical content and it develops a powerful critique of traditional approaches to welfare.3. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745601502
- ISBN
- 9780745601502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.74
€ 25.74
Hardback. Examines the long-term impact of redundancy on a workforce who lost their jobs when a Sheffield steel company closed one of its plants. Also analyzes current debates about the impact of recession, the role of trade unions and possible solutions to structural unemployment. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFA; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745601519
- ISBN
- 9780745601519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745601588
- ISBN
- 9780745601588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.13
€ 32.13
Paperback. Provides a survey and critique of the research material concerned with the sexual division of labour. The result is an account of how women's lives have changed over the last 250 years. Harriet Bradley draws on her own research, and addresses issues of gender, work and inequality. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745601625
- ISBN
- 9780745601625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.77
€ 30.99
€ 30.77
Paperback. This book offers a comprehensive treatment of the issues involved in the relation between gender and stratification, making it an invaluable text for women's studies. Editor(s): Crompton, Rosemary; Mann, Michael. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745601687
- ISBN
- 9780745601687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.26
€ 28.26
Paperback. aeo This is a comprehensive survey of theories of consumer culture, making it an ideal introduction to the field. aeo Slater presents consumer culture as part of a broader debate about the nature and development of modern societies, rather than just a contemporary or postmodern issue. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745603049
- ISBN
- 9780745603049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.01
€ 26.01
Paperback. Citizenship rights have become vital to our sense of personal identity and social membership in modern society. In this book Maurice Roche argues that today we have to shift from the conventional post--war politics of social rights to a new politics of social obligations and personal responsibility. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745603070
- ISBN
- 9780745603070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.00
€ 27.00
Paperback. aeo This book is a major new assessment of the American movie industry in the 1990s. aeo The author considers Hollywood in its entirety -- home videos, cable tv and other communication technologies. She examines the impact of such technologies in areas such as distribution, production, exhibition, marketing and merchandising. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFD; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745603193
- ISBN
- 9780745603193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.00
€ 27.00
Paperback. Moving beyong traditional concern with pattern and process, this innovative text explores the political and legislative history of a raciala segregation in Britain. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745603599
- ISBN
- 9780745603599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.00
€ 27.00
Hardback. In this timely new book Wellmer intervenes in the highly topical debates on modernity and post--modernity. Discussing the work of Adorno, Habermas, Peter Burger and Jean--Francois Lyotard, among others, he offers a penetrating analysis of the aesthetic, ethical and philosophical dimensions of the modern era. Num Pages: 236 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745605388
- ISBN
- 9780745605388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Hardback. This work, by one of Europea s foremost social theorists, presents a critical history of the concept of ideology. The authora s discussion ranges from the early conceptions of ideology to its current usage in the works of Barthes, Foucault, Habermas and others. Num Pages: 250 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745605524
- ISBN
- 9780745605524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Paperback. The lifestyle, economic basis and political affiliations of the British upper class are the focus of this exciting new textbook. Combining a review of existing sociological theory on class and capitalism with material drawn from a great variety of sources it is likely to become a standard course text. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745605630
- ISBN
- 9780745605630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.74
€ 25.74
Paperback. aeo Brings together all the material about parents and education (including adult education) previously found only in disparate places. aeo Adds a distinctive perspective highlighting gender issues, which have had their origins in changes in family life and their effects on education. aeo Important contribution to a key debate. Series: Family Life S. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; JFC; JHBK; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745606378
- ISBN
- 9780745606378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.00
€ 27.00
Paperback. Discusses debates in which there is currently much interest (overlaps with the themes of 'Habermas and Modernity', which has been discussed very widely indeed). The author is one of the foremost writers in social theory and cultural studies today. Develops an original argument about the position of intellectuals in the contemporary world. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745607900
- ISBN
- 9780745607900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.54
€ 24.54
Paperback. This major new book is the most up--to--date account of current feminist debates, written by some of the worlda s leading feminist thinkers. The 1980s saw a devastating critique of the simple unities of woman or womana s experience as a theoretical basis for feminist politics. Editor(s): Phillips, Revd Dr Anne. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745607955
- ISBN
- 9780745607955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.74
€ 25.74
Hardback. This new book draws on anthropology, feminism and psychoanalysis to develop an original and provocative theory of gender and of how we become sexed beings. Written not just for professional scholars and for students but for anyone with a serious interest in how gender and sexuality are conceptualised, experienced and imagined. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 587.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745608082
- ISBN
- 9780745608082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Hardback. In this major work, Bourdieu examines the distinctive forms of power - political, intellectual, bureaucratic and economic - by means of which contemporary societies are governed. Num Pages: 504 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSC; JNMN; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745608242
- ISBN
- 9780745608242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.77
€ 84.77
Paperback. Focuses on the work of Umberto Eco - one of Europe's best-known writers and intellectuals. This title covers the range of Eco's work, from his theoretical writings on semiotics to his best-selling novels. It assesses the influence of Eco's work on contemporary culture. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745608501
- ISBN
- 9780745608501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.49
€ 24.49
Paperback. aeo An original and accessible discussion of some of the most important issues in current debates about women and the arts. aeo Janet Wolff considers and challenges the invisibility of women in sociological and literary accounts of modernity. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745608556
- ISBN
- 9780745608556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.23
€ 23.23
Paperback. aeo This is new in paperback. aeo This book is the first comprehensive discussion of the life and work of Americaa s finest comedian. aeo The hardback sold extremely well, and was widely and favourably reviewed. Num Pages: 230 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745608907
- ISBN
- 9780745608907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.74
€ 25.74