Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Editor(s): Spierenburg, Marja J.; Wels, Harry. Num Pages: 145 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTB; JFFJ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 183 x 10. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 145
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594541858
- ISBN
- 9781594541858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.32€ 108.92
€ 158.32
€ 108.92
Hardback. Editor(s): McCracken-Flesher, Caroline. Num Pages: 279 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611481846
- ISBN
- 9781611481846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.57
€ 131.57
Hardback. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843310525
- ISBN
- 9781843310525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.46
€ 140.46
Hardback. As reproduction is seen as central to kinship and the biological link as the primary bond between parents and their offspring, Western perceptions of kin relations are primarily determined by ideas about "consanguinity," "genealogical relations," and "genetic connections." Editor(s): Rao, Aparnu; Bock, Monika. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 map, 13 figs, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571819116
- ISBN
- 9781571819116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.78
€ 164.78
Paperback. This book documents the conventional wisdom that Japanese workers displayed significantly more commitment to their organizations than did American workers. As pointed out in the new prologue, the world is very different from when this survey first appeared; the Japanese are now moving closer to the American "market individualist" model. Series: Ewp Foundations of Sociology. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB; KJN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Eliot Werner Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780971958722
- ISBN
- 9780971958722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.28
€ 59.28
hardcover. The relationship between anthropologists' ethnographic investigations and the lived social worlds in which these originate is a fundamental issue for anthropology. Where some claim that only native voices may offer authentic accounts of culture and hence that ethnographers are only ever interpreters of it.. Editor(s): Deborah, James; Plaice, Evelyn; Toren, Christina. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 501.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456412
- ISBN
- 9781845456412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.15
€ 164.15
Paperback. A riveting account of how Christian fundamentalists, Orthodox Jews, and conservative Catholics have joined forces in a battle against their progressive counterparts for control of American secular culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFM; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 194 x 28. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780465015344
- ISBN
- 9780465015344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.89
€ 32.99
€ 27.89
Hardback. Anthropological literature has traditionally been static and synchronic, only occasionally contributing to historical processes, however this is slowly beginning to change. This collection introduces focus and direction to this developing interface between anthropology and history. Editor(s): Ohnuki-Tierney, Emiko. Num Pages: 344 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804717922
- ISBN
- 9780804717922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.14
€ 182.14
Paperback. Examines changes in religious beliefs, in motives for work, in the issues that give rise to political conflict, in the importance people attach to having children and families, and in attitudes toward divorce, abortion, and homosexuality. Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691022963
- ISBN
- 9780691022963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.43€ 55.10
€ 71.43
€ 55.10
Hardback. This book brings readers up to date on the newest avenues in the study of culture in psychology by focusing on different forms of culture and processes of cultural transmission. Editor(s): Cohen, Adam B. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 183 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433815874
- ISBN
- 9781433815874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.10€ 85.54
€ 88.10
€ 85.54
Hardback. The Renaissance and the age of discovery introduced Europeans to exotic cultures, mores, manners, and ideas. That kitchen revolution led to the development of new utensils and table manners. Rebora discusses the availability of resources, how people kept from starving in the winter, how they farmed, how tastes developed, what the lower classes ate, and what the aristocracy enjoyed. Translator(s): Sonnenfeld, Albert. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 52 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JFC; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121507
- ISBN
- 9780231121507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.73
€ 46.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. Steinert applies Horkheimer and Adornoa s theory of the a culture industrya to contemporary culture and demonstrates the relevance of the analysis for the twenty--first century. Sets out to explain precisely what is meant by the term a culture industrya , providing an accessible exposition of the key themes and concepts. Translator(s): Spencer, Sally-Ann. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745626772
- ISBN
- 9780745626772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.82
€ 35.82
Hardback. Steinert applies Horkheimer and Adornoa s theory of the a culture industrya to contemporary culture and demonstrates the relevance of the analysis for the twenty--first century. Sets out to explain precisely what is meant by the term a culture industrya , providing an accessible exposition of the key themes and concepts. Translator(s): Spencer, Sally-Ann. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745626765
- ISBN
- 9780745626765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.24
€ 72.24
Paperback. Translator(s): Conley, Tim. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816627677
- ISBN
- 9780816627677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.09
€ 26.09
Paperback. In the early twentieth century, a group of elite Eastern-coast women turned to the American Southwest in search of an alternative to European-derived concepts of culture. This book provides a narrative of the growing influence that this network of women had on the Native American art market to investigate the social construction of value. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; AB; ACBK; GTB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822326182
- ISBN
- 9780822326182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Hardcover. Today, interest in networks is growing by leaps and bounds, in both scientific discourse and popular culture. Networks are thought to be everywhere from the architecture of our brains to global transportation systems. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745687162
- ISBN
- 9780745687162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.09
€ 66.09
Paperback. Today, interest in networks is growing by leaps and bounds, in both scientific discourse and popular culture. Networks are thought to be everywhere from the architecture of our brains to global transportation systems. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745687179
- ISBN
- 9780745687179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Hardback. Fifteen brilliant essays on the kind of culture created by the magic of the marketplace in 1980s America, from architecture to the yuppie ascendancy. Editor(s): Mills, Nicolaus. Num Pages: 254 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929587356
- ISBN
- 9780929587356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.77
€ 32.77
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780227174678
- ISBN
- 9780227174678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.34
€ 59.34
Paperback. One of businesses greatest modern challenges is navigating the inevitable culture clashes that come with a global workplace. Michael Landers says the solution is deceptively simple: by becoming aware of your own culturally conditioned beliefs and practices, you can more easily recognize and adapt to those other cultures. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; KJK; KJP; KJU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Berrett-Koehler United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626567108
- ISBN
- 9781626567108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.41
€ 20.99
€ 18.41