Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Investigates the cultural meaning system and resulting sensorium of Anlo-Ewe-speaking people in southeastern Ghana. This book relates how Anlo society privileges and elaborates what we would call kinesthesia, which most Americans would not even identify as a sense. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 330 pages, 21 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520234567
- ISBN
- 9780520234567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.08
€ 40.99
€ 29.08
Culture and the Politics of Welfare: Exploring Societal Values and Soc...
Hudson, John, Jo, Nam Kyoung, Keung, Antonia
Hardcover. This text offers an in-depth examination of the influence of culture on welfare states. It suggests new ways in which cross-national differences in culture might be measured and, using a range of approaches, utilizes these measures to explore the role culture plays in shaping differences in social policy frameworks across high income countries. Num Pages: 138 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHB; JHBC; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137457486
- ISBN
- 9781137457486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.75
€ 61.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 339 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 245 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226069333
- ISBN
- 9780226069333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.58
€ 47.99
€ 36.58
Paperback. This, the first book in the Wiley Series in Culture and Professional Practice, is designed as a practical guide for professionals who work with children from differing cultural backgrounds. It relates cultural differences in development to the problems and practice of child care with a special contribution from cross-cultural psychology. Series: Wiley Series in Culture & Professional Practice. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSL1; JFSP1; JKSB1; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 168 x 10. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471966258
- ISBN
- 9780471966258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.09
€ 92.09
Hardcover. This book strives to understand the social and cultural dynamics in Mediterranean tourist destinations through ethnographic examples from Greece, Spain, Egypt, France, Malta and Crete. It observes and examines the social, cultural and relational processes involved as migrants, tourists and new residents converge with locals in daily life. Editor(s): Nogues-Pedregal, Antonio Migu. Series: Tourism Social Science Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QRM; JF; KNSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857246837
- ISBN
- 9780857246837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.12
€ 135.12
Paperback. Following a definition of culture, the authors examine the role of culture in society by drawing on such themes as the media, education, class and race. Series: Sociology for a changing world. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1991st Edition
- SKU
- V9780333460399
- ISBN
- 9780333460399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.90€ 46.81
€ 50.90
€ 46.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HRA; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780691049649
- ISBN
- 9780691049649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.11
€ 36.99
€ 27.11
Hardback. Contends that the uneven separation of church and state in America, far from safeguarding an arena for democratic flourishing, has functioned instead to promote particular forms of religious possibility while containing, suppressing, or excluding others. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HRA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691049632
- ISBN
- 9780691049632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.63€ 54.16
€ 70.63
€ 54.16
Hardback. Issues are examined in an inter-disciplinary dialogue between distinguished anthropologists and economists and cover community development, famine relief, fundamentalism, HIV-AIDS, discrimination and heritage. Editor(s): Walton, Michael; Rao, Vijayendra. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: JFS; JHMC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804747868
- ISBN
- 9780804747868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.90
€ 157.90
Hardback. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 211 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1111.
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781305648951
- ISBN
- 9781305648951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.42
€ 97.42
Hardback. John Storey's best and most significant contributions to the field of cultural studies - together in a single volume. Num Pages: 216 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748640157
- ISBN
- 9780748640157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.94€ 101.00
€ 105.94
€ 101.00
Paperback. A study of the social theorist Pierre Bourdieu's work, this work focuses on a central theme, the complex relationship between culture and power, and explains that sociology for Bourdieu is a mode of political intervention. The book aims to clarify Bourdieu's concepts and correct misinterpretations. Num Pages: 340 pages, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226785950
- ISBN
- 9780226785950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.11
€ 37.99
€ 29.11
Hardback. Num Pages: 460 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JPA; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312225438
- ISBN
- 9780312225438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.34
€ 54.99
€ 46.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 460 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JPA; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312233006
- ISBN
- 9780312233006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.87€ 56.03
€ 62.87
€ 56.03
Paperback. Against the background of globalization and campaigns to provide basic education for all the world's children, this title compares primary and elementary schooling in England, France, India, Russia and the United States. It is structured around three levels of analysis: systems, school and classrooms. Num Pages: 664 pages, 19. BIC Classification: JFC; JNA; JNLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631220510
- ISBN
- 9780631220510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.12
€ 52.12
Hardback. This text covers the relationship between brain imaging techniques and social and cultural psychology. By analyzing the cultural influences on human cognition and its neural mechanisms it brings us closer to solving the big question of 'nature versus nurture'. Editor(s): Han, Shihui; Poppel, Ernst. Series: On Thinking. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JMR; PSAN; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642154225
- ISBN
- 9783642154225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 264.80
€ 264.80
Hardback. Culture and Mental Health takes a critical look at the research pertaining to common psychological disorders, examining how mental health can be studied from and vary according to different cultural perspectives. Editor(s): Eshun, Sussie; Gurung, Regan A. R. Num Pages: 362 pages, Illustrations, plans. BIC Classification: JFC; JM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 170 x 24. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405169837
- ISBN
- 9781405169837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.88
€ 121.88
Paperback. Culture and Mental Health takes a critical look at the research pertaining to common psychological disorders, examining how mental health can be studied from and vary according to different cultural perspectives. Editor(s): Eshun, Sussie; Gurung, Regan A. R. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405169820
- ISBN
- 9781405169820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 52.78
€ 52.99
€ 52.78
hardcover. The proceedings of a 2007 conference examining the relationship between international law and culture. Editor(s): Meerts, Paul. Series: From Peace to Justice. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; LB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 57.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Asser Press Netherlands
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789067042833
- ISBN
- 9789067042833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.66
€ 78.66
Hardback. For many Germans the hyperinflation of 1922 to 1923 was one of the most decisive experiences of the twentieth century. This title investigates the effects of that inflation on German culture during the Weimar Republic. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 293 pages, 29 b/w photographs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; JFC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition /First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520222908
- ISBN
- 9780520222908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.39€ 48.50
€ 62.39
€ 48.50