Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Provides an insight into the complex work and personal experiences of exotic dancers. Based upon interviews and five years of research at clubs around the country, this book looks at why these women began stripping, the initial excitement and financial rewards, the dangers of the life, and the difficulties in staying in this business over time. Num Pages: 195 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ASD; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799338
- ISBN
- 9780814799338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.79
€ 29.79
Paperback. This challenges the idea that childhood victims are caught forever in the vicious circle of abuse. In 17 years of working with victims and survivors, the author discovered that most survivors break free from the patterns of victimization. Over 20 people were interviewed in depth for this book. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; MMJT; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853813740
- ISBN
- 9781853813740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. Blending physiology and psychology with historical examples of social change and a model of social systems, this work examines how societies are made possible. The influences of love relationships, attachments, and addictive behaviours in society are also discussed here. Num Pages: 330 pages, 32 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFS; JMAL; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226764146
- ISBN
- 9780226764146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.72
€ 43.99
€ 33.72
Editor(s): Kalipeni, Ezekiel; Flynn, Karen; Pope, Cynthia. Num Pages: 301 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 24. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606927366
- ISBN
- 9781606927366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.54€ 80.51
€ 116.54
€ 80.51
paperback. Editor(s): Gibbon, Peter. Num Pages: 282 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; JFSJ1; JHBL; KC; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789171063694
- ISBN
- 9789171063694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.55
€ 23.99
€ 20.55
Paperback. "The "structural method," first set forth in this epoch-making book, changed the very face of social anthropology. This reissue of a classic will reintroduce readers to Levi-Strauss's understanding of" Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 129 x 201 x 25. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465095162
- ISBN
- 9780465095162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.60
€ 32.60
Hardback. Relates the stories of twenty black architects from around the United States to examine the sociological context of architectural practice. This book explores the role systemic racism plays in an occupation commonly referred to as the white gentlemen's profession. Series: Perspectives on a Multiracial America. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMB; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742545823
- ISBN
- 9780742545823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.77
€ 151.77
Hardback. In this volume, childhood is conceived as a structural feature of society and comparable across time and cultures. Such perspectives have been relatively under-represented in the "New Sociology of Childhood," which has tended both to stress children's agency and to favour ethnographic methods of inquiry. Editor(s): Qvortrup, Jens. Series: Sociological Studies of Children and Youth. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848557321
- ISBN
- 9781848557321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.93
€ 132.93
Paperback. This social interactionist text emphasizes in all aspects of everyday life the tension between social constraints and social transformation. This second edition greatly expands the discussion of the relationship between structure and agency and coverage of the role of human emotions. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742525283
- ISBN
- 9780742525283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.55
€ 68.55
Paperback. Analyses texts drawn from the Bleek and Lloyd Archive - one of the important collections for the understanding of South African cultural heritage and in particular the traditions of the /Xam, South Africa's 'first people'. This book offers an analysis of the corpus of /Xam narratives found in the Bleek and Lloyd collection. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; DSB; HBJ; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Witwatersrand University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868144709
- ISBN
- 9781868144709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.91
€ 39.91
Hardback. Editor(s): Hartman, Joan E.; Seeff, Adele. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 749.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611492910
- ISBN
- 9781611492910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.63
€ 124.63
paperback. Editor(s): Karaganis, Joe. Series: A Columbia / SSRC Book. Num Pages: 284 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Social Science Research Council United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780979077227
- ISBN
- 9780979077227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.33
€ 31.33
paperback. The authors present narratives on ethnic identity written by first and second generation Asian American professionals. This book aims to prove the ethnicity is a dynamic process, not a fixed state. Editor(s): Kim, Rose. Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761990673
- ISBN
- 9780761990673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.63
€ 68.63
Hardcover. Based on anthropological studies across the globe, this book explores the experiences and contested meanings of home for people whose lives are characterized by migration related to varying forms of violence. Taking seriously the political implications and exploitation of discourses of home in the transnational processes.. Editor(s): Jansen, Stef; Lofving, Staffan. Series: Dislocations. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454. Violence, Hope and the Movement of People. Series: Dislocations. 200 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Jansen, Stef; Lofving, Staffan. Based on anthropological studies across the globe, this book explores the experiences and contested meanings of home for people whose lives are characterized by migration related to varying forms of violence. Taking seriously the political implications and exploitation of discourses of home in the transnational processes. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHMC. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 18. Weight: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455231
- ISBN
- 9781845455231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.28
€ 161.28
Paperback. Editor(s): Postero, Nancy Grey; Zamosc, Leon. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSL9; JHMC; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Reprint, 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845190637
- ISBN
- 9781845190637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.89
€ 33.99
€ 30.89
Hardback. Editor(s): Postero, Nancy Grey; Zamosc, Leon. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 232 x 12. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845190064
- ISBN
- 9781845190064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.14
€ 130.14
Hardback. For 500 years Catholicism has been the dominant religious force throughout Latin America. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HRCC7; HRCC96; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745617848
- ISBN
- 9780745617848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.14
€ 73.14
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPA; JPHV; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231181105
- ISBN
- 9780231181105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.02
€ 40.99
€ 35.02
Paperback. Series: Introducing Asian women's theology. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCS; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Orbis Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780883446843
- ISBN
- 9780883446843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.06
€ 25.99
€ 23.06
Paperback. Examines over 300 non-fiction films by more than 150 African American film/videomakers and includes an extensive filmography, bibliography, and excerpts from interviews with film/videomakers. In eleven original essays, contributors explore the extraordinary scope of these aesthetic and social documents. Editor(s): Klotman, Phyllis Rauch; Cutler, Janet K. Num Pages: 520 pages, 43 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 34. Weight in Grams: 713.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253213471
- ISBN
- 9780253213471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.19
€ 30.99
€ 27.19