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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Investigates habits, practices, and meanings of water through case studies from around the world. With its wide range and diversity, this volume explores water practices in different cultures and shows that water is much more than a commodity, a resource, or a substance - it is a focal point that reflects local culture. Editor(s): Hahn, Hans Peter; Cless, Karlheinz; Soentgen, Jens. Num Pages: 250 pages, 73 colour plates, 7 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Campus Verlag Germany
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9783593396101
ISBN
9783593396101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.04
€ 48.54

Paperback. Argues that as the world becomes more complex, people as 'networked individuals' become central to the course of events. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFFS; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781594514159
ISBN
9781594514159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.29

paperback. This study examines the relationship between poverty and informal work. Exploring the experiences of people in low-paid informal work, it contends that unless government seeks to include the informal economy in its strategies, it will never be able to reach its employment or anti-poverty targets. Free pdf version available at www.jrf.org.uk Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781861348920
ISBN
9781861348920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.70

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Battles, Asa. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 279 x 16. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
American Traveler Press United States
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558381063
ISBN
9781558381063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 229 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1958
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
3rd Impression 1958
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226676333
ISBN
9780226676333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Londono Sulkin explains a number of key issues and debates in Amazonian anthropology with great clarity, making People of Substance a useful text for students. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 photos; 1 map; 1 figure; 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442613737
ISBN
9781442613737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. A fascinating and surprising history, revealing the peaceful tradition that has existed between Islam and the West Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pp b/w. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
John Murray General Publishing Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719567551
ISBN
9780719567551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. How do racially mixed congregations come together? How are they sustained? Who attends them, how did they get there, and what are their experiences? This book explores these questions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 halftones. 2 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: HRC; JFSL1; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136271
ISBN
9780691136271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Paperback. In "People of the Plains" (first published in 1909), Amelia McLean Paget records her observations of the customs, beliefs, and lifestyles of the Plains Cree and Saulteaux among whom she lived. Num Pages: 78 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 175 x 8. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889771598
ISBN
9780889771598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.44

Paperback. First full-length history of the Colca Valley in southern Peru from pre-Hispanic times to the present. Num Pages: 336 pages, 41 b&w photos, 12 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822339717
ISBN
9780822339717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; 1KBCS; 3JH; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894974851
ISBN
9781894974851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Do co-operatives offer an alternative model of social organisation which could address some of these key issues? Or do they simply offer another way of organising businesses within a predominantly capitalist economy? What would the world look like if co-operatives grew to gradually replace private businesses across every economic sector? Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT; KJVW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
New Internationalist Publications Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780261614
ISBN
9781780261614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.35

Paperback. Marta Tienda sees life stories in numbers. She is a sociologist, a scientist who studies human society. Numbers are the tools she uses to uncover information about people and their behavior. This work presents the story of this Mexican American girl raised in a home without books who grew up to become one of the world's leading sociologists. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 7. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Joseph Henry Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780309095570
ISBN
9780309095570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG; HRCV; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Zondervan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310519652
ISBN
9780310519652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. What does it mean to have a good life? Why has it proved so difficult for people with intellectual disabilities to live one? This important book explores these questions, provides an analysis of related policies and underpinning ideologies and looks to how a good life may be made more attainable. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420688
ISBN
9781847420688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565849341
ISBN
9781565849341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.88

Hardback. Num Pages: 349 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJF; HBLX; JFSR2; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
349
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198099574
ISBN
9780198099574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.82

Hardback. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 383 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231074025
ISBN
9780231074025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.28
€ 101.04

Hardcover. A child can't be owned, but parents are legally responsible for their child's care. A painting and a dog can be owned; both fall under the jurisdiction of the law and in particular, property rights. But why should a dog, man's best friend, an animal with a mind and emotions, fall under the same category as a painting? Editor(s): Hauser, Marc D.; Cushman, Fiery; Kamen, Matthew. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557533807
ISBN
9781557533807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

Hardback. No descriptive material is available for this title. Num Pages: 244 pages, Illustrations, plans, transparencies, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; DSY; JFSL9; JNLB; JNU; YQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810822405
ISBN
9780810822405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.24

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