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Society & culture: general

Paperback. A portrait of city life which explores the dilemma of both blacks and whites, the underclass and the middle class, caught up in the new struggle not only for common ground--prime real estate in a racially changing neighborhood--but for shared moral community. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSG; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226018164
ISBN
9780226018164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.22

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 333 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 493.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Number of pages
333
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531121987
ISBN
9783531121987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.33

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9783322959768
ISBN
9783322959768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.69

Hardcover. Editor(s): Daniels, Krista. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634848237
ISBN
9781634848237
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.43
€ 135.00

Paperback. Proulx explores many aspects of dyad art therapy including attachment relationship theories, roles in dyad interventions, the importance of the tactile experience and ways in which dyad art therapy can be used. This original book will be invaluable to mental health professionals and to parents wishing to enrich interactions with their children. Num Pages: 208 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JFSP1; MMZ; MQTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843107132
ISBN
9781843107132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
Practical Action Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853397226
ISBN
9781853397226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 5.99

Hardback. * Synthesizes literature from a wide variety of disciplines to examine family interaction in the context of stressful situations. * Designed as a textbook within Polity s Key Themes in Family Communication series. * Looks at the topic of stress and coping across the individual, relational and family levels. Series: Polity Key Themes in Family Communication Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GTC; JFFP; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745650746
ISBN
9780745650746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.66

Paperback. Body image. Friendships. Career. Money. Dating. All these issues serve as points of stress for the 20-something woman, and combined they can make for a decade of drama in a girl's life. Sarah Francis Martin's Bible study helps young adult women address each stress point by encouraging them to wait on the Lord and make Him the focus of their lives. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
HarperChristian Resources
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781418550790
ISBN
9781418550790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.50

Hardcover. In every Haredi [ultra-Orthodox] neighbourhood, bookstores overflow with titles written by and for Haredi Jews. This title offers a reading of contemporary Haredi fiction, self-help, history, and theology, explaining how this isolationist religious community constructs its complex and paradoxical relationship with contemporary culture. Series: Jewish Identity in Post Modern Society. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235377
ISBN
9781936235377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.55
€ 102.49

Paperback. In July 1888, fourteen hundred women and girls employed by the matchmakers Bryant and May walked out of their East End factory and into the history books. The author gives us a challenging new interpretation of events proving that the women themselves, not celebrity socialists like Annie Besant, began it. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBTB; HBTK; JFSJ1; KNXB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441114266
ISBN
9781441114266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.01

Hardback. Religion and AIDS are transforming African public and private domains. This book questions why so much of the transnational religious engagement has seemed to serve conservative values, and explores connections between Europe/North America and Africa highlighting how these carry both financial resources for HIV/AIDS work and moral values. Editor(s): Beckmann, Nadine; Gusman, Alessandro; Schroff, Catrine. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 330 pages, c 16 small figures. BIC Classification: 1H; HRAM2; JFFH2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 168 x 28. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197265680
ISBN
9780197265680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.08

Paperback. The Project on Vegas shows how the Las Vegas Strip concentrates and magnifies American culture's core truths. Among others, the Strip's buffets, surveillance, large scale branding and consumption, and transformation of nature reflects larger trends and practices throughout America. Includes over 100 photographs by Karen Klugman. Num Pages: 384 pages, 101 photographs. BIC Classification: JFSG; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822359678
ISBN
9780822359678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. The lap dancing industry has long argued that it offers an everyday service within free market guidelines, but in 2010 the UK government legislated that lap dancing venues in the UK should be classed as sex establishments. This title tells the author's story as she has worked as a lap dancer herself. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: BTX; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224. The Bare Reality of Lap Dancing. 152 pages. The lap dancing industry has long argued that it offers an everyday service within free market guidelines, but in 2010 the UK government legislated that lap dancing venues in the UK should be classed as sex establishments. This title tells the author's story as she has worked as a lap dancer herself. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTX; JFFK. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 14. Weight: 224.
Publisher
Clairview Books
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905570324
ISBN
9781905570324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9781479897285
ISBN
9781479897285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479815692
ISBN
9781479815692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

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

€ 28.55

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
€ 11.81

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
€ 33.29

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

€ 116.45
€ 80.34

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
€ 20.52

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

€ 32.72

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

€ 149.03

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

€ 131.70

Paperback. 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 & Youth. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784413224
ISBN
9781784413224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.16

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