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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Most women in the West use contraception in order to avoid having children. But in rural sub-saharan Africa many women use it for the opposite reason, to have more children. This study of aging and reproduction makes use of ethnographic and demographic data. Series: Lewis Henry Morgan Lecture Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, 21 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDG; JFSL; JHBD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226058528
- ISBN
- 9780226058528
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
paperback. The new rural economy involves a fundamental shift in the stability and security of people's lives and ultimately causes wrenching change and an arduous struggle as rural dwellers struggle to rebuild their lives in the new economic terrain. Series: Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 charts, 9 tables, 8 textboxes. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFS; JFSG; JHBL; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802084262
- ISBN
- 9780802084262
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.95
€ 43.99
€ 39.95
Contingent Work, Disrupted Lives: Labour and Community in the New Rura...
Winson, Anthony; Leach, Belinda
hardcover. The new rural economy involves a fundamental shift in the stability and security of people's lives and ultimately causes wrenching change and an arduous struggle as rural dwellers struggle to rebuild their lives in the new economic terrain. Series: Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 charts, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFS; JFSF; JHBL; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 475.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802035547
- ISBN
- 9780802035547
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Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
paperback. The author of this work was inspired by the need to develop a truly evolutionary vision of human culture and society. The text began as the Terry Lectures, given at Yale University in 1957. Num Pages: 526 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 697.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Transaction Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 526
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765806048
- ISBN
- 9780765806048
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Condition: New
€ 59.21
€ 59.21
Hardback. Challenging notions of what constitutes 'normal' and 'pathological' bodies, this ambitious, agenda-setting study theoretically reinvigorates disability studies by reconceptualising it as 'studies of ableism' focusing on the practices and formations of able-bodiedness to uncover what it means to be 'able' rather than 'disabled'. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230579286
- ISBN
- 9780230579286
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Condition: New
€ 116.67
€ 116.67
Paperback. Contouring the Nation is the first book which historically explores obesity in Canada from a critical perspective. Deborah McPhail demonstrates how obesity as a problem was affixed to particular populations in order to separate true Canadians from others. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFSJ; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442612723
- ISBN
- 9781442612723
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.25
€ 35.99
€ 33.25
hardcover. Contouring the Nation is the first book which historically explores obesity in Canada from a critical perspective. Deborah McPhail demonstrates how obesity as a problem was affixed to particular populations in order to separate true Canadians from others. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFSJ; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442644502
- ISBN
- 9781442644502
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Condition: New
€ 68.15
€ 68.15
Hardback. Louis Mandrin led a gang of bandits who brazenly smuggled contraband into eighteenth-century France. Michael Kwass brings new life to the legend of this Gallic Robin Hood, exposing the dark side of early modern globalization. Decades later, the memory of Mandrin inspired ordinary subjects and Enlightened philosophers alike to challenge royal power. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFFS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 34. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674726833
- ISBN
- 9780674726833
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Condition: New
€ 63.54€ 59.01
€ 63.54
€ 59.01
Paperback. This text traces the history of contraception and abortifacients from ancient Egypt to the 17th century, and discusses the scientific merit of the ancient remedies and why this knowledge about fertility control was gradually lost over the course of the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 tables, 6 halftones, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFMA; JHBD; MBNH4; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674168763
- ISBN
- 9780674168763
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.13
€ 38.99
€ 33.13
Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 261 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838208107
- ISBN
- 9783838208107
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.88
€ 54.99
€ 39.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK. Dimension: 152 x 213 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838207605
- ISBN
- 9783838207605
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.22
€ 30.99
€ 23.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 34 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; AFKP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 175 x 9. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816628872
- ISBN
- 9780816628872
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
hardcover. This volume presents work developed by the Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems (AKIS) Thematic Group of the World Bank, in collaboration with the University of Maryland, to examine contracting for extension services. Editor(s): Rivera, W.; Zijp, W. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JFSF; KC; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780851995717
- ISBN
- 9780851995717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.55
€ 207.55
Hardback. Contracting Out Hollywood addresses the American trend of runaway productionsthe growing practice of producing American films and television programs on foreign shores. Editor(s): Elmer, Greg; Gasher, Mike. Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JP; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742536944
- ISBN
- 9780742536944
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Condition: New
€ 189.84
€ 189.84
Paperback. Editor(s): Elmer, Greg; Gasher, Mike. Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742536951
- ISBN
- 9780742536951
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Condition: New
€ 74.55
€ 74.55
Paperback. Drawing on interviews with mothers who have been diagnosed HIV-positive, this title provides a perspective of motherhood from the mother's point of view. It explores the situation in which two very powerful identities, those of motherhood and of being HIV-positive, collide in the same moment. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFH2; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868144945
- ISBN
- 9781868144945
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardcover. A survey by scholars, experts and politicians with knowledge of, and influence in, the Caucasus region that reflects its conflicting ethnic groups and nations. This work contains an introductory section that deals with the region from the historical perspective, drawing attention to its geographical importance. Editor(s): Hoiris, Ole; Yurukel, Sefa Martin. Num Pages: 491 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FC; JFSL; JPFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1094.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 491
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772887081
- ISBN
- 9788772887081
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Condition: New
€ 40.53
€ 40.53
Hardcover. Provides an interdisciplinary overview of the Middle East from age-old enmities to discussions of political concerns. This volume contains forty-four essays that address the problems of Palestine and Israel; Iran, Syria and Iraq; Turkey; and the Kurdish regions. It includes chapters that chart the politics, ethnicity, and history of Turkey. Editor(s): Hoiris, Ole; Yurukel, Sefa Martin. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTJ; JFC; JM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1186.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772886916
- ISBN
- 9788772886916
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.64
€ 33.99
€ 32.64
Hardcover. The papers in this volume were presented at the third conference of the European Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction (SSSI). The theme of the 2012 conference was "Conflict, Cooperation and Transformation in Everyday Life." This volume focuses on interactions of Conflict and Cooperation. Series: Studies in Symbolic Interaction. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784418564
- ISBN
- 9781784418564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.23
€ 132.23
Hardcover. The papers in this volume were presented in at the third conference of the European Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction (SSSI). The theme of the 2012 conference was "Conflict, Cooperation and Transformation in Everyday Life." This volume focuses on 'Reflections on Methods'. Series: Studies in Symbolic Interaction. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784418540
- ISBN
- 9781784418540
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Condition: New
€ 139.88
€ 139.88
Hardback. Num Pages: 684 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3; MB; PD; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 180. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 684
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634836364
- ISBN
- 9781634836364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 433.39€ 336.24
€ 433.39
€ 336.24
Paperback. Editor(s): Ferdinand, Klaus. Series: Islam I Nutiden S. Num Pages: 156 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FCA; 1FKP; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772880396
- ISBN
- 9788772880396
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Condition: New
€ 14.52
€ 14.52
paperback. A collection of the most influential work on the Ojibwes by noted anthropologist A Irving Hallowell. Editor(s): Brown, Jennifer S. H.; Gray, Susan Elaine. Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology. Num Pages: 664 pages, 7 photos, 2 maps, 5 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 34. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803223912
- ISBN
- 9780803223912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 46.64
€ 50.99
€ 46.64
Paperback. Explores the meaning and significance of efforts designed to combat sex trafficking in the United States. This book examines how partnerships forged in the name of fighting domestic sex trafficking have blurred the boundaries between punishment and protection, victim and offender, and state and nonstate authority. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 b/w illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE2; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520281967
- ISBN
- 9780520281967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44