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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Provides a glimpse into modern-day American families. This title focuses on a variety of issues that face American families: the differing stress levels among parents; the problem of excessive clutter in the American home; the importance (and decline) of the family meal; the vanishing boundaries that once separated work and home life; and more. Editor(s): Ochs, Elinor; Kremer-Sadlik, Tamar. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 10 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273986
- ISBN
- 9780520273986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
€ 24.81
Hardback. Series: China in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 250 pages, 2+ graphs. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857289780
- ISBN
- 9780857289780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.26
€ 134.26
Hardcover. To be fat in a thin-obsessed gay culture can be difficult. Despite affectionate in-group monikers for big gay men-chubs, bears, cubs - the anti-fat stigma that persists in American culture at large still haunts these individuals who often exist at the margins of gay communities. This book delves into the world of Girth & Mirth. Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814708385
- ISBN
- 9780814708385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.09
€ 85.09
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814724125
- ISBN
- 9780814724125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. Asks why the boundaries of anti-discrimination laws rest where they do Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814748138
- ISBN
- 9780814748138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Hardcover. A historical examination of the social culture of body image Num Pages: 219 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814727683
- ISBN
- 9780814727683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.90
€ 96.90
Paperback. A historical examination of the social culture of body image Num Pages: 219 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 219
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727690
- ISBN
- 9780814727690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Hardback. fascinating new book on obesity which charts its cultural history from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day very engaging and on a very topical subject - this book should attract lots of review coverage and a trade audience Sander L. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644400
- ISBN
- 9780745644400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.16
€ 66.16
Hardcover. In a cemetery on the southern outskirts of Paris lie the bodies of nearly a hundred of what some have called the first casualties of global climate change. This book tells the stories of these victims and the catastrophe that took their lives. It explores the multiple narratives of disaster-the official story of the crisis and its aftermath. Num Pages: 240 pages, 27 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JMC; JFFC; RNPG; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226251110
- ISBN
- 9780226251110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.69
€ 41.99
€ 32.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761817208
- ISBN
- 9780761817208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.75
€ 81.75
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP1; JHBD; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631806
- ISBN
- 9780691631806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.46
€ 145.46
Paperback. Father and Daughter provides an unique 'insider perspective' on two key figures in twentieth-century British social science, combining biography of Richard Titmuss and autobiography by his daughter Ann Oakley. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JF; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447318101
- ISBN
- 9781447318101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.11
€ 20.99
€ 17.11
Paperback. An exploration the phenomena of contemporary fatherhood, this book presents the current state of knowledge on father involvement with young children in six countries: Finland, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, the UK and the USA. Editor(s): Adler, Marina A.; Lenz, Karl. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 19 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 2. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447319009
- ISBN
- 9781447319009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.86
€ 40.99
€ 38.86
Paperback. Through a study of 40 incest victims and interviews with professionals in mental health, child protection and law enforcement, the author develops a picture of the incestuous family. She also offers an overview of the knowledge that has developed about incest and other forms of sexual abuse. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFFE2; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674002708
- ISBN
- 9780674002708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.85
€ 34.99
€ 29.85
Paperback. Fathered by God maps out the path of manhood?not more rules, not another list of principles, not formulas, but a sure path men have followed for centuries before us. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRCS; HRCV; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781400280278
- ISBN
- 9781400280278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.88
€ 16.99
€ 12.88
Paperback. In this topical book, expert scholars from the Nordic countries, the UK and the US demonstrate how modern fatherhood is supported in Nordic countries through family and social policies, and how these shape and influence the images, roles and practices of fathers in a diversity of family settings and variations of fatherhoods. Editor(s): Eydal, Gudny Bjork; Rostgaard, Tine. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; JFSJ2; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447310488
- ISBN
- 9781447310488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 40.05
€ 41.99
€ 40.05
Hardback. In this topical book, expert scholars from the Nordic countries, the UK and the US demonstrate how modern fatherhood is supported in Nordic countries through family and social policies, and how these shape and influence the images, roles and practices of fathers in a diversity of family settings and variations of fatherhoods. Editor(s): Eydal, Gudny Bjork; Rostgaard, Tine. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; JFSJ2; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447310471
- ISBN
- 9781447310471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.19
€ 105.19
Paperback. Looking at every kind of fatherhood - being a father in and out of marriage, fathering from a distance, stepfathering, and parenting by gay males, this book presents a picture of how being a parent fits with men's broader social and work lives, how fatherhood evolved, and how it differs across cultures and through time. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBK; JHM; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674064188
- ISBN
- 9780674064188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.74
€ 34.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX4; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 163.
- Publisher
- Zondervan United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310328605
- ISBN
- 9780310328605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.53
€ 20.99
€ 18.53
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 444 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640136
- ISBN
- 9780691640136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.98
€ 220.98
Paperback. This book is dedicated to the role of work organizations when it comes to the realization of an active fatherhood. Firstly, it deals with barriers for active fatherhood and its correlating mechanisms of inequality: Which aspects of discrimination and social closure do fathers face today if they assert a claim for active fatherhood, and with what Editor(s): Liebig, Brigitte; Oechsle, Mechtild. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBK; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 147. .
- Publisher
- Verlag Barbara Budrich
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783847407034
- ISBN
- 9783847407034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.05€ 47.99
€ 52.05
€ 47.99
Paperback. Looks at the legal and cultural implications of bequests that crossed the color line. This book examines high-court decisions in the antebellum South that involved wills in which white male planters bequeathed property, freedom, or both to women of color and their mixed-race children. Series: Studies in the Legal History of the South. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3; LNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820332512
- ISBN
- 9780820332512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.25
€ 39.25
Hardcover. Focusing specifically on the maternal body, contributors to the volume examine how the language and notions of obesity connect with, or stand apart from, wider societal values and moralities to do with the body, fatness, reproduction, and what is considered natural.A" Editor(s): Unnithan-Kumar, Maya; Tremayne, Soraya. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MMZF; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451224
- ISBN
- 9780857451224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.20
€ 155.20
Paperback. Reviews the history of the fatwa since its origins and its evolution. This work looks at the general use of fatwa in relation to Islamic rules and traces the evolution of shi'ite Islam from a pacifist and quietist movement into a militant force. Num Pages: 213 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772887760
- ISBN
- 9788772887760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.80
€ 14.80