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Society & culture: general
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
€ 29.99€ 27.37
€ 29.99
€ 27.37
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
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
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€ 32.42
€ 41.99
€ 32.42
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
€ 86.58
€ 86.58
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
€ 152.46
€ 152.46
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€ 17.15
€ 20.99
€ 17.15
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€ 38.54
€ 40.99
€ 38.54
Hardcover. Men's biological clocks may not be ticking loudly, but what about the social clock? Are there benefits to being in-step with social norms for the timing of parenthood? In a clear and accessible style, this book examines the advantages and disadvantages of early, on-time, and delayed first fatherhood. The book includes a foreword by Ross D. Parke. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBK; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137372710
- ISBN
- 9781137372710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
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€ 12.87
€ 16.99
€ 12.87
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€ 39.73
€ 41.99
€ 39.73
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
€ 105.87
€ 105.87
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 225 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137589521
- ISBN
- 9781137589521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.67
€ 116.67
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JFSP; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137461773
- ISBN
- 9781137461773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.24
€ 116.24
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€ 30.03
€ 34.99
€ 30.03
Hardcover. Many fathers are now providing hands-on, engaged care to babies and young children. This book draws on observations of, and interviews with, caregiving fathers, as well as analyses of fathers' memoirs and online blogs, to examine fathers' caregiving work as embodied practice and as lived experience. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137455888
- ISBN
- 9781137455888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.57
€ 127.57
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
€ 21.99€ 19.17
€ 21.99
€ 19.17
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
€ 231.70
€ 231.70
paperback. Drawing on insights from psychology, sociology, anthropology, religion, history, and literature, this book examines early and contemporary writings of male authors from across the Arab world to explore the traditional and evolving nature of father-son relationships in Arab families. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; JFC; JFSJ; JFSL; JHB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- SKU
- V9781349462940
- ISBN
- 9781349462940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Hardcover. This book explores how masculinities and fatherhood are transmitted across family generations of white British, Irish and Polish fathers. Providing unique insights into men's lives, migration, employment, father-son relationships and intergenerational transmission, it offers a rich methodological story of how intergenerational research is done. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 1DVP; HBTB; JFFN; JFSJ2; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 242 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137379665
- ISBN
- 9781137379665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
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
€ 51.76€ 48.56
€ 51.76
€ 48.56