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Society & culture: general

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847426642
ISBN
9781847426642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.63

Paperback. As New Labour approaches the end of an unprecedented third term in office, this bestselling book asks whether Britain is more equal than it was in 1997. This second volume, following on from the highly successful "A more equal society?", provides an independent assessment of the success or otherwise of New Labour's policies. Editor(s): Hills, John; Sefton, Tom; Stewart, Kitty. Series: Case Studies on Poverty, Place and Policy. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFF; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 173 x 25. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847422019
ISBN
9781847422019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.80

paperback. "Children, politics and communication" questions many of the conventional ways in which children are perceived. It is about how they communicate and engage, how they organise themselves and their lives, and how they deal with conflict in their relationships and the world around them. Editor(s): Thomas, Nigel. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781847421838
ISBN
9781847421838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 36.97

Hardcover. Explores women's employment at the start of the 21st century, identifying aspects of women's labour market situation which are poorly understood and challenging much 'received wisdom' about women and work. Editor(s): Yeandle, Sue. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 172 x 246 x 18. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420541
ISBN
9781847420541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.44

Paperback. Obama and the Biracial Factor is the first book to explore the significance of mixed-race identity as a key factor in the election of President Obama and examines the sociological and political relationship between race, power, and public policy in the United States. Editor(s): Jolivette, Andrew. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JPP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447301004
ISBN
9781447301004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.63

hardcover. This is the first book-length treatment of the political causes and consequences of the Great Leap Famine (1959-61), one of the worst tragedies in human history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 705.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804725576
ISBN
9780804725576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.65

hardcover. These essays-which consider a wide variety of cultures from ancient Egypt to contemporary Japan- describe the conditions under which cultures that do not dominate each other may yet achieve a limited translatability of cultures. Editor(s): Budick, Sanford; Iser, Wolfgang. Series: Irvine Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 364 pages, 2 half-tones. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804724845
ISBN
9780804724845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.96

hardcover. Women are twice as likely as men to experience protracted sadness, self-esteem, and other symptoms of depression. What accounts for this sex difference? This book examines the evidence for each explanation in an attempt to discover what we do and do not know about sex differences in depression. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804716406
ISBN
9780804716406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.35

paperback. Offers an account of the author's life as a student in a Presbyterian mission school in northeastern Nebraska about the time of the Civil War. Num Pages: 156 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 10. Weight in Grams: 205.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803279018
ISBN
9780803279018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.25

paperback. Editor(s): Garon, Sheldon; Maclachlan, Patricia L. Num Pages: 328 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFFT; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801473029
ISBN
9780801473029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.71

Paperback. A discussion of television and changes in the media over the last two decades of the 20th century. Having spent most of his career working with the British Broadcasting Corporation, Martin Esslin appraises American television with the eyes of both a detached outsider and a concerned insider. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; APT; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 239.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Transaction Publishers
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765808882
ISBN
9780765808882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.30

Paperback. Makes the provocative claim that queer theory has run its course, made obsolete by the elaboration of its own logic within capitalism. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK; JHBA; JMAF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333786
ISBN
9780745333786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.15

paperback. This up-to-date selection of the most important published work lays out the principles of reception study and its major theoreticians. Editor(s): Machor, James L.; Goldstein, Philip. Num Pages: 367 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
367
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415926508
ISBN
9780415926508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.78

Paperback. Offers an overview of American Indian nations' constitutional reform processes and the rebuilding of native nations. This book investigates the historical, cultural, economic, and political motivations behind American Indian nations' reform efforts, and examines the areas of the reform. Editor(s): Lemont, Eric D. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292713178
ISBN
9780292713178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.80

Hardback. CSAP identified four critical predictors from childhood for substance use that could be valuable targets for prevention of adolescent substance use management of and involvement with the child, and the child's social competence, and school achievement. This book shows how seven selected prevention programs address these. Editor(s): Tolan, Patrick H.; Szapocznik, Jose; Sambrano, Soledad. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 187 x 21. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591473077
ISBN
9781591473077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.05

hardcover. A Companion to Urban Anthropology presents a collection of original essays on central concepts in urban anthropology and ethnography. Featuring contributions from 35 leading international scholars in urban studies, readings cover a wide variety of topics central to the contemporary study of cities. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 532 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 928.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
532
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444330106
ISBN
9781444330106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKSB1; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 231 x 14. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433822216
ISBN
9781433822216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 43.38

Hardback. Editor(s): Enns, Carolyn Zerbe; Rice, Joy K.; Nutt, Roberta L. Series: Psychology of Women Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JMG; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433818127
ISBN
9781433818127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.06
€ 80.71

Hardback. Uses a life course perspective to investigate how LGBT older adults have been shaped by social stigma and systematic discrimination. Although many of their experiences are similar to those of younger LGBT individuals, LGBT elders grew up in a particularly oppressive time, which continues to impact their well-being. Editor(s): Orel, Nancy A.; Fruhauf, Christine A. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ5; JFSK; JFSP; JMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433817632
ISBN
9781433817632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.70
€ 78.17

Hardback. This book brings readers up to date on the newest avenues in the study of culture in psychology by focusing on different forms of culture and processes of cultural transmission. Editor(s): Cohen, Adam B. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 183 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433815874
ISBN
9781433815874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.62
€ 83.60

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