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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Many immigrants in Europe find marginalization, discrimination, and increasing segregation. In this book, the author shows how an excessive respect for "their culture" has been part of the problem. Culture has become a concept of race, sustaining ethnic identity politics that subvert human rights. Num Pages: 280 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFJ; JFFN; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226896854
ISBN
9780226896854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719080456
ISBN
9780719080456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.84

Paperback. Editor(s): Jackson, Heather. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 2. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Demeter Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772580198
ISBN
9781772580198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.03

Paperback.
Publisher
For Beginners United States
Number of pages
189
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934389201
ISBN
9781934389201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.39

Paperback. Combining re-examination of theory with practical tools and approaches, Chanan and Miller provide a new framework for local involvement strategy. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFS; JKSN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 177 x 11. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447300090
ISBN
9781447300090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.92

Paperback. Series: Oxford India Short Introductions Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFS; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 189 x 15. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198089360
ISBN
9780198089360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.70

Hardback. This important and timely volume brings together a distinguished set of international scholars who provide rich information about the social, economic, political, and historical factors responsible for shaping ageing policy in the Mediterranean region. Editor(s): Troisi, Joseph; Kondratowitz, Hans-Joachim von. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QRM; JFSP31. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 870.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447301066
ISBN
9781447301066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.10

Hardcover. While many people believe that their used clothes donations are distributed free of charge to the needy in the Third World, the trade in second-hand clothes is actually an international business. The book provides ethnographic insights into the life of a group of street dealers of the Tanzanian multi-million metropolis Dar es Salaam. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JFCK; KCL; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Braun Publish,Csi
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783716518267
ISBN
9783716518267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.59

Hardback. Series: The Lamar Series in Western History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 23 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300211689
ISBN
9780300211689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.72

Hardback. Illustrates how the 'meaning' of peoples' lives is constructed in their interactions with others, from childhood through old age. This book sheds light on the negotiation of sexuality and intimacy in old age, communication across disabilities and age groups, the disabling nature of nursing homes, and the experience of death and dying. Series: End of Life Care: A Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144605
ISBN
9780231144605
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.71

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Fourth
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442260504
ISBN
9781442260504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.00

Hardback. Strong teams can be one of the greatest strengths of an organization just as poor teams can spell disaster. Group Dynamics and Team Interventions brings research and practice together to offer proven application and intervention techniques to help optimize team functioning in the workplace. Num Pages: 374 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JMH; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 174 x 14. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
374
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405186773
ISBN
9781405186773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.79

Paperback. Many women find mothering a shocking experience in terms of the extremity of feelings it provokes, and the profound changes it seems to prompt in identity, relationship and sense of self. This book discusses the possibility for a specific feminine-maternal subjectivity, relationality and reciprocity, ethics and otherness. Series Editor(s): Ussher, Jane. Series: Women and Psychology. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415455015
ISBN
9780415455015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.14

Hardback. Interprets the explosion of German body culture between the two wars - nudism and nude dancing, gymnastics and dance training, dance photography and criticism, and diverse genres of performance from solo dancing to mass movement choirs. This book presents the work of such well-known figures as Rudolf Laban, Mary Wigman, and Oskar Schlemmer. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 439 pages, 84. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; ASD; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 890.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
439
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
y First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520206632
ISBN
9780520206632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.92
€ 53.41

Paperback. Editor(s): Mitchell, Jon P.; Bull, Michael. Series: Sensory Studies Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCR; HRLF; JFCD; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781350001510
ISBN
9781350001510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBTB; JFSF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158020
ISBN
9780691158020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Maps and challenges many of the mythologies that surround the late iconic labor leader. Focusing on Chavez's own writings, this book argues that La Causa can be fruitfully understood as a quasi-religious movement based on Chavez's charismatic leadership, which he modeled after Martin Luther King Jr and Gandhi. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HRCC7; JFSL4; JPVH1; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283695
ISBN
9780520283695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. With support, humor, and perspective, this provocative book outlines new options for businesswomen. Margaret Heffernan, who has run five different companies in the UK and US, states her case directly and provocatively: women are at odds as to how to find happiness and success at work while remaining true to themselves. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KJM; VSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118401132
ISBN
9781118401132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 60 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Urban Land Institute,U.S. United States
Number of pages
60
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874202823
ISBN
9780874202823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.62

Paperback. This philosophical anthology combines analyses and surveys of contemporary theorizing on social identity. The editors redirect classic philosophical questions about personal identity to the categories of race, class, gender and sexuality. Editor(s): Zack, Naomi; Shrage, Laurie J.; Sartwell, Crispin (Pennsylvania State University, USA). Series: Philosophy: The Big Questions. Num Pages: 424 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC; JFF; JFSJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 876.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631208754
ISBN
9780631208754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.85

Hardback. Why do people enter total institutions -- places that confine and control them around the clock -- and how does the experience change them? This book updates Goffman's classic model by introducing the Re-inventive Institution, where members voluntarily commit themselves to pursue regimes of self-improvement. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHMC; JMH; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230232013
ISBN
9780230232013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.95

Paperback. In this cross-cultural study of manhood as an achieved status, the author finds that a culturally sanctioned stress on manliness - on toughness and aggressiveness, stoicism and sexuality - is almost universal, and deeply ingrained in the consciousness of men who otherwise have little in common. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300050769
ISBN
9780300050769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. The book provides a succinct overview of current theory and research on the links between drugs, alcohol use and crime. Series: Crime & Justice. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 171 x 7. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Open University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780335212576
ISBN
9780335212576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.69

Paperback. New technologies and medical treatments have complicated questions such as how to determine the moment when someone has died. The result is a failure to establish consensus on the definition of death and the criteria by which the moment of death is determined. This boo is suitable for professionals in medicine, law, insurance and more. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFME; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626163553
ISBN
9781626163553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.92

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