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paperback. Family values are central to our society, but as John Gillis points out in this book, most of our images of home-sweet-home are of a very recent vintage. He questions idealized notions of "the family" and the political construction of family rituals and argues these images must be open to change. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674961883
- ISBN
- 9780674961883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.20
€ 41.99
€ 35.20
Paperback. Challenges conventional understandings of 'solving' environmental problems and offers a radically new set of strategies to attain sustainability. This book identifies problematic cultural attributes, such as the unending consumption that characterizes modern life, and outlines practical steps toward developing sustainability as a mindset. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFT; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300158434
- ISBN
- 9780300158434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.79
€ 25.99
€ 19.79
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479896714
- ISBN
- 9781479896714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.64
€ 107.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479891603
- ISBN
- 9781479891603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.47
€ 38.99
€ 35.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349256938
- ISBN
- 9781349256938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10
Paperback. This book attempts to rethink the concept of technological literacy in a modern context, not only in terms of a subject area taught in schools, but also as an important general concept that all citizens should engage with. As this book will illustrate, the concept of technological literacy has no universally agreed definition. Editor(s): Dakers, John R. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137386328
- ISBN
- 9781137386328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.90€ 45.80
€ 52.90
€ 45.80
Hardcover. This book explores the way Henry James's writing career was influenced by social upheavals in Victorian England, particularly in relation to sexuality and gender. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 389.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333918746
- ISBN
- 9780333918746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.42
€ 66.42
Paperback. Series: Encounter Broadsides. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: JPHC; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 120 x 5. Weight in Grams: 57.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594034916
- ISBN
- 9781594034916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.02
€ 8.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KLC; 1KLS; DSA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816622498
- ISBN
- 9780816622498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.33
€ 25.99
€ 24.33
Hardback. How to Write in Psychology is a comprehensive and highly informative guide to the unique writing requirements of psychology. Filled with practical, clearly defined instructions and examples, this timely text includes everything the well-prepared student needs to know about the principles and practice of writing for psychology. Num Pages: 258 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405156936
- ISBN
- 9781405156936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.16
€ 96.16
Paperback. How to Write in Psychology is a comprehensive and highly informative guide to the unique writing requirements of psychology. Filled with practical, clearly defined instructions and examples, this timely text includes everything the well-prepared student needs to know about the principles and practice of writing for psychology. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405156943
- ISBN
- 9781405156943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.86
€ 28.86
Hardback. The causes of child abuse and neglect have been major topics of study since the 1960s. This book is a compilation of findings that includes writings on associated cultural issues, youth violence, sexual abuse, and child development. Editor(s): Lutzker, John R. Series: Issues in Clinical Child Psychology. Num Pages: 596 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JMC; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 51. Weight in Grams: 3060.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 596
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306456596
- ISBN
- 9780306456596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 263.74
€ 263.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Lukacs, John R. Num Pages: 465 pages, 60 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; MFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984
- Number of pages
- 465
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489950031
- ISBN
- 9781489950031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.68
€ 68.68
Paperback. Fully revised and up-to-date chapters set out a philosophical and practical explanation of what technological literacy is, how we think when we employ it, how we teach it, how we learn it, and how we use it. Editor(s): Dakers, John R. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPK; JFCA; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137373465
- ISBN
- 9781137373465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.80
€ 65.80
Hardback. Editor(s): Dakers, John R. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; JN; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 591.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403970374
- ISBN
- 9781403970374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.33
€ 67.33
paperback. Never before have we so needed a new literacy that will enable us to meaningfully participate in the rapidly evolving technologically mediated world. This collection offers a solid basis for defining this new technological literacy by bringing together theoretical work that ranges from philosophy, design, and pedagogy. Editor(s): Dakers, John R. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHB; JNKC; YQT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 443.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349532063
- ISBN
- 9781349532063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Hardback. Examines seven theoretical perspectives of public budgeting: incrementalism, the budget process model, the organizational process model, the median voter model, the 'greedy bureaucrat' model, a post-modern model, and the transaction cost model. This title also examines and critically reviews major research from each perspective. Editor(s): Bartle, John R. Series: Research in Public Administration S. Num Pages: 190 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762307906
- ISBN
- 9780762307906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.66
€ 194.66
Paperback. Presents an account of a Muslim society in highland Sumatra, Indonesia. This book describes how men and women debate among themselves ideas of what Islam is and should be - as it pertains to all areas of their lives, from work to worship. It analyzes the tension between the local and universal in everyday life. Num Pages: 376 pages, 19 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRH; HRLF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691028705
- ISBN
- 9780691028705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.34€ 55.72
€ 71.34
€ 55.72
Paperback. An anthropological examination of how Muslims respond to the conditions of life in France. It examines how French Muslims fashion various Islamic institutions and develop different ways of reasoning and teaching. It looks at some of the quite distinct ways in which mosques have connected with broader social and political forces. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152493
- ISBN
- 9780691152493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.43
€ 30.99
€ 22.43
Paperback. This powerful, accessible new study explores the contributions that anthropology has made to the study and understanding of Islam. Series: New Departures in Anthropology. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 344. Series: New Departures in Anthropology. 230 pages. This powerful, accessible new study explores the contributions that anthropology has made to the study and understanding of Islam. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JFSR2; JHMC. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 12. Weight: 374.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 230
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521529785
- ISBN
- 9780521529785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 34.20
€ 34.99
€ 34.20