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Society & social sciences
Paperback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 388. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts S. 288 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPN; JFFK. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 14. Weight: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231161497
- ISBN
- 9780231161497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.68
€ 36.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231161480
- ISBN
- 9780231161480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.35€ 83.75
€ 108.35
€ 83.75
Paperback. This comprehensive study explores the region's 'forgotten' narratives, myths and traditions. Drawing on stories from Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Syria-Palestine and Persia, Wasilewska shows how these narratives of creation, destruction and rebirth reach to the very roots of the Biblical and Quranic Genesis. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, chronological charts, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRLB; JFC; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853026812
- ISBN
- 9781853026812
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Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardback. This book proposes a new theoretical framework for the study of immigration. It examines four major issues informing current sociological studies of immigration: mechanisms and effects of international migration, processes of immigrants' assimilation and transnational engagements, and the adaptation patterns of the second generation. Num Pages: 302 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL; JHBD; JPVR; YQN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223950
- ISBN
- 9780230223950
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Condition: New
€ 128.83
€ 128.83
Hardback. Contrary to the assumption that Western and Eastern European economies and cinemas were very different from each other, they actually had much in common. After the Second World War both the East and the West adopted a mixed system, containing elements of both socialism and capitalism, and from the 1980s on the whole of Europe.. Num Pages: 324 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; 3JM; APFA; JHBL; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384861
- ISBN
- 9781782384861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.21
€ 163.21
Hardcover. Offering a critique of contemporary wedding discourse, this book marries together analyses of media texts and their reception to propose a new approach to media discourse. The analysis richly illustrates how women are invited to embrace not only the stereotypical idea of bridal femininity but also a consumptive way of experiencing it. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JFCA; JFD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137333575
- ISBN
- 9781137333575
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Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFGR; JFC; JFD; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349462278
- ISBN
- 9781349462278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Hardcover. This volume addresses the relationship between childbearing, paid work and work-life balance policies across Europe in the 21st century, illuminating the uncertainty and risk related to insecure labour force attachment, the incoherence of women's and men's access to education and employment and the unequal share of domestic responsibilities. Editor(s): Olah, Livia Sz. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFF; JFSJ1; JHBK; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230320888
- ISBN
- 9780230320888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. A disturbing but ultimately discredited strain in American thought, eugenics was a crucial ideological force in the early twentieth century. Luczak investigates the work of writers like Jack London and Charlotte Perkins Gilman, to consider the impact of eugenic racial discourse on American literary production from 1900-1940. Series: Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137545787
- ISBN
- 9781137545787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardback. Editor(s): Brown, Evrick; Shortell, Timothy. Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439912201
- ISBN
- 9781439912201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.47
€ 98.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Brown, Evrick; Shortell, Timothy. Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSG; JFSL4; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439912218
- ISBN
- 9781439912218
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.29
€ 36.99
€ 34.29
Hardcover. Editor(s): Graham, Evonne. Num Pages: 153 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633216280
- ISBN
- 9781633216280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.18€ 158.44
€ 229.18
€ 158.44
Hardcover. Ectogenesis refers to the artificial gestation of a fetus outside the womb. Despite certain advantages for women's reproductive liberty, feminist groups remain divided regarding this technology. This book argues that reproduction imposes unjust burdens on women, and thus the ideals of equal opportunity demand continued research into ectogenesis. Num Pages: 138 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFK; MBDC; MFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 329.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137549860
- ISBN
- 9781137549860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.12
€ 66.12
Paperback. Eviatar Zerubavel casts a critical eye on how we trace our past-individually and collectively-arguing that rather than simply find out who our ancestors are from genetics or history, we actually create the stories that make them our ancestors. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG; JHBA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199336043
- ISBN
- 9780199336043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.98
€ 44.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: JH; JMH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 144 x 12. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195332605
- ISBN
- 9780195332605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.19
€ 27.19
Paperback. Eviatar Zerubavel argues that most of the distinctions we make in our daily lives and in our culture are social constructs. He questions the notion that a clear line can be drawn to separate one time or object or concept from another, and presents witty and provocative counterexamples in defense of ambiguity and anomaly. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11ill. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226981598
- ISBN
- 9780226981598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. An original and highly imaginative analysis of the role time schedule plays in social life. Focusing on social time, it provides a penetrating and profound analysis of the subtle and diverse significance of time in organizing our social relationships and lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 49.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520056091
- ISBN
- 9780520056091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.81
€ 35.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. Why do we eat sardines, but never goldfish; ducks, but never parrots? This book explores the way our mental actions are affected by our social environs and argues that cognitive science cannot answer such questions, as it addresses cognition only on two levels: the individual and the universal. Num Pages: 176 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; JMH; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674813908
- ISBN
- 9780674813908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.20
€ 41.99
€ 35.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA; HR; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 0002-
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226981536
- ISBN
- 9780226981536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.73
€ 33.73
Paperback. By relating it to other regional actors, Sergeev creates a more accurate view of the game's impact on later wars and on the shape of post-World War I Asia. Num Pages: 552 pages, 7, 5 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJD; JPB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415574
- ISBN
- 9781421415574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.40
€ 46.99
€ 39.40