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Paperback. Offers, on its surface, a simple theoretical argument, laid out in the titles of its mere two chapters: kinship is culture, not biology. But along the way to proving his point, the author engages an array of thinkers, from Aristotle to Emile Durkheim to Marilyn Strathern, as well as an array of ethnographic examples from around the globe. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 8. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226214290
- ISBN
- 9780226214290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.45
€ 19.99
€ 17.45
Hardback. In this pithy two-part essay, the author reinvigorates the debates on what constitutes kinship, building on some of the best scholarship in the field to produce an original outlook on the deepest bond humans can have. He also shows that mutuality of being is a symbolic notion of belonging, not a biological connection by 'blood'. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226925127
- ISBN
- 9780226925127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.64€ 78.75
€ 94.64
€ 78.75
Paperback. In the run-up to war in Iraq, the Bush administration assured the world that America's interest was in liberation - especially for women. This book examines how Iraqi women have fared since the invasion. It reports from the heart of the war zone with news of scarce resources, unemployment, violence, and seclusion. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520265813
- ISBN
- 9780520265813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Covering democracy, politics, political communication and society, this collection brings together sixty short pieces or postcards from Matthew Flinders popular Political Spike blog. These are presented with an extended introduction in seven thematic sections, running the full gamut of political issues from Dante to Trump, with new sections at the end of each postcard to give context. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JP. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447337621
- ISBN
- 9781447337621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 12.72
€ 13.00
€ 12.72
Hardback. What Journalism Could Be asks readers to reimagine the news by embracing a conceptual prism long championed by one of journalism's leading contemporary scholars. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 31. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509507863
- ISBN
- 9781509507863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.37
€ 79.37
Paperback. What Journalism Could Be asks readers to reimagine the news by embracing a conceptual prism long championed by one of journalism's leading contemporary scholars. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509507870
- ISBN
- 9781509507870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.93
€ 25.93
Paperback. Fiercely intelligent, always provocative, Joanna Bourke turns to the subject of the human animal Num Pages: 480 pages, Integrated: 20, int photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844086450
- ISBN
- 9781844086450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJP; HBW; HBWS2; TTM. Dimension: 127 x 196 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226. 304 pages. From the author of MATTERHORN - 'America's great Vietnam novel' (Sunday Times), 'a novel of astonishing power and insight' (Observer) - comes a vivid, visceral examination of what happens to a young man when he is sent into battle, based on Karl's own experiences as a decorated Marine. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JWA. Dimension: 127 x 196 x 21. Weight: 254.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857893802
- ISBN
- 9780857893802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.01
€ 17.99
€ 13.01
Paperback. Gives a rare glimpse of what other people feel like: a reflection on the experience of being. Num Pages: 266 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846943621
- ISBN
- 9781846943621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.57
€ 19.99
€ 18.57
Paperback. A highly accessible and up to the minute introduction to youth work for new students and those considering entering the profession Editor(s): Batsleer, Janet R.; Davies, Bernard. Series: Empowering Youth and Community Work Practice Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Learning Matters
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844454662
- ISBN
- 9781844454662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 45.86
€ 47.99
€ 45.86
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157030
- ISBN
- 9780691157030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.72
€ 46.99
€ 33.72
Hardback. The fall of the Berlin wall was seen by many as the final triumph of liberal democracy over communism. But now, in the wake of the great financial crisis of 2008 and its aftermath, things look a little different. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781509501700
- ISBN
- 9781509501700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.96
€ 53.96
Paperback. The fall of the Berlin wall was seen by many as the final triumph of liberal democracy over communism. But now, in the wake of the great financial crisis of 2008 and its aftermath, things look a little different. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509501717
- ISBN
- 9781509501717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.39
€ 23.39
Paperback. Provides a how-to guide for carrying out psychotherapy with couples from a psychoanalytic perspective. This book draws on both early and contemporary psychoanalytic knowledge, explaining how each theory described is useful in formulating couple dynamics and in working with them. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415433846
- ISBN
- 9780415433846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.78
€ 43.78
Paperback. This title explores the ideas of African American musicians, analyzing them on the context of meanings circulating around jazz. The text shows how much black musicians have struggled against the definations of racial authenticity and racism in the dominant culture. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 425 pages, 16 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; HBT; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 425
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520232969
- ISBN
- 9780520232969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902806068
- ISBN
- 9781902806068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.48
€ 16.99
€ 15.48
Hardcover. What is the history of knowledge? This engaging and accessible introduction explains what is distinctive about the new field of the history of knowledge (or, as some scholars say, knowledges in the plural ) and how it differs from the history of science, intellectual history, the sociology of knowledge or from cultural history. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745669830
- ISBN
- 9780745669830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.79
€ 53.79
Paperback. What is the history of knowledge? This engaging and accessible introduction explains what is distinctive about the new field of the history of knowledge (or, as some scholars say, knowledges in the plural ) and how it differs from the history of science, intellectual history, the sociology of knowledge or from cultural history. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745669847
- ISBN
- 9780745669847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.63
€ 22.63
Hardcover. Thinking about the future is essential for almost all organizations and societies. States, corporations, universities, cities, NGOs and individuals believe they cannot miss the future. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745696539
- ISBN
- 9780745696539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.45
€ 66.45
Paperback. Thinking about the future is essential for almost all organizations and societies. States, corporations, universities, cities, NGOs and individuals believe they cannot miss the future. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745696546
- ISBN
- 9780745696546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.14
€ 25.14