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Society & social sciences
Paperback. David Brooks weaves a vast array of new research into the lives of two fictional characters, revealing a fundamental new understanding of human nature. He outlines a new definition of success, highlighting what economists call non-cognitive skills - those hidden qualities that can't be easily measured, but which lead to happiness and fulfilment. Num Pages: 549 pages. BIC Classification: JFFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 201 x 44. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Short Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780720371
- ISBN
- 9781780720371
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Editor(s): David, Bruno; Barker, Bryce; McNiven, Ian J. Num Pages: 384 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; HD; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780855754990
- ISBN
- 9780855754990
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.24
€ 35.99
€ 26.24
Paperback. Part of "Lecture Notes" series, this book shows how education, social class, family, economics and occupational circumstances, cultural and ethnic backgrounds all shape individuals and how understanding aids effective clinical practice. Series: Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; MJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405139120
- ISBN
- 9781405139120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.89
€ 43.99
€ 43.89
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739166307
- ISBN
- 9780739166307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.26€ 15.84
€ 95.26
€ 15.84
Paperback. A popular psychology title from a respected social psychologist that argues how diversity has been important throughout the development of civilisation and why it is vital for our future. Num Pages: 192 pages, no internal illustrations/photos. BIC Classification: JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472120236
- ISBN
- 9781472120236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
€ 13.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. We are not just social animals, but social citizens whose political choices are significantly shaped by peer influence. Drawing upon data from settings as diverse as South Los Angeles and Chicago's wealthy North Shore, the author shows that social networks do not merely inform citizens' behavior, they can - and do - have the power to change it. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 200 pages, 20 line drawings, 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 192 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226922829
- ISBN
- 9780226922829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.23
€ 35.99
€ 28.23
Paperback. In this study the social construction of dementia is examined closely for the first time. Nancy Harding and Colin Palfrey show how Western society sees dementia as a disease, rather than a natural part of the ageing process. They take issue with the constructed view of the body as a machine, whose parts 'break down' and need replacement. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN; JMM; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853022579
- ISBN
- 9781853022579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.14
€ 53.14
Paperback. Though the composition of the populace of industrial nations has changed dramatically since the 1950s, public discourse and scholarship, however, often remain welded to traditional concepts of national cultures. Far from being an external factor of society, this volume shows how diversity has become an integral part of people's lives. Editor(s): Harzig, Christiane; Juteau, Danielle; Schmitt, Irina. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571813763
- ISBN
- 9781571813763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 22.84
€ 36.99
€ 22.84
Paperback. Offers an account of the role of knowledge in society aimed to stimulate both discussion and investigations. This book presents an analysis of knowledge in everyday life in the context of a theory of society as a dialectical process between objective and subjective reality. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140135480
- ISBN
- 9780140135480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Publisher
- Anchor
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385058988
- ISBN
- 9780385058988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.86
€ 18.99
€ 15.86
Paperback. An affordable primer to sexuality written from a sociological perspective. Series: Contemporary Societies Series. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 209 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393937800
- ISBN
- 9780393937800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.80
€ 26.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. This 2001 book discusses the changing uses, regulations and representation of the sea from 1450 to now. Series: Cambridge Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 258 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QS; 3J; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521010573
- ISBN
- 9780521010573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.11
€ 42.11
Paperback. A collection of three of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's most important political writings - "The Social Contract"; "The First Discourse (Discourse on the Sciences and Arts)"; and "The Second Discourse (Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality)". There are essays by major scholars. Series: Rethinking the Western Tradition. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPCD; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300091410
- ISBN
- 9780300091410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.77
€ 20.99
€ 16.77
paperback. Rejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to wield authority over others, this title argues instead for a pact, or 'social contract', that should exist between the citizens of a state and that should be the source of sovereign power. From this fundamental premise, it considers issues of liberty and law, as well as freedom and justice. Translator(s): Cranston, Maurice. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPCD; JPA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140442014
- ISBN
- 9780140442014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.29
€ 11.29
Paperback. Rousseau's explosive cry for human liberty helped to spark the French Revolution and has haunted our discussions of how we should rule one another ever since - seen as both a blue-print for political terror and as a fundamental statement of democracy. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 11. Weight in Grams: 108. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- KKD0006078
- ISBN
- 9780141018881
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. In this translated classic, Rousseau argues for the preservation of individual freedom in political society. He says that we can only be free under the law by voluntarily embracing that law as our own. Hence, being free in society requires each of us to subjugate all our desires to the collective good, the general will. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853267819
- ISBN
- 9781853267819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.07
€ 7.07
Paperback. Looks at the original texts of some of the most infamous, yet widely-taught, texts in modern academia. This series features "The Communist Manifesto", "Das Kapital", "The State and Revolution", "Leviathan" and "The Social Contract". Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781596980822
- ISBN
- 9781596980822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.67
€ 17.99
€ 17.67
Paperback. * Contemporary advanced societies. * Informed by extensive fieldwork, including interviews with mayors, judges, police officers, community leaders and grass--roots organizations. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 328 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QFH; JFFA; JFFC; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631205210
- ISBN
- 9780631205210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.82
€ 32.99
€ 32.82
Paperback. In this book Allan Horwitz views mental illness within a sociological framework of deviance and social control and evaluates communal and individualistic styles of therapeutic control. Series: Ewp Foundations of Sociology. Num Pages: 240 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HDA; JH; JM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Percheron Press/Eliot Werner Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780971242760
- ISBN
- 9780971242760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.32
€ 56.32
Paperback. This timely book takes seriously the idea of understanding how our social world not individual responsibility nor the health care system is the primary determinant of our health. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JH; PN; VF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509504329
- ISBN
- 9781509504329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.80
€ 24.99
€ 24.80