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Hardcover. Talcott Parsons has been one of the most influential postwar American sociologists, but he has also been criticized for, among other things, the alleged conservatism of his structural functionalist theory. The author's selections from Parsons' work gives an overview of his contributions. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BG; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 177 x 30. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557865434
- ISBN
- 9781557865434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.52
€ 157.52
Hardcover. Focusing on cognitive science, this volume looks at what this science has accomplished and where it wil be going in the 21st century. Beginning with an introduction that maps the narrative history of cognitive science as a whole, the book follows with 60 newly-commissioned essays. Editor(s): Bechtel, William; Graham, George. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 816 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFD; JMR; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 65. Weight in Grams: 1588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 816
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557865427
- ISBN
- 9781557865427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.91
€ 253.91
Paperback. This work examines longstanding problems in the theory of vision. Each section begins by looking at the issues as they are raised and discussed in Bishop Berkeley's classic, "An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision". The book contains a critical examination of the views of J.J. Gibson. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557865366
- ISBN
- 9781557865366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.96
€ 49.96
Paperback. A book on American morality, it traces the intellectual history of American morality from its European origins in the Middle Ages to the 1990s. It argues that American culture is a culture of cynicism. It shows the internal contradictions of American morality, and charts the different forms it has assumed. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC; JFM; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell London
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557865335
- ISBN
- 9781557865335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.55
€ 49.55
Paperback. This landmark study explores a new reality in today's inner cities - one that diverges radically from the dominant models of either the urban village, with its shared culture, or the disorganized zone of urban anomie. Num Pages: 408 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557865250
- ISBN
- 9781557865250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.57
€ 54.57
Paperback. A collection of articles in diverse and current areas of public policy such as AIDS, the economics of child care, the Americans with Disabilities Act, using different types of economic analysis. Editor(s): Pogodzinski, J. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPQB; KFFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557865212
- ISBN
- 9781557865212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.63
€ 69.63
Paperback. An introduction to how children acquire and use language for students of psychology, language and education. The emphasis of the book is on explaining psychological (cognitive, biological and social) variables in language. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFDC; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557865175
- ISBN
- 9781557865175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.96
€ 68.96
Hardcover. An introduction to how children acquire and use language for students of psychology, language and education. The emphasis of the book is on explaining psychological (cognitive, biological and social) variables in language. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFDC; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557865168
- ISBN
- 9781557865168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.65
€ 138.65
Paperback. This volume is a collection of new and previously published essays focusing on one of the most exciting and actively discussed topics in contemporary philosophy: naturalistic theories of mental content. The volume brings together important papers written by some of the most distinguished theorists working in the field today. Editor(s): Stich, Stephen P.; Warfield, Ted A. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JMA; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557864772
- ISBN
- 9781557864772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.55
€ 49.55
Paperback. aeo Political identity is becoming the key issue within social and cultural theory at the centurya s end. aeoThis groundbreaking volume is an excellent introduction to the debates around identity politics. Editor(s): Calhoun, Craig. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557864734
- ISBN
- 9781557864734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.11
€ 62.11
Paperback. Self--described "intellectual terrorist" Jean Baudrillard is one of the most important and provocative writers of the contemporary era. Widely acclaimed as the prophet to postmodernity, he has famously announced the disappearance of the subject, political economy, meaning, truth, the social, and the real in contemporary social formations. Editor(s): Kellner, Douglas. Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557864666
- ISBN
- 9781557864666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.81
€ 50.99
€ 50.81
Paperback. * This is the first book to provide a map of a crucial, emerging area of contemporary sociology* The volume includes some outstanding and well-known contributors. . Editor(s): Crane, Diana. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557864635
- ISBN
- 9781557864635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.57
€ 54.57
Paperback. This interdisciplinary book explores how the post-war discourse on urban decline in the United States has articulated the contradictions of capitalist development, the ambivalence Americans have towards their cities and the nature of social responsibilities in an urban society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557864420
- ISBN
- 9781557864420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.03
€ 55.03
Paperback. * Provides a complete discussion of the role and future of textbooks in teaching* Includes chapters on textbook design and textbook selection* Discusses ways that publishers and teachers can work together to create better textbooks. . Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JNT; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557864123
- ISBN
- 9781557864123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.44
€ 83.44
Hardcover. Discusses the design, selection and adoption of expository textbooks. Drawing on appropriate studies of others as well as their own analysis, the authors explore what makes textbooks more readable than others, and the steps that designers and adopters may take to apply their recommendations. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JNT; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557864116
- ISBN
- 9781557864116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.66
€ 133.66
Paperback. Attempting throughout to strike a balance between the rights and welfare of the participants in psychological research and the rights of researchers to pursue a fuller understanding of behaviour, this book is a complete introduction to this problematic area. Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHBC; JMAL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557863959
- ISBN
- 9781557863959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.89
€ 70.89
Paperback. * A wide--ranging volume that provides a detailed, critical understanding of the philosophies and theories that are the background to the often confusing arguments in the discipline. * Highlights the ethical and political choices and commitments that underpin the contemporary philosophies and theories in geography. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; J; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557863782
- ISBN
- 9781557863782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.55
€ 49.55
Paperback. The recording, explanation and the inescapable task of judging great wrongs in the past presents historians with their most difficult assignment. For those who have either lived through such injustice or have been in some way responsible for it the impositions of memory are both painful and unavoidable. Editor(s): Hartman, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 370 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557863676
- ISBN
- 9781557863676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.06
€ 52.06
Paperback. * A triple perspective -- the city and economy; the city and society; the city and power. * Includes chapters on race, ethnicity and the city; and on gender, space and power. * Unites political, economic and cultural perspectives. * Examples range from all over the world. Num Pages: 512 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSG; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557863614
- ISBN
- 9781557863614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.34
€ 62.34
Hardcover. * A triple perspective - the city and economy; the city and society; the city and power. * Includes chapters on race, ethnicity and the city; and on gender, space and power. * Unites political, economic and cultural perspectives. * Examples range from all over the world. Num Pages: 512 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSG; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1166.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557863607
- ISBN
- 9781557863607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.27
€ 156.27