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Paperback. Donald Tuzin first studied the New Guinea village of Ilahita in 1972. Years later he returned to find that the village's men had voluntarily destroyed their secret cult which allowed them dominance over women. This study examines the labyrinth of motives behind this improbable, devastating act. Series: Worlds of Desire S. Num Pages: 270 pages, 10 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFSJ2; JFSL9; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226819518
- ISBN
- 9780226819518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.64
€ 40.99
€ 31.64
Hardcover. Using research from an innovative, cross-national project, this book answers fundamental questions about the nature of work in modern life. An important contribution to the global study of human development across the lifespan, this book contains a wealth of information and valuable instruments. Num Pages: 398 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 183 x 32. Weight in Grams: 972.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 398
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787901004
- ISBN
- 9780787901004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.77
€ 99.77
Paperback. This volume provides an interpretation of the history of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific from the earliest settlements to the 21st century. The authors show how the peoples of the region constructed their own identities and influenced those of their neighbours. Series: Blackwell History of the World. Num Pages: 544 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 1MBN; 1MK; HBJM; HBJQ; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 29. Weight in Grams: 910.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218739
- ISBN
- 9780631218739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.68
€ 53.68
Hardback. Scholars have sought to understand the mystique surrounding Booker T Washington. He is an enigma and continues to be lauded by those who offer him and his ideas as a model for Black Progress. This volume aims to provide the reader with a wide inter-disciplinary landscape with which to assess Washington. Editor(s): Cunnigen, Donald; Glascoe, Myrtle Gonza; Dennis, Rutledge M. Series: Research in Race & Ethnic Relations. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762310111
- ISBN
- 9780762310111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.72
€ 122.72
Hardback. This volume is the second part of a two volume examination of the sociological and cultural impact derivative of Barack Hussein Obama's initial election and re-election as President of the United States. Editor(s): Cunnigen, Donald; Bruce, Marino. Series: Research in Race & Ethnic Relations. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783509829
- ISBN
- 9781783509829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.21
€ 147.21
Hardcover. This volume is divided into four main sections, these focus on: commodities and their social meanings; anthropological investigation of business systems and practices; the economic importance of productive land in culture and society; and a showcase of new research on the economic anthropology of Latin America. Editor(s): Wood, Donald C. Series: Research in Economic Anthropology. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 37. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784410568
- ISBN
- 9781784410568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.55
€ 164.55
Hardcover. Based on 17 years of research, this book explores the process of Ogata-mura's development from the planning stages to the present. An intensive ethnographic study of the relationship between land reclamation, agriculture, and politics in regional Japan, it traces the internal social effects of the village's economic transformations.. Series: Asian Anthropologies. Num Pages: 262 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHM; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474. Sowing Dissent and Reclaiming Identity in a Japanese Farming Village. Series: Asian Anthropologies. 260 pages, 52 ills. Based on 17 years of research, this book explores the process of Ogata-mura's development from the planning stages to the present. An intensive ethnographic study of the relationship between land reclamation, agriculture, and politics in regional Japan, it traces the internal social effects of the village's economic transformations. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHM; RNT. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857455246
- ISBN
- 9780857455246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.37
€ 152.37
Paperback. Demonstrates how nonresponse in sample surveys and censuses can be handled by replacing each missing value with two or more multiple imputations. Clearly illustrates the advantages of modern computing to such handle surveys, and demonstrates the benefit of this statistical technique for researchers who must analyze them. Series: Wiley Classics Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471655749
- ISBN
- 9780471655749
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Condition: New
€ 168.72
€ 168.72
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHMC; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 203 x 7. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Charivari Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781895166323
- ISBN
- 9781895166323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.33
€ 11.33
Hardback. This book chronicles the complex connections between race and class that have marked American social reform since the New Deal, revealing an aspect of the civil rights struggle that that has been too long overlooked or obscured: the struggle for policies to expand social and economic welfare for blacks and whites alike. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 335 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFFJ; JFSL; JHM; JKSB; JPQB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231103640
- ISBN
- 9780231103640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.53€ 89.47
€ 118.53
€ 89.47
hardcover. Num Pages: 403 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations, 18 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 683.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137564368
- ISBN
- 9781137564368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Paperback. New media, development and globalization are the key terms through which the future is being imagined and performed in governance, development initiatives and public and political discourse. Yet these authoritative terms have arisen within particular cultural and ideological contexts. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFD; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745638331
- ISBN
- 9780745638331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.49
€ 24.49
Hardback. New media, development and globalization are the key terms through which the future is being imagined and performed in governance, development initiatives and public and political discourse. Yet these authoritative terms have arisen within particular cultural and ideological contexts. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFD; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745638324
- ISBN
- 9780745638324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.70
€ 72.70
Paperback. aeo This is a comprehensive survey of theories of consumer culture, making it an ideal introduction to the field. aeo Slater presents consumer culture as part of a broader debate about the nature and development of modern societies, rather than just a contemporary or postmodern issue. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745603049
- ISBN
- 9780745603049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.90
€ 25.90
Paperback. Distilling more than ten years of ethnographic research, Don Seeman depicts the rich culture of the group, as well as their social and cultural vulnerability, and addresses the problems that arise when immigration officials, religious leaders, or academic scholars try to determine the legitimacy of Jewish identity or Jewish religious experience. Series: Jewish Cultures of the World. Num Pages: 260 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813549361
- ISBN
- 9780813549361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.41
€ 44.99
€ 39.41
Hardback. Don Ross provides a concise and distinct introduction to the philosophy of economics for students in need of a short but engaging study of the main issues in the subject today. Ross offers his own provocative interpretation of the value of economics in science and public policy giving a unique perspective from a world authority. Series: Palgrave Philosophy Today. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JHBA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230302969
- ISBN
- 9780230302969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.86
€ 64.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HDW; JHM; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 182 x 13. Weight in Grams: 442. 196 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HDW; JHMP; PSX. Dimension: 246 x 182 x 13. Weight: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801498756
- ISBN
- 9780801498756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.00
€ 51.99
€ 46.00
In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer in Primates (Serono Symposi...
Don P. Wolf Richard L. Stouffer
Paperback. Editor(s): Wolf, Don P.; Stouffer, Richard L.; Brenner, Robert M. Series: Serono Symposia, USA. Num Pages: 428 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; MJT; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461276401
- ISBN
- 9781461276401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.75
€ 122.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTP; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816626939
- ISBN
- 9780816626939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
Paperback. LePan challenges the assumption that everybody thinks in the same way by examining a particular mental faculty - expectation. He concludes that certain forms of expectation did not exist in the minds of most medieval people, any more than they do in children or adults in many primitive societies. Num Pages: 370 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349099900
- ISBN
- 9781349099900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.50
€ 69.50
Paperback. Following the lives of a group of transgendered prostitutes in Salvador, this text analyzes the ways that they modify their bodies, explores their motivations, examines their complex relationships and discovers how prostitution for most travestis is a positive and affirmative experience. Series: Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender & Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226461007
- ISBN
- 9780226461007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.91
€ 33.99
€ 26.91
Hardcover. Emphasizing research methodology as it applies to economics, this book provides an overview of the conceptual and philosophical basis of research methodology, and procedural guidelines on designing, coordinating, and conducting research projects. It also integrates philosophies, concepts, and procedures in research methodology. Num Pages: 248 pages, 21. BIC Classification: JHBC; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813829944
- ISBN
- 9780813829944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.71
€ 124.71
Hardcover. In this text, Don H.Doyle looks at some unexpected parallels in American and Italian history. He examines both countries' struggle to create an independent, unified nation and the ongoing effort to instill national identity in their diverse populace. Series: Georgia Southern University Jack N. and Addie D. Averitt Lecture Series. Num Pages: 152 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; JHMC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820323305
- ISBN
- 9780820323305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.22
€ 39.22
Paperback. This book consists of a fundamental deconstruction and reconstruction of the key concepts of Criminology and The Sociology of Law, providing a coherent expression of the relationships between these newly constructed concepts and thus a radically new statement of the relationship between society, crime and the law. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JHBA; JKV; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349303724
- ISBN
- 9781349303724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.08
€ 63.08