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Hardback. Human Nature in an Age of Biotechnology Series: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology. Num Pages: 251 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JHM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 543.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400775534
ISBN
9789400775534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.47

Paperback. This is a new paperback edition of a book originally published (by OUP) in 1990. It includes a new Introduction by the authors. It is on many reading lists already, so the paperback should be bought by students. The book is a path-breaking study of how TV viewers interpret popular TV programmes - in this case, Dallas . Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
0002-
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745612959
ISBN
9780745612959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.08

Paperback. In this sympathetic book, Tamar Granot explains the immediate and long-term effects of loss on children and adolescents. She describes how loss is experienced at different ages, explaining the significant consequences it can have on the development of personality. Without You provides valuable guidance for parents and carers of bereaved children. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843102977
ISBN
9781843102977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

paperback. This ethnography investigates the meaning of learning in the lives of ultra-orthodox Jewish women. Presenting a picture of the Gur Hassidic community in Israel, the author explores the relationship between women's literacy and their subordination. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; CFC; JFSJ1; JFSR1; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555873967
ISBN
9781555873967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.80

Paperback. As intimate lives become more public, and discussions of gender and sexuality more complex, there is a need to rethink how we engage with our own perceptions and identifications with respect to intimacy. This book explores whether our intimate desires are limited by social norms and expectations, and if so what we might be able to do about it. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 185 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSR; JHBK; JMS; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 297.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2010
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349309634
ISBN
9781349309634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. As intimate lives become more public, and discussions of gender and sexuality more complex, there is a need to rethink how we engage with our own perceptions and identifications with respect to intimacy. This book explores whether our intimate desires are limited by social norms and expectations, and if so what we might be able to do about it. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2010th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230224643
ISBN
9780230224643
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.90

Hardback. Community is a central idea in urban studies but remains conceptually vague and empirically difficult to work with. Building on existing theories of community, Talja Blokland offers an important contribution to defining and understanding this key theme. Series: Urban Futures. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JH; JP; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781509504817
ISBN
9781509504817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback. What is the role of the neighbourhood in our understanding of community and how has this role changed over the last century? Talja Blokland seeks to answer this question in this careful ethnographic study of the changing nature of social relationships and urban communities. Translator(s): Mitzman, Lee K. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745628028
ISBN
9780745628028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Paperback. Community is a central idea in urban studies but remains conceptually vague and empirically difficult to work with. Building on existing theories of community, Talja Blokland offers an important contribution to defining and understanding this key theme. Series: Urban Futures. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JH; JP; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509504824
ISBN
9781509504824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99

Paperback / so. Series: Bensheimer Hefte. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531214931
ISBN
9783531214931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226647494
ISBN
9780226647494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.00
€ 38.52

Paperback. Opening with the provocative query "what might an anthropology of the secular look like?" this work explores the concepts, practices, and political formations of secularism, with emphasis on the major historical shifts that have shaped secular sensibilities in the modern West and Middle East. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HRQA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804747684
ISBN
9780804747684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. He argues that "religionis a construction of European modernity, a construction that authorizes-for Westerners and non-Westerners alike-particular forms of "history making." Num Pages: 344 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAX; HRH; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801846328
ISBN
9780801846328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.19

Paperback. Four leading thinkers confront the paradoxes and dilemmas attending the supposed stand-off between Islam and liberal democratic values. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823251698
ISBN
9780823251698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.68

Paperback. Diasporic Homecomings provides a comparative, analytical overview of the major ethnic return migrant groups in Europe and East Asia through an in-depth, ethnographic account of their experiences. Editor(s): Tsuda, Takeyuki. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 tables, 2 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FP; JFFN; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804762762
ISBN
9780804762762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Since the late 1980's, Brazilians of Japanese descent have been 'return' migrating to Japan as unskilled foreign workers. This book illuminates how cultural encounters caused by transnational migration can reinforce local ethnic identities and nationalist discourses. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KLSB; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 36. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128384
ISBN
9780231128384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 172.77

Paperback. Since the late 1980s, Brazilians of Japanese descent have been 'return' migrating to Japan as unskilled foreign workers. This book illuminates how cultural encounters caused by transnational migration can reinforce local ethnic identities and nationalist discourses. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KLSB; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231128391
ISBN
9780231128391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. Diasporic Homecomings provides a comparative, analytical overview of the major ethnic return migrant groups in Europe and East Asia through an in-depth, ethnographic account of their experiences. Editor(s): Tsuda, Takeyuki. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 tables, 2 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FP; JFFN; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762748
ISBN
9780804762748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.63

Paperback. Although most advanced industrialized countries are facing population aging and other social changes, public long-term care programs for the aged are remarkably diverse across them. This book accounts for the variations in elderly care policy by combining statistical analysis with historical case studies of Sweden, Japan and the USA. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHB; JPB; JPP; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349348466
ISBN
9781349348466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. Studies show that almost all industrial countries have experienced dramatic decreases in both fertility and mortality rates. East Asia exemplifies these trends. This title offers a look at how long-term demographic transitions have taken shape there and how they have affected the economy in the region. Editor(s): Ito, Takatoshi; Rose, Andrew K. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research East Asia Seminar on Economics. Num Pages: 408 pages, 66 figures, 82 tables. BIC Classification: 1FP; JHBD; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226386850
ISBN
9780226386850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.66
€ 102.55

paperback. Series: Classics in the History and Development of Economics. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; JHB; KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 1995
SKU
V9781349240456
ISBN
9781349240456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.68

Paperback. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349404292
ISBN
9781349404292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Those interested in debates about health care in Japan, the United States, and other countries, and especially scholars of comparative political development, will appreciate and learn from Yamagishi's study. Num Pages: 208 pages, 6, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; JHB; JPB; MBPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421400686
ISBN
9781421400686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.74

Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Sociology. Num Pages: 146 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHBL; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401774000
ISBN
9789401774000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

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