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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. This text discusses the early Calvinist divorces of Reformation Geneva, examining grounds for divorce and highlighting several notable cases. It also discusses the work of the Consistory of Geneva, an institution established in 1541 that was designed to help control the behaviour of the population. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFH; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005211
- ISBN
- 9780674005211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.02
€ 35.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Praise for the First Edition : "The book makes a valuable contribution by synthesizing current research and identifying areas for future investigation for each aspect of the survey process. " - Journal of the American Statistical Association "Overall, the high quality of the text material is matched by the quality of writing.. Series: Wiley Series in Survey Methodology. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 26. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 488
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470465462
- ISBN
- 9780470465462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.98
€ 123.98
Robert Geraci argues that virtual worlds and video games have become a locus for the satisfaction of religious needs, providing many users with communities, a meaningful experience of history and human activity, and a sense of transcendence. Num Pages: 368 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: HRQ; JHB; UDBV; UYV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 241 x 31. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199344697
- ISBN
- 9780199344697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.10
€ 79.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 117 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; KNDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 7. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- RAND United States
- Number of pages
- 117
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780833026576
- ISBN
- 9780833026576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.93
€ 20.93
Hardcover. A Global History of Sexuality provides a provocative and wide-ranging introduction to the history of sexuality from the late eighteenth century to the present day. Editor(s): Buffington, Robert M.; Luibheid, Eithne; Guy, Donna J. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBG; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781405120487
- ISBN
- 9781405120487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.62
€ 103.62
Paperback. A Global History of Sexuality provides a provocative and wide-ranging introduction to the history of sexuality from the late eighteenth century to the present day. Editor(s): Buffington, Robert M.; Luibheid, Eithne; Guy, Donna J. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBG; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405120494
- ISBN
- 9781405120494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.83
€ 47.83
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316606940
- ISBN
- 9781316606940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.11
€ 49.11
Hardcover. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 449. 180pp. Keywords: "Government & Politics, Social & Cultural, Social Issues, Multicultural Studies"
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press,U.S
- Number of pages
- 194
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- SKU
- KHS0067978
- ISBN
- 9780890965054
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 6.00€ 4.99
€ 6.00
€ 4.99
Paperback. Confronting the cultural stereotypes that have been attached to Asian-Americans over the last 150 years, this title seizes the label "Oriental" and asks where it came from. It shows how the bewildering array of racialized images first proffered by music hall songsters and social commentators have evolved and become generalized to Asian-Americans. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 50318th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397537
- ISBN
- 9781566397537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
€ 32.99
€ 29.86
Paperback. Foundations of Anthropological Theory presents a selection of key texts that reflect the broad range of anthropological thought on human behavior, from Herodotus and Ibn Battuta to Adam Smith and Adam Ferguson. Editor(s): Launay, Robert. Series: Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 312 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405187756
- ISBN
- 9781405187756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.65
€ 52.65
Paperback. Drawing from ethnographic examples found throughout the world, this revised and updated text, hailed as the "best general text on religion in anthropology available," offers an introduction to what anthropologists know or think about religion, how they have studied it, and how they interpret or explain it since the late 19th century. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759121904
- ISBN
- 9780759121904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.11
€ 75.11
Paperback. Series: Open Forum S. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: DN; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714509334
- ISBN
- 9780714509334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.26
€ 9.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 15. Weight in Grams: 655.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252066023
- ISBN
- 9780252066023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.07
€ 33.99
€ 31.07
Paperback. In his eloquent new book Robert Carneiro traces the history of the development of empirical science-from the Paleolithic to the present-vividly describing the major events that have marked a great transition in human thought, and how this affected the human experience. Num Pages: 505 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Eliot Werner Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 505
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780979773129
- ISBN
- 9780979773129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.47
€ 56.47
Hardback. In his eloquent new book Robert Carneiro traces the history of the development of empirical science-from the Paleolithic to the present-vividly describing the major events that have marked a great transition in human thought, and how this affected the human experience. Num Pages: 505 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 152. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Eliot Werner Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 505
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780979773112
- ISBN
- 9780979773112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.39
€ 124.39
Paperback. Designed as an introduction to undergraduate and graduate students new to the subject Hunter-Gatherer Foraging: Five Simple Models presents the five foraging models that lend themselves best to hunter-gatherer application: diet breadth, linear programming, front- versus back-loaded resources, technological investment, and field processing. Num Pages: 125 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HDA; JHBC; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Eliot Werner Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 125
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780979773136
- ISBN
- 9780979773136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.01
€ 41.01
Hardback. Delivers a reexamination of sociopolitical evolution among Native American groups in California, a region known for its wealth of prehistoric languages, populations, and cultural adaptations. The author argues that "orderly anarchy," the emergence of small, autonomous groups, provided a crucial strategy in social organization. Series: Origins of Human Behavior and Culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 maps, 9 line drawings, 73 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283336
- ISBN
- 9780520283336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.31€ 54.69
€ 69.31
€ 54.69
Hardback. Life has often been envisioned as a journey, the river of time carrying us inexorably toward the unknown country - and in our day we increasingly turn to myth and magic, ritual and virtual reality, cloning and cryostasis in the hope of eluding the reality of inevitable end. This book proposes a different way of understanding our last transition. Series: Life Passages S. Num Pages: 460 pages, 32 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520218802
- ISBN
- 9780520218802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.30
€ 41.99
€ 30.30
paperback. Provides readers with cases drawn from various disciplines that illustrate different case study techniques such as descriptive, explanatory, cross-case and methodological. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 177 x 16. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780761929260
- ISBN
- 9780761929260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 165.27
€ 165.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC; JMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publisher
- Guilford Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781462517978
- ISBN
- 9781462517978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.68
€ 75.68
Paperback. From the names of cruise lines and bookstores to an Australian ranch and a nudist camp outside of Atlanta, the word serendipity - that happy blend of wisdom and luck by which something is discovered not quite by accident - is ubiquitous. This book traces the word's eventful history from its 1754 coinage into the twentieth century. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 halftone. 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFCX; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126302
- ISBN
- 9780691126302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.91
€ 54.99
€ 39.91
Hardback. This path--breaking book examines our attitudes to the senses from antiquity through to the present day. Robert Jutte explores a wealth of different traditions, images, metaphors and ideas that have survived through time and describes how sensual impressions change the way in which we experience the world. Translator(s): Lynn, James. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745629575
- ISBN
- 9780745629575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.56
€ 79.56
Paperback. Based on more than three decades of observation, this title concludes that the very foundations of many social science theories - especially those in political science - are faulty. It observes that we live in a world where things are interconnected, where unintended consequences of our actions are unavoidable and unpredictable. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691005300
- ISBN
- 9780691005300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.73€ 46.44
€ 58.73
€ 46.44
Paperback. This analysis of advocacy - from commercials to public service ads to government propaganda - and its roots in advertising and public relations, uses the story of two organizations, the Committee on Public Information and the Advertising Council to clarify the quandaries it generates. Num Pages: 334 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: JFD; JH; KJSA; KJSP; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226389172
- ISBN
- 9780226389172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.98
€ 34.99
€ 27.98