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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. This work employs detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate the study's claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 516 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 788. Civility and Science in Seventeenth-century England. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. 516 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings. This work employs detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate the study's claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM; PDA; PDX. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight: 700.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 516
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226750194
- ISBN
- 9780226750194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.03
€ 49.03
Paperback. This volume contains contributions from social theorists which debate the relative merits of the modernist and post-modernist approach to social enquiry, examining the relations between science, crtitique and narrative. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557862846
- ISBN
- 9781557862846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.50
€ 55.50
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€ 25.46
€ 26.99
€ 25.46
Paperback. In the sixth edition of Contested Knowledge, social theorist Steven Seidman presents the latest topics in social theory and addresses the current shift of 'universalist theorists' to networks of clustered debates. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119167587
- ISBN
- 9781119167587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.05
€ 40.05
Paperback / so. Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral) under the title: Umfrageeffekte als Ankereffekte? Eine experimentelle Studie zum Einfluss rezipierter Umfrageergebnisse auf Urteile und Entscheidungen. Universit'at Mainz, 2008. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: GTC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531164960
- ISBN
- 9783531164960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.78
€ 49.78
Hardcover. Through the use of a historical-institutional perspective and with particular reference to the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia; this study explores the state of family policies in Post-Communist Europe. It analyzes how these policies have developed and examines their impact on gender relations for the countries mentioned. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; JFSJ1; JHBK; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230299955
- ISBN
- 9780230299955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 234 pages, 5 colour illustrations, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 387.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461274902
- ISBN
- 9781461274902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.70€ 46.73
€ 52.70
€ 46.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; HBJK; HBL; JHBL; JP; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312235079
- ISBN
- 9780312235079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 37.38
€ 46.99
€ 37.38
Paperback. Comprehensive and versatile, The Sociology of Work: Structures and Inequalities is ideal for courses in the sociology of work and occupations, and the sociology of organizations and corporations, as well as labor studies and human resource management. Num Pages: 384 pages, 7 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSJ; JHBL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 237 x 35. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780195381726
- ISBN
- 9780195381726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.42
€ 83.42
Hardback. Series: Culture, Mind and Society. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230605381
- ISBN
- 9780230605381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Paperback. Authoritative, informative, and illustrated, this guide provides a vivid introduction to a way of life many find fascinating but few truly understand. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, 28 black & white halftones, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HRA; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421419565
- ISBN
- 9781421419565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.72
€ 19.72
Paperback. A book on the critical role of music in African ritual which focuses on the Brekete/Gorovodu religion of the Ewe people. It analyzes their practices through a historical and ethnographic study of one of the dominant ritual sites on the southern coast of Ghana: a medicine shrine whose origins lie in the northern region of the country. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 colour plates, 25 halftones, 3 line drawings, 23 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; AVGH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226265056
- ISBN
- 9780226265056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. For the Tumbuka people of Malawi, traditional medical practices are filled with music. This ethnography explores a health care system populated by dancing prophets, singing patients and drummed spirits. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 260 pages, 16 halftones, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; AVGH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226265025
- ISBN
- 9780226265025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 30.01
€ 37.99
€ 30.01
Paperback. Considers psychological factors involved in theft and fraud, workplace violence, employee discrimination, and sexual harassment Editor(s): Elias, Steven M. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 tables, 7 figures. BIC Classification: JHBL; JKV; JMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814722619
- ISBN
- 9780814722619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. This work presents a treatment of the issue of death, comparing the Western approach of "optimising" with the Eastern approach of "adapting". It analyses the nature of happiness, and explains how adaption may be implemented. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPD; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812693225
- ISBN
- 9780812693225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.19
€ 21.99
€ 20.19
Paperback. With debates on the meaning of 'liberal society' more heated than ever, this is a timely re-issue of a classic text Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JHBA; JHM; JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784786472
- ISBN
- 9781784786472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.64
€ 21.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the key aspects of Norbert Elias's work. Editor(s): Loyal, Steven; Quilley, Stephen. Num Pages: 300 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521535090
- ISBN
- 9780521535090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.13
€ 59.13
Hardback. Num Pages: 153 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; HPS; JHBA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137583499
- ISBN
- 9781137583499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.30
€ 77.30
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 halftones 58 line drawings 50 tables. BIC Classification: HDDA; JFCX; JHM; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 14. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634180
- ISBN
- 9780691634180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.48
€ 124.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, x, 220 p., 4 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBTB; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226345857
- ISBN
- 9780226345857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. Drawing upon fieldwork conducted over 30 years, the author to this text examines the Sri Lankan advertising industry to show how executives draw on their skills as folk ethnographers to "Sri Lankanize" commodities and practices to make them locally desirable, essentially creating new culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKS; JFD; JFFT; JHM; KNTY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226430416
- ISBN
- 9780226430416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.73
€ 42.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. Series: Evaluation in Education and Human Services. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 539.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 1998. Softcover reprint of the original 2
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401740999
- ISBN
- 9789401740999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.65
€ 194.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442206236
- ISBN
- 9781442206236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 183.36
€ 183.36
Paperback. The author uses a sample of 25 effective leaders drawn from a wide historical universe to determine that the paradigm of effective leadership consists of strong direction, acute sensitivity to follower's needs and sustained energy in pursuing this direction. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; JH; JP; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333651711
- ISBN
- 9780333651711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.11
€ 71.11