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Hardcover. Public toilets provide an opportunity for interrogating how conventional assumptions about the body, sexuality, privacy, and technology are formed in public spaces and inscribed through design across cultures. This collection also explores the cultural meanings, histories, and ideologies of public toilets as gendered spaces. Editor(s): Gershenson, Olga; Penner, Barbara. Num Pages: 262 pages, 33 Halftones. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 534. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781592139392
ISBN
9781592139392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.89

Hardcover. Borders of states, borders of citizenship, borders of exclusion. As the lines drawn on international treaty maps become ditches in the ground and roaming barriers in the air, a complex state apparatus is set up to regulate the lives of those who cannot be expelled, yet those who have never been properly "rooted." Num Pages: 220 pages, 21 figs, 5 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1DVT; JFFN; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857458988
ISBN
9780857458988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.59

Paperback. Examines the question of pricing contemporary art from a sociological perspective. On the basis of a range of qualitative and quantitative data, including interviews with art dealers, this book shows how art galleries juggle the contradictory logics of art and economics. In doing so, they rely on a highly ritualized business repertoire. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 halftones. 5 line illus. 16 tables. BIC Classification: AB; JHMC; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134031
ISBN
9780691134031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardcover. Two decades after the publication of Clifford and Marcus' volume Writing Culture, this collection provides a fresh and diverse reassessment of the debates that this pioneering volume unleashed. At the same time, Beyond Writing Culture moves the debate on by embracing the more fundamental challenge.. Editor(s): Zenker, Olaf; Kumoll, Karsten. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488. Current Intersections of Epistemologies and Representational Practices. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. 256 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Zenker, Olaf; Kumoll, Karsten. Two decades after the publication of Clifford and Marcus' volume Writing Culture, this collection provides a fresh and diverse reassessment of the debates that this pioneering volume unleashed. At the same time, Beyond Writing Culture moves the debate on by embracing the more fundamental challenge. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JHMC. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 19. Weight: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456757
ISBN
9781845456757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.88

Hardback. Focusing on Irish speakers in Catholic West Belfast, this ethnography on Irish language and identity explores the complexities of changing, and contradictory, senses of Irishness and shifting practices of "Irish culture" in the domains of language, music, dance, and sports. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 348 pages, 7 figs & tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; GTJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780857459138
ISBN
9780857459138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.00

Hardback. Editor(s): Soderstrom, Ola; Ruedin, Didier; Randeria, Shalini; D'Amato, Gianni; Panese, Francesco. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JHB; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415828161
ISBN
9780415828161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.38
€ 60.49

Paperback. Challenging the dominant view of Hawai'i as a "melting pot paradise" - a place of ethnic tolerance and equality - this title examines how ethnic inequality is structured and maintained in island society. It finds that ethnicity, not race or class, signifies difference for Hawai'i's people and therefore structures their social relations. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592137565
ISBN
9781592137565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Recent years have seen an exchange between anthropology and history, each field taking on a new dimension in consequence. These papers demonstrate the vitality, growth and promise in new challenges to a discipline no longer satisfied with approaches epitomized in the ethnographic present. Editor(s): Ohnuki-Tierney, Emiko. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 411.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804717915
ISBN
9780804717915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. Social Trends is a flagship publication from the Office for National Statistics. It draws together statistics, analysis and research to provide an up-to-date and comprehensive description of our society today, and how it has been changing. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; GBCY; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Edition
40 Rev ed
Number of pages
288
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0018888
ISBN
9780230240674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.00
€ 4.99

Hardcover. Today 4.7 million Americans have been unemployed for more than six months. In France more than ten percent of the working population is without work. And in Greece and Spain, that number approaches thirty percent. The author delves beneath these staggering numbers to explore the world of job searching and unemployment across class and nation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 line drawing, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226073361
ISBN
9780226073361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.17
€ 79.61

Hardback. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319563329
ISBN
9783319563329
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.54
€ 58.53

Hardback. Editor(s): Moreau, Odile; Schaar, Stuart. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRAM; JFSR2; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477310915
ISBN
9781477310915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.49

Hardback. Presents a unified theory of economic growth since the dawn of civilization. This title provides a comprehensive overview of the three phases of the development process. It analyzes the Malthusian theory and its empirical support. It examines theories of demographic transition and their empirical significance. Num Pages: 328 pages, 74 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: JHBD; KCA; KCG; KCM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130026
ISBN
9780691130026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.79
€ 71.49

Hardback. Here, the author examines the impact of colonialism and the cash economy on the Nandi, a semi-pastoral and patrilineal people of western Kenya, emphasizing changes in women's and men's economic roles and their respective relations to property and to each other. Num Pages: 364 pages, 21 half-tones 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 593.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804712248
ISBN
9780804712248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.82

Paperback. aeo Contains contributions from many world authorities in the field of reading development. aeo Provides a current account of how children acquire reading skills. aeo Discusses the applications of research findings for the teaching of reading. Editor(s): Oakhill, Jane; Beard, Roger. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFC; JHBC; JNC; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631206828
ISBN
9780631206828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 275 pages, 1, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877277255
ISBN
9780877277255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.98

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HP; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590336229
ISBN
9781590336229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.69
€ 61.84

Nye argues that the hard power approaches of earlier military-industrial eras have been largely supplanted by soft power approaches that seek to attract, inspire, and persuade rather than dictate. Nye shows that the most effective leaders are actually those who combine hard and soft power skills. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JMH; JPHL; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195335620
ISBN
9780195335620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.54

Hardback. Explores how scalar blindness skews our understanding of these cultures and the debates they inspire. This book elaborates on indigenous modes of "being many" that have been eclipsed by scale-blind anthropology, which generally uses its large-scale conceptual language of persons, relations, and ethnic groups for even tiny communities. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 b/w, 4 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520293403
ISBN
9780520293403
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.17
€ 73.24

Paperback. Explores how scalar blindness skews our understanding of these cultures and the debates they inspire. This book elaborates on indigenous modes of "being many" that have been eclipsed by scale-blind anthropology, which generally uses its large-scale conceptual language of persons, relations, and ethnic groups for even tiny communities. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 b/w, 4 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520293427
ISBN
9780520293427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. This new book provides an accessible and wide--ranging introduction to the main features of Chinese society. Drawing on a wealth of material, the author offers a fresh understanding of a unique society that has undergone continuous transformation and upheaval throughout the twentieth century. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745617367
ISBN
9780745617367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.14

Hardcover. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rutgers University Press New Jersey
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813526522
ISBN
9780813526522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.93

Hardback. Addressing a perceived gap between symbolic interaction and ethno musicological approaches to the study of music, this special issue seeks to bring the fields closer by highlighting some of the complementary theoretical constructs of phenomenology and symbolic interaction as they relate to music studies. Editor(s): Denzin, Norman K. Series: Studies in Symbolic Interaction. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; JFFP; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783508372
ISBN
9781783508372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.81

Paperback. Symbolic interactionism is one of the most enduring of all social psychologies. This work traces its tortured history from its roots in American pragmatism to its present-day encounter with poststructuralism and postmodernism. Series: Twentieth-century Social Theory S. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557862914
ISBN
9781557862914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.34

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