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Sociology & anthropology

Paperback. "The New York Times Magazine" recently portrayed women who leave their careers in order to become full-time mothers as "opting out." But, are high-achieving professional women really choosing to abandon their careers in order to return home? This study tackles this issue from the perspective of the women themselves. Num Pages: 310 pages, 2 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256576
ISBN
9780520256576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.15

Hardback. This book, based on extended ethnographic and multi-method research in a small town in Canada, adds new perspectives on the ways that citizenship is produced and reproduced under conditions of neoliberalism. Num Pages: 21 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774828215
ISBN
9780774828215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.50

Hardback. Considering patterns of women's employment from 1700 to 1850, this text focuses on Essex to examine contemporary debates such as the sexual division of labour, continuity or change in women's employment, "separate spheres", "domestic ideology", and the effects of capitalism on women's employment. Series: Studies in Gender History. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 3JF; JFSJ1; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333633915
ISBN
9780333633915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.24

Hardback. Describes, from the perspective of the young anti-apartheid fighters, the tactics that young local leaders used and how the state retaliated Series: Forms of Living. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823243099
ISBN
9780823243099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.34

Paperback. What does it mean to be young, American, and white at the dawn of the twenty-first century? By exploring this question and revealing the everyday social processes by which high school students define white identities, this book offers insights into the social construction of race and whiteness among youth. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JFSP2; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5741 x 3963 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822328926
ISBN
9780822328926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.37

Paperback. From the team that wrote Fighting for Your Marriage, this book offers help for handling the tremendous impact a first child has on a marriage. Statistics show that first-time parenthood consistently erodes the marital bond, giving rise to many problems and disagreements that create major conflicts between husbands and wives. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; VFV; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787955526
ISBN
9780787955526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.91

Paperback. Feminist Anthropology probes critical issues in the study of gender, sex, and sexuality. While feminist anthropology is often perceived as fragmented, this vital new work establishes common ground and situates feminist inquiries within the larger context of social theory and anthropological practice. Editor(s): Geller, Pamela L.; Stockett, Miranda K. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220056
ISBN
9780812220056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1H; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226389882
ISBN
9780226389882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 580 color photos. BIC Classification: JHBT; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764306587
ISBN
9780764306587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Halloween decorations, collectibles, artifacts, and related items from a major collection of diverse examples. Many unique and inspiring designs of the pumpkins, witches, and other scary images associated with this ancient holiday. Num Pages: 192 pages, 848 color photos. BIC Classification: JHBT; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764302817
ISBN
9780764302817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.69

Hardcover. Series Editor(s): Sivaramakrishnan, K. Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 maps, 1 recorded music items, 12 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white tables,. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JHMC; TVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295995472
ISBN
9780295995472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.71

Paperback. Series Editor(s): Sivaramakrishnan, K. Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 maps, 1 recorded music items, 12 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white tables,. BIC Classification: HBJF; JHMC; TVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295995489
ISBN
9780295995489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. A unique text about human mating relationships aimed specifically at a university audience. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781483379210
ISBN
9781483379210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 141.26

Paperback. This volume uses a feminist approach to examine issues around breast-feeding. It looks at the sexualization of breasts, the conditions under which the infant feeding takes place, and professional interventions into mothering. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBK; VFXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333623114
ISBN
9780333623114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.67

Hardback. This volume uses a feminist approach to examine issues around breast-feeding. It looks at the sexualization of breasts, the conditions under which the infant feeding takes place, and professional interventions into mothering. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBK; VFXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333623107
ISBN
9780333623107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.09

Hardcover. Goran Palm went to work incognito in one of the factories of LM Ericsson to obtain a better understanding of the life of the manual worker in a large factory. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Weight in Grams: 405. Ex-libris with usual markings. Inscribed to previous owner. Fine copy in good dustwrapper showing minor shelf wear with slight sunning to spine
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0011484
ISBN
9780521216685
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNJ; HBJF; JHMC; KNTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295741307
ISBN
9780295741307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNJ; HBJF; JHMC; KNTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295741314
ISBN
9780295741314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. Singing for the Dead chronicles how indigenous people from Oaxaca, Mexico's poorest state, have reversed decades of cultural and linguistic erosion by reviving and reinventing ethnic traditions, particularly by speaking and singing the local indigenous language. Num Pages: 328 pages, 23 photographs, 4 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822354314
ISBN
9780822354314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Hardback. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 b&w photographs and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; HBJM; JFFJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231178785
ISBN
9780231178785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.30
€ 79.41

Paperback. The Politics of Ecology in Papua New Guinea. Series: New Ecologies for the Twenty-first Century. 312 pages, 25 illustrations. Presents an ethnographic examination of the social effects of conservation and development efforts in Papua New Guinea. This book focuses on the area that was the site of a biodiversity conservation project. It demonstrates the capacity of ethnography to illuminate the relationship between trans-national processes and individual lives. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1MKLP; GTB; JHMP; RNK. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 22. Weight: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822337492
ISBN
9780822337492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 b&w photographs and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; HBJM; JFFJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231178792
ISBN
9780231178792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.60

Paperback. Looks at the process from which coffee is grown, gathered, sorted, shipped, and served from the highlands of Papua New Guinea to coffee shops in places as far apart as New York, Australia, and London. Num Pages: 360 pages, 35 photographs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JHM; KNDF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1.11.2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351504
ISBN
9780822351504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. Analyzes cultural adaptation among aboriginal people in the Pacific Northwest, tracing the colonial origins and political implications of ideas about native "authenticity." Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 328 pages, 37 b&w photos, 2 illus. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822335474
ISBN
9780822335474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

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