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Sociology & anthropology

Paperback. Examines the concept of place in the language, social structure, and ritual of southeast Alaska's Tlingit Indians. This book makes a contribution to the literature on the Tlingit, the Northwest Coast cultural area, Native American and indigenous studies, and to the social scientific and humanistic literature on space, place, and landscape. Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 bw photos, 2 maps, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 17. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987491
ISBN
9780295987491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

Using naturally occurring, extended transcripts of stories told by the group's hunters, Thomas McIlwraith explores how Iskut hunting culture and the memories that the Iskut share have been maintained orally. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 172 pages, 3 tables; 1 map; 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 18. .
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442643246
ISBN
9781442643246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.22

Hardback. Collection of provocative essays on how to improve cultural resource management practice by the leading consultant in the field. Series: Heritage Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759102132
ISBN
9780759102132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.83

Paperback. An investigation of the boundaries of science. Gieryn argues that when scientific claims reach courtrooms, boardrooms and living rooms, we use cultural 'maps' to decide whom to believe and to demarcate science from ideology, faith or nonsense. He argues that there are no stable criteria to distinguish science from non-science. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 halftone, 1 map, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHM; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226292625
ISBN
9780226292625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.03

Paperback. In parks and cafes, homes and stadium stands, Cubans talk baseball. This work contends that when they are analyzing and debating plays, teams, and athletes, Cubans are exchanging ideas not just about baseball but also about Cuba and cubanidad, or what it means to be Cuban. It explores the interconnections between baseball and Cuban identity. Num Pages: 239 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JHBS; WSJT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822342762
ISBN
9780822342762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. Examines the lives of transnational sport migrants: players, journalists, coaches and administrators who toil far away from the sporting limelight. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745330143
ISBN
9780745330143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691608099
ISBN
9780691608099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.34
€ 46.96

Hardback. Introduction to Social Statistics is a basic statistics text with a focus on the use of models for thinking through statistical problems, an accessible and consistent structure with ongoing examples across chapters, and an emphasis on the tools most commonly used in contemporary research. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 182 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1200.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405169028
ISBN
9781405169028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.07

Hardback. This volume brings together leading scholars in the field of organisation studies to reflect on the universal phenomena of hierarchy (vertical organisation of tasks) and bureaucracy (rule-bound execution of tasks), resulting in a colourful kaleidoscope of thought-provoking, critical and refreshingly non-mainstream analysis. Editor(s): Diefenbach, Thomas; By, Rune Todnem. Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; KJU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780527826
ISBN
9781780527826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.16

Paperback. In stories that range from the discovery of a religious truth to remembering a childhood trauma to coming out of the closet, the author reveals a common social pattern: When people escape a place of darkness by discovering a life-changing truth, they typically ally with a new community. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 halftones, 4 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226175881
ISBN
9780226175881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Hardcover. In stories that range from the discovery of a religious truth to remembering a childhood trauma to coming out of the closet, the author reveals a common social pattern: When people escape a place of darkness by discovering a life-changing truth, they typically ally with a new community. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 halftones, 4 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226175744
ISBN
9780226175744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.94
€ 79.61

Hardcover. As timely now as when it was first published, Thomas D. Clark's classic history of agrarianism prepares readers for a new era that promises to bring rapid change to the land and the people of Kentucky. Series: Kentucky Bicentennial Bookshelf. Num Pages: 152 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813102375
ISBN
9780813102375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.90

hardcover. These 15 essays engage topics from architecture to politics and from fast food to film, aiming to reveal the problems and potential of postmodern cultural criticism. It looks at the value and limits of postmodernist approaches to present-day society and culture. Editor(s): Carmichael, Thomas; Lee, Alison. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780875802510
ISBN
9780875802510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.76

Hardback. Was population held in check by high mortality or low fertility, or by some combination of the two? This book suggests an answer through analysis of the population and tax registers of the village of Nakahara between 1717 and 1830. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804709286
ISBN
9780804709286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.73

Hardback. Offers an analysis of the uncertainties, dreams, and anxieties that have accompanied post apartheid freedoms in Chatsworth, a formerly Indian township in Durban. This title describes how the racial segmentation of South African society still informs daily life, notions of race, personhood, morality, and religious ethics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFMS; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152950
ISBN
9780691152950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.19
€ 84.01

Paperback. Offers an analysis of the uncertainties, dreams, and anxieties that have accompanied postapartheid freedoms in Chatsworth, a formerly Indian township in Durban. This title tells the stories of ordinary Indians whose lives were racialized and framed by the township, and how these residents domesticated and inhabited this urban space. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFMS; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152967
ISBN
9780691152967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. This Companion is comprised of 27 original contributions by leading scholars in the field and summarizes the state of anthropological knowledge of Indian peoples, as well as the history that got us to this point. Editor(s): Biolsi, Thomas. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405182881
ISBN
9781405182881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.26

Paperback. Offers vivid, literary descriptions of Fontana del Re, an impoverished Neapolitan neighborhood. This book documents the struggles of Neapolitans surrounded by crumbling buildings and economic insecurity. It details family dynamics as well as the workings of Naples's informal economy. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 photos. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2 Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133715
ISBN
9780231133715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. Wellbeing in Later Life uses the latest research from a variety of disciplines to address and correct common myths and misconceptions about aging. Editor(s): Kirkwood, Thomas B. L.; Cooper, Cary L. Series: Wiley Clinical Psychology Handbooks. Num Pages: 444 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHB; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 28. Weight in Grams: 830.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118608449
ISBN
9781118608449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 206.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 234 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white tables, 30 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFD; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138636828
ISBN
9781138636828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.05

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