Sociology & anthropology
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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349018178
- ISBN
- 9781349018178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.48
€ 29.48
Hardcover. All societies are shaped by arts, media, and other persuasive practices that can awe, captivate, enchant or otherwise seem to cast a spell on the audience. Likewise, scholarship itself often is driven by a sense of wonder and a willingness to be open to what lies beyond the obvious. This book broadens and deepens this perspective. Editor(s): Strecker, Ivo; Verne, Markus. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 figs & ills. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459350
- ISBN
- 9780857459350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.35
€ 162.35
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861341952
- ISBN
- 9781861341952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 41.37
€ 43.99
€ 41.37
Paperback. In this famous study, the author argues that the familiar correlation between educational training and job performance is a myth and that the upgrading of the supply of labor is meaningless unless we reconsider the nature of the demand. A lengthy new introduction by the author extends his critique into the 1990s. Series: Ewp Foundations of Sociology. Num Pages: 266 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Eliot Werner Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780971242753
- ISBN
- 9780971242753
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Condition: New
€ 52.16
€ 52.16
Paperback. A richly detailed account of the lived experiences of ordinary people in this multicultural city between 1992 and 1996, during the war in the former Yugoslavia. Exploring how civilians coped with desperate circumstances, it argues that ethnonational divisions were the result rather than the cause of the war. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; HBW; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221893
- ISBN
- 9780812221893
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.13
€ 32.99
€ 32.13
Hardcover. Bayesian Inference in the Social Sciences builds upon the recent growth in Bayesian methodology and examines an array of topics in model formulation, estimation, and applications. Particular emphasis is placed on an interdisciplinary coverage, model checking, and modern computational tools such as Markov chain Monte Carlo. Editor(s): Jeliazkov, Ivan; Yang, Xin-She. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118771211
- ISBN
- 9781118771211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.81
€ 145.81
Paperback. Draws out key dimensions of the poetics of anthropology and history embedded in creative writing - in the mix and on the margins of verse and prose, painting and writing, fiction and fact - to revisit the sometimes academically resistant idea that there is more than one way to say (and therefore to see) things. Series: Ethnographic Alternatives. Num Pages: 161 pages, 5 colour illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 161
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759103368
- ISBN
- 9780759103368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.28
€ 75.28
Hardback. Istvan Meszaros is a world-renowned philosopher and critic. He left his native Hungary after the Soviet invasion of 1956. He is professor emeritus at the University of Sussex, where he held the chair of philosophy for fifteen years. Among his many books are Social Structure and Forms of Consciousness Volumes I and II, The Work of Sartre, The Struct Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583675397
- ISBN
- 9781583675397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.33€ 70.31
€ 77.33
€ 70.31
Paperback. From the American Century to the Crossroads. 128 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JH; JPS. Dimension: 203 x 138 x 9. Weight: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583670521
- ISBN
- 9781583670521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.61
€ 18.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. Through the medium of portraits of teaching personalities and styles, as well as descriptions of various educational settings in the New York City of the 30s and 40s, the author comments on aspects of immigrant life, the tensions between religious and secular worlds, and more. This book is of interest for those concerned with Jewish life. Series: Philosophy and Education. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332367
- ISBN
- 9780792332367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.37
€ 129.37
Hardback. This text consists mainly of portraits of the author's early teachers, most of whom belonged to a transitional generation of immigrant Hebrew scholars. It offers comments on such themes as aspects of immigrant life and the tensions between religious and secular worlds. Series: Philosophy and Education. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332329
- ISBN
- 9780792332329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.90
€ 131.90
Paperback. This book explores how Arab workers (mainly women) and Jewish managers in the Israeli textile industry negotiate the terms and meanings of factory work. It examines the tension between traditional familial and social roles and the demands of industrial life, as well as the complications created by Arab-Jewish political and military conflict. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804737876
- ISBN
- 9780804737876
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Among the first critical works on Alice Munro's writing, this study of her short fiction is informed by the disciplines of narratology and literary linguistics. Through examining Munro's narrative art, Isla Duncan demonstrates a rich understanding of the complex, densely layered, often unsettling stories. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; DS; JFSJ; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349341597
- ISBN
- 9781349341597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.64
€ 65.64
Paperback. A fascinating and in-depth study of witchcraft in contemporary South Africa. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 figures/6 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPN; HRQX5; JHMP; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745315584
- ISBN
- 9780745315584
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.74
€ 40.99
€ 31.74
Paperback. The Right Spouse offers a description and an interpretation of preferential marriages with close kin in South India, as they used to be arranged and experienced in the recent past, one or two generations ago, and as they are increasingly discontinued in the present. Num Pages: 224 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804790499
- ISBN
- 9780804790499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520243149
- ISBN
- 9780520243149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.52
€ 40.99
€ 29.52
Hardback. This book provides innovative views in the multidisciplinary research field of intergenerational family relations in society, with a focus on Europe. Different, but complementary, perspectives are integrated in one volume bringing together international scholars from sociology, psychology and economics. Editor(s): Albert, Isabelle; Ferringl, Dieter. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 177 x 19. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447300984
- ISBN
- 9781447300984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.87
€ 105.87
Paperback. Is 21st-century Rome a global city? Is it part of Europe's core or periphery? This volume examines the "real city" beyond Rome's historical center, exploring the diversity and challenges of life in neighborhoods affected by immigration, neoliberalism, formal urban planning, and grassroots social movements. Editor(s): Clough Marinaro, Isabella; Thomassen, Bjorn. Series: New Anthropologies of Europe. Num Pages: 310 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253012951
- ISBN
- 9780253012951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardback. Is 21st-century Rome a global city? Is it part of Europe's core or periphery? This book examines the "real city" beyond Rome's historical center, exploring the diversity and challenges of life in neighborhoods affected by immigration, neoliberalism, formal urban planning, and grassroots social movements. Editor(s): Clough Marinaro, Isabella; Thomassen, Bjorn. Series: New Anthropologies of Europe. Num Pages: 310 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253012883
- ISBN
- 9780253012883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Hardback. Series: Epistemologies of Healing. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMNX; HRLF; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782385646
- ISBN
- 9781782385646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.19
€ 163.19