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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. Series Editor(s): Harrell, Stevan. Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China. Num Pages: 176 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 2 recorded music items, 3 maps, 19 b&w illus., 3 maps, 2. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; HREX; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 267 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999487
- ISBN
- 9780295999487
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
Paperback. Eleven diverse scholars interrogate the belief that polygamy is inherently harmful, questioning the ways in which society assigns value to family and intimacy, and its right to do so. Editor(s): Calder, Gillian; Beaman, Lori G. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM1; JFM; JHBK; LNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780774826167
- ISBN
- 9780774826167
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.34
€ 40.99
€ 36.34
Hardcover. From a comparative perspective, human life histories are unique and raising offspring is unusually costly: humans have relatively short birth intervals compared to other apes, childhood is long, mothers care simultaneously for many dependent children (other apes raise one offspring at a time), infant mortality is high in natural fertility/mortality Editor(s): Bentley, Gillian R.; Mace, Ruth. Series: Studies of the BioSocial Society. Num Pages: 8 ills. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451066
- ISBN
- 9781845451066
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Condition: New
€ 167.06
€ 167.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 238. Readings for Introductory Sociology. 200 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JHB. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 9. Weight: 238.
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552665367
- ISBN
- 9781552665367
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.59
€ 26.99
€ 23.59
Paperback. Editor(s): Thomson, Gill; Dykes, Fiona; Downe, Soo. Num Pages: 268 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; MQD; VFXB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415575027
- ISBN
- 9780415575027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.56
€ 53.56
Paperback. This work uses cross-national and longitudinal empirical research to explain the rise, nature, and impact of science as an authoritative worldwide institution. The authors analyze the ever-increasing investment in science, the diffusion of scientific discourse, and the hegemony of scientific organizations. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFFS; JH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744928
- ISBN
- 9780804744928
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.10
€ 40.99
€ 36.10
Paperback. In conflict zones from Iraq and Afghanistan to Guatemala and Somalia, the rules of war are changing dramatically. This book brings the highly gendered and racialized dimensions of these changes into sharp relief. It explores the gendered politics of ethno-nationalism in Sri Lanka, the post-Yugoslav states, and Israel and Palestine. Editor(s): Giles, Wenona; Hyndman, Jennifer. Num Pages: 373 pages, 1 line illustration, 12 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 373
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520237919
- ISBN
- 9780520237919
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607417569
- ISBN
- 9781607417569
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Condition: New
€ 73.56€ 52.00
€ 73.56
€ 52.00
Hardback. Series: Studies in the modernization of Japan. Num Pages: 372 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691645797
- ISBN
- 9780691645797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.60
€ 191.60
Paperback. Translator(s): Biebuyck, B. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: AVA; JFC; JHM; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226730066
- ISBN
- 9780226730066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.03€ 43.65
€ 51.03
€ 43.65
Hardback. Provides valuable details of Hidatsa daily life during the nineteenth century, from courtship rituals that took place while gathering Juneberries, to descriptions of how the women kept young boys from stealing wild plums as they prepared them for use, to recipes for preparing and cooking local plants - including the roots, fruits, seeds, and sap. Editor(s): Scullin, Michael. Num Pages: 472 pages, 71 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBNR; JFSL9; JHMC; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803246744
- ISBN
- 9780803246744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.21
€ 81.21
Paperback. This collection of essays on the sexual culture of the Sambia of Papua New Guinea examines: fetish and fantasy; ritual nose-bleeding; the role of homoerotic insemination; the role of the father and mother in the process of identity formation; and the creation of a "third sex" in nature and culture. Series: Worlds of Desire S. Num Pages: 334 pages, 21 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFC; JFSJ; JHM; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327525
- ISBN
- 9780226327525
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.61
€ 40.99
€ 31.61
Paperback. Focuses on case studies ranging from sex education to AIDS to race to illustrate how sexuality is at the heart of many political controversies. This book reveals how moral and sexual panics have become a mainstay of certain kinds of conservative efforts to win elections and gain power in moral, social, and political arenas. Editor(s): Herdt, Gilbert. Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK5; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814737231
- ISBN
- 9780814737231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. This unique study of boy-inseminating rituals among the Sambia of New Guinea challenges our deepest assumptions about the role of culture in understanding homosexuality and gender-identity development. Num Pages: 401 pages, 2 halftones, 1 map, 2 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFC; JFSJ; JFSK2; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327495
- ISBN
- 9780226327495
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. A collection of essays by anthropologists on the subject of ritualized homosexuality. Their studies in cross-cultural variations in homosexual behaviour in a non-Western culture area indicate that contemporary theories of sex and gender development need revision. Editor(s): Herdt, Gilbert H. Series: Studies in Melanesian Anthropology. Num Pages: 476 pages, 3 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1MKL; JFC; JFSJ; JFSK2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 476
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520080966
- ISBN
- 9780520080966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.91
€ 41.99
€ 29.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM1; HRCV4; JHBK; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268100681
- ISBN
- 9780268100681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.35
€ 28.35
Paperback. This text proposes different ways of thinking about work. It explores many of the ways in which human beings have thought about the place of work in life - its meanings, its limits, and its relation to other obligations, to the life cycle, to play and to rest. Editor(s): Meilaender, Gilbert C. Series: Ethics of Everyday Life S. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268019624
- ISBN
- 9780268019624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.72
€ 20.99
€ 20.72
Paperback. The emergence of the presidential couple is one of the most contentious developments in US post-war political history. Reaction to the First Couple reflects the country's changing morality and attitudes. This work traces these shifts through ten presidential marriages, including the Clintons. Num Pages: 472 pages, 33 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; JPA; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- 2 Rev Sub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610341
- ISBN
- 9780700610341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.24
€ 45.24
Hardback. This collection of outstanding essays addresses the concern of an astructural bias. Contemporary interactionists and their critics, social theorists, and students of sociology who are interested in assessing the ability of SI to fully address the social circumstances and social problems of an increasingly precarious world should read this book. Editor(s): Musolf, Gil Richard. Series Editor(s): Denzin, Norman K. Series: Studies in Symbolic Interaction. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 287 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786350367
- ISBN
- 9781786350367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.48€ 35.94
€ 98.48
€ 35.94
Hardback. * This book is a highly original, path-breaking analysis of the huge increase in the number of cases of diagnosed autism in the US, the UK and other societies. It brings a distinctive sociological perspective to bear on the autism epidemic . Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, fig. BIC Classification: JHB; MJNA; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745643991
- ISBN
- 9780745643991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.04
€ 79.04