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Paperback. Intrigued by reports of poverty and despair within America's white-collar corporate workforce, the author decided to infiltrate their world as an undercover reporter, and learn about the problems facing middle-class executives. Her story is funny, and delivers a warning about the future that faces corporate employees everywhere. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 188. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Granta Books London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KAK0011262
ISBN
9781862078970
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Uncovers the origins of communal celebration in human biology and culture. Although sixteenth-century Europeans began to view mass festivities as foreign and 'savage', the author shows that they were indigenous to the West, from the ancient Greek's worship of Dionysus to the medieval practices of Christianity as a 'danced religion'. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847080080
ISBN
9781847080080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. Graduate schools have faced attrition rates of approximately 50 per cent since 1960. This study examines what is wrong with the structure and process of graduate education in its aim to locate the root cause of attrition in the social structure and cultural organization. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JNMH; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509412
ISBN
9780742509412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.09

Hardback. Duden's reading of the female body lends a historical and philosophical perspective to such topics as foetal rights, reproductive technologies, abortion, and the right to privacy. This work calls into question contemporary certainties and the policies and programmes they serve to justify. Translator(s): Hoinacki, Lee. Num Pages: 134 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: A; JFCX; JFSJ1; JHBF; JPVH; MJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
134
Condition
New
Edition
First English Language Edition
SKU
V9780674212671
ISBN
9780674212671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.78

Paperback. Narratives in Social Science Research introduces students to the use of narrative methodology as a research tool. It offers a useful and rigorous framework for the application of these devices within qualitative research. Series: Introducing Qualitative Methods Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761941958
ISBN
9780761941958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.33

Paperback. Talking readers through each step in the research process, and providing practical advice based on years of experience, this text presents the practical realities of doing fieldwork Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781446293942
ISBN
9781446293942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226433967
ISBN
9780226433967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. A unique perspective on the social history and cultural complexity of Afro-Brazilian dance. Series: Arts & Politics of the Everyday. Num Pages: 192 pages, 13 b&w photos, 9 figures. BIC Classification: ASD; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253209566
ISBN
9780253209566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.99

Paperback. Mixed feelings about motherhood - uncertainty over having a child, fears of pregnancy and childbirth, or negative thoughts about one's own children - are not just hard to discuss, they are a social taboo. This title uncovers the roots of ambivalence, and tells how it manifests in lives of women and their children. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271203
ISBN
9780520271203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Through a synthesis of old and new theories of social remembering, this book provides the first comprehensive overview of the sociology of memory. This rapidly expanding field explores how representations of the past are generated, maintained and reproduced through texts, images, sites, rituals and experiences. Series: Theorizing Society. Num Pages: 168 pages, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFS; JHBA; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Open University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780335208319
ISBN
9780335208319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.35

Hardback. This critique of the American welfare system analyses the structural factors of poverty and the social-psychological costs of being poor and lacking a home. It includes interview findings from families who have lived in a shelter in Northern Kentucky, and its staff members. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFFB; JHBC; JHBK; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 351. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Number of pages
158
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
SKU
KEX0202016
ISBN
9780275957322
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ojo, Bamidele A. Num Pages: 241 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JH; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 183 x 20. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560729495
ISBN
9781560729495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.91
€ 72.36

hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804790611
ISBN
9780804790611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

paperback. Understanding the dynamics of population turnover or migration driving area change is key to improving efforts at neighbourhood regeneration and developing mixed or sustainable communities. This report provides the first analysis of neighbourhood migration flows for the whole of England and Scotland. A free pdf is available at www.jrf.org.uk Num Pages: 96 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781861349750
ISBN
9781861349750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.84

Hardback. Editor(s): Bagley, Glenn P. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 183 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633215788
ISBN
9781633215788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 311.48
€ 211.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 145 pages, 1port. BIC Classification: BGA; JHBK; VFJB; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Spinifex Press
Number of pages
145
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876756321
ISBN
9781876756321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.07

Hardcover. Editor(s): Babkina, M.A. Num Pages: 183 pages. BIC Classification: GBCR; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
183
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560725534
ISBN
9781560725534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.42
€ 79.36

Paperback. Explores the use of the visual and performing arts to promote nonviolence and social harmony in Yoruba-land Num Pages: 352 pages, 160 illustrations, 25 in colour. BIC Classification: 1H; ACBK; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295975993
ISBN
9780295975993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.30

Paperback. * peer reviewed publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology * dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods * most editions available for course adoption. Series: NAPA Bulletin. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 4. Weight in Grams: 86.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
American Anthropological Association United States
Edition
Number 2
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913167168
ISBN
9780913167168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.71

Paperback. Reflecting the very latest developments in the field, the New Companion provides a comprehensive introduction to the sociology of religion with a clear emphasis on comparative and historical approaches. Editor(s): Turner, Professor Bryan S. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to Sociology. Num Pages: 712 pages. BIC Classification: HR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 245 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119250661
ISBN
9781119250661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.75

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