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Sociology & anthropology

Paperback. Editor(s): Van Stekelenburg, Jacquelien; Roggeband, Conny. Series: Social Movements, Protest and Contention. Num Pages: 456 pages, 21 black and white illustrations and 4 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816686544
ISBN
9780816686544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. A rigorous quantitative and qualitative analysis of volunteering in Mexico provides a fresh perspective on civil society in Mexico, exploding myths created by previous studies and offering fresh insights into the growing 'third sector' in that country. Editor(s): Butcher, Jacqueline. Num Pages: 251 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JHB; JHBC; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 391.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9781489984548
ISBN
9781489984548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Hardback. Written in honor of prominent anthropologist Richard B Lee who is concerned with understanding and acting upon issues of indigenous rights, the impact of colonialism and post colonial state formation on local communities and cultures. This book defines persistent problems that deeply affect the majority of the world's cultures. Editor(s): Solway, Jacqueline. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations, Bibliog., index. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451141
ISBN
9781845451141
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.85

Hardcover. This book provides a three-part investigation into identity construction. Theory, voice and praxis are all represented as the book follows the rationale, stories and narrative methodology of the study of a group of women. The final part of the book presents a new model of identity construction framed in women's health identity. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHMC; JMH; JMS; MBNH9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412. A Critical Social Psychological Perspective. 240 pages, 3 figures. This book provides a three-part investigation into identity construction. Theory, voice and praxis are all represented as the book follows the rationale, stories and narrative methodology of the study of a group of women. The final part of the book presents a new model of identity construction framed in women's health identity. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHMC; JMH; JMS; MBNH9. Dimension: 225 x 136 x 20. Weight: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230241794
ISBN
9780230241794
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Hardcover. Children and Families in Communities: Theory, Research and Policy contains the latest research on the relationship between children, families and communities and explores policy and practice implications. Material for practitioners and community development workers is also included. Series: Wiley Child Protection & Policy Series. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 176 x 20. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470093573
ISBN
9780470093573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.84

Paperback. A study on fiddling in the Fulbe, Hausa, and Dagbamba cultures of West Africa. This book not only explains the history of the instrument itself, but also discusses the processes of stylistic transference and adaptation, suggesting how these may have contributed to differing performance practices. Num Pages: 352 pages, 53 b&w illus., 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; AVGH; AVRL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219299
ISBN
9780253219299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. A history of a past phenomenon - racial art - which has ramifications for the present Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 59 illus., 12 in color. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXD; AFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Original
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991450
ISBN
9780295991450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.84

Paperback. Most labor and migration studies classify migrants with limited formal education or credentials as unskilled. This book uncovers these migrants' lifelong human capital and identifies mobility pathways associated with the acquisition and transfer of skills across the migratory circuit, including reskilling, job jumping, and entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283732
ISBN
9780520283732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. Most labor and migration studies classify migrants with limited formal education or credentials as unskilled. This book uncovers these migrants' lifelong human capital and identifies mobility pathways associated with the acquisition and transfer of skills across the migratory circuit, including reskilling, job jumping, and entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520283725
ISBN
9780520283725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 73.24

paperback. To study the settlement process of undocumented migrants, this work examines one of Houston's Maya communities, the approximately 900 Maya from a township in the Department of Totonicapan, Guatemala. It traces this Maya community from its genesis in 1978 to the complex effects of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA). Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 tables, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCG; JFFN; JFSL9; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566392570
ISBN
9781566392570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Hardcover. Contributing to identity formation in ethnically and religiously diverse postcolonial societies, this book examines the role played by creole identity in Indonesia, and in particular its capital, Jakarta. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 ills. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782382683
ISBN
9781782382683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.52

Hardcover. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403970343
ISBN
9781403970343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 47.17

Paperback. The port city of Liverpool, England, is home to one of the oldest Black communities in Britain. This title analyzes how this worldly origin story supports an avowedly local Black politic and identity. It also examines the rise and consequent dilemmas of Black identity. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691115634
ISBN
9780691115634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.30

Suggests that there is an irony in the festivities surrounding death and that the American response to death often develops into an event celebrating the ties between family members and friends. The author explores how modern American funerals and their accompanying rituals seem meant to benefit the living rather than the dead. Series: Material World. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHBT; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 481.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813123806
ISBN
9780813123806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.91

Hardcover. This book offers insights into the lives of children and youth in Britain, Japan, Spain, Israel/Palestine, Pakistan, and Ethiopia. Attention is focused on the child's perspective within the social-power dynamics involved in child-adult relations, which reveals the dilemmas of policy, planning, and parenting in a changing world. Editor(s): Waldren, Jacqueline; Kaminski, Ignacy-Marek. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 206 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416. Childhood, Culture and Identity in a Changing World. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. 212 pages, 3 ills. Editor(s): Waldren, Jacqueline; Kaminski, Ignacy-Marek. This book offers insights into the lives of children and youth in Britain, Japan, Spain, Israel/Palestine, Pakistan, and Ethiopia. Attention is focused on the child's perspective within the social-power dynamics involved in child-adult relations, which reveals the dilemmas of policy, planning, and parenting in a changing world. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHM. Dimension: 160 x 234 x 16. Weight: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857453259
ISBN
9780857453259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.28

Paperback. An in-depth study of lesbian, bi, and queer women's experiences of thinking about and trying to become a parent, Beyond Expectation draws on eighty-two narrative interviews conducted during the late 1990s in British Columbia. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442610088
ISBN
9781442610088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Attali, Jacques. Translator(s): Massumi, Brian. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: AV; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
194
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816612871
ISBN
9780816612871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.21

Paperback. In this important new book, Jacques Derrida talks with Bernard Stiegler about the effect of teletechnologies on our philosophical and political moment. Improvising before a camera, the two philosophers are confronted by the very technologies they discuss and so are forced to address all the more directly the urgent questions that they raise. Translator(s): Bajorek, Jennifer. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JHM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745620374
ISBN
9780745620374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.53

Hardback. In this important new book, Jacques Derrida talks with Bernard Stiegler about the effect of teletechnologies on our philosophical and political moment. Improvising before a camera, the two philosophers are confronted by the very technologies they discuss and so are forced to address all the more directly the urgent questions that they raise. Translator(s): Bajorek, Jennifer. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JHM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745620367
ISBN
9780745620367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Hardback.
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
441
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9781560721529
ISBN
9781560721529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.85
€ 173.97

Hardback. Editor(s): Poot, Jacques; Roskruge, Matthew. Series: New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives. Num Pages: 45 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QRP; GTB; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2020
SKU
V9789811002298
ISBN
9789811002298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 228.97

Paperback. An incisive engagement with the subject of intimacy and interpersonal relationships and the methods used to research families and personal life, this book introduces readers to contemporary conceptual and methodological frameworks for understanding intimacy and sexuality in families. Series Editor(s): Morgan, David H. J.; Allan, Professor Graham; Jamieson, Lynn. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230248090
ISBN
9780230248090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.22

Hardback. An incisive engagement with the subject of intimacy and interpersonal relationships and the methods used to research families and personal life, this book introduces readers to contemporary conceptual and methodological frameworks for understanding intimacy and sexuality in families. Series Editor(s): Morgan, David H. J.; Allan, Professor Graham; Jamieson, Lynn. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230527225
ISBN
9780230527225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Hardcover. Num Pages: 162 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; JFSR; JHBS; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 164 x 2. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811025723
ISBN
9789811025723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.78

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