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Sociology & anthropology

Paperback. Why do truckers accept these conditions and pay? Why can't they achieve what workers did in the past through collective action and union organization? This book looks at what has happened to blue-collar jobs since the trucking industry was deregulated. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF; KNGR; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520278127
ISBN
9780520278127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.89

Hardback. Trucking used to be one of the best working-class jobs in the United States. Drawing on more than 100 in-depth interviews and years of extensive observation, this book explains how this massive degradation in the quality of work has occurred, and how companies achieve a compliant and dedicated workforce despite it. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF; KNGR; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520278110
ISBN
9780520278110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.09
€ 72.45

Paperback. Globalization and Work challenges conceptions of globalization as a project orchestrated by governments, multinational companies and international agencies. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745652122
ISBN
9780745652122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.00

Hardback. Globalization and Work challenges conceptions of globalization as a project orchestrated by governments, multinational companies and international agencies. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745652115
ISBN
9780745652115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.69

Paperback. * New edition maintains the book s acclaimed level of research, analysis, and readability * Explores topics including urbanization, ethnicity, class, sport in educational institutions, women in sport, and sport s role in manifesting city, regional, and national pride. Series: The American History Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118537718
ISBN
9781118537718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804782470
ISBN
9780804782470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.76

Paperback. An ethnographic study of Yemeni tribal poetry that reveals a folkloric system where poetry is a creation of art and a political and social act. Drawing on field research in North Yemen, it shows the significance of poetry in Yemeni society, analyzing verse genres and their use in weddings, war mediations, and political discourse on the state. Num Pages: 330 pages, 8 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; JFHF; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520082618
ISBN
9780520082618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.19

Paperback. Combining ethnography, film criticism and an extensive knowledge of the Middle East, this text presents an examination of the classic film, "Lawrence of Arabia". The result is a many-prismed book that poses questions of ethnographic representation and the discourse of power. Num Pages: 316 pages, 25 b/w illustrations, 1 line figure. BIC Classification: 1FB; APFA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520210837
ISBN
9780520210837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.39

Hardcover. Using quantitative and qualitative data gathered since the turn of the millennium, this volume offers an interdisciplinary evaluation of social and economic changes amongst the Gwich'in Natives of Alaska. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785331619
ISBN
9781785331619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.97

Hardback. The resettlement of the Negev Bedouin (Israel) has been wrought with controversy since its inception in the 1960s. Presenting evidence from a two-decade period, the author addresses how the changes that took place over the past sixty to seventy years have served the needs and interests of the State rather than those of Bedouin community at large. Series: Space and Place. Num Pages: 250 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845457624
ISBN
9781845457624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.37

Paperback. Editor(s): Carter, Steven D. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DQ; HBJF; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 728.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231167710
ISBN
9780231167710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.16

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442235007
ISBN
9781442235007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.02

Paperback. Rescuing the pre-modern family from the grim picture many historians have given us of life in early Europe, this text offers a major reassessment of a crucial aspect of European history, and tells a story of age-old domesticity inextricably linked, and surprisingly similar, to our own. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 halftones, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTG; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674004849
ISBN
9780674004849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.82

Paperback. Panel data - information gathered from the same individuals or units at several different points in time - are commonly used in the social sciences to test theories of individual and social change. This book highlights the developments in this technique in a range of disciplines and analytic traditions. Series: Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 104 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 133 x 5. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803938960
ISBN
9780803938960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.25

Paperback. Agent-based modeling is a new technique for understanding how the dynamics of biological, social, and other complex systems arise from the characteristics and behaviors of the agents making up these systems. This book gives students and scientists the skills to design, implement, and analyze agent-based models. Num Pages: 352 pages, 67 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 256 x 20. Weight in Grams: 836.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
59468th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136745
ISBN
9780691136745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.43
€ 46.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Tarcher
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874779554
ISBN
9780874779554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 35 half-tones, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition, with a New Pref ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282254
ISBN
9780520282254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442206236
ISBN
9781442206236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 175.16

Hardcover. Anagarika Dharmapala is one of the most galvanizing figures in Sri Lanka's turbulent history. Following Dharmapala on his travels between East Asia, South Asia, Europe, and North America, the author traces his project of creating a unified Buddhist world, recovering the place of the Buddha's Enlightenment, and imitating the Buddha's life course. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 480 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HRE; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 38. Weight in Grams: 868.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226199078
ISBN
9780226199078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.21

Paperback. Drawing upon fieldwork conducted over 30 years, the author to this text examines the Sri Lankan advertising industry to show how executives draw on their skills as folk ethnographers to "Sri Lankanize" commodities and practices to make them locally desirable, essentially creating new culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKS; JFD; JFFT; JHM; KNTY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226430416
ISBN
9780226430416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.29

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