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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. Social theory lets us understand the full complexity of the world we live - this book explains how. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781254813
- ISBN
- 9781781254813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.15
€ 11.99
€ 10.15
Hardback. Presents a study of the implications of post-communism for sociological theory. This book discusses the thesis that the fall of communism has decimated alternative conceptions of social organizations other than capitalism. It also analyzes the implications of the fall of communism on social theory. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5. BIC Classification: JH; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631211112
- ISBN
- 9780631211112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.85
€ 119.85
Paperback. Undertakes a study of the implications of post-communism for sociological theory. This book discusses the thesis that the fall of communism has decimated alternative conceptions of social organizations other than capitalism. It covers state/civil society, globalization, the future of 'modernity', and post-socialism. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5. BIC Classification: JH; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631211129
- ISBN
- 9780631211129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.78
€ 45.99
€ 45.78
Hardback. Does it make sense to speak of a European society, above and beyond its component states and regions? In this major new book William Outhwaite argues that it does. Num Pages: 200 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745613314
- ISBN
- 9780745613314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10
Paperback. Does it make sense to speak of a European society, above and beyond its component states and regions? In this major new book William Outhwaite argues that it does. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1D; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745613321
- ISBN
- 9780745613321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.29
€ 23.29
Hardback. This new edition of a well-regarded book provides a concise and exceptionally clear introduction to Habermas's work, from his early writings on the public sphere, through his work on law and the state, to his more recent discussion of science, religion and contemporary Europe. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745643274
- ISBN
- 9780745643274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.49
€ 78.49
Paperback. Modern social thought ranges widely from the social sciences to philosophy, political theories and doctrines, cultural ideas and movements, and the influence of the natural sciences. * Provides an authoritative overview of the main themes of social thought. * Long essays and entries give full coverage to each topic. Editor(s): Outhwaite, William. Num Pages: 856 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 176 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 856
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405134569
- ISBN
- 9781405134569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.75
€ 54.75
Paperback. Looks behind the generalities of debates about globalization to explore the personal impact of global forces on the Peruvian poor. This ethnography offers insight into how the people have coped with extreme poverty and rapid population growth - and their creation of lives and customs in the process. Num Pages: 280 pages, 42 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 182 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292713000
- ISBN
- 9780292713000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. Offers an account of the sociological dimensions of Baudrillard's thought; from his early semiological and Marxist positions to his works on illusion, terrorism and evil. This book assesses his development of sociological themes including nature and trajectory of 'the social', the ambivalence of social values and resistance to the social system. Series: Key Sociologists. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415386456
- ISBN
- 9780415386456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.63
€ 51.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674157262
- ISBN
- 9780674157262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.66
€ 36.99
€ 30.66
Hardcover. Forces us to consider how profoundly tourism changed Colorado and America and to grapple with both the potential and the problems of our familiar ways of relating to environment, nature, and place Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 37 illus. BIC Classification: JHBS; KNSG; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 40. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992730
- ISBN
- 9780295992730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.12
€ 52.12
Paperback. Examines how different cultures rationalize the expression of passionate and comfort love and physical sex. This book maps out the intricacies of the love/sex conundrum and the psychological dilemma of reconciling these competing forces. Editor(s): Jankowiak, William R. Num Pages: 304 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134378
- ISBN
- 9780231134378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.32
€ 34.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. Clark looks at life and death at the level of the cell, as he addresses questions such as why we age, why death exists and why sex and death go hand in hand. Originally published in 1997. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSAJ; PSAK; PSF; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 307.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195121193
- ISBN
- 9780195121193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.94
€ 23.94
Hardback. A growing body of research has shown that equity issues need to receive greater attention in academia. This book intends to call this research to attention, but also to encourage its further expansion. It brings together some of the leading research on equity and the environment. It features contributions from academics in the field. Editor(s): Freudenburg, William R.; Wilkinson, Robert. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762314171
- ISBN
- 9780762314171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.29
€ 114.29
Paperback. The family has long been viewed as both a microcosm of the state and a barometer of social change in China. It is no surprise, therefore, that the dramatic changes experienced by Chinese society over the past century have produced a wide array of new family systems. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745685557
- ISBN
- 9780745685557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.23
€ 23.23
Hardcover. The family has long been viewed as both a microcosm of the state and a barometer of social change in China. It is no surprise, therefore, that the dramatic changes experienced by Chinese society over the past century have produced a wide array of new family systems. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745685540
- ISBN
- 9780745685540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Hardback. Examines how different cultures rationalize the expression of passionate and comfort love and physical sex. This book maps out the intricacies of the love/sex conundrum and the psychological dilemma of reconciling these competing forces. Editor(s): Jankowiak, William R. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134361
- ISBN
- 9780231134361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.58€ 79.12
€ 104.58
€ 79.12
Hardback. This text is an introduction to the nature of modernity as envisioned by Germany's leading social theorist of the late 20th century, Niklas Luhmann. For Luhmann, modernity is neither an Enlightenment project nor a ludic rejection of that project, but the pre-condition of all our deliberations. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804739917
- ISBN
- 9780804739917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.96
€ 171.96
Hardback. This work offers an analysis of the underlying grammar or "logic" of "culture". Ray argues that the disparate models, ideologies, and ethics that have been advanced in the name of culture derive from a shift in our ways of thinking that occurred before the advent of modernity. Series: New Perspectives on the Past. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631213437
- ISBN
- 9780631213437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.25
€ 125.25
Paperback. This work offers an analysis of the underlying grammar or "logic" of "culture". Ray argues that the disparate models, ideologies, and ethics that have been advanced in the name of culture derive from a shift in our ways of thinking that occurred before the advent of modernity. Series: New Perspectives on the Past. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631213444
- ISBN
- 9780631213444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.06
€ 52.06