Sociology & anthropology
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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. Japanese weddings have become commercial affairs, with most conducted at specialized establishments offering expensive, lavish services. This book focuses on these ceremonies as a window on contemporary values, analyzing the relation between commercialization and symbolic content. Num Pages: 188 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804718158
- ISBN
- 9780804718158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.28
€ 27.99
€ 26.28
Hardback. This text focuses on Japanese weddings as a window on contemporary values, analyzing the relation between the commercialization of these services and their symbolic content. Weddings mark the attainment of full adult status in Japan and this book looks at what marriage and adulthood means in Japan. Num Pages: 188 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 28. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804715126
- ISBN
- 9780804715126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.09
€ 112.09
Paperback. Do schools socialize students to become productive workers? Does schooling reproduce social class and pass on ethnic and gender biases? Can a teacher avoid passing on social and cultural values? What besides subjects do students really learn in schools? This book tackles these questions using case studies, dialogs, and open-ended questions. Series: Thinking About Education. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JNA; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Teachers´ College Press
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807749852
- ISBN
- 9780807749852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Examines the "golden age" of the culture of the Ottoman empire in the 16th century, exploring sexuality, gender and literary society, as well as the demographics, economics, politics, society of love and other cultural productions of the Ottomans. In part Num Pages: 440 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334248
- ISBN
- 9780822334248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.63
€ 41.99
€ 37.63
Paperback. Series: Basiswissen Psychologie. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 211 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531172132
- ISBN
- 9783531172132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.53
€ 46.53
Paperback. The DREAMers provides the first investigation of the undocumented youth movement that has transformed the national immigration debate, from its start in the early 2000s through the present day. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804788847
- ISBN
- 9780804788847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.37
€ 29.99
€ 27.37
The DREAMers provides the first investigation of the undocumented youth movement that has transformed the national immigration debate, from its start in the early 2000s through the present day. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804787031
- ISBN
- 9780804787031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Paperback. Chinese American authors often find it necessary to represent Asian history in their literary works. Tracing the development of the literary production of Maxine Hong Kingston, Amy Tan, Lisa See, and Russell Leong, among others, this book captures the effects of international politics and globalization on Chinese American diasporic consciousness. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5; HBG; HBJK; JF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349342648
- ISBN
- 9781349342648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.57
€ 65.57
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 986 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1569.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Number of pages
- 986
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783322943361
- ISBN
- 9783322943361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.28
€ 70.28
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1515.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783322943385
- ISBN
- 9783322943385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.99
€ 80.99
Paperback. Series: Alter(n) und Gesellschaft. BIC Classification: JHB. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- VS Verlag fur Sozialwissenschaften
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810040848
- ISBN
- 9783810040848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.10
€ 73.10
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2. Aufl. 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531186306
- ISBN
- 9783531186306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 18.06
€ 49.99
€ 18.06
Hardcover. The authors investigate the phenomenon of high-skilled Chinese returnees and their impact on the development of the Chinese economy and society. Series: Politics and Development of Contemporary China. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 black & white tables, 78 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137450593
- ISBN
- 9781137450593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Paperback. Editor(s): Wappett, Matthew; Arndt, Katrina. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JNM; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349475933
- ISBN
- 9781349475933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Ward, Brian; Badger, Tony. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; HBJK; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814792964
- ISBN
- 9780814792964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.53
€ 33.99
€ 30.53
Hardback. Contents: Preface: The History and Context of Regional Research, James J. Zuiches and Dennis Oldenstadt; Chapter 1: Migration Research in the West, 1982-1992 Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761805120
- ISBN
- 9780761805120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.70
€ 140.70
Paperback. * From the bestselling author of DESERT FLOWER and DESERT DAWN comes a new book. Waris Dirie reveals the shocking truth of FGM happening to thousands of young girls throughout Europe Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JHBT; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844082513
- ISBN
- 9781844082513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.94
€ 14.99
€ 11.94
Hardcover. In this meditation on the relationship between East Asia and the United States, Warren I. Cohen examines how cultural influences have transformed - and benefited - both Asians and Americans. Series: The Edwin O.Reischauer Lectures. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; JH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 191 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674007659
- ISBN
- 9780674007659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.31
€ 47.99
€ 40.31
Paperback. A groundbreaking history of the role of science and medicine in the American colonization of the Philippines from 1898 through the 1930s. Num Pages: 368 pages, 46 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1K; GTB; JHBA; MMRT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822338437
- ISBN
- 9780822338437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.13
€ 32.99
€ 32.13
Hardcover. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy . Anthropology
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1970
- SKU
- KEX0254816
- ISBN
- 9780070073487
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99