Sociology & anthropology
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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. In the resurgence of interest in the biological basis of animal behavior and social organization, the ideas and questions pursued by Charles Darwin remain insightful. This title describes that human mental and emotional capacities, far from making human beings unique, are evidence of an animal origin and evolutionary development. Num Pages: 960 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 123 x 140 x 50. Weight in Grams: 982.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691023694
- ISBN
- 9780691023694
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.16
€ 46.99
€ 33.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226464756
- ISBN
- 9780226464756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.42
€ 41.99
€ 32.42
Paperback. By presenting a set of empirical studies, this volume provides a basis for comparisons across sectors on such dimensions as school organization, governance, curriculum, and pedagogy in US elementary and secondary schools. It is of interest to administrators and scholars in education and the sociology of education. Editor(s): Hallinan, Maureen T. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268031015
- ISBN
- 9780268031015
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.99
€ 36.99
€ 33.99
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables, 24 black & white halftones, 1 bla. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; HRA; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415546690
- ISBN
- 9780415546690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.06
€ 59.06
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442229464
- ISBN
- 9781442229464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.82
€ 159.82
Hardback. Manski argues that public policy is based on untrustworthy analysis. Failing to account for uncertainty in an uncertain world, policy analysis routinely misleads policy makers with expressions of certitude. Manski critiques the status quo and offers an innovation to improve both how policy research is conducted and how it is used by policy makers. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 graph, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066892
- ISBN
- 9780674066892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.96€ 48.79
€ 52.96
€ 48.79
Paperback. Series: Office of Population Research. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780691625232
- ISBN
- 9780691625232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.32
€ 54.99
€ 39.32
Hardcover. Series: Office of Population Research. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691652122
- ISBN
- 9780691652122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.75€ 147.73
€ 196.75
€ 147.73
Paperback. Charles Garrad's unique work resurrects the memory of the Petun and traces their route from their creation myth to their living descendants scattered from southwestern Ontario to Kansas and Oklahoma. Editor(s): Pilon, Jean-Luc; Fox, William. Series: Mercury Series. Num Pages: 656 pages, 42 tables, 28 figures, 26 plates. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Univ of Ottawa Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780776621449
- ISBN
- 9780776621449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.60
€ 94.60
Paperback. Series: Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development (Mono). Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHB; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119038580
- ISBN
- 9781119038580
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.81
€ 46.99
€ 46.81
Paperback. This book serves as a thorough, basic introduction to the study of anthropology that has been designed specifically for those who plan careers in mission or cross-cultural ministry. Kraft treats various theories of culture and society; kinship and family structure, cross-cultural communication and assesses various anthropological schools. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX6; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Orbis Books (USA) United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570750854
- ISBN
- 9781570750854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.81
€ 40.99
€ 37.81
paperback. Offers a glimpse into the future and see what challenges and opportunities lie ahead. This book explores the dangers of a society built on credit. He challenges the myth that remorseless growth is essential. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHBA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Random House Business
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847941343
- ISBN
- 9781847941343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.68
€ 16.99
€ 12.68
Paperback. Analysing how materialistic capitalism is self-limiting, how efficiency may be the enemy of a cohesive society, this work examines the false certainties of science and religion. It builds a theory of meaning, based on the research for identity the role of the arts and the idea of immortality. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JH; JPA; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 123 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Arrow Books Ltd
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTM0005971
- ISBN
- 9780099227724
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. This book explores how trust and community are affected by the rapid increase in the scope of communication. Uncertainty of relations generates many destructive reactions, yet it also creates the possibility of a community wider and more diverse than ever before. The book puts these contrasting scenarios in a historical and theoretical context. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198708551
- ISBN
- 9780198708551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.25
€ 74.25
Paperback. Focusing on multi-ethnic interaction in an inner city area, this book addresses difficult issues that are often simplistically and negatively portrayed, challenging the stereotypical denigration of inner city life, and Muslim communities in particular. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447315711
- ISBN
- 9781447315711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.54
€ 40.99
€ 38.54
Paperback. Understanding Social Networks explains the big ideas that underlie social networks, covering fundamental concepts then discussing networks and their core themes in increasing order of complexity. Num Pages: 264 pages, 48 b/w. BIC Classification: JFFP; KJU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195379471
- ISBN
- 9780195379471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.09
€ 53.09
Paperback. "Forgive and Remember" is a work about errors in the practice of surgery, written by a sociologist who spent 18 months with the surgical service of a major American teaching hospital. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; MN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226066783
- ISBN
- 9780226066783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.88
€ 31.99
€ 24.88
Paperback. How has bioethics evolved into a legitimate specialty? When is such expertise necessary? How do bioethicists make their decisions? And whose interests do they serve? This book addresses these questions while reflecting on the ethical dilemmas that the author's ethnographic research among surgeons and genetic counselors has provoked. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226066776
- ISBN
- 9780226066776
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Paperback. This gripping book narrates the efforts to identify a strange disease that killed thirty-eight people in a Venezuelan rainforest between 2007 and 2008 and sketches out systematic health inequities regarding the rights to produce and circulate knowledge about health throughout indigenous communities. Series: Critical Global Health: Evidence, Efficacy, Ethnography. Num Pages: 344 pages, 52 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822361244
- ISBN
- 9780822361244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. This gripping book narrates the efforts to identify a strange disease that killed thirty-eight people in a Venezuelan rainforest between 2007 and 2008 and sketches out systematic health inequities regarding the rights to produce and circulate knowledge about health throughout indigenous communities. Series: Critical Global Health: Evidence, Efficacy, Ethnography. Num Pages: 344 pages, 52 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822361053
- ISBN
- 9780822361053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.60
€ 114.60