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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. In this famous study, the author argues that the familiar correlation between educational training and job performance is a myth and that the upgrading of the supply of labor is meaningless unless we reconsider the nature of the demand. A lengthy new introduction by the author extends his critique into the 1990s. Series: Ewp Foundations of Sociology. Num Pages: 266 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Eliot Werner Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780971242753
- ISBN
- 9780971242753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.73
€ 52.73
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861341952
- ISBN
- 9781861341952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 41.25
€ 43.99
€ 41.25
Hardcover. All societies are shaped by arts, media, and other persuasive practices that can awe, captivate, enchant or otherwise seem to cast a spell on the audience. Likewise, scholarship itself often is driven by a sense of wonder and a willingness to be open to what lies beyond the obvious. This book broadens and deepens this perspective. Editor(s): Strecker, Ivo; Verne, Markus. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 figs & ills. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459350
- ISBN
- 9780857459350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.82
€ 163.82
Hardback. Fascinating ethnography of women in the Caucasus living through a period of Islamic revivalism Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUAC; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045575
- ISBN
- 9781849045575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.70
€ 33.99
€ 30.70
Paperback. Anti-Racist and Anti-Oppressive Child Welfare Practice. 2nd edition. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JH. .
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552667897
- ISBN
- 9781552667897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.00€ 30.03
€ 31.00
€ 30.03
Paperback. Editor(s): Andersen, Jensine; Forman, Robert K. C.; Andresen, Jensine. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRLK; JHM; JMAQ; JMM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907845133
- ISBN
- 9780907845133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.98
€ 25.98
Paperback. Buffalo conjure up the West the way no other symbol can. They hold a special place in our culture and imagination. In this prize-winning collection, writers reveal the buffalo in plains ecology and culture from prehistoric times to its present and uncertain future. Editor(s): Foster, John; etc.; Harrison, Dick; MacLaren, I. Num Pages: 258 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHMP; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888642370
- ISBN
- 9780888642370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.40
€ 18.99
€ 15.40
Hardback. Examines the commodification of land rights and the effect of international licences for resource extraction on the pastoral communities of Sudan. Editor(s): Gertel, Jorg; Rottenburg, Richard; Calkins, Sandra. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 271 pages, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HBS; JFSF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010544
- ISBN
- 9781847010544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.58
€ 98.58
Paperback. The importance of secular ritual is discussed within the newly emerging transdiscipinary field of ritology. Shifting away from traditional concepts of ritual tied to religion, the authors weigh the benefits of ritualized practice for general health and wellbeing. Editor(s): Gordon-Lennox, Jeltje. Num Pages: 264 pages, ca. 20 b/w photos and 5 diagrams. BIC Classification: HRQA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785920837
- ISBN
- 9781785920837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.65
€ 47.65
Paperback. Digital games have become an increasingly pervasive aspect of everyday life as well as an embattled cultural phenomenon in the twenty-first century. This study sketches some of the various trajectories of digital games in modern Western societies, looking at the growth and persistence of the moral panic that accompanies massive public interest. Editor(s): Williams, Dr. J. Patrick; Smith, Jonas Heide. Num Pages: 308 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHBS; UDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786428328
- ISBN
- 9780786428328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 28.54
€ 47.99
€ 28.54
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861344373
- ISBN
- 9781861344373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.66
€ 40.99
€ 38.66
Hardcover. This volume concerns the role of families and their members in the processes of a liberal and democratic civil society, the question of boundaries and intersections of the private and public domains, and the interventions of state institutions. The family has the potential to be an important source of energy for civil society activity.. Editor(s): Nautz, Jurgen; Ginsborg, Paul; Nijhuis, Ton. Series: European Civil Society. Num Pages: 324 pages, 20 figs and tables. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857454706
- ISBN
- 9780857454706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.08
€ 162.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888643674
- ISBN
- 9780888643674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.73
€ 30.99
€ 25.73
paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JH; PDA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845400828
- ISBN
- 9781845400828
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Condition: New
€ 25.82
€ 25.82
paperback. This book examines the cultural, social, political, economic and aesthetic history of Sport in Europe. Editor(s): Mangan, J. A. Series: Sport in the Global Society. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHBS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 453.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714680057
- ISBN
- 9780714680057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.28
€ 81.28
Hardback. This book tells the stories of the workers, the young people who will be future workers, and retired people who feel capitalism in their very bodies, as they work to define what it means to be healthy in America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804771573
- ISBN
- 9780804771573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.95
€ 155.95
Paperback. Edinburgh's cemeteries have been notorious for centuries, from the infamous Greyfriars to the countless crypts, graveyards and mausoleums that proliferate through the city. This book reveals a host of traditions and stories regarding these distinctive sites, as told by an expert on the subject. Num Pages: 96 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; AMN; HBJD1; HBTB; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 233 x 9. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445647982
- ISBN
- 9781445647982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.32
€ 28.32
Hardcover. Presenting applied research in wine tourism from Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, this book reviews the management and marketing strategies. It highlights the lessons learnt for wine and tourism industries and concludes by examining the future of the wine tourism industry. Editor(s): Carlsen, Jack; Charters, Stephen. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBS; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 21. Weight in Grams: 818. Research, Management and Marketing. 304 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Carlsen, Jack; Charters, Stephen. Presenting applied research in wine tourism from Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, this book reviews the management and marketing strategies. It highlights the lessons learnt for wine and tourism industries and concludes by examining the future of the wine tourism industry. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHBS; KNSG. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 21. Weight: 818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- CABI
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845931704
- ISBN
- 9781845931704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.39
€ 118.39
Paperback. 'THE POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR' Sunday Times 'You will not read a more important book about America this year' Economist 'The best book about the alienation within America' Evening Standard 'The memoir gripping America.. Vividly articulates the despair and disillusionment of blue-collar America' Sunday Times Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFFM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270. 'THE POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR' Sunday Times 'You will not read a more important book about America this year' Economist 'The best book about the alienation within America' Evening Standard 'The memoir gripping America. Vividly articulates the despair and disillusionment of blue-collar America' Sunday Times Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFFM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Edition
- Digital original
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780008220563
- ISBN
- 9780008220563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 6.49
€ 15.99
€ 6.49
Paperback. Explores the intertwined character of the three religions and the dense imbrication of religion in all aspects of Yoruba history up to the present. This title offers an insight into important contemporary themes such as religious conversion, new religious movements, relations between world religions, the conditions of religious violence, and more. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 312 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; HRAC; HRC; HRH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520285859
- ISBN
- 9780520285859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.90
€ 45.99
€ 32.90