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Paperback. The third edition of From Memory to Written Record is a thorough update of this scholarly classic. Written for students and scholars of medieval history, it traces the development of literacy in England and serves as an introduction to medieval books and documents for graduate students around the world. Num Pages: 418 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 418
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3rd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405157919
- ISBN
- 9781405157919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.28
€ 38.99
€ 38.28
Paperback. Provides a primer on the current state of the same-sex marriage debate, and a new way of framing the issue that provides valuable new insights into the political, social, and personal stakes involved Num Pages: 307 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JHBK; LNMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 307
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814709306
- ISBN
- 9780814709306
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Neoliberalism has been the defining paradigm in global health since the latter part of the twentieth century. This book offers a tale about the forces driving decision making in health and development policy today, illustrating how the privatization of health care can have catastrophic outcomes for some of the world's most vulnerable populations. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1FCD; JHMC; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282841
- ISBN
- 9780520282841
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. From the Foreword to the Percheron Press Edition: '[O]ne of only a few books that can truly be said to have had a major impact on our understanding of alcohol use and its outcomes.' Series: Ewp Foundations of Anthropology. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Eliot Werner Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780971958760
- ISBN
- 9780971958760
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Condition: New
€ 43.14
€ 43.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 193 x 17. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pearson Education (US) United States
- Edition
- 8th Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780205733163
- ISBN
- 9780205733163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.27
€ 185.27
Paperback. Dedicated to the controversial question of whether economics is performative - of whether, in some cases, economics actually produces the phenomena it analyzes, this book features case studies that intend to offer substance to the notion of the performativity of economics in an accessible, nontechnical way. Editor(s): MacKenzie, Donald; Muniesa, Fabian; Siu, Lucia. Num Pages: 400 pages, 6 halftones. 11 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: JH; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138497
- ISBN
- 9780691138497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.66€ 50.82
€ 64.66
€ 50.82
Paperback. This is a new, fiftieth anniversary edition of a pioneering and ethnographically rich account of the Hindu family. First published in 1965, the book describes a typical Kashmiri homeland and examines the composition of, and modes of recruitment to, the household. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFS; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Edition
- 50 Anniversary ed
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199465439
- ISBN
- 9780199465439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.92
€ 40.92
Hardback. This book explores seriousness in practice in the unique sports context of contemporary women's flat track roller derby. The author presents a stimulating argument for a sociology of seriousness as a productive contribution to understandings of gender, organization and the mid-ranges of agency between dichotomies of voluntarism and determinism. Series: Leisure Studies in a Global Era. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSJ1; JHBS; WSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137504838
- ISBN
- 9781137504838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.67
€ 63.67
Paperback. A comprehensive and up-to-date account of the developments in British education from 1945 to the present day. Focuses on how and why the gender gap is closing in the British education system. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSJ; JHM; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745618845
- ISBN
- 9780745618845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.80
€ 25.80
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781446259245
- ISBN
- 9781446259245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 47.75
€ 49.99
€ 47.75
Paperback. Series: Culture and Society After Socialism. Num Pages: 312 pages, 39, 31 black & white halftones, 6 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801477065
- ISBN
- 9780801477065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.49
€ 40.99
€ 36.49
Hardback. Series: Culture and Society After Socialism. Num Pages: 312 pages, 39, 31 black & white halftones, 6 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801449970
- ISBN
- 9780801449970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.97
€ 139.97
Paperback. This first detailed comparative study of ethno-religious intermarriage provides the background for understanding the dynamics of intermarriage in a culturally pluralistic society like Canada. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774804318
- ISBN
- 9780774804318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 46.17
€ 50.99
€ 46.17
Paperback. Recreates the daily life of the bar room from 1870 to 1920, exploring what it was like to be a "regular" in the old-time saloon of pre-prohibition industrial America. This study examines saloon-goers across America, including New York, Chicago, New Orleans and San Francisco. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 332 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSG; JHBT; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226677699
- ISBN
- 9780226677699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 5S; DSB; HPS; JFSK; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. .
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816695928
- ISBN
- 9780816695928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.40
€ 29.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. Young working mothers are not the only ones who are struggling to balance family life and careers. Many middle-aged American women face this dilemma as they provide routine childcare for their grandchildren while pursuing careers and trying to make ends meet. This book provides a perspective on a phenomenon faced by millions of women in America. Num Pages: 293 pages, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814729472
- ISBN
- 9780814729472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Hardcover. Young working mothers are not the only ones who are struggling to balance family life and careers. Many middle-aged American women face this dilemma as they provide routine childcare for their grandchildren while pursuing careers and trying to make ends meet. This book provides a perspective on a phenomenon faced by millions of women in America. Num Pages: 293 pages, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814729236
- ISBN
- 9780814729236
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.77
€ 84.77
Paperback. Deals with the relationship between the material culture of humans, that is our technologies, arts and environments, and our mental worlds. Emphasising the close interdependence of mind and matter, this title focuses individuals with studies of different cultural contexts and processes in the evolutionary and historical past. Editor(s): Johannsen, Niels N.; Kahler Holst, Mads; Jensen, Helle Juel. Num Pages: 200 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JFCD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 173 x 24. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779342170
- ISBN
- 9788779342170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.33
€ 27.33
Paperback. This book, the second title in the Rethinking Community Development series, argues for the centrality of class analysis and its associated divisions of power to any discussion of the potential benefits of community development. Editor(s): Shaw, Mae; Mayo, Marjorie. Series: Rethinking Community Development. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFSC; JHB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447322467
- ISBN
- 9781447322467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.34
€ 36.99
€ 36.34
paperback. Quaid delves into the definition and history of workfare, and then continues with a critical and comparative analysis of workfare programs in six jurisdictions: California, Wisconsin, New York, Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JHBL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780802081018
- ISBN
- 9780802081018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.64
€ 43.99
€ 39.64
Paperback. In The Slow Professor, Maggie Berg and Barbara K. Seeber discuss how adopting the principles of the Slow movement in academic life can counter the erosion of humanistic education. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JHB; JNM; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487521851
- ISBN
- 9781487521851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.26
€ 25.99
€ 24.26
Hardback. In The Slow Professor, Maggie Berg and Barbara K. Seeber discuss how adopting the principles of the Slow movement in academic life can counter the erosion of humanistic education. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JHB; JNM; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442645561
- ISBN
- 9781442645561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.58
€ 33.99
€ 32.58
Paperback. A nuanced exploration of one of the largest and least understood indigenous peoples Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 b&w photographs, 2 line drawings, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252078231
- ISBN
- 9780252078231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
€ 27.99
€ 26.31
Paperback. A remarkable anthropological study of Pashtun Afghan merchants that tells us much about how trading diasporas function in an era of globalisation. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043540
- ISBN
- 9781849043540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
€ 40.99
€ 36.23