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Paperback. This unique book explains the central role that research paradigms play in the design and conduct of social research. The authors argue that social research should not just describe or confirm a social problem but should seek to find an explanation for it and to do so requires research with 'eyes philosophically wide open'. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671857
- ISBN
- 9780745671857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.21
€ 27.21
Paperback. Since its initial publication, this highly respected book has provided students with a much needed critical review of the major research paradigms in the social sciences and the logics or strategies of enquiry associated with them. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745634494
- ISBN
- 9780745634494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.40
€ 34.40
Hardcover. This unique book explains the central role that research paradigms play in the design and conduct of social research. The authors argue that social research should not just describe or confirm a social problem but should seek to find an explanation for it and to do so requires research with 'eyes philosophically wide open'. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745671840
- ISBN
- 9780745671840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.21
€ 71.21
Paperback. Strategies of Qualitative Inquiry 4e isolates the major strategies-historically, the research methods-that researchers can use in conducting concrete qualitative studies. Editor(s): Denzin, Norman K.; Lincoln, Dr. Yvonna S. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 189 x 232 x 25. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781452258058
- ISBN
- 9781452258058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.39
€ 123.39
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560729211
- ISBN
- 9781560729211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.31€ 63.02
€ 82.31
€ 63.02
Paperback. The Andean nation of Ecuador derives much of its revenue from petroleum that is extracted from its vast Upper Amazonian rain forest, which is home to ten indigenous nationalities. This book presents a trenchant ethnography of history, ecology, imagery, and cosmology to focus on shamans, ceramic artists, myth, ritual, and political engagements. Num Pages: 336 pages, 29 photographs; 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074790
- ISBN
- 9780252074790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.20
€ 29.99
€ 27.20
Paperback. A unique examination of ethnography as a theory-constructive endeavour focused on indigenous and Afro-descended Ecuadorian people Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 color photographs, 1 line drawing, 1 map, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFC; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252077975
- ISBN
- 9780252077975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.35
€ 31.99
€ 30.35
Paperback. Presents an answer to the question: 'What is fair'? This book argues that much of the empirical methodology of the natural sciences should be applied to the ethical questions of fairness and justice. Series: California Series on Social Choice & Political Economy. Num Pages: 276 pages, 9 line drawings, 41 tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; JH; JPA; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520084377
- ISBN
- 9780520084377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.25
€ 34.99
€ 25.25
Hardback. Part of "Blue Ribbon Papers Series", this title presents the autobiographies of scholars who have made significant contributions to symbolic interactionist approach over the 20th and 21st centuries. Editor(s): Denzin, Norman K.; Athens, Lonnie. Series Editor(s): Denzin, Norman K. Series: Studies in Symbolic Interaction. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780527468
- ISBN
- 9781780527468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.46
€ 125.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761924920
- ISBN
- 9780761924920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 131.87
€ 131.87
Hardcover. Whether there ever existed a genuine sociological school of thought based on interactionsim at the University Chicago? and whether Herbert Blumer misinterpreted the major thrust of George Herbert Mead's thought? This title addresses these questions. Editor(s): Denzin, Norman K. Series Editor(s): Denzin, Norman K. Series: Studies in Symbolic Interaction. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857247957
- ISBN
- 9780857247957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.83
€ 122.83
Paperback. Symbolic interactionism is one of the most enduring of all social psychologies. This work traces its tortured history from its roots in American pragmatism to its present-day encounter with poststructuralism and postmodernism. Series: Twentieth-century Social Theory S. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557862914
- ISBN
- 9781557862914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.03
€ 54.03
Hardback. Addressing a perceived gap between symbolic interaction and ethno musicological approaches to the study of music, this special issue seeks to bring the fields closer by highlighting some of the complementary theoretical constructs of phenomenology and symbolic interaction as they relate to music studies. Editor(s): Denzin, Norman K. Series: Studies in Symbolic Interaction. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; JFFP; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783508372
- ISBN
- 9781783508372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.87
€ 131.87
Hardcover. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press New Jersey
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813526522
- ISBN
- 9780813526522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.19
€ 49.19
Paperback. This new book provides an accessible and wide--ranging introduction to the main features of Chinese society. Drawing on a wealth of material, the author offers a fresh understanding of a unique society that has undergone continuous transformation and upheaval throughout the twentieth century. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745617367
- ISBN
- 9780745617367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.61
€ 25.61
paperback. "An exceptional resource for anyone interested in death and dying. Set in the Canadian context, readers travel through the historical, demographic, religious, economic, and cultural terrain that shapes contemporary notions of dying and death." - Laurie Clune, Ryerson University Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551118734
- ISBN
- 9781551118734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.30
€ 31.99
€ 28.30
Paperback. Explores how scalar blindness skews our understanding of these cultures and the debates they inspire. This book elaborates on indigenous modes of "being many" that have been eclipsed by scale-blind anthropology, which generally uses its large-scale conceptual language of persons, relations, and ethnic groups for even tiny communities. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 b/w, 4 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520293427
- ISBN
- 9780520293427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.82
€ 40.99
€ 28.82
Hardback. Explores how scalar blindness skews our understanding of these cultures and the debates they inspire. This book elaborates on indigenous modes of "being many" that have been eclipsed by scale-blind anthropology, which generally uses its large-scale conceptual language of persons, relations, and ethnic groups for even tiny communities. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 b/w, 4 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780520293403
- ISBN
- 9780520293403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 71.58
€ 94.08
€ 71.58
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HP; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590336229
- ISBN
- 9781590336229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.78€ 60.45
€ 78.78
€ 60.45
Paperback. The significance of feasts, feasting and drinking throughout the history of the world is not to be underestimated. The Never-Ending Feast explores and analyses the variety of traditions surrounding and significances ascribed to commensality, throwing light on how and why human history is essentially the story of the never-ending feast. Num Pages: 256 pages, 21 bw illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; HD; JFCV; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 11. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847889256
- ISBN
- 9781847889256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.57
€ 35.99
€ 30.57