Sociology & anthropology
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Sociology & anthropology
Hardback. This volume examines class, gender and work in Tiruppur, South India, where export of knitted garments has been led by a networked fraternity of owners as hinging on their "toil". This book asks how these self-made men drew from their agrarian past to turn Gounder toil into capital. Num Pages: 408 pages, 24 tables, 28 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFS; JFSF; JHBL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 29. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748735
- ISBN
- 9780804748735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.06
€ 77.06
Paperback. Series: Antipode Book Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JH; JP; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119184775
- ISBN
- 9781119184775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Hardcover. Series: Antipode Book Series. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JH; JP; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119184768
- ISBN
- 9781119184768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.45
€ 79.45
Paperback. This book examines how ordinary families and communities of minority groups in Sri Lanka have dealt with prolonged civil war and resulting issues as diverse as child recruitment, generational and gender conflicts, political terror, refugee camp life, ethnic nationalism, and migration and mobility. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812222845
- ISBN
- 9780812222845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.70
€ 37.99
€ 36.70
Paperback. Introduces social research methods that address the growing methods-theory gap within and across the disciplines. Editor(s): Hesse-Biber, Sharlene J. Nagy; Leavy, Patricia L. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412909181
- ISBN
- 9781412909181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 106.37
€ 106.37
Hardcover. * Combines classic theoretical texts with cutting edge anthropological works. * Focuses on the institutions, spaces, ideas, practices, and representations that constitute the "state". * Promotes cultural and transnational approaches to the subject. Editor(s): Sharma, Aradhana; Gupta, Akhil. Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology. Num Pages: 424 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHM; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 188 x 27. Weight in Grams: 944.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405114677
- ISBN
- 9781405114677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.52
€ 144.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479825325
- ISBN
- 9781479825325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. This is the first book to explore the photographic imagery of the Tlingit dating from a critical period of change, from the 1860s through the 1920s. Num Pages: 240 pages, 130 illus. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934536100
- ISBN
- 9781934536100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.56
€ 59.56
Paperback. A history of population ecology which traces two generations of science and scientists from the opening of the 20th century through to 1970. The text chronicles the careers of key figures and the field's theoretical, empirical and institutional development. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 316 pages, 9 halftones, 11 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JHBD; PDA; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226437286
- ISBN
- 9780226437286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.73
€ 43.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK5; JNKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807753989
- ISBN
- 9780807753989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.00
€ 34.99
€ 32.00
Paperback. Against the backdrop of increasing ambivalence in the federal government commitment to race-based employment policies, this book reveals how African-Americans first broke into professional and managerial jobs in corporations during the sixties and offers in-depth profiles of their subsequent career experiences. Series: Labor & Social Change. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JHBL; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566394741
- ISBN
- 9781566394741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Paperback. A work of Black queer feminist theory that examines the intertwined histories of critical race theory, queer theory, and Black feminism, histories which could not have been formed in the same way without each other, but which are often held at a respectful distance. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352068
- ISBN
- 9780822352068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Living together is a typical romantic rite-of-passage in the United States today. In fact, Census data shows a 37 per cent increase of couples that choose to commit to and live with one another, foregoing marriage. This book delivers surprising insights about the impact of class and education on how relationships unfold. Num Pages: 270 pages, 15 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286986
- ISBN
- 9780520286986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Challenging the prevailing view that taverns tended to break down class and gender differences, Salinger persuasively argues they did not signal social change so much as buttress custom and encourage exclusion. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16, 6 black & white halftones, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801878992
- ISBN
- 9780801878992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.19
€ 38.99
€ 33.19
Hardback. This book explores how antimodern nostalgia and modern sensibilities about the landscape, child rearing, and identity shaped the history of summer camps. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSP1; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774816397
- ISBN
- 9780774816397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.72
€ 113.72
paperback. This book explores how antimodern nostalgia and modern sensibilities about the landscape, child rearing, and identity shaped the history of summer camps. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 392 pages, 38 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHB; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774816403
- ISBN
- 9780774816403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.28
€ 37.99
€ 34.28
Hardcover. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKP; HDD; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1120.
- Publisher
- Peabody Museum Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Har/Cdr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873652155
- ISBN
- 9780873652155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.36€ 76.47
€ 84.36
€ 76.47
Understanding Modern Sociology (Theory, Culture & Society (Paperback))
Sharrock, Wes; Hughes, John A.; Pratt, Alan; ...
paperback. 'An introductory chapter situates the reader in the main changes in society and sociology following the classic period. What follows are four separate chapters giving a detailed account of the four perspectives which are regarded to be of seminal importance' - Functionalism, Critical Theory, Structuralism and Symbolic Interactionism. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761957072
- ISBN
- 9780761957072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.85
€ 67.85
Paperback. Thoroughly updated new edition of this introduction to the sociology of law, full of up to date and relevant examples. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JPV; LAQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412945608
- ISBN
- 9781412945608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.41
€ 68.41
Paperback. Intended for students who need to get a fast grasp on a range of social and political issues, this introductory text is a comprehensive guide to politics in the contemporary world. The book draws on examples from popular political culture to convey how politics operates in the contemporary world. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; JPA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First
- SKU
- V9780761971313
- ISBN
- 9780761971313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.11
€ 57.11
paperback. Best offers a comprehensive overview of social theory from classical sociology to the present day. The reader is guided through the work of Durkheim, Marx and Weber and contemporary thinkers like Anthony Giddens, Michel Foucault, Jurgen Habermas, Judith Butler, Gilles Deluze, Manuel Castells, Luce Irigary, Naomi Woolf and Camille Paglia. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780761965336
- ISBN
- 9780761965336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.26
€ 79.26
Paperback. Shaun McNiff breaks new ground in defining and inspiring art-based research. He illustrates how practitioner-researchers can become involved in art-based inquiries during their educational studies and throughout their careers, and shows how new types of research can be created that resonate with the artistic process. Num Pages: 224 pages, references. BIC Classification: JHBC; MQTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853026218
- ISBN
- 9781853026218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Paperback. With its thunderous sounds and dazzling choreography, Japanese taiko drumming has captivated audiences in Japan and across the world, making it one of the most successful performing arts to emerge from Japan in the past century. This book explores the origins of taiko in the early postwar period and its popularization over the following decades. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380. Japanese Drumming in Place and Motion. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 280 pages, illustrations. With its thunderous sounds and dazzling choreography, Japanese taiko drumming has captivated audiences in Japan and across the world, making it one of the most successful performing arts to emerge from Japan in the past century. This book explores the origins of taiko in the early postwar period and its popularization over the following decades. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight: 380.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272422
- ISBN
- 9780520272422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.13
€ 33.99
€ 25.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1MK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 177 x 12. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bard Graduate Center, Exhibitions Department United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781941792070
- ISBN
- 9781941792070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.32
€ 25.99
€ 21.32