Sociology & anthropology
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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. Diasporic Homecomings provides a comparative, analytical overview of the major ethnic return migrant groups in Europe and East Asia through an in-depth, ethnographic account of their experiences. Editor(s): Tsuda, Takeyuki. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 tables, 2 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FP; JFFN; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804762762
- ISBN
- 9780804762762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.62
€ 36.99
€ 35.62
Paperback. Four leading thinkers confront the paradoxes and dilemmas attending the supposed stand-off between Islam and liberal democratic values. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823251698
- ISBN
- 9780823251698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.01
€ 26.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. He argues that "religionis a construction of European modernity, a construction that authorizes-for Westerners and non-Westerners alike-particular forms of "history making." Num Pages: 344 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAX; HRH; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801846328
- ISBN
- 9780801846328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.61
€ 37.99
€ 32.61
Paperback. Opening with the provocative query "what might an anthropology of the secular look like?" this work explores the concepts, practices, and political formations of secularism, with emphasis on the major historical shifts that have shaped secular sensibilities in the modern West and Middle East. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HRQA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747684
- ISBN
- 9780804747684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.10
€ 29.99
€ 29.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226647494
- ISBN
- 9780226647494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.51
€ 48.99
€ 37.51
Paperback. Community is a central idea in urban studies but remains conceptually vague and empirically difficult to work with. Building on existing theories of community, Talja Blokland offers an important contribution to defining and understanding this key theme. Series: Urban Futures. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JH; JP; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509504824
- ISBN
- 9781509504824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.50
€ 23.50
Paperback. What is the role of the neighbourhood in our understanding of community and how has this role changed over the last century? Talja Blokland seeks to answer this question in this careful ethnographic study of the changing nature of social relationships and urban communities. Translator(s): Mitzman, Lee K. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628028
- ISBN
- 9780745628028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.89
€ 27.89
Hardback. Community is a central idea in urban studies but remains conceptually vague and empirically difficult to work with. Building on existing theories of community, Talja Blokland offers an important contribution to defining and understanding this key theme. Series: Urban Futures. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JH; JP; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781509504817
- ISBN
- 9781509504817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.97
€ 64.97
paperback. A telling personal history of place, class, and aspiration Num Pages: 256 pages, 33 black and white photographs, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBFW; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252078392
- ISBN
- 9780252078392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.11
€ 40.11
Paperback. In this sympathetic book, Tamar Granot explains the immediate and long-term effects of loss on children and adolescents. She describes how loss is experienced at different ages, explaining the significant consequences it can have on the development of personality. Without You provides valuable guidance for parents and carers of bereaved children. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843102977
- ISBN
- 9781843102977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.14
€ 38.14
Paperback. This is a new paperback edition of a book originally published (by OUP) in 1990. It includes a new Introduction by the authors. It is on many reading lists already, so the paperback should be bought by students. The book is a path-breaking study of how TV viewers interpret popular TV programmes - in this case, Dallas . Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0002-
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745612959
- ISBN
- 9780745612959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.42
€ 25.42
Paperback. Drawing on Black feminist scholarship, cultural studies, and women's history, this work traces the historical and social influences of normative Black femininity, looking at how notions of self-image and strength create a distraction from broader forces of discrimination and power. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; JFSJ1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592136681
- ISBN
- 9781592136681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.14
€ 32.99
€ 29.14
paperback. Argues African ways of seeing and interpreting their environments and past are not only critical to how historians write environmental history, they also have important lessons for policymakers and conservationists. It focuses on the Mpiemu people of the Central Arfrican Republic. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFJR; JFC; JFSL9; JHMC; RNA; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813921037
- ISBN
- 9780813921037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.35
€ 36.35
Paperback. The makers of obi, the elegant and costly sash worn over kimono in Japan, belong to an endangered species. Tamara Hareven integrates historical research with intensive life history interviews to reveal the relationships among family, work, and community in this highly specialized occupation. Num Pages: 371 pages, 30 b/w photographs, 4 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFS; JHBK; JHBL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press Berkeley
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 371
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520228184
- ISBN
- 9780520228184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.04
€ 37.99
€ 28.04
Paperback. Introduces readers to key sociological perspectives about modern Chinese society and social change. Num Pages: 328 pages, 24 colour illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107600799
- ISBN
- 9781107600799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.14
€ 43.14
Paperback. The myth that industrialization broke down traditional family ties has long pervaded American society. Professor Hareven, a leading social historian, dispels this myth and illustrates how the family survived and became an active force in the modern factory. Num Pages: 490 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: G; JHBL; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819190260
- ISBN
- 9780819190260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 108.81
€ 108.81
Hardback. Activists argue about how to define marriage, judges and legislators decide who should benefit from it, and scholars consider how the state should protect those who are denied it. This title argues that marriage, like religion, should be separated from the state. It explains the assumptions hidden in widely held positions and common practices. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126678
- ISBN
- 9780691126678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.21
€ 45.99
€ 33.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFP; JHBK; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479866298
- ISBN
- 9781479866298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.39
€ 29.99
€ 29.39
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFP; JHBK; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814760512
- ISBN
- 9780814760512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.68
€ 102.68
Paperback. Offers an in-depth look at the daily lives of childcare providers, examining the important roles they play in the families whose children they help to raise Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSL3; JHBK; JHBL; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814791431
- ISBN
- 9780814791431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.29
€ 32.99
€ 31.29