Sociology & anthropology
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Sociology & anthropology
Hardcover. As death rates continue to rise, this collection brings together scholars engaged in policy associated with death to analyse the challenges these trends present. Examining a range of issues including inheritance, palliative care, euthanasia, funeral costs and marginalised deaths, this unique volumes portrays how death factors in social policy. Editor(s): Foster, Liam; Woodthorpe, Kate. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 figures, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFME; JHBZ; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137484895
- ISBN
- 9781137484895
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Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Hardcover. This collection analyzes shifting relationships between gender and labour in post-Fordist times. Contingency creates a sexual contract in which attachments to work, mothering, entrepreneurship and investor subjectivity are the new regulatory ideals for women over a range of working arrangements, and across classed and raced dimensions. Editor(s): Adkins, Lisa; Dever, Maryanne. Num Pages: 232 pages, 3 black & white tables, 1 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137495532
- ISBN
- 9781137495532
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Condition: New
€ 149.59
€ 149.59
Hardcover. What is a human being? Philosophical anthropology has approached this question with unusual sophistication, experimentalism, and subtlety. This volume explores the philosophical anthropologies of Scheler, Gehlen, Plessner, and Blumenberg in terms of their relevance to contemporary theories of nature, naturalism, organic life, and human affairs. Editor(s): Honenberger, Phillip. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JHMP; PDA; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137500878
- ISBN
- 9781137500878
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Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Hardcover. This volume addresses issues of precariousness in a broad, interdisciplinary perspective, looking at socio-economic transformations as well as the identity formation and political organizing of precarious people. The collection bridges empirical research with social theory to problematize and analyse the precariat. Editor(s): Della Porta, Donatella; Hanninen, Sakari; Silvasti, Tiina. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFA; JFSC; JHBA; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137509338
- ISBN
- 9781137509338
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Condition: New
€ 161.37
€ 161.37
Hardcover. Knowing Governance sets out to understand governance through the design and making of its models and instruments. What kinds of knowledge do they require and reproduce? How are new understandings of governance produced in practice, by scientists and policy makers and by the publics with whom they engage? Editor(s): Voss, Jan-Peter. Series: Palgrave Studies in Science, Knowledge and Policy. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 black & white tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: HPK; JHBA; JPA; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137514493
- ISBN
- 9781137514493
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Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Hardcover. Mobile Childhoods in Filipino Transnational Families focuses on the lived experiences of '1.5-generation' migrants with similar 'roots' (the Philippines), traversing different 'routes' (receiving countries). By shedding light on the diversified paths of their migratory lives, it revisits the relationships between mobility, sociality and identity. Editor(s): Nagasaka, Itaru; Fresnoza-Flot, Asuncion. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FMP; JFFN; JFSL1; JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137515131
- ISBN
- 9781137515131
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Condition: New
€ 139.05
€ 139.05
Hardcover. Editor(s): Nixon, Kari; Servitje, Lorenzo. Num Pages: 317 pages, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB; MBS; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137521408
- ISBN
- 9781137521408
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Condition: New
€ 205.55
€ 205.55
Hardcover. Based on historic and ethnographic approaches, this volume examines how the ideological images of Asian women are produced, circulated, appropriated, and pluralized. Contributors analyze the interactions between the politicized formation of ideological representations and the everyday practices of women who resist and re-contextualize these images. Editor(s): Ijichi, Noriko; Kato, Atsufumi; Sakurada, Ryoko. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JFSJ1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137531513
- ISBN
- 9781137531513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Paperback. This collection examines the subject of identification and surveillance from 16th C English parish registers to 21st C DNA databases. The contributors, who range from historians to legal specialists, provide an insight into the historical development behind such issues as biometric identification, immigration control and personal data use. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKV; JPP; JPQB; JPS; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 453.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349346431
- ISBN
- 9781349346431
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Condition: New
€ 138.54
€ 138.54
Hardcover. Editor(s): Clark, Ed; Michailova, Snejina. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403904287
- ISBN
- 9781403904287
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Condition: New
€ 127.48
€ 127.48
Hardcover. Editor(s): Houlbrook, Matt; Cocks, H. G. Series: Palgrave Advances. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; 3J; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403912893
- ISBN
- 9781403912893
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Condition: New
€ 128.39
€ 128.39
Hardcover. Editor(s): Houston, Diane M. Series: Future of Work. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403920621
- ISBN
- 9781403920621
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Condition: New
€ 128.17
€ 128.17
Hardcover. Editor(s): Richardson, Diane; McLaughlin, Janice; Casey, Mark E. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JFSK; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403945310
- ISBN
- 9781403945310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.45
€ 127.45
Hardcover. Editor(s): Farago, Peter; Kohli, Martin; Zarin-Nejadan, Milad; Kriesi, Hanspeter. Num Pages: 376 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403947987
- ISBN
- 9781403947987
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Condition: New
€ 128.75
€ 128.75
Hardcover. Editor(s): Bloch, Marianne N.; Kennedy, Devorah; Lightfoot, Theodora; Weyenberg, Dar. Series: Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHM; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403974976
- ISBN
- 9781403974976
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Condition: New
€ 106.75€ 88.73
€ 106.75
€ 88.73
Hardcover. Editor(s): Howard, Cosmo. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403977700
- ISBN
- 9781403977700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Paperback. Editor(s): Marable, Manning; Aidi, Hishaam D. Series: Critical Black Studies. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRH; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403977816
- ISBN
- 9781403977816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 106.01
€ 106.01
Hardcover. Editor(s): Stanley, Maureen Tobin; Zinn, Gesa. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403983695
- ISBN
- 9781403983695
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Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Hardcover. Editor(s): Rubin, Miri; Gowing, Laura; Hunter, Michael. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; JFSJ; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403991478
- ISBN
- 9781403991478
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Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardcover. Editor(s): Muzio, Daniel; Ackroyd, Stephen; Chanlat, Jean-Francois. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403998705
- ISBN
- 9781403998705
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Paperback. To mark the 20th Anniversary of Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations the editor has compiled a comprehensive overview of contemporary debates in third sector scholarship, comprising original research by leaders in the field. Editor(s): Taylor, Rupert. Num Pages: 356 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSN1; KCP; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461415138
- ISBN
- 9781461415138
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Condition: New
€ 71.30
€ 71.30
Hardcover. This book details current knowledge of family life, with particular attention to variations due to gender, socioeconomic, race, ethnic, cultural, and life-style diversity. It offers a comprehensive survey and synthesis of knowledge about families. Editor(s): Peterson, Gary W.; Bush, Kevin R. Num Pages: 914 pages, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSN; JMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 190 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1886.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 3rd ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461439868
- ISBN
- 9781461439868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.10
€ 166.10
Paperback. This book shows how new methods and theories in archeology, and increasing cooperation among researchers have led to new discoveries and arguments in the understanding of European Prehistory, as well as to reevaluations of earlier conclusions and discoveries. Editor(s): Milisauskas, Sarunas. Series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Num Pages: 493 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3B; HBLA; HDDA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 625
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461462323
- ISBN
- 9781461462323
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Condition: New
€ 153.26
€ 153.26
Hardcover. The Handbook of Civil Society in Africa Editor(s): Obadare, Ebenezer. Series: Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies. Num Pages: 490 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, 18 black & white tables, 5 colour. BIC Classification: 1H; JHB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 32. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461482611
- ISBN
- 9781461482611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.76
€ 251.76