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Sociology & anthropology

Paperback. The book that changed the way we think: The book that launched Malcolm Gladwell and gave us the phrase 'tipping point'. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349113463
ISBN
9780349113463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. * Explores the growing diversity of family life and new sociological thinking about family , parenting, childhood and personal life. * Presents a comprehensive assessment of recent research and theory. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745647791
ISBN
9780745647791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.61

Hardback. Series: New Ethnographies. Num Pages: 200 pages, 2 charts, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JHMC; KFF; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719087998
ISBN
9780719087998
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.23

Paperback. Sheds light on one of the most pressing political issues of our time-the human consequences of US immigration policy. This book reveals the suffering and deaths that occur daily in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona as thousands of undocumented migrants attempt to cross the border from Mexico into the United States. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 384 pages, 60 b/w, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 1KLCM; JFFE; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282759
ISBN
9780520282759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.23

Paperback. Originally published: Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1974. Num Pages: 240 pages, 48 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JHBK; JMF; MMJT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415665414
ISBN
9780415665414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.40

Paperback. Stinging revolutionary critique of contemporary society. Series: Radical Thinkers Classic Editions. Num Pages: 94 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Verso
Number of pages
94
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844676729
ISBN
9781844676729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.88

Paperback. Drawing on interviews with 115 families, the authors look at how parents plan to use this annual cash windfall to build up savings, go back to school, and send their kids to college. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFFM; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275355
ISBN
9780520275355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardcover. This book investigates unemployed people's attitudes to employment. It reviews literature, identifies gaps in research and then presents findings from several new empirical studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFA; JHBL; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137032102
ISBN
9781137032102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Hardback. This book is a contribution to contemporary debates on social research with a unique focus on the relationship between methods and the crafting of knowledge. Nine experienced researchers from different disciplines have come together to explore what really matters to them in the process of doing qualitative research. Editor(s): James, Allison; Hockey, Jenny; Smart, Carol. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137287335
ISBN
9781137287335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.35

Paperback. Years after the Great Recession, the economy is still weak, and an unprecedented number of workers have sunk into long spells of unemployment. This book provides an account of the experiences of some of these men and women, through the example of a historically important group: autoworkers. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JHBL; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283015
ISBN
9780520283015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.00

Paperback. In this remarkable work written 50 years ago, Adorno showcases the dangers inherent in modern obsessions with consumption. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415271004
ISBN
9780415271004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.83

Paperback. Tarzan is still an icon of adventure, because like all adventurers, his actions have universal qualities: doing something previously untried, revealing the previously undiscovered, and experiencing the unadulterated. This volume reflects on various aspects of this phenomenon and discusses contemporary forms of adventure. Editor(s): Vivanco, Luis A.; Gordon, Robert James. Num Pages: 340 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451110
ISBN
9781845451110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.43

Hardback. What compels a person to strap a vest loaded with explosives onto his body and blow himself up in a crowded street? In this book, th author argues that we need to understand the rise of suicide bombing in relation to the cultural beliefs and ritual practices associated with sacrifice. Num Pages: 296 pages, 33 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HRH; JHM; JHMC; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520294790
ISBN
9780520294790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.23

Hardback. Series: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology. Num Pages: 174 pages, 820 black & white illustrations, 311 colour illustrations, 6 black & white tables, 305 co. BIC Classification: HDW; JHM; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210. .
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401774307
ISBN
9789401774307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.52
€ 114.41

Paperback. San Lorenzo, a neighborhood in the historic centre of Florence, and home to a market that has existed since before the Renaissance, is in transition. Globalization pressures-specifically international tourism and immigration-are forcing changes in the way vendors work, which in turn raises larger questions about identity. Series: Teaching Culture: UTP Ethnographies for the Classroom. Num Pages: 176 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JM; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442634619
ISBN
9781442634619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Reveals how successive conquests and diverse migrations have made Southern California gardens, and in turn how gardens influence social inequality, work, leisure, status, and our experiences of nature and community. Num Pages: 304 pages, 46. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFFN; JHMC; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520277779
ISBN
9780520277779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Argues compellingly that nature and nurture are not alternative influences on human development but, rather, developmental products and the developmental processes that produce them. This title shows that what developmental information" does depends on what is already in place and what alternatives are available. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP; JMA; JMC; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822324669
ISBN
9780822324669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.25

Paperback. An introduction to world systems analysis by its creator. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 235 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
7/28/04
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822334422
ISBN
9780822334422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.51

Paperback. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608466412
ISBN
9781608466412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.25

Paperback. This collection of articles offers an overview of developments in cultural theory as applied to western music. The text examines a range of primarily 20th-century music and provides insights into how cultural identities and differences are constructed in music. Editor(s): Born, Georgina; Hesmondhalgh, David. Num Pages: 409 pages, 4 b/w photographs, 16 music examples. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGC6; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604. Difference, Representation and Appropriation in Music. 409 pages, 4 b&w photographs, 16 music examples. Editor(s): Born, Georgina; Hesmondhalgh, David. This collection of articles offers an overview of developments in cultural theory as applied to western music. The text examines a range of primarily 20th-century music and provides insights into how cultural identities and differences are constructed in music. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGC6; JHMC. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 25. Weight: 604.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
409
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520220843
ISBN
9780520220843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.64

Paperback. Our Student Workbooks build students' understanding, developing the confidence and exam skills they need, whilst providing ready-prepared lesson solutions. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: 4KL; JHB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 297 x 7. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Hodder Education
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471845376
ISBN
9781471845376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBS; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226374987
ISBN
9780226374987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.78

Paperback. Troubled Waters provides readers with an appreciation of the central role of religious meanings and ritual practices surrounding water, arriving at creative new ways to approach the growing water crisis worldwide. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLF; JHMC; RBKF; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742552456
ISBN
9780742552456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 47.49

Paperback. A contemporary analyses of the problem of technology. Num Pages: 312 pages, viii, 302 p. BIC Classification: GTF; JHM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226066295
ISBN
9780226066295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.39

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