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Sociology & anthropology

Paperback. Harry Hendrick shows how broader social changes, including neoliberalism, feminism, the collapse of the social-democratic ideal, and the 'new behaviourism', have led to the rise of the anxious and narcissistic parent, In this provocative history of parenting. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447322566
ISBN
9781447322566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.59

Hardback. Contrary to the assumption that Western and Eastern European economies and cinemas were very different from each other, they actually had much in common. After the Second World War both the East and the West adopted a mixed system, containing elements of both socialism and capitalism, and from the 1980s on the whole of Europe.. Num Pages: 324 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; 3JM; APFA; JHBL; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782384861
ISBN
9781782384861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.21

Paperback. Pasteur's success depended upon a whole network of forces, including the public hygiene movement, the medical profession and colonial interests. It is the operation of these forces, in combination with the talent of Pasteur, that Latour sets out as a prime example of science in action. Translator(s): Sheridan, Alan; Law, John. Num Pages: 292 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JHM; MBN; P. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Paberback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674657618
ISBN
9780674657618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 45.80

Paperback. Kay Hymowitz explores the predicament of a generation growing up in a world where adults lavish them with expensive clothes, toys and vacations, but don't know how to provide them the ordinary truths that give life meaning. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 299. Very good clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc Chicago, IL
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KEX0249904
ISBN
9781566635981
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Explores beliefs and practices surrounding aging in a rural Bengali village. This book focuses on how villagers' visions of aging are tied to the making and unmaking of gendered selves and social relations over a lifetime. It explores ideals of family life and the intricate interrelationships between and within generations. Num Pages: 323 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 7 line illustrations, 1 map, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; GTB; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
323
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520220010
ISBN
9780520220010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.42

Paperback. The sequel to "The Lost World of the Kalahari" in which Laurens Van der Post records everything he has learned of the life and lore of Africa's first inhabitants. This book journeys into the mind and spirit of the Bushmen, a people outlawed by the advance of the blacks and whites alike. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; DNF; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099428749
ISBN
9780099428749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.91

Paperback.
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433112287
ISBN
9781433112287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.85

Paperback. This collection includes original studies from scholars from thirteen nations, who explore the epistemic features figured in John Dewey's writings in his discourses on public schooling. It locates different cultural, political and educational terrains in which debates about modernity, the modern self and the making of the citizen occurred. Editor(s): Popkewitz, Thomas S. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2005th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230605145
ISBN
9780230605145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.37
€ 46.88

Paperback. Reassesses the place of feminism in the law and politics of sexuality. This book argues that sexuality involves deeply contested and clashing realities and interests, and that feminism helps us understand only some of them. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBK5; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136325
ISBN
9780691136325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.19

Paperback. A Companion to Paleopathology offers a broad overview of the field that has evolved over the last few decades into an exploration of disease processes in the human skeleton. Editor(s): Grauer, Anne L. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 632 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
632
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119111634
ISBN
9781119111634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.32

Hardback.

This leading, authoritative textbook has been carefully and substantially revised to provide the indispensable foundational resource for the sociology of work. The fourth edition has been transformed to combine unrivalled explanations of classic theories with the most cutting-edge research, data and debates. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 264 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1034.

Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745650449
ISBN
9780745650449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.36

Hardback. An incisive exploration of why acts of mass annihilation take place and how people become mass killers Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHBA; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 32. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300208726
ISBN
9780300208726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.25

Hardcover. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 449. 180pp. Keywords: "Government & Politics, Social & Cultural, Social Issues, Multicultural Studies"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press,U.S
Number of pages
194
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition.
SKU
KHS0067978
ISBN
9780890965054
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 6.00
€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: JHBK; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199377107
ISBN
9780199377107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 37.93

Paperback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ1; JHBF; MBS; MFKC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231169912
ISBN
9780231169912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.57

Hardback. This collection is an engaging exploration of how Bourdieu's key concepts - field, habitus and capital - help us re-think the status of childhood. The authors are committed to improving the social status and well-being of childhood in social, economic and political worlds that too often fail to accord children respect for their human rights. Editor(s): Alanen, Leena (University of Jyvaskyla, Finland); Brooker, E.; Mayall, Berry. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBA; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137384737
ISBN
9781137384737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.68

Paperback. This book draws attention to the "second sexism," where it exists, how it works and what it looks like, and responds to those who would deny that it exists. Challenging conventional ways of thinking, it examines controversial issues such as sex-based affirmative action, gender roles, and charges of anti-feminism. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470674512
ISBN
9780470674512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.57

Paperback. Attempts to develop a "radical microsociology". This book proposes that successful rituals create symbols of group membership and pump up individuals with emotional energy, while failed rituals drain emotional energy. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 464 pages, 19 halftones. 9 line illus. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123899
ISBN
9780691123899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Jacobsen, Michael Hviid. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 colour photos. BIC Classification: JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 174 x 27. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776745950
ISBN
9788776745950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Examining the crossover traffic between Japan and the United States, this book explores the global popularity of Japanese youth goods while it questions the make-up of the fantasies and the capitalistic conditions of the play involved. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 356 pages, 48 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 14. Weight in Grams: 496. Japanese Toys and the Global Imagination. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 356 pages, 48 b/w photographs. Examining the crossover traffic between Japan and the United States, this book explores the global popularity of Japanese youth goods while it questions the make-up of the fantasies and the capitalistic conditions of the play involved. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHM. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 14. Weight: 496.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
356
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520245655
ISBN
9780520245655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

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