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Paperback. For a generation adjusting painfully to the demands of a modern industrial and commercial society, Asia came to represent an alternative vision of the good life: aesthetically austere, socially aristocratic, and imbued with spirituality. This book addresses the inchoate yearnings of disaffected Westerners. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 90.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141191843
- ISBN
- 9780141191843
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 540 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633882935
- ISBN
- 9781633882935
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.92
€ 29.99
€ 27.92
Paperback. Care has been struggled for, resisted and celebrated. The failure to care in 'care services' has been seen as a human rights problem and evidence of malaise in contemporary society. In this book, the author argues for care as an essential value in private lives and public policies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847428226
- ISBN
- 9781847428226
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 37.18
€ 37.99
€ 37.18
Designing Randomised Trials in Health, Education and the Social Scienc...
Professor David J. Torgerson
Paperback. The book focuses on the design of rigorous trials rather than their statistical underpinnings, with chapters on: pragmatic designs; placebo designs; preference approaches; unequal allocation; economics; analytical approaches; randomization methods. It also includes a detailed description of randomization procedures and different trial designs. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JN; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537361
- ISBN
- 9780230537361
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Condition: New
€ 138.97
€ 138.97
Paperback. Reprint of a classic work in folklore and literature by a famous scholar. Num Pages: 872 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBTB; HBTG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1201.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209870
- ISBN
- 9780253209870
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.28
€ 36.99
€ 34.28
Paperback. The Pleasure's All Mine explores the gamut of sexual activity that has been seen as strange, abnormal or deviant over the last 2,000 years. This first comprehensive history of sexual perversion examines an abundance of original sources and shows how, for ordinary people, different kinds of sex have always offered myriad different pleasures. Num Pages: 472 pages, 178 illustrations, 64 in colour. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 229 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780236759
- ISBN
- 9781780236759
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.15
€ 26.99
€ 20.15
Paperback. Chronicles the lives of a group of fishermen from Ghana who took the long and dangerous journey to Southern Italy in search of work in a cutthroat underground economy. Illuminating the nature of high-risk migration around the world, this title reveals the challenges and experiences of these international migrants. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1HFDH; JFFN; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270732
- ISBN
- 9780520270732
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. In 1988, the renowned sociologist Pierre Bourdieu and the leading historian Roger Chartier met for a series of lively discussions that were broadcast on French public radio. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745679594
- ISBN
- 9780745679594
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Condition: New
€ 19.46
€ 19.46
Paperback. This work throws new light on the nature and origins of ideas of racial difference. It reconstructs the evolution of the modern discourse of race and investigates its meaning in contemporary society. It presents a critique of postmodern theories of cultural "difference". Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 515.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333628584
- ISBN
- 9780333628584
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Condition: New
€ 61.21
€ 61.21
Paperback. This text provides readers with a broad overview of the range and complexity of fieldwork in anthropology. The updated selections offer insight into the ethnographer's experience of gathering and analyzing data, and a richer understanding of the conflicts, hazards and ethical challenges of pursuing fieldwork around the globe. Editor(s): Robben, Antonius C. G. M.; Sluka, Jeffrey A. Series: Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470657157
- ISBN
- 9780470657157
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Condition: New
€ 61.25
€ 61.25
Hardback. Explores the ways people recover and renew their roots. The author looks at native people who have become not victims but inventive agents of a tangled, open-ended modernity - their returns to the land, performances of heritage, and diasporic ties are strategies for moving toward "traditional futures." Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724921
- ISBN
- 9780674724921
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.06
€ 54.99
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Hardcover. Studies of the military that deal with the actual experience of troops in the field are still rare in the social sciences. In fact, this ethnographic study of an elite unit in the Israeli Defense Force is the only one of its kind. As an officer of this unit and a professional anthropologist, the author was ideally positioned for his role. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 8 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSR1; JHM; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571811455
- ISBN
- 9781571811455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.72
€ 161.72
paperback. In this innovative approach to the practice of social science, Charles Ragin explores the use of fuzzy sets to bridge the divide between quantitive and qualitative methods. He argues that fuzzy sets allow a far richer dialogue between ideas and evidence in social research than previously possible. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 line drawings, 47 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226702773
- ISBN
- 9780226702773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.76
€ 40.99
€ 31.76
Paperback. A devastating analysis of how and why society depends on money. Money affects every area of life both for the individual and for business, socially, politically and economically. Clear-sighted, intellectually challenging, inspirational and controversial. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; KCBM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Random House Business
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712699914
- ISBN
- 9780712699914
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.67
€ 20.99
€ 16.67
Paperback. New A-Level Sociology: AQA Year 1 & 2 Complete Revision & Practice Editor(s): CGP Books. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 4KLR; JHB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 212 x 298 x 12. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Coordination Group Publications Ltd (CGP)
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782943563
- ISBN
- 9781782943563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.63
€ 29.99
€ 27.63
Hardback. Max Weber is widely considered a founder of sociology and the modern social sciences. This book provides details about Weber's visit to the United States in 1904 with his wife Marianne - what he did, what he saw, whom he met and why, and how these experiences profoundly influenced Weber's thought on immigration, capitalism, science, and culture. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JFCX; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147796
- ISBN
- 9780691147796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.15€ 44.58
€ 56.15
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Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 7 halftones. 23 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: JHBA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161563
- ISBN
- 9780691161563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.83
€ 54.99
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Paperback.
The concealment of income, wealth and profits in tax havens has brought the topic of offshoring into public debate, but as John Urry shows in this important new book offshoring is a much more pervasive feature of contemporary societies. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; KCL; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745664866
- ISBN
- 9780745664866
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Condition: New
€ 22.03
€ 22.03
Paperback. Social thinkers in all fields are faced with one unavoidable question: What does it mean to be human in the 21st century? This ambitious and groundbreaking book provides the first synthesis of historical, philosophical and sociological insights needed to address this question in a thoughtful and creative manner. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: HRAM3; JFMG; JHMC; TCB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230233430
- ISBN
- 9780230233430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
Paperback. aeo A major new book by one of the most original thinkers today. aeo Develops a distinctive argument about the a liquida nature of modernity. aeo Re--examines key concepts which look at the heart of orthodox accounts of the human condition, including the concepts of emancipation, individuality, work and community. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745624105
- ISBN
- 9780745624105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.72
€ 22.72