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Paperback. * Examines technology from a social, cultural and phenomenological perspective. * Presents a new conceptual and methodological framework for studying technology. . Series: Social Archaeology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTB; HD; HPCF3; JHM; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577181248
- ISBN
- 9781577181248
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Condition: New
€ 65.53
€ 65.53
Hardcover. Attempting to cut a third way between the usual alternatives of social constructionist and naturalist approaches to the body, this collection turns to both the biological and the social sciences as a starting point for an adequate critique of the body, before moving to offer a cultural analysis. Editor(s): Welton, Donn. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HP; JFC; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 189 x 27. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577181255
- ISBN
- 9781577181255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.18
€ 152.18
Paperback. This unique collection of the writings of Rudolf Klein -- historian, journalist, political scientist and policy analyst -- represents the products of his career as an observer of politics and society over the last four decades. Num Pages: 480 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577181323
- ISBN
- 9781577181323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580463652
- ISBN
- 9781580463652
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.01
€ 33.99
€ 33.01
Hardcover. Sheds light on the process of cultural change that occurred over the course of a century or more in the majority of Pennsylvania German communities and churches. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 236 pages, 85, 85 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580463836
- ISBN
- 9781580463836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.73
€ 98.73
Hardcover. Transformations in Kalanga and Ndebele Societies, 1860-1990. Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. 320 pages, 8, 8 black and white. A comparative study of identity shifts in two large ethnic groups in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JH; JFC; JHMC. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 31. Weight: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464185
- ISBN
- 9781580464185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.64
€ 116.64
Paperback. Presents an account of the rise of Jimmy Hoffa. This book argues that Hoffa was compelled by a variety of social forces to place the economic interests of his union members over broad ideological concerns. It is aimed at students of labor history and American studies. Series: Labor in Crisis. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Temple University Press Ed
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592130276
- ISBN
- 9781592130276
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Illuminates the historical richness and geographical diversity of the Puerto Rican experience. Editor(s): Whalen, Carmen Teresa. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JHMP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134137
- ISBN
- 9781592134137
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. What does it mean to be a "citizen" today, in an age of unbridled consumerism, terrorism, militarism, and multinationalism? This book provides the answer to this question. It looks at media coverage of September 11th and the Iraq invasion as well as "infotainment" to see how US TV is serving its citizens as part of "the global commodity chain". Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 Tables, 1 Figure, 1 b&w photo. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592135615
- ISBN
- 9781592135615
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Presents a fresh perspective that helps us understand the damaged social relations that incubate racial and sexual discrimination. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592139132
- ISBN
- 9781592139132
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. This volume is comprised of empirical research and theoretical papers about children's well being, children and youth peer cultures, and the rights of children and youth. These empirical studies include children's voices and experiences from four continents and a range of methodological and theoretical orientations. Editor(s): Bass, Loretta E.; Kinney, David A. Series Editor(s): Johnson, Heather. Series: Sociological Studies of Children and Youth. Num Pages: 352 pages, port. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780520742
- ISBN
- 9781780520742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.94
€ 143.94
Hardback. Editor(s): Kummel, Gerhard; Soeters, Joseph. Series Editor(s): Chatterji, Manas. Series: Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development. Num Pages: 370 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JHB; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780526386
- ISBN
- 9781780526386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.48
€ 157.48
Hardback. Organizations are central actors of modern society. No understanding of our world is complete without a theory of how they work. Successful organizations must engage in power-projects. Such is the overarching argument of this volume, a collection of papers by many of the world's leading social scientists and organizational scholars. Editor(s): Golsorkhi, Damon; Courpasson, David; Sallaz, Jeffrey. Series Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael. Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780526645
- ISBN
- 9781780526645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.00
€ 148.00
Hardback. Discusses gender quota reform from an economic, political and philosophical point of view. This title looks at whether the economic performance of companies is influenced, positively or negatively. It provides a comparative study of the access of women to top positions in business in Europe. Editor(s): Teigen, Mari; Engelstad, Fredrik. Series Editor(s): Enjolras, Bernard; Sivesind, Karl Henrik. Series: Comparative Social Research. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBC; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780526720
- ISBN
- 9781780526720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.16
€ 137.16
Hardback. Examines the effects of education in creating global citizens who share a world culture. This title also examines the role of education in diffusing such attitudes and models, as global citizens confront national institutions. Series Editor(s): Hannum, Emily. Series: Research in the Sociology of Education. Num Pages: 379 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780527086
- ISBN
- 9781780527086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.04
€ 129.04
Hardback. This volume brings together leading scholars in the field of organisation studies to reflect on the universal phenomena of hierarchy (vertical organisation of tasks) and bureaucracy (rule-bound execution of tasks), resulting in a colourful kaleidoscope of thought-provoking, critical and refreshingly non-mainstream analysis. Editor(s): Diefenbach, Thomas; By, Rune Todnem. Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; KJU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780527826
- ISBN
- 9781780527826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.16
€ 137.16
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780528328
- ISBN
- 9781780528328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.04
€ 129.04
Paperback. Increasingly, economists have acknowledged that a major limitation to economic theory has been its failure to incorporate human values and beliefs as motivational factors. This book explores how values and beliefs structure the dual processes of provisioning and consuming. Editor(s): McAnany, Patricia Ann; Wells, E. Christian. Series Editor(s): Bishop, John. Series: Research in Economic Anthropology. Num Pages: 218 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JHM; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781901533
- ISBN
- 9781781901533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.94
€ 55.94
Paperback. Highlights the problematic nature of mainstream perspectives, and the growing need to reaffirm how the specific kind of critique the early Frankfurt School theorists advocated is not less, but far more important today. This book also includes chapters that offer a broad and diverse look at social science and critical theory. Editor(s): Dahms, Harry F. Series Editor(s): Dahms, Harry F. Series: Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Num Pages: 401 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781901540
- ISBN
- 9781781901540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.94
€ 55.94
Paperback. The rural-urban dichotomy is one of the most influential figures of thought in history, laying the foundation for academic disciplines such as rural and urban sociology. The dichotomy rests on the assumption that rural and urban areas differ fundamentally. This book deals with this topic. Editor(s): Andersson, Professor Kjell; Eklund, Erland; Lehtola, Minna. Series Editor(s): Marsden, Terry. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; RPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781901557
- ISBN
- 9781781901557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.94
€ 55.94
Hardback. Drawing on ecosystem thinking, complexity and postnormal science, Ecological Health offers a radical new way of thinking about the health issues of the 21st Century. This volume reflects on recent social scientific engagement with Ecosystem Health research and practice and sets out a vision for the future. Editor(s): Gislason, Maya K. Series: Advances in Medical Sociology. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; MBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781903230
- ISBN
- 9781781903230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.48
€ 157.48
Hardback. This volume highlights the ways in which scholarly analysis has contributed to a rich understanding of the links between spreading democracy, gender equality, and environmental protection. It includes cutting-edge debates on the meaning of democracy and its development, as well as the response of democracies to environmental and gender concerns. Editor(s): Wejnert, Barbara. Series Editor(s): Wejnert, Barbara. Series: Research in Political Sociology. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781903377
- ISBN
- 9781781903377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.04
€ 129.04
Hardback. Presents a framework for understanding the ways in which the salient identities of gender, class position, race, sexuality, and other demographic characteristics function simultaneously to produce the outcomes we observe in the lives of individuals as integral forces in the maintenance of family. Editor(s): Kohlman, Marla H.; Krieg, Dana B.; Dickerson, Bette J. Series Editor(s): Demos, Vasilikie P.; Segal, Marcia Texler. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781905357
- ISBN
- 9781781905357
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.00
€ 148.00
Hardback. Emphasizes unsolved issues and developments within class and stratification analysis, discussing both theoretical and methodological innovations and revisions. In this book, comparative analysis has also revealed cross-national differentiation in stratification processes, partly related to welfare state arrangements and national policies. Editor(s): Birkelund, Gunn Elisabeth. Series Editor(s): Engelstad, Fredrik. Series: Comparative Social Research. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSC; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 35. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781905371
- ISBN
- 9781781905371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.00
€ 148.00