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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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781901533
- ISBN
- 9781781901533
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€ 54.44
€ 54.44
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781901540
- ISBN
- 9781781901540
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€ 54.44
€ 54.44
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781901557
- ISBN
- 9781781901557
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Condition: New
€ 54.44
€ 54.44
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781903230
- ISBN
- 9781781903230
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€ 153.01
€ 153.01
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781903377
- ISBN
- 9781781903377
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Condition: New
€ 125.46
€ 125.46
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781905357
- ISBN
- 9781781905357
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€ 143.87
€ 143.87
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781905371
- ISBN
- 9781781905371
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€ 143.87
€ 143.87
Hardback.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781905395
- ISBN
- 9781781905395
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€ 143.87
€ 143.87
Hardback. The volume addresses how capitalism has been very effective in generating wealth and technological innovation, but has also been associated with social inequity and environmental damage. Its inherent flaws have been highlighted by the escalation of ecological problems arising from growth-oriented capitalism and various economic crises. Editor(s): McCormack, Fiona; Barclay, Kate. Series: Research in Economic Anthropology. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781905418
- ISBN
- 9781781905418
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Condition: New
€ 62.34
€ 62.34
Hardback. This book discusses the economic and political conditions that facilitate megaproject implementation and what are the impacts on urbanity and livability of such costly mode of urban development. It includes contributions from sociologists, planners, geographers and architects making it a truly multidisciplinary project. Editor(s): Cerro Santamaria, Gerardo del. Series: Research in Urban Sociology. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 744.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781905937
- ISBN
- 9781781905937
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Condition: New
€ 162.29
€ 162.29
Hardback. This volume brings together multi-method research on political mobilization in the USA, rights in Peru, peacebuilding in Croatia and Israel/Palestine, local forums in the Occupy movement and a crowd behaviors in the context of university party riots. Editor(s): Coy, Patrick G. Series: Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: JHB; JPV; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781907320
- ISBN
- 9781781907320
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€ 143.87
€ 143.87
Hardback. True to the nature of the Gedenkschrift, this commemorative publication celebrates the work of sociologist Dr. William Freudenburg, one of the founding editors of RSPPP and Dehlsen Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara. Editor(s): Maret, Susan. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781907344
- ISBN
- 9781781907344
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Condition: New
€ 131.87
€ 131.87
Visions of the 21st Century Family: Transforming Structures and Identi...
Patricia Neff Claster (Ed.)
Hardback. Through the use of a wide variety of methodological and theoretical perspectives, the family scholars in this volume provide considerable insight into the ways in which families are changing, adapting, and evolving. With research studies from around the world it is intended to provide a more global understanding of family change. Editor(s): Claster, Patricia Neff; Blair, Sampson Lee. Series: Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research. Num Pages: 522 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 522
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783500284
- ISBN
- 9781783500284
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Condition: New
€ 185.69
€ 185.69
Hardback. Representing a range of approaches and emphases, the chapters in this volume address and illustrate linkages between social theory and history; social theory and historical analysis as mutually supportive frames of analysis, and affinities between the history of social thought and the history of modern societies. Editor(s): Dahms, Harry F. Series: Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Num Pages: 352 pages, no. BIC Classification: HBA; HBTB; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 666.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783502189
- ISBN
- 9781783502189
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Condition: New
€ 162.85
€ 162.85
Hardback. This volume contains pioneering work on the relation between adolescent experiences and adult work outcomes. It assembles evidence of the effects of adolescent work experiences on adult work experiences in a single volume highlighting the demand for research on this important topic. Editor(s): Greve, Henrich R.; Seidel, Marc-David L. Series Editor(s): Keister, Lisa A. Series: Research in the Sociology of Work. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783505715
- ISBN
- 9781783505715
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Condition: New
€ 162.05
€ 162.05
Hardback. Addressing a perceived gap between symbolic interaction and ethno musicological approaches to the study of music, this special issue seeks to bring the fields closer by highlighting some of the complementary theoretical constructs of phenomenology and symbolic interaction as they relate to music studies. Editor(s): Denzin, Norman K. Series: Studies in Symbolic Interaction. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; JFFP; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783508372
- ISBN
- 9781783508372
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Condition: New
€ 131.87
€ 131.87
Hardback. This volume is the second part of a two volume examination of the sociological and cultural impact derivative of Barack Hussein Obama's initial election and re-election as President of the United States. Editor(s): Cunnigen, Donald; Bruce, Marino. Series: Research in Race & Ethnic Relations. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 578.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783509829
- ISBN
- 9781783509829
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Condition: New
€ 145.19
€ 145.19
Hardcover. Around the globe, families are often faced with a variety of health issues, often as a result of social, political, religious, and economic forces. This multidisciplinary volume addresses the impact these issues have on the family as a unit; how they impact family relationships as well as how the family as a whole responds. Editor(s): Blair, Sampson Lee; Higgins McCormick, Jennifer. Series: Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 34. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784410155
- ISBN
- 9781784410155
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Condition: New
€ 162.85
€ 162.85
Hardcover. This volume is divided into four main sections, these focus on: commodities and their social meanings; anthropological investigation of business systems and practices; the economic importance of productive land in culture and society; and a showcase of new research on the economic anthropology of Latin America. Editor(s): Wood, Donald C. Series: Research in Economic Anthropology. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 37. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784410568
- ISBN
- 9781784410568
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Condition: New
€ 162.29
€ 162.29
Alternative Agrifood Movements: Patterns of Convergence and Divergence...
Douglas H. Constance (Ed.)
Hardcover. This volume explores the issues of convergence and divergence in alternative agrifood movements through a theoretical and empirical engagement of the topic by notable agrifood researchers from Europe, North America and South America. Editor(s): Constance, Douglas H.; Renard, Marie-Christine; Rivera-Ferre, Marta G. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784410902
- ISBN
- 9781784410902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.07
€ 153.07