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Sociology & anthropology
Culture and Well-Being: Anthropological Approaches to Freedom and Poli...
Alberto Corsin Jimenez (Ed.)
Hardback. The book explores what characterises a 'good life' and how this idea has been affected by globalisation and neoliberalism. Editor(s): Jimenez, Alberto Corsin. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745326801
- ISBN
- 9780745326801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.43€ 50.37
€ 59.43
€ 50.37
Hardback. A study of workers struggles against management regimes in Britain's car industry from the Second World War to the late 1980s. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJP; JHBL; KNDR; KNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745328683
- ISBN
- 9780745328683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.03€ 83.19
€ 101.03
€ 83.19
Hardback. A study of the contradictory role of religion in Sri Lanka as a force that is both stabilising whilst also acting as a source of conflict. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; HRAM2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745331225
- ISBN
- 9780745331225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.03€ 83.42
€ 101.03
€ 83.42
Hardback. Explores how we can measure and compare the resilience of communities, looking in detail at neighbourhoods in London, Rome and Zambia. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 184 pages, 30 figures. BIC Classification: GPS; JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745331461
- ISBN
- 9780745331461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.03€ 83.19
€ 101.03
€ 83.19
Hardback. Explores the dreams and desired futures of workers, farmers and politicians that sustain and disrupt capitalism in contemporary India. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHBL; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745333731
- ISBN
- 9780745333731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.03€ 83.51
€ 101.03
€ 83.51
Hardback. By tracing the footprint of a unremarkable object across the globe, this book provides new ways of thinking about globalisation. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745334127
- ISBN
- 9780745334127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.03€ 83.19
€ 101.03
€ 83.19
Paperback. Analyses the challenges feminists face as they seek to engage with new spaces of participatory democracy in Latin America. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745334592
- ISBN
- 9780745334592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.58
€ 37.99
€ 29.58
Hardback. How neoliberal society has changed the superficial nature of work in order to transform society into a pointless labour experience. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; JP; KCF; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745334875
- ISBN
- 9780745334875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.03€ 83.91
€ 101.03
€ 83.91
Hardback. Exploration of the formation of a distinctive working class identity among low-paid manual workers in Botswana Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1HFMB; JFSC; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745334967
- ISBN
- 9780745334967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.03€ 83.51
€ 101.03
€ 83.51
Paperback. Many authors who discuss the idea of globalization see it as continuing pre--established paths of development of modern societies. Post--modernist writers, by contrast, have lost sight of the importance of historical narrative altogether. Martin Albrow argues that neither group is able to recognize the new era which stares us in the face. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JH; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745611891
- ISBN
- 9780745611891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.94
€ 25.94
Paperback. In recent years the countries of eastern Europe have been undergoing a process of rapid social and political transformation. This process has brought with it common problems experienced on different levels: economic crisis, growing social insecurity and injustice, ethnic conflicts and civil strife. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; JH; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745616094
- ISBN
- 9780745616094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.07
€ 27.07
Hardback. Num Pages: 250 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745623535
- ISBN
- 9780745623535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.82
€ 71.82
Hardback. This major new book offers a much-needed introduction to the work of Siegfried Kracauer, one of the main intellectual figures in the orbit of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; APFA; BG; DSK; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745629612
- ISBN
- 9780745629612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Hardback. Immigration has long shaped US society in fundamental ways. With Latinos recently surpassing African Americans as the largest minority group in the US, attention has been focused on the important implications of immigration for the character and role of race in US life, including patterns of racial inequality and racial identity. Series: Immigration and Society. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647913
- ISBN
- 9780745647913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardback. Who makes our cities, and what part do everyday users have in the design of cities? This book powerfully shows that city-making is a social process and examines the close relationship between the social and physical shaping of urban environments. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHB; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745648972
- ISBN
- 9780745648972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.62
€ 69.62
Hardback. Globalization and Work challenges conceptions of globalization as a project orchestrated by governments, multinational companies and international agencies. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745652115
- ISBN
- 9780745652115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.69
€ 78.69
Hardback. Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015 More than three decades of economic growth have led to significant social change in the People's Republic of China. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653365
- ISBN
- 9780745653365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10
Hardback. On the global stage, China is often seen to be a homogenous nation when, in fact, it is a diverse multi-ethnic society, with 55 minority nationality groups recognized by the government. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSL; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745653600
- ISBN
- 9780745653600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Hardcover. Every day around the world there are dozens of protests both large and small. Most groups engage the local police, some get media attention, and a few are successful. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JHB; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745655161
- ISBN
- 9780745655161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardcover. Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015 Sex in China introduces readers to some of the dramatic shifts that have taken place in Chinese sexual behaviours and attitudes, and public discussions of sex, since the 1980s. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745656137
- ISBN
- 9780745656137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.41
€ 68.41